they need to take care of themselves and their families. you fight the cancer. we'll fight for you. now on "today in new york," a community mourns a teenager killed in a fight ahead of a homecoming celebration. plus, surveillance video shows suspects attacking a 60-year-old woman. we're going to have the latest on the investigation. and after months after bitter back and forth, an agreement that'll keep commuters on track. good morning and welcome to "today in new york" on this sunday. it's the 11th of october. i'm pat battle. >> and i'm gus rosendale. as you head out the door this

we begin this morning with a tragedy in westchester. an argument between two teenagers turns violent and then deadly. a 17-year-old boy stabbed, a 16-year-old arrested. >> we've been tracking this story. still unclear what sparked this fight in the first place. friends stopped by a makeshift memorial where he lost his life. michael george is in sleepy hold he with details. >> reporter: in a small park in the village of sleepy hollow, dozens of teens lit candles and came together to mourn the loss of a friend murdered a the age of 17. >> no one deserves to die at such a young age. >> reporter: known to friends as telly, stabbed in this park friday night. police arrested another teen just seven hours after the murder. investigators haven't said what led up to the stabbing, but friends tell us it was a fight. >> yeah, it was just a fight that, like, went to something else.

>> reporter: telely had ly had moved away but was back visiting friends for homecoming. he was popular with friends and faculty at the school. so much so that they suspended saturday's game. >> we weren't ready to play that game. it's a very celebratory event. >> reporter: telly was an aspiring rap artist with dreams of making it big. dreams his friends say they wish they could have seen come true. >> he's never going to get married. he's never going to have kids. he's never going to have a job and go through life struggles. his life was cut short. >> reporter: and the 16-year-old being held has been charged with second-degree murder. he's being charged as an adult. michael george, "today in new york." police now have a suspect in a deadly shooting outside a bronx strip club. investigators are looking for the man you can see in this surveillance video. he's wanted in the death of 45-year-old jose feliciano. police are also looking for five people of interest who were with

the suspect before that murder. and police hope video of a violent mugging in the bronx will help track down the suspects. this happened on westchester avenue just before 3:00 a.m. saturday morning. the highlight in the video, she runs away. one of the suspects kicks her legs, trips her. the woman was taken to the hospital. she has since been released. a closer look at the suspects. if you know them, call police. the city and state have finally struck a deal over the mta's capital spending program, and that deal guarantees $26.1 billion in projects that will maintain infrastructure. that includes replacing ageing trains, building four new metro north stations in the bronx, and funding the next phase of that second avenue subway line. >> i'd like to see it actually work, and if it does -- i mean, they've kind of ran that story before. then you don't see much of a change.

mta, we'd really appreciate mta much better. >> the negotiations were the latest in an ongoing feud between mayor de blasio and governor cuomo. the two had sparred in recent weeks over just how much the city should contribute. in the end, city officials sharply increased the contribution to $2.5 billion on the condition that the state not use those funds for any other projects but these. the state will contribute $8.3 billion. the rest is made up of pre-existing funds. about 6,000 people expected to march in the hispanic day parade later this morning. if you're coming into the city, you want to the plan ahead. the parade takes place on fifth avenue from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. marchers start off on 45th street and head up to 67th street. because of the parade, 44th through 27th street and 67th through 69th streets between

for more details, just visit our website, nbcnewyork.com. and in our nation's capital, thousands of people gathered two decades after the historic million-man march. nbc's dave wagner reports, police misconduct was a central theme with messages from families who are still in mourning. >> reporter: in song, in speeches, thousands crowded the national mall for the 20th anniversary of the million-man march. this year's theme, justice or else. >> there must come a time when we say enough is enough. >> reporter: the families of two young men -- >> peace and love. >> reporter: calling for change. >> a lot of times we think this is all about civil rights, but this is about human rights. >> reporter: 20 years ago hundreds of thousands came together in washington.

the idea that undergirds the setup of the western world, and that idea is called white supremacy. >> reporter: since that first march, confederate flags have come down across the country. the nation has twice elected a black president. and two african-american attorney generals have overseen the nation's justice system. >> i really believe over the past 20 years a lot has changed. >> reporter: despite twro o decades of marching, many say there remains a deep divide. a pilgrimage that marchers hope sends a powerful message that america needs to do more to be a nation of liberty and justice for all. dave wagner, nbc news. coming up on "today in new york" york", if you think your apartment is cramped, wait until you see how overcrowded some of the city's public housing has become. plus, a bridal store shuts

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clear skies this morning as we t e a live look at the alexander hamilton bridge. on the left-hand side you can also see the gwb. a little bit of rain in the forecast. we're going to track when that's going to arrive in a few minutes. right now, city comptroller releasing information that morning that one in six houses

>> that's five people in two reams. andrew siff has that story. >> reporter: there are 8.4 million people in new york city and not enough places to sleep. just ask rudy. one of five people in a cramped washington heights apartment with just two rooms. >> it can be very uncomfortable for a lot of people. >> reporter: another example, little quincy shares a one-bedroom apartment with his brother and his mom and his aunt in hunt's point. >> there's not enough space. i'm trying to get something bigger. >> reporter: in a new report from the city comptroller, record numbers of new yorkers are crammed into small spaces, severely crowded apartments of morn five an people are up 44% from 20 05 to 2013 before mayor de blasio even took office. in the bronx, that's up 74%. and the number of tiny studio apartments with three or more people skyrocketed by 365%. >> here are the facts. we live in the biggest

>> reporter: and comptroller scott stringer said overcrowding could be a factor for the ongoing homeless epidemic. >> we worry that whe people are living doubled and tripled up, at some point, that could be temporary housing for some of the people in the household, and that can push a family or an individual into the shelter system. >> reporter: the mayor's office has doubled down on eviction prevention and today said his $42 billion plan to build or preserve 200,000 apartments should help relieve overcrowding. in the meantime, this woman describes life with her daughter anddgrandkids as hectic. >> my daughter has her room, my grandchildren have their room. >> reporter: and everyone could use more room. andrew siff, weekend today, new york. >> dave price joins us now with a look at the weather. gorgeous day yesterday. another great day on tap. and it's a holiday weekend. a lot of stuff going on outside. >> exactly. all smiles. why?

and the trend just continues. gus, you mentioned rain. ing to see a little bit of it into tuesda tey. 'll talk more about that in a minute. in the meantime, let's walk on over to the weather wall, see what's happening outside as we begin our day together. the gwb in the background. 53 degrees. we ave mostly clear skies. a little heavier cloud cover as you head to the north of the city. right in the immediate metropolitan area, absolutely gorgeous. let's hit the headlines right now. a nice weekend, a nice end to the weekend. a nice bonus day because any folks have off monday for columbus day. temps above the norm and showers roll in on tuesday. it looks like that could be much of the day that we're going to see that wet stuff around. 53 degrees in central park right now. 54 in city island. middle village at 51. same number at jfk. 44 degrees in staten island. step out of this area, and you go into the blue. it's much cooler as you head into the suburbs.

same number in poughkeepsie. in sussex, 35. bridge water, 36. 45 in long branch. out on t island, we have temperatures pretty much in the 40s in nassau. as you head out to portions of western suffolk, to the east end of long island, westhampton, cooler temperatures. a little bit of warmer stuff as you head to montauk because you have hat breeze protecting you there. we have some warmer water, which is going to filter some more comfortable conditions. all right. live radar picture. the reflection we're getting, nothing. that's because it is dry. so we move on. clouds, remember we talked about just a moment ago, a little heavier cloud cover up to the north. for those of us in the city, it's going to be great. everyone is going to enjoy a really nice day. that's about all she wrote on the precipitation for right now and right here. as we head into later in the week, things do change.

as we roll through today into the rest of the day through tomorrow, we are pretty much cloud free. lots of sunshine abounding for everyone east, west, north, and south. but we do see changes as we head to tuesday. rain falls, it moves into the morning, stays most of the day, and pushes out by the evening urs. then we're back to terrific stuff. cooler conditions for the end of the week. 70 degrees is what we're calling for. lots of sunshine.d winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mil per hour. into tonight we'll see the temperatures slip down to the double nickels, 55 degrees. winds winding up out of the south, warming us up into tomorrow. look at that number. 74 degrees on a monday. a columbus day barbecue? not out of the question. 70 and showers on tuesday. we dip down as we head to wednesday and thursday. friday, 64. look at that saturday.

lows in the mid-40s, folks. listen, you can stay up to date with the news 4 new york app. get weather all day when you need it, how you want it. temps, everything you could ask for. st tap the news 4 logo in the corner, select weather, and then see the latest forecasts, interactive radar, and how to submit your own weather video. available in the app store right now. folks, back to you. all right,sdave. thank you. we have a news 4 exclusive on a sudden shutdown that has some soon-to-be brides in tears. the eli fontana bridal store closed. >> what happens to the dresses and the big down payments those brides have made? you better get baquero for some answers. here's lynda. >> this will be a fun day. that's for sure. >> reporter: angela and anthony can'thwait for their only daughter's wedding in three weeks. angela picked out what she thought would be the perfect dress from fontana bridal salon

greenwich. >> i went to fontana because they always had a wonderful name for years. >> reporter: she paid $ 1600 by credit card last april and hoped to have her dress in time to get alterations. >> i kept alling and calling. i always received the same words from him. designer. >> reporter: last weekend, angela reached out directly to the designer of her dress. >> she said to me, your gown has been ready for a very long time. >> reporter: the designer explained that fontana must pay her for the dress once it's ready, and that hasn't happened. two days ago we told you about another mother of the bride in the same predicament. we spoke to the owner of fontana, who apologized for the delay, and explains his wife has been ill. a few days after our call, that dress was delivered. >> and then fortunately, i saw your segment on channel 4, and i was just beside myself.

>> reporter: this notice on fontana's store and on their website, that due to the owner's prolonged illness, they're closing their doors. they say any outstanding orders will be contacted in the next five days, or they can contact the designer directly. one of those designers told news 4, we are in the process of contacting all of our fontana customers. it's our mission to continue to fulfill every order in a timely manner. and she did that for angela, overnighting her espresso-cluored dress. >> my heart is just overjoyed. that's all i can say. thank you, tina. and thank you, channel 4. thank you, thank you. it's in my hands. who would have ever thought. i never thought this day would come. >> reporter: now, because the designer said she hadn't been paid by fontana, she charged angela a slightly reduced price for that dress of $1200. in the meantime, angela is disputing the original $1600 charge from fontana.

owners with no luck. in greenwich, lynda baquero, news 4 new york. >> if you're having a problem with a service, e-mail bettergetbaquero@nbcnewyork.com. still to come on this sunday morning, we'll have the latest from los angeles, where the dodgers even the series with the mets before they head to new york. i'm hosting "saturday night live"! >> and was she thrilled about it. that's amy schumer hosting "snl" last night.

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you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. what a tough night for mets fans. >> the dodgers even up their playoff series with the amazings in game two out in l.a. it does not come without some controversy. in the second, johannes cespedes goes deep in the inning. the mets take an early 2-0 lead. but the big play came in the seventh. mets up 2-1. on a grounder to second, the dodgers' chase utley takes tejada with a slide to break up the double play. tejada would be carted off the field. utley was ruled safe. the tying run scored.

then it's adrian gonzalez down the line to score utley. the dodgers eventually beat the mets 5-2. mets manager terry collins asked about that slide. >> broke my shortstop's leg. that's all i know. you know, it's over, it's done. not much we can do about it except come out in a couple days and get after it. >> tejada was diagnosed, as coach collins said w a fractured rights fibula. tough to watch. after that, he's done for the postseason. >> and he was out. >> game three tomorrow night at citi field. the jets will face the 49ers in sunday night football. >> john chandler has a preview after owl all that and a little hockey. good morning, everybody. so if the mets get by the dodgers, they're going to take on the winner of cubs and cardinals. let's check in on that division series.

game two in st. louis. cubs trying to get even with the cards, trailing 1-0 in the second. kyle hendrix squeezes home the tying run. runners advance to second and thirds. that got cubs' manager joe maddon thinking. that squeeze worked so well, i think we should try it get. russell gets the bunt down. still in the second, solar says, hey, guys, let's try this the easy way. that powers the cubs to a 6-3 win. that division series all knotted up at a game apiece. the jets will spend their bye week rooting for a win by the patriots. the giants would love to see new england drop dallas so they could jump ahead. here's head coach tom coughlin. >> we fought ourselves back into being relevant. relevant is a word that allows you to stretch out and understand that there's got to be more to come.

develop as a team in terms of execution. what i do like is our energy. i like our effort. i like -- they're a scrappy bunch. they have grit. they do have that grit. that really gives us something to build on. >> after week two, we were writing off the giants. now they can climb back over .500 tonight by beating the 49ers at metlife stadium. kickoff at 8:30 on sunday night football. of course, our coverage begins at 7:00 with "football night in america." we'll have a full wrap-up on sports final. on the ice, islanders and devils both losers on the road. to the garden, the home opener for the rangers. oscar lindbergh following kevin hayes to put in the rebound. his third goal of the season. he adds his league best fourth score. this kid is something else.

rangers roll to 3-0 with a 5-2 win. finally, at the president's cup, the americans trying to keep the international team at bay. j.b. holmes needed two putts to win the hole. one would do just fine, thank you very much. later, and by later, i mean after dark. jordan spieth drilled a pair of big putts on a final two holes for wins. that is dramatic, indeed. u.s. leads by a point heading into the final day. here's a look at some of your saturday match results. jordan spieth and patrick reed defeating jasonday and charles schwartzel. so final day coverage of the 2015 president's cup begins at noon here on nbc 4 new york. enjoy the rest of your sunday, everybody. for "today in new york," i'm john chandler. well d you enjoy your saturday night? because amy schumer made her hosting debut on "snl." >> the comedian took the stage for the first time in studio 8h. growing up on long island, it

was a dream to host the show. >> i am so happy to be here. i'm hosting "saturday night live"! this is such -- >> she talked about her run-ins with hillary clinton and bradley cooper in her opening monologue and made jabs at the kardashians. she also took aim at hot-button issues. >> i love it! >> guns are there. in little moments. guns, we're here to stay. >> next week, tracy morgan is going to host "saturday night live," his first time back to studio 8h since being severely hurt in a crash on the new jersey turnpike that killed his mentor. he had a close brush with death himself and is doing remarkably well. it'll be great to see him back here at 30 rock. >> glad he's back. coming up next at 6:30 on

"today in new york," how president obama pledges to respond to those bombings that killed nearly 100 people at a peace rally in turkey. plus, comedian bill cosby could face another deposition. the latest on the investigation into accusations of sexual assault. and a cool start in the suburbs and up north and out to the west. frost advisory in effect as we head to places like orange county, into the poconos, too, and into the catskills. we'll talk about the warmup and the gorgeous weather ahead all

waking up top the 50s here in the city. a lot of you waking up to temperatures a whole lot cooler. everybody in the tri-state area going to see a boost today. welcome back to "today in new york" on this sunday morning. i'm gus rosendale. >> i'm pat battle. dave price is in the weather

center with a quick look at your forecast. >> here's how it works. down jackets right now and later on shorts. how do you like that for a change? temperatures as we begin our morning in the immediate metropolitan area, pretty much in the 50s. as you head on out, look at the temperatures drop. emerson at 39. 32 in basking ridge. as you head out and up, it only gets poughkeepsie. we have a frost advisory in orange county. that goes through 9:00 a.m. as you head to the poconos and portions of the catskills, you have a frost advisory there too. we'll warm up rather nicely today. we have dry conditions outside. a high temperature later on today of 70 degrees under beautiful sunshine. and we get warmer as we head into tomorrow, columbus day. we'll have the full forecast for you in just a little while. in the meantime, back to both of you at the disk. >> thank you, dave. president obama this morning is reassuring leaders in turkey

that the u.s. will stand with its people in the fight against terrorism. >> that pledge comes after two explosions at a peace rally killed at least 95 people. nbc's richard engel reports from turkey on who might have been responsible. >> reporter: this was an absolute atrocity. young people were gathering, student leaders, people from trade unions. they were there for a peace rally, a rally demanding that the turkish government stop its low-level war against kurdish mill itant groups. as they were just starting to drive and thundershower numbers growing, not far from the ankora train station, two massive explosions. dozens were killed. more than 120 were injured. some of the injured had to be brought away, carried in the same peace banners they had brought to the rally. >> translator: i was walking next to a stage rally truck, right here behind two banners. an explosion went off.

the second bomb went off there. there were two bombs, but the one that went off here was a very strong one. >> reporter: this bears all of the hallmarks of an isis-style attack. isis has been operating quite openly in turkey for the last several years. isis is not the only possible suspect. there are also kurdish militant groups it here. there are other radical groups that are not affiliated with isis. many possible suspects. and the reason it's so suspicious in the minds of many turks is because of the timing. in just three weeks, there are key elections in this country, and people at the rally, those who survived, most of them are not supporters of the government and they have already been accusing the government of not doing enough to protect them. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. and new this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a small plane to slam into a home in california. firefighters rushed to the scene to put out those flames last night.

bonanza crashed just after takeoff from lake tahoe airport. there were two people on board the plane. we don't have any word on their condition. no one inside that house, fortunately, was hurt. attorney gloria allread says this morning she'll be asking for a second deposition of actor bill cosby. friday cosby spent hours answering questions about the alleged sexual abuse of judy huth. she says she was 15 when cosby gave her alcohol and sexually abused her at the playboy mansion. cosby has not been charged, and he denies all the allegations. an update now on a tragedy out of staten island. this morning a family wants some answers after the death of their 16-year-old son. >> a teenager fell down an elevator shaft at an abandoned hospital, a hospital that's been vacant for decades in a building that's a known hangout for teenagers. it all happened at the former staten island hospital building

>> he was a good boy. >> reporter: marcos castillo always came home minutes after leaving school. he was a sophomore at curtis high school. boys. friday afternoon, marcos never came home. in spanish, relatives tell me police came to the door instead. told. police say castillo fell to his death at an abandoned hospital. investigators say castillo fell seven flights down and elevator shaft. >> he was a great kid, you know. he had a bright future. >> reporter: now castillo's family is asking questions. mainly, why was this building not secured in the first place? hours after his death, you can see they were building a fence to try to prevent people from getting in. >> someone has to bring down that building. i don't want somebody else to lose their son like us. >> reporter: the abandoned building was staten island's first volunteer hospital, built more than 100 years ago. it's been sitting empty and

boarded up for years now. news 4 has learned there was a complaint filed in 2009 with the department of buildings. the complaint was over kids hanging out there. neighbors call it an eyesore. >> if somebody has the power to make something happen with this, now is the time. obviously it's sad that it had to come to this. >> reporter: for one family, this building now a source of the worst heartbreak they've ever dealt with. in staten island, i'm ray viellda, news 4, new york. and a somber day in queens where people gathered in long island city to remember a young boy whose death prompted safety changes for children with special needs. >> what do you want? >> more safety! >> when do you want it? >> now! >> yesterday was the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of avonte aquendo. the 14-year-old boy, who had autism, wandered out of his school in queens back in october

of 2013. months later, his body was found in the water about 11 miles away from where he disappeared. since then, his mother has been pushing for security changes, including requiring special needs kids to wear gps tracking devices. >> i'm here to thank everybody who has came out here to help me and to give me encouragement. >> for those who are able to light a candle, who are able to try and do something positive so this never happens again, they are amazing people. >> the news 4 i-team has been tracking security upgrades since avante's disappearance. the city council passed avante's law, which has mandated door alarms at more than 1400 schools in the city. so far the contractor has installed more than 18,000 of

2300 remain to be installed. and senator schumer says he hopes to get a federal law passed on gps tracking devices by the end of the year. s? pat, citi field was packed with people early saturday morning, even though the mets e on the west coast. hundreds of active and retired firefighters from around the country took part in the first ever national stair climb to honor their fallen comrades. they climb more than 2200 steps to symbolize the 110 stories fdny firefighters cliemd during the september 11th attacks. >> i work for the new york city department counseling service. i know the impact that 9/11 has had on these families and these members. i'm honored to be a part of it and climb the way these guys did. >> all the proceeds from the stair climb will provide counseling to 9/11 victims and their families. a network of support which continues all these years later. >> and so necessary too, gus, as we both know. still to come on this sunday morning, an i-team investigation into community college

plus, beware of the bears. where close encounters forced the shutdown of a state park. and storm team 4's dave price returns with a check of

live look at sun rising over the gwb. the entire tri-state area, wherever you are this morning, llmight want to grab a jacket before you walk the dog or as you head out the door. things are going to change. you're going to like it. we'll talk about that in a moment. >> make sure it's a jacket you can fold up and put back in your bag or whatever it is. we have a warning out in new jersey this morning. you got to be on the lookout for bears. those black bears. >> ramapo mountain state forest shut down this past week after several recent bear encounters. >> that's where news 4 michael george joins us with the latest. >> reporter: a hiker was walking through the woods here when he says a bear started chasing after him. the hiker was able to get away,

use this is the third aggressive bear sighting here in two weeks. ramapo mountain state park is off limits. park officers are now standing guard. >> i live up here. are you guys still having us shut down? >> reporter: people who live here are used to seeing bears, anlud they're usually harmless. remember this video? a family after bears made a splash in nearby rockaway three months ago. now three separate groups of hikers report they were chased by a bear. in one case, the bear stood on its hind legs and took a swing at a hiker. they're ramping up for the winter season and hibernation season. they're hungry, and they're looking for food. >> reporter: fish and wildlife officials believed they caught the bear that chased those hikers. because of its aggressive behavior, they euthanized it. >> it's a sha home the bear had to be euthanized. most of the time i like to see it trapped and re-released somewhere. >> reporter: but the park won't reopen until officials are sure it was the only bear threatening hikers. they've set up traps in the park to capture other bears. sightings are becoming more widespread across new jersey,

and they're popping up in places they'vnever been seen before. but long-time residents here are us med to bear encounters. they're hoping their neighbors are allowed to stay. >> you make a noise or wave your hands, and they'll amble off, but they're in no hurry to get away. >> usually they'll look at you, annid as long as you don't have contact with them, they just go on their way. >> reporter: at ramapo mountain state park, michael george, news 4 new york. >> this morning those bears are probably trying to be cuddled up. but they might be out later today. >> out in be lakes and ponds doing a little fishing. it is so beautiful outside. yesterday i was telling people they ought to go outside and maybe go apple picking or do something like that. that's what i did. it was beautiful. an.d it's going to remain so today. another day to get outside and enjoy everything our area has to offer when it comes to outdoor recreation. the roadway is not crowded. sunshine abounds. comfortable conditions. does it get any better than that?

i say no. degrees is the current temperature at this hour. 43 minutes after the hour of 00 o. ce end to the weekend. in fact, we get a bonus day because tomorrow is a holiday r many. temps remain above the norm. showers roll in on tuesday. but that's about all we have to worry about. let's go to the mpes and take a look at temperatures. 53 in central park. a comfortable 52 in mill basin. 51 at jfk. 53 in city islayt. head out of the immediate area, and temps get cooler. certainly so as you head up to the north. head to poughkeepsie, up route 9, 37 degrees. driving along 84, you'll hit dan danbury. 37 there. we do have a frost advisory in effect for portions of orange county, up into the catskills, over to the poconos. i think it's going to be actually a thing of the past.

once we see sunrise, it'll be a thing of the past. live radar picture shows a run around 360 degrees with nothing going on. that's what we like. we're going to stay without any precipitation until tuesday. and in fact, minimal clouds cover. maybe a little more to the north right now. as we head through the day, lots of sunshine and really nothing to worry about. all the rain well to the north or well to the south. monday, temperature-wise, we're in the low 70s. low to mid-70s. could get up to 74 degrees in the city. some warmer spots. tuesday we dip down middle to upper 60s. we see those showers roll through. wednesday, lower to middle 60s. and we cool off as we head into the end of the week. future tracker, again, i think we're good with respect to precipitation through tomorrow. nothing going on. as we head into tuesday, the cloud cover comes in. scattered showers abound. rain moves in during the morning, sticks with with us thixrouge the day, and gets out of here as we head into tuesday evening. now, the forecast then as we head through the day today and into the next seven goes like this. it's going to be a real terrific one today.

a high of 70. picture-perfect and 67. we retain a fair amount of that heat into the 6:00 hour. here is your forecast for tonight. 55 degrees, clear and cool. southwest winds changing into a southerly flow, 5 to 10. the seven-day forecast, wow. look at that. that deserves a wow.ma 74 on monday. we'll cool down towards the end of the week to a more seasonable conditions. stay up to date with the news 4 new york app. all you have to do, tap the news 4 logo in the corner. select the weather tab. you can see the latest forecasts, interactive radar, and how to submit your own weather video. the news 4 new york app for iphone available in the app store right this moment. >> all right, dave. with the weather word of the day, you. and now to an i-team investigation into what some are calling a roadblock standing between students and a college degree.

pais see chang says how an entrance exam may be holding students back. >> reporter: when he started at nassau community college, he grade. >> first thing i would do would be my homework. >> reporter: but when he took a placement test required of all incoming students, he was placed in remedial courses in english, math, and reading. those classes ate up a year of his life and a year of his financial aid. >> the money i spent on remedial courses was money i could have used for my next school. >> reporter: and he's not alone. through records question request, we discovered as many as 80% of the entering class at some schools must take remedial schools. >> i was really discourage. >> reporter: she never graduated high school but got her g.e.d. in 2010. she did poorly on the entrance exam and was told to take remedial courses in three subjects.

if i plan on going to a senior college, will i everyone have enough financial aid to go to a senior college? >> i think the system as it is now doesn't work very well. >> reporter: why in ? some say it's lax high school graduation standards. others, a wide range of students served. tom bailey blames something else. >> many are placed into developmental education when they could be successful at college-level courses. >> reporter: 76% of students fail at least one placement test and are assigned to remedial classes. college board and a.c.t. make the two tests used by almost all community colleges nationwide. recently a.c.t. announced it will discontinue its test compass in 2016 because it is, quote, not contributing as effectively to student placement and success as it had in the past. college board has no such plans.

said, research confirms their test effectively identifies students' strengths and weaknesses in core subjects. colleges like nassau have started to use other measures besides the test. >> there isn't a single instrument that can predict with a high degree of reliability what a student's performance is going to be. >> reporter: now, a different approach was taken to this problem. offering a way for students to get the help they needed without incurring the debt. the first step is to spend one semester getting intensive help in reading, writing, and math. the cost, $75. >> and then we will help you not only retake your tests, but really prepare you for your college-level work. >> reporter: which worked for lakisha. she expects to graduate after two years. >> i don't feel all the way accomplished yet. because i still have more to do.

but i feel blessed to have been in that -- to be in that program. after the break, how one woman is taking her fight against breast cancer worldwide. plus, meet a young lady who dances to the beat of her own drum in this week's wednesday's

time is 6:51. october is breast cancer awareness month. while it's a time aimed at bringing attention to early detection and survival rates in this country, one woman is hoping to tackle rising breast cancer rates in africa. our tracie strahan has more in this morning's positively black. >> news 4 new york presents positively black. >> black women continue to be diagnosed with breast cancer at later stages. it's amongst the most prevalent cancers among african-american women and women on the continent of africa.

susan g. komen foundation to raise awareness worldwide. she joins us to talk all about it. i want to know, first of all, how did you become involved with susan g. komen? that's a big foundation. >> it is. i became involved because of their desire to not reach just women in america but internationally as well and given my international reach, and also because they focus a lot on women in underserved communities. coming from a developing country, that's very important. especially because rwanda is also trying to improve not only testing centers but treatment facilities for women. >> i wanted to talk a little bit about that because i know you said you get to rwanda a couple times a year. have you seen a change in how they're treating breast cancer or just people's awareness of it? >> there's definitely a lot more awareness there, even within small communities. a lot of women have been getting together and organizing walks, same as the breast cancer walk that happens here, the race for the cure.

>> i think you were there, right? >> yes, i was. so there's a lot more awareness. there's a lot of development in difficult facilities as well. there's a new cancer hospital in rwanda that was launched not too long ago. so there's a lot more awareness and a lot of government involvement in improving the facilities. >> now, you are the only daughter of paul kagame, a man with a very powerful position. do you ever talk at all, now that you're so passionate about this, about things to change and how he feels about it? what are your conversations, dad to daughter? >> especially because i'm no longer a teenager, so i'm more aware of my own personal health as well. so my father himself was very excited that i was involved in something that, you know, is not just a health issue but also something for women. so it's something i relate to personally as well. i have had conversations about my interest in not only improving the facilities there, but as well as awareness on breast cancer and women's health in general. >> you have seen that on both continents

continents, i'm assuming. what do you hope to accomplish? you're a young person, just graduated not too long ago, is that right? >> yeah. >> so what are your hopes in terms of raising awareness about breast cancer in women of color overall? >> that's why it's good to partner with an organization like susan g. komen. it not only has reach within the united states, but it's a big organization and can spread the message outside. hopefully we can have a world without this fear of breast cancer because it's treatable and all about detecting early and having the resources to do so. >> ange kagame with the susan g. komen foundation. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this has been a public affairs presentation from nbc 4 new york. positively black. hand-crafted...layer by layer. the new macchiato from dunkin' donuts. experience the flavor of fall

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foot as your arms are going back. good. left foot. very good. >> raydelle remained focus as our instructor taught her a routine, and she mastered all the moves like a pro. when raydelle isn't dancing -- >> she loves to write. she does poetry, prose. she channels her emotions into her writing. >> she knows exactly what she's passionate about. >> i like to help people out too. i'm a very big advocate for a lot of my friends. >> now what raydelle needs is a forever family. >> just a family that can support me when i'm down and having my bad days, accept me for who i am, and just make me feel welcome into their home. >> janice huff for "weekend today" in new york. up next at 7:00, a check of the forecast. plus the latest on our top stories. >> including the search for a men in a violent mugging.

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now on "today in new york," the search for the men behind a violent mugging that was caught on camera. plus, a community cancels homecoming celebrations after the stabbing death of a teenager. and the latest on that mta deal that could help congestion for commuters. >> good morning. welcome to "today in new york" on this sunday morning.

i'm gus rosendale. >> and i'm pat battle. glad you've chosen to join us on this sunday morning. it's a cool sunday morning. i almost went back in for the puffy jacket, but i didn't have time. i won't need it later, right, dave? >> not at all. in fact, it's going to be gorgeous later. what you're going to need on the way out, sunglasses. we're up a degree in the last hour. now up to 54 in the city. 39 in emerson. as we head out to the island, 43 in mel shrill ville. as we head west, 45 in parsippany. 32 degrees, the freezing mark, in basking ridge. as we head through today and as we head through the morning hour, we'll see everyone warm up. significantly cooler to the north and west. we have a frost advisory in effect for orange county. sections of the catskills and poconos too.

a spectacular day. great way to wrap up the weekend if you have to work tomorrow. if you don't, we have a bonus to talk to you about in the full forecast. 70 degrees the high. 66 at noon. 67 and picture perfect as we head through the evening hours. we'll have your updated current temperatures and a look at the seven-day forecast moments away. >> thank you, dave. now we want to take you to the bronx, where police are looking for a group of men who attacked a 60-year-old woman. >> lori bordonaro joins u with surveillance video that's disturbing to say the least. >> reporter: gus and pat, the 60-year-old woman was walking here near westchester avenue and prospect avenues when the muggers came up. they put her in a chokehold, but she was not about to go down without a fight. take a look at this video you mentioned. you can see the muggers sneak up behind her, grab her around the neck, and put her in that chokehold while trying to take her purse. as you can see, she was no match for those muggers.

the victim was able to break away. as she was running, one of the three men chased after her. they kicked her in the leg. she fell and broke her wrist. the muggers took off but empty handed. police are now hoping that you can get a good look at them in this video surveillance and you can see all of them there wearing hooded sweatshirts. the victim was treated for a broken wrist, and she is expected to be okay. but gus and pat, police are asking anyone who may have any information about this to call crime stoppers at 1-800-577-tips. >> lori bordonaro reporting from the bronx. thank you. now to that tragedy in westchester where an argument between two teenagers turned violent and then deadly. >> we've been working this story all weekend. what sparked that fight is still unknown. friends stopped by a makeshift memorial for tahj robinson in the park where he lost his life. news 4's michael george in sleepy hollow with details. >> reporter: dozens of teens lit

candles and came together to mourn the loss of a friend murdered at the age of 17. >> no one deserves to die at such a young age. >> reporter: tahj robinson, known as telly, was stabbed in in park friday night. police arrested another teen just seven hours after the .murder. investigators haven't said what led up to the stabbing, but friends tell us it was a fight. >> yeah, it was just a fight that, like, went to something else. it could have been resolved. >> reporter: telly had moved away but was back visiting friends for homecoming. he was popular with friends and faculty at the school. so much so that they suspended saturday's game. >> we weren't ready to play that game as a community. it's a very celebratory event. >> reporter: telly was an aspiring rap artist with dreams of making it big. dreams his friends say they wish they could have seen come true. >> he's never going to get married. he's never going to have kids. he's never going to have a job

and go through life struggles. his life was cut short. >> reporter: and the 16-year-old being held has been charged with second-degree murder. he's being charged as an adult. in sleepy hollow, michael george, "today in new york." also this morning, police now have a suspect in a deadly shooting outside a bronx strip club. investigators are looking for the man you can see in this surveillance video. he's wanted in the death of 45-year-old jose feliciano. he was shot in front of the key club cabaret friday morning. police are also looking for five people of interest who were with the suspect before the murder. months of tense debate have ended in a deal for the mta's capital spending program. that deal guarantees $26.1 billion in projects that will maintain infrastructure. that includes replacing ageing trains, building four new metro-north stations in the bronx, and funding the next phase of that long, ongoing second avenue subway line. >> i'd like to see it actually work.

they've kind of ran that story before, and then you i don't see much of a change. >> if they put more money into mta, then we'd really appreciate mta much better. >> commuters skeptical yet hopeful. >>this negotiation was the latest in an ongoing feud between mayor bill de blasio and governor quo cuomo. the two have sparred in recent weeks over how much the city should contribute. officials increased the amount on the condition that the state not use those funds for any other projects. the state is going to pitch in. it's one of hose worst-case scenarios. coming up, if a fire broke out in your home, would your family know what to do? we have some tips for teaching fire safety that could save lives. plus, an i-team update. a local company that provides health care behind bars may have

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a live look at the queensboro bridge. 50s in town. 40s and 30s for others waking up this morning. dave will tell you when it's going to warm up and a slight chance of rain. fist, insiders at a long island jail talking exclusively to the i-team this morning.

they blame the deaths of several mates on a private company paid to provide health care behind bars. the nassau up county jail is sticking with its heal provider despite claims of kbrosz gross neglect. >> armor correctional health is being accused of being negligent d incompetent. for the first time, the county executive is now signaling armor's actions are under review. >> it's callousness beyond belief. i can't understand how no one is stepping up. >> last month we told you about john gleeson sr. his son jailed on a burglary charge died after his neck swelled and he couldn't breathe behind bars. >>e i just can't comprehend how they could treat another human being like that. him screaming for help, the other inmates screaming to help this guy. >> this report issued by the new

york commission of corrections says the breathing problems ouldabave prompted medical staff to consider an immediate trip to the emergency room. the commission's medical review board found the failure to do that was demom strative of negligent medical care by armor, inc., the company nassau county hires to treat sick inmates. >> we're allotted a certain amount of money to run our government. >> a spokesman for the county ecutive said the report raises concerning allegations and the matter has been referred to the county attorney for review. but this isn't the first time the county has been warned of problems with armor. last month the i-team interviewed a former armor nurs qu who seid she's witnessed the company cut corners. >> medications are being cut. supplies are being cut. positions are not being there. >> she also said armor has a pattern of failing to provide hospitalization for patients. the state report echoed that and went further, saying the medical review board found armor has

engaged in a pattern of inadequate and neglectful medical care and questions their ability to meet and provide for the lealth care needs of jail inmates. >> it's a fair conclusion to draw that too many of these decisions e being made beeed on profit and not on care. >> armor would not comment on the death of john gleeson citing medical privacy laws, but the company has said cost is never a factor in med al decisions affecting inmates. the company has also said that jail health care providers are frequently targets of unfounded allegations and lawsuits. for the i-team, i'm chres glorioso. the time is 7:12. pat battle regrets not bringing her puffy jacket to work this morning. so learn from pat's example.i>> here's the thing. you would have regret on the front end of the day or the back end of the day. if you brought that puffy jacket, you'd be carrying it home. if you were a little cool this morning, you'll be dress

perfectly by the time you walk home day. loodok on the bright side of things. we're going to do that now. let's walk to the weather wall. hamilton bridge in the background. look at the golden glow of that sunshine. it's gorgeous. 54 degrees right now. temperature inching up ever so slightly. lots of sunshine for everyone. north, south, east, and west. we're in good shape at 12 minutes past the hour of 7:00. hard to top today, but we're going to do that tomorrow. warm for the next 48 hours. rain on tuesday. that's a look at the headlines. we'll talk all about three of them in a moment. right now, the here and now. 54 in central park. 51 in mill basin. middle village at 50. same at jfk. 44 in staten island. as we widen the picture a little bit, you see much cooler temperatures as you head out of the city. we have a frost advisory in effect until about 9:00 in orange county. keep in mind same story in

sections of the poconos and the catskills as well. 46 in bridgeport as you head through connecticut. 36 in danbury. 37 in poughkeepsie. 41 in morristown. 34 in sussex. one more for you. monticello at 34 degrees right now. radar picture does its swing 360 degrees around and finds nothing. we are going to have a dry day today. storm tracker picks up a couple clouds to the north, but they're high clouds and not particularly thick. so we're going to see sunshine for everyone. they should burn off as the day progresses. moisture stays well to the north and south. it is a changing picture. we're going to see some precipitation in our forecast probably as we head to tuesday. october norms, high of about 45 degrees on a day like today. we get to 70. we continue that trend of above normal conditions tomorrow when we see 74 degrees on the thermometer.

relatively cloud free as we head through tomorrow and tuesday, i think. that's when we'll see the rain move in. slowly but surely through the day, it's going to be out of the way, i think, by the evening hours. then we're back to dry conditions and back to cool conditions as well. the day planner, noontime, gorgeous, 66 degrees. picture perfect during the etching hours at 67. 70 again where we top it off. tonight, down to 55. clear and cool. winds switch up a little bit. first to the southwest and then to the south 5 to 10 miles per hour. here is your seven-day forecast, everybody. 74, monday. 70 tuesday with showers. back to where we should be temperature-wise, 66, 65, 64. a very cool saturday. look at that. a low in the city of 45 degrees. listen, you can stay up to date with the news 4 new york app. tap the news 4 logo in the corner and select the weather tab. see the latest forecasts, the interactive radar, and how to submit your own weather video. the news 4 new york app for iphone available in the app

store right now. pat? >> thank you, dave. well, this deadly explosion in brooklyn last weekend shows just how fast fire can spread. those intense flames, the heat, the smoke putting property and lives in danger. it's a real reminder for families as we close out fire prevention week that they're doing everything they can to stay safe. better get baquero for tips to protect your loved ones. >> these are the frightening images of a fire that raged through the apartment where donna and matt downing once lived. that's why they and their four children now take fire safety seriously in their rockville center home. >> there's a place to go if you exit the back of the house. there's a different place to go if you exit the front of the house. different ways to communicate. we have four young kids. it's important they all know which way to go. >> prevention can get you so far. in the end, detection can save a life. >> brian mullen is a firefighter and runs the buff project,

helping spread tips for fire safety. >> the average home has 1.8 smoke alarms. they should be up to seven to eight smoke alarms per home. >> we have 11. it's important to have one in each of the kids' rooms. the hallways, the attic, the basement. it adds up pretty quickly. >> so how do you spark the conversation with your children? brian came up with this idea for an alarm featuring your favorite football team. >> how do we make this into a family discussion, make it cool, make it hip? we applied for a license from the nfl, and they granted us a license. >> but remember to replace the battery in those alarms and keep in mind they don't work forever. >> one out of five smoke detectors that are in homes today do not work. >> newer alarms last up to ten years. and with carbon monoxide detectors, brian says you should have one by the boiler, and he also recommends one on each floor. >> it's an ongoing conversation with the kids. it's great to talk about it during fire safety week, but it has to be something that you talk about all the time.

york." >> and to get in touch with our consumer investigative team, send an e-mail to bettergetbaquero@nbcnewyork.com. coming up on "today in new york," a program helping women fighting breast cancer feel a little more like themselves. >> how a local salon helps fight the good night.

welcome back on a sunday morning. as you are probably well aware, october is breast cancer awareness month. in today's edition of "the good fight," we're focusing on a personal side of cancer treatment. that is hair loss. it's a really difficult part of treatment for so many women. we found some folks who were working together to lend a hand and literally some locks. d sarks daria has always had that hair cascading down her back since she was just a little girl. on this september day, she was letting it go so that someone else could enjoy what she has. >> one last look. here we go. >> these scissors are in the hands of master stylist eduar tacomi, aka edward scissorhands. if you haven't seen him work, you'll understand the nickname in a minute. a renowned authority in the world of hair, he donated his time and talent to cut daria's hair.

the room paid to watch it happen. here's why. his signature precision cut on dry hair, scissors and fingers flying, earned him the nickname. her 22-inch locks cut down to what he calls a classic layered bob with an edge. daria is a stylist, and she's going to donate her hair and the proceeds to charity. it was founded by lillian lee, whose salon has done wonders for women fighting cancer. >> a real passionate designer will always try to find a way how they can help women. it's part of the love of doing hair. and the fact i can use that same talent and that same power to help women who don't have hair and give them hair is a plus. it's a bonus. >> for more than a dozen years, lillian's been making human hair wigs customizing and donating them to women who lose their hair battling cancer. most of the wigs are donated by

women in the orthodox jewish community who wear them for religious reasons and give them to her when they want a change and styled. these wigs cost upwards of $2,000, and insurance doesn't cover a fraction of it. this is a man who knows how women feel about their hair. >> it's their crown and glory. i've had a lot of clients over the years who have succumbed to this and i've gotten them wigs. it's a big thing for them to get this. >> but sadly, lillian says, she's seen an increase in the number of children coming into sat lon in need of wings, which aren't sized to fit them. fundraisers like this will help her buy smaller ones for her younger clients. >> she's there every day. she's there living it. she's there helping. she's on the phone. she does incredible things. who else would i do this for besides lillian, who's just incredible. she's incredible. very, very inspiring woman. >> lillian doesn't yet know how

many wigs she can buy with the money raised by gold in locks. but for the young recipients who will wear them, they'll no doubt be priceless. >> they're more self-conscious about their looks. that's why i'm getting them into the salon. they're so conscious. they don't want to be out there where kids are going to be mean and cruel and look at them. this really helps to build their self-esteem. >> she is a remarkable woman. always thinking about other people. if you or someone you know is fighting the good fight, please tell me about it. happening today, about 6,000 people expected to march in the his tannic columbus day parade. it's going to happen later this morning. if you're trying to get around the city, you're going to want to plan ahead. the parade takes place on fifth avenue from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the marchers start on 45th street and head to 67th streete. because of the parade, 44th through 47th streets and 67th through 69th streets between madison and sixth avenues are

closed. so for more road closures, visit our website, nbcnewyork.com. up next at 7:30, latest on our top stories, including this. >> reporter: i'm lori bordonaro live in the bronx where police need your help to finds three muggers who attacked a 60-year-old woman. we'll show you the video coming up. plus we'll have an update on those devastating explosions at a peace rally in turkey. what we now know about the bombers. and great weather ahead today and more of it tomorrow. when's the rain get here? we'll tell you the answers

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a beautiful sunday morning here. a little cool but it's going to warm up nicely. welcome back to "today in new york." so glad you're joining us. i'm pat battle. >> i'm gus rosendale. a cool start for a whole lot of people, but a nice forecast on tap. dave price here now with the details. >> you bet. good stuff for us. we start out on the cool side. things getting better in a hurry today. let's begin by taking a look at the updated central park temperature of 54 degrees. 44 in floral park. 43 in valley stream. 50 at both jfk and middle village. we wind up with a 16-degree jump from 54 to 70 before all is done. for some people, it's going to be a more pronounced change. as you head out of the city into sections of duchess county, orange county, temperatures are in the 30s.

effect for sections of orange county, into the poconos. sections of the catskills as well. as the sun has now risen, we're going to see that much less of an issue. really great day ahead today. plenty of sunshine for everybody. 66 degrees and gorgeous at noontime. 67 and couldn't be better as you head out during the evening hours. tomorrow, 74 degrees. how do you like that? we'll tell you about the full forecast and look ahead at some showers in the next seven days. over to both of you at the desk. a 60-year-old woman kicked to the ground in a mugging. this all happening in the bronx. >> this morning we're getting a closer look at security camera video that could lead police to a suspect. lori bordonaro joins us in longwood with what we know about those suspects. lori? >> reporter: and pat and gus, the victim was no match for those three muggers. she was walking here near

westchester and prospect avenues when they viciously attacked her. that take a look here at this video. this all happened saturday morning. the muggers grab the 60-year-old woman around the neck and put her in a chokehold while trying to steal her purse. in a matter of seconds, the woman was able to break away. she started running down the street. one of the men chased her and kicked her. she fell and broke her wrist. the men then ran off, and police now want you to get a good look at them. you can see all of them there wearing hooded sweatshirts. police are asking anyone who may have any information about these three men to call crime stoppers. 1-800-577-tips. the muggers did not make off with her purse. back to you. >> all right, lori. thank you. poor woman trying to run away. >> kicked her like that. cowards. we have an update now on a tragedy out of staten island. this morning a family is asking for answers in the death of their 16-year-old son. >> that teenager fell down an

elevator shaft at an abandoned hospital. a hospital that has been vacant for decades in a building that's a known hangout for teenagers. it all happened at the former staten island hospital building on castleton avenue. >> he was a good boy. >> reporter: marcus castillo always came home minutes after leaving high school. he was a sophomore. always quiet, the oldest of two boys. in spanish, relatives tell me police came to the door instead. they say he fell to his death at an abandoned hospital. castillo fell seven flights down an elevator shaft. >> he was a great kid. he got a bright future. >> reporter: now castillo's family is asking questions, mainly, why was this building not secured in the first place? hours after his death, you can see they were building a fence

to try to prevent people from getting in. >> someone has to bring down that building. i don't want somebody else to lose their son like us. >> reporter: the abandoned building was staten island's first volunteer hospital built more than 100 years ago. it's been sitting empty and boarded up for years now. there was a complaint filed in 2009 with the department of buildings. the complaint was over kids hanging out there. neighbors call it an eyesore. >> if somebody has the power to make something happen with this, now is the time. obviously it's sad that it had to come to this. >> reporter: for one family, this building, now a source of the worst heartbreak they've ever dealt with. >> why? >> reporter: ray viellda, news 4 new york. another sad gathering this weekend. this one in long island city as people remembered a young boy with autism whose death has helped make special needs children safer. >> what do you want? >> more safety! >> when do you want it?

>> yesterday it was the two-year niversary of the disappearance of avonte oquendo. neighbors marched in his honor. the 14-year-old autistic boy wandered out of his public school in queens of october of 2013. months later his body was found in the water about 11 miles away. since then, his mother has been pushing for security enhancement, including requiring special needs kids to wear gps tracking devices. >> i'm here to thank everybody who has came out here to help me and to give me encouragement. >> for those who are able to light a candle, who are able to try and do something positive so this never happens again, they are amazing people. >> the news 4 i-team has been tracking security upgrades since avonte's disappea

the city council passed avonte's law. so far, more than 18,000 alarms have been installed. just over 2,000 remain. pat? >> gus, thank you. well, new this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a small plane to slam into a home in california. firefighters rushed to the scene to put those flames out last night. investigators say the beach 35 bonanza crashed just after takeoff from lake tahoe airport. there are two people on board the plane. we don't yet know their conditions. hurt. and attorney gloria allread says she's be asking for ak second deposition of actor bill cosby. an swering questions about the alleged sexual abuse of judy huff. she says she was 15 years old when cosby gave her alcohol and sexually abused her at the playboy mansion. because of a protective order, details about those proceedings

cosby has not been charged and denies all the aelgs llegations. and president obama this morning is reassuring turkish leaders that the u.s. will stand with its people in the fight ens against terrorism. that pledge coming after two explosions at a peace rally killed at least 95 people. richard engel reports from turkey. >> reporter: people were gatt ering for a peace rally, a rally demanding that the turkish government stop its low-level war against kurdish militant groups. as they were just starting to arrive and their numbers growing in ankora, not far from the train station, where many of them were arriving, two massive ex tplosions. zens were killed. more than 120 were injured. some of ske injured had to be brought away, carried in the

brought to the rally. >> translator: i was walking next to a stage rally truck, ght here behind two banners. an explosion went off. we lay on the ground. the second bomb went off there. there were t bombs, but the one that went off here was a very strong one. >> reporter: this bears all of the hallmark of an isis-style attack. isis has been operating quite openly in turkey for the last several years. isis is not the only possible suspect. there are also kurdish militant groups here. there are other radical groups that are not affiliated with isis. many possible suspects. and the reason it's so suspicious in the minds of many turks is because of the timing. in just three weeks, there are key elections in this country, and people at the rally, those who survived to, most of them are not supporters of the government, and they have already been accusing the government of not doing enough to protect them. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. still ahead, your sunday

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7:39. time to go across the street to check in with erica and craig to find out what's coming up on "weekend today" at 9:00. >> good morning. just ahead here on a sunday morning on "today," we have new details this morning in the case of a texas city councilman tasered by police outside his this morning we're learning one of the officers in this case was also involved with the arrest of sandra blant, who died in jail july. plus, something he's already out of bounds before stepping on to the field. today dallas cowboys defensive end greg hardy will be playing for the first time this season following that four-game su yspension for domestic violence. but his recent comments about tom brady and his wife gisele have some wondering if he even learned his lesson. "saturday night live" is now wading into the gun debate with a parody in last night's show getting plenty of attention this morning. amy schumer c also making waves

for her comments about the kardashians. >> and did they bury the hatchet over that famous sledge hammer scene? you remember this one. james conn and kathy bates back together. we'll have that and a whole heck of a lot more when we get started on a sunday morning here on "today." >> and they're going to do a broadway version of that coming up this season. that'll be very interesting to see how they handle that scene. i feel you, craig. thanks very much. see you at 9:00. dave price, needing some nice weather today. about 1:00 this afternoon, more than 1,000 military men and women are going to be on the upper west side. they put on their knapsacks and walk together around the upper west side to bring an end to veteran suicide, which is an insidious problem. >> and no one deserves better weather and more perfect conditions.

each and every day a hero, no matter what they do in our military. they volunteer to serve. terrific, we'll do it. we'll get them good weather. let's look outside right now. take a look at the brooklyn bridge. sunshiny skies. we'll start this way, go through the day this way, and wrap it up this way. a nice, nice trend to establish. let's take a look at the current conditions outside. it's obvious it's beautiful, and it's going to stay that way. can it get any better? the answer, yes, it can. and it will tomorrow. we'll talk about that in a moment. nice and warm for the next 48 hours. some rain heading our way tuesday. that's no problem. it's a one-day event. we'll get through it. we actually need more steady and consistent rain. that's not in our forecast in the near term. temperatures right now, 39 degrees in emerson. 43 in melville. 40 in woodland park. ringwood at 36. avenel, new jersey, checks in at 41.

the cooler picture is well to the north and west. up in the hudson valley, 37 degrees in poughkeepsie right now. danbury at 36. in sussex, 34. to the north and west, some frost advisories in effect. places like orange county and up into the catskills, the poconos. in effect until 9:00. now that the sun has risen, much less of an issue. i think we're going to be just fine. just something to take note of it. the radar sweep, nothing going on. no matter where you look. that's going to be the story straight through the end of this holiday weekend. couple of high clouds to the north, they will burn off, burn away, and sunshine will prevail for everybody. the northeast seeing some absolutely spectacular weather during this holiday weekend. future tracker, well, everything stays away from us. straight through monday into monday night, into the overnight. then on tuesday we begin to see some rain move in. during the morning, pushes through during the day. probably lasting with clouds and passing showers through most of

the day tuesday. finally pushes out during the evening. then we're back to nice conditions in the sky. cooler conditions on the thermometer. 70 degrees, lots of sunshine today. winds out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. into tonight, we start with those same southwest winds but see a little bit of a directional shift to the south. 55 degrees in the city. much cooler as you head to the north and west. as far as what you can expect in your seven-day forecast, look at that. 74 degrees tomorrow. tuesday, 70. we see that precipitation. wednesday we'll have a little bit of a breeze and 66. then we drop down into the mid-60s and low 60s. by saturday, what a change. 60 degrees with low overnight temperatures in the mid-40s right in the five boroughs. very, very chilly as we head outside of that. if you want to stay up to date with the news 4 new york app,

just tap on the news 4 logo in the corner. select the weather tab. you can see the latest forecasts, interactive radar, and how to submit your own weather video. we would love to see it. the news 4 new york app for iphone is available right now at the app store. folks, back to you at the desk. all right. thank you, dave price. still to come on "today in new york," the second game of the mets/dodgers series took a turn, and it was a turn for the worst with that controversial collision. we'll have highlights in your

what a tough night for mets fans. >> oy, that's the word for it. the dodgers even up their playoff series with the amazings in game two in l.a. this does not come without controversy. looking good in the second. cespedes and conforto both go deep in the inning. the mets take an early 2-0 lead. but the big play came in the seventh. the mets up 2-1. on a grounder to second, the dodgers' case huth hase utley takes out tejada to break up the play. tejada would be carted off the field. utley was ruled safe. the tying run scored. then it's adrian gonzalez. big hit down the line to score utley. the dodgers beating the mets 5-2. terry collins was asked about that slide. >> broke my shortstop's leg. that's all i know.

it's over, it's done. not much we can do about it except come out in a couple days and get after it. >> as coach touched upon, tejada was diagnosed with a fractured right fibula. he's now done for the postseason. game three tomorrow night at citi field. fingers crossed. well, beyond the mets, the giants are going to face the 49ers in sunday, sunday night football. >> john chandler with a preview plus much more of your sunday sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. so if the mets get by the dodgers, they're going to take on the winner of cubs and cardinals. let's check in on that division series. game two in st. louis. cubs trying to get even with the cards, trailing 1-0 in the second. runners at the corners. kyle hendrix squeezes home the tying run. the throw gets away. runners advance to second and third. that got cubs' manager joe maddon thinking. that squeeze worked so well, i think we should try it get. russell gets the bunt down. chicago manufacture else --

manufactures a 2-1 lead. hey, guys, let's try this the easy way. that powers the cubs to a 6-3 win. that division series all knotted up at a game apiece. the jets will spend their bye week rooting for a cowboys win over the patriots. the giants would love to see new england drop dallas so they could jump ahead. here's head coach tom coughlin. >> we fought ourselves back into being relevant. relevant is a word that allows you to stretch out and understand that there's got to be more to come. we have to continue to grow and develop as a team in terms of execution. what i do like is our energy. i like our effort. i like -- they're a scrappy bunch. they have grit. they do have that grit. that really gives us something to build on. >> after week two, we were writing off the giants. now they can climb back over .500 tonight by beating the 49ers at metlife stadium. kickoff at 8:30 on sunday night football.

of course, our coverage begins at 7:00 with "football night in america." we'll have a full wrap-up on sports final. on the ice, islanders and devils both losers on the road. to the garden, the home opener for the rangers. let's have a look at the nhl's top goal scorer three games in. that would be rookie oskar lindberg. his third goal of the season. he adds his league best fourth score. this kid is something else. rangers roll to 3-0 with a 5-2 win. finally, at the president's cup, the americans trying to keep the international team at bay. j.b. holmes needed two putts to win the hole. one would do just fine, thank you very much. later, and by later, i mean after dark. jordan spieth drilled a pair of big putts on a final two holes for wins. that is dramatic, indeed. u.s. leads by a point heading into the final day. here's a look at some of your

jordan spieth and patrick reed defeating jason day and charles schwartzel. phil mickelson and zach johnson also winning as well. so final day coverage of the 2015 president's cup begins at noon here on nbc 4 new york. enjoy the rest of your sunday, everybody. for "today in new york," i'm john chandler. coming up when "today in new york" returns, we're going to take you to citi field, but not for tomorrow's mets game.

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we've got a warning for you in new jersey this morning. be on the lookout for black bears. >> ramapo mountain state forest shut down this past week after several bear encounters. >> michael george brings us the story from there. >> reporter: a hiker was walking through the woods here when he says a bear started chasing after him. the hiker was able to get away, but this has officials concerned because this is the third aggressive bear sighting here in two weeks. ramapo mountain state park is off limits. park officers are now standing guard. >> i live up here. are you guys still having us shut down? >> reporter: people who live here are used to seeing bears, and they're usually harmless. remember this video? a family after bears made a splash in nearby rockaway three months ago. now three separate groups of hikers report they were chased by a bear. in one case, the bear stood on its hind legs and took a swing at a hiker.

>> they're ramping up for the winter season and hibernation season. they're hungry, and they're looking for food. >> reporter: fish and wildlife officials believed they caught the bear that chased those hikers. because of its aggressive behavior, they euthanized it. >> it's a shame the bear had to be euthanized. most of the time i like to see it trapped and re-released somewhere. >> reporter: but the park won't reopen until officials are sure it was the only bear threatening hikers. they've set up traps in the park to capture other bears. sightings are becoming more widespread across new jersey, and they're popping up in places they've never been seen before. but long-time residents here are used to bear encounters. they're hoping their neighbors are allowed to stay. >> you make a noise or wave your hands, and they'll amble off, but they're in no hurry to get away. >> usually they'll look at you, and as long as you don't have contact with them, they just go on their way. >> reporter: at ramapo mountain state park, michael george, news 4 new york. hundreds of firefighters from across the country pack si city field along with their families. >> the active and retired firefighters took part in the

first ever national stair climb to honor their fallen comrades. >> i work for the new york city fire department counseling service. i know the impact 9/11 has had on these families and members. i'm honored to be a part of it and climb the way these guys did. >> all the proceeds from the inaugural stair climb will provide counseling to 9/11 victims and their families. as someone who grew up in an fdny, i can tell you that support they get from people and strangers even means all the world. >> so appreciated. all right, gus. thank you. next at 8:00, a check of the forecast and our top stories. >> including this. >> reporter: i'm lori bordonaro live in the bronx where a vicious mugging was caught on tape. now police need your help to find the suspects.

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now on "today in new york," a woman fights off three attackers in the bronx. this morning a closer look at the security camera video that could help police catch them. plus, a community comes together in grief after an argument between teenagers turns deadly. and an agreement between the city and the state that holds out hope for commuters. good morning and welcome to "today in new york." it is sunday, the 11th of october. it's flying by, but it feels

great outside. i'm pat battle. >> and i'm gus rosendale. you're waking up to a cool start, but things are going to change in a good way. >> you bet. 11th of october feels more like the 1st of september. in fact, it is going to be once again in the 70s today. asth we begin the morning, it is a very different story. it does feel like october indeed. 54 in central park. 52 in mill basin. 51 in middle village. cooler as you push out to the east a little bit. cooler yet as you head to the north and west. 36 in sussex. 39 in poughkeepsie. we have an hour left of a frost advisory for some areas to the ctnorth and the west of the city. not too much to rry about at all in places like the catskills and poconos and orange county. it did get very cool overnight. 47 degrees is what we see in white plains at this hour. all of this rapidly is going to

by noontime, we're looking at 66 degrees. picturer a high tod of 70 degrees. here's a little hint. tomorrow we go even higher. we'll tell you how much higher in just a little while in the full forecast. in the meantime, to both of you at the desk. >> okay, dave. thank you. here's one that's going to leave you shaking your head. a 60-year-old woman kicked to the ground during a mugging in the bronx. >> and this morning we're getting a closer look at the security camera video that police hope will lead to those suspects. lori bordonaro joins us in longwood. >> reporter: and pat and gus, that woman was walking here along westchester and prospect avenues when she was attacked. now police are searching for three men who you'll see here in this surveillance video. take a look here. you can see that the muggers grabbed that 60-year-old woman around her neck saturday morning. they put her in a chokehold and tried to steal her purse. as you can see, she was no match for the ggers. the victim was able to break away and run down the street. but one of the men chase her

e fell and broke her wrist. the muggersook off empty handed. poailice are hoping now that someone will recognize them from this video surveillance. all of them seen here wearing hooded sweatshirts. the victim was treated for a broken wrist. she is expected to be okay. again, police want to find these guys. they're asking anyone who may have any information to call crime stoppers at 1-800-577-tips. 1-800-577-tips 1-800-577-tips. back to you. be > inesleepy hohlow, a community is mourning the loss of a popular teenager who died way too soon. 17-year-old tahj robinson was stabbed to death friday night. police say service the result of an argument with a 16-year-old. >> that's the end of his life. he's not -- he's never going to get married. he's never going to have kids. he's never going to have a job and go through life struggles. >> yeah, it was just a fight

could have been resolved. >> police arrested 16-year-old berinzon moronta. this morning, polices have a suspect in a deadly shooting outside a bronx strip club. investigators are looking for the man in these surveillance images. he's wanted in the death of 45-year-old jose feliciano. feliciano was shot in easta e chester early friday morning. police are lso looking for five people of interest who were with that suspect before the murder. well, the city and state have finally struck a deal over fa the mta's capital spending program. the deal guarantees $26.1 billion in projects that'll maintain the infrastructure. that includes replac ag ageing ains, building four newel metro-north stations in the bronx, and funding the next phase of the second avenue subway line. >> i'd like to see it actually work. they've kind of ran that story before and then you don't see much of a change.

money into mta, then we'd really appreciate mta much better. >> this round of negotiations was the latest in an ongoing feud between mayor de blasio and governor cuomo. the two had sparred in recent weeks over just how much the city should contribuee. in the end, city officials increased the contribution to $2.5 billion on conditions that the state will not use those funds for anything other than these particular projects. the state, by the way, is going to pitch in $8.3 billion. the rest will come from pre-existing funz. pat, a somer ber day in queens as people gather to remember a young boy with autism whose death has helped make special needs children safer. >> what do you want? >> more safety! >> when do you want it? >> now! >> yesterday was the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of avonte oquendo. he wand every

ered out of his public school in 2014 and months later his body was found in the water about 11 miles away. since then, his mother has been pushing security enhancements, including kids with special pe eds required to wear gps tracking devices. >> i'm here to thank everybody who has came out here to helc me and to give me encouragement. >> for those who are able to light a candle, who are able to try and do something positive so this never happens again, they are amazing people. >> the news 4 i-team has been tracking security upgrades since avonte's disappearanco. the city council passed a law that mandates door alarms at moh re than 4 1400 schools. far more than 18,000 alarms have been stall. 2300 remain. for the gps tracking, senator schumer says he hopes to get

in our nation's capital, thousands of people gathered two dpek decades after the historic million-man march. >> reporter: in song and speeches, thousands crowded the national mall for the 20th anniversary of the million-man march. this year's theme, justice or else. >> there must come a time when we say enough is enough. >> reporter: the families of two young men -- >> peace and love. >> reporter: -- calling for change. >> a lot of times we think this is all about civil rights. but this is about human rights. >> reporter: 20 years ago hundreds of thousands came together in washington. >> the real evil in america is

the idea that undergirds the setup of the western world. and that idea is called white supremacy. >> reporter: since that first march, confederate flags have come down across the country. the nation has twice elected a black president. and two african-american attorney generals have overseen the nation's justice system. >> i really believe over the past 20 years a lot has changed. >> reporter: despite two decades of marching, many say there remains a deep divide in this country. >> black lives do matter. you can't do what you want any time you want and take away our life. >> reporter: a pilgrimage marchers hope sends a message, that america needs to do more to be a nation of libber r erty and justice for all. dave wagner, nbc news. in turkey, protesters marched through the streets carrying banners and chanting anti-government slogans, blaming the turkish government for that deadly bombing yesterday. scuffles broke out this morning as protesters threw rocks.

they shot off fireworks at riot police. at least 95 people were killed. more than 240 others were injured after those bombings. the victims holding a peace rally in the capital of ankara when two bombs went off. turkey's government says it has appointed inspectors to investigate the blasts and will question more than a dozen members of isis. after the break on "today in new york" -- >> i'm hosting "saturday night live"! >> an excited, to say the least, amy schumer hosts "saturday night live." we'll have some highlights after the break. plus, a bridal shop shut down leaves customers with a lot of questions and where do they turn for answers? bet er get baquero. and cool temperatures going to give way to a great day ahead. lots of sunshine and even warmer than that for tomorrow. look at that picture out there. we'll see you in a couple

a live look there at the , which by the way opens officially on tuesday. yesterday i think there were a couple people out there getting their skate on. it is 54 degrees on this october 11th, sunday morning. it seems like that wacky amy schumer has been everywhere these days. last night was a big one for her. she made her "snl" hosting debut. >> the comedienne took the stage for the first time in studio 8h. she told the audience growing up on long island, it was a dream

to host the show. >> i am so happy to be here. i'm hosting "saturday night live"! >> yeah, schumer talked about her run-ins with hillary clinton and bradley cooper in her opening monologue and made jabs at the kardashians. she also took aim at popular issues like funding for planned parenthood and gun control. >> you like it? >> yeah, yeah! >> guns are there. in little moments. guns, we're here to stay. >> and next week tracy morgan hosts "saturday night live," his first time back to studio 8h since he was severely hurt in that crash on the new jersey turnpike. we've seen him on the "today" show, some brief appearances. he's bouncing back. it's been a slow road for him. it will be great to see him. >> it will be.

outside today that you want to do. >> you can't help but smile when the weather is this good. gorgeous outside. you want to go outside? >> i want to go out and play. >> let's do it. let's take a look outside right now. you can't play right now, but a little while from now, you are going to win this. it is going to be just gorgeous. sunshiny skies, temperature is 54 degrees or so. i think we're going to see more of the same, just warmer as we head through the day. the skies are lovely and blue right now. can it get any better? typically we would answer, no, it can't, because it's so perfect. but it can because tomorrow it's going to be even warmer. nice and warm, in fact, for the some rain on tuesday. then we'll see a little bit of a change temperature-wise. within the immediate metropolitan area, we're in the 50s pretty much. 53 in sheps epshead bay.

have temperatures in the 30s and 40s. poughkeepsie still struggling to get to 40. 36 in sussex. 37 in bridge water. long branch nice at 46 degrees. 47 in white plains. we have frost advisories. they are beginning to expire or expiring at about 9:00 this morning. county. places like the poconos and catskills. again, the sunshine is going to make all of that a nonissue as the hours progress. the radar sweep picks up nothing. dry skies, perfect conditions. the storm tracker, a little bit of cloud cover to the north. but that's going to burn off as well. clear skies are going to be with us through much of the day. the entire northeast is going to sunshine. in fact, today and tomorrow. the future tracker shows we have nothing but great conditions as then we'll bin egin to see the clouds come in.

we'll usher in shower activity into tuesday. starts during the morning drive. maybe a little earlier than that. lasts through the day with scattered shower activity. by the evening hours, it begins to push on out. what replaces it, cooler air. that's what's going to come into play. so let's put it together for you. today, 70 degrees. lots of sun. winds southwest, 5 to 10 miles per hour into tonight. down to about 55 degrees. a little bit of a wind shift from the southwest to the south. wind speeds remaining relatively the same. seven days ahead, here's how it looks. monday, 74 degrees. if you are one of the lucky ones to have a holiday off, take it and get outside. tuesday, some showers come in. drop down about 4 degrees. another four on wednesday. a breeze kicks up, but it is going to be cooler. 65 on thursday. look to the end of the week. temperature just 60 degrees next saturday. 45 as a low in the city. if you want to stay up to date with the news 4 new york app, it's simple. just tap the news 4 logo right

in the sucorner. select the weather tab. you can see the latest forecast, the interactive radar, and how you can submit your own weather video and pictures. the news 4 new york app for iphone available in the app store right now. not bad, huh, for a forecast. >> not bad at all, dave. thanks very much. right now a news 4 exclusive. on a sudden shutdown that has some soon-to-be brides in tears. the elite fontana bridal salon in greenwich has shut down. >> so what happens to the dresses that have already been ordered and the down payments? >> this will be a fun day. that's for sure. >> reporter: angela and anthony can't wait for their only daughter's wedding in three weeks. angela picked out what she thought would be the perfect dress from fontana bridal salon in greenwich. >> i went to fontana because they always had a wonderful name for years. >> reporter: she paid $1600 by credit card last april and hoped

alterations. >> i kept calling and calling. i always received the same words from him. oh, we're checking with the designer. >> reporter: last weekend, angela reached out directly to the designer of her dress. >> she said to me, your gown has been ready for a very long time. >> reporter: the designer explained that fontana must pay her for the dress once it's ready, and that hasn't happened. two days ago we told you about another mother of the bride in the same predicament. we spoke to the owner of fontana, who apologized for the delay, and explains his wife has been ill. a few days after our call, that dress was delivered. >> and then fortunately, i saw your segment on channel 4, and i was just beside myself. i called up. >> reporter: this notice on fontana's store and on their website, that due to the owner's prolonged illness, they're closing their doors. they say any outstanding orders will be contacted in the next five days, or they can contact the designer directly. one of those designers told news

4, we are in the process of contacting all of our fontana customers. it's our mission to continue to fulfill every order in a timely manner. and she did that for angela, overnighting her espresso-colored dress. >> my heart is just overjoyed. that's all i can say. thank you, tina. and thank you, channel 4. thank you, thank you. it's in my hands. who would have ever thought. i never thought this day would come. >> reporter: now, because the designer said she hadn't been paid by fontana, she charged angela a slightly reduced price for that dress of $1200. in the meantime, angela is disputing the original $1600 charge from fontana. we tried reaching the store owners with no luck. in greenwich, lynda baquero, news 4 new york. >> if you're having a problem

bettergetbaquero@nbcnewyork.com. you can also call our consumer investigative unit. coming up after the break, some tasty treats to feed your soul. >> how a local mom is giving back through her bakery.

welcome back on this sunday morning. she's an entrepreneur and a mom whose company not only feeds

your sweet tooth but also feeds your soul. mya joins us live to talk about how she started a bakery that gives back. good morning. >> good morning. >> not only start but is growing dramatically. congratulations to you. >> thank you so much. >> you were a trader. you were on wall street. >> i was. we always say it smells a lot better where i work now. i was a trader on the american stock exchange. i went to law school in the evenings. i think life just happened and i thought i was looking for something more meaningful. the birth of feed your soul came along out of a studio apartment in hoboken. here we are ten years later. >> and you're just expanding. you're going to have a factory now in carney, new jersey. >> state of the art new factory coming in carney, new jersey. carney point is a wonderful industrial plaza where we're putting together a new facility. we still have our online boutique. we do wholesale distribution. and we are able to pay it forward as a means to do the things that we want to do with our brand. >> and that's what i love about your story.

online orders, you decided a portion of each sale was going to go to charity. and that goes to st. jude's hospital. >> it does. it goes to st. jude children's research hospital. we also have a page on our website entitled cookies for a cause, where we're doing a promotion this month for breast cancer awareness. anybody that orders a gift on that page wlrks it's to fill your own cookie jar at home or possibly to send a gift, you will receive a six-piece gift box to spread the kindness and give to somebody else. >> paying it forward. >> always a good thing. >> especially when it's a good thing like a coo cookie. what's your signature cookie? >> today, inspired by my children, who only want to eat cookies for breakfast -- >> of course, if mom makes them. >> can't deny them their birthright is what my husband says. we decided to do a morning harvest cookie. this is a honey oatmeal cookie with cranberries, chocolate chunks, and almonds. >> you still bake a lot at home? >> no. >> not at all now.

if you want a cookie, kids. so your cookies, you can get them online. no brick and more tar store right now. >> we are slated to do that next year. >> and you include an inspirational message. >> the customer can choose their message of choice when they go online to shop. from the outset, it was all about baking and inspirational words and giving. those are the core values of feed your soul. >> i love it. so you're feeding our souls. tell us how we make our cookie today. >> the first thing we do is cream the butter and sugar. make sure it's well creamed together. add your wet ingredients, which would be your brown sugar, white sugar, butter, real butter in all of our recipes. then you would add honey and have a null vanilla and eggs. once your wet ingredients are

combined, we add our dry ingredients. mix that all together. you never want to overmix your dry ingredients. very important. lastly, add your chocolate chunks, almonds, cranberries. you could get fun with it at home and add whatever you like. >> it's a big difference making cookies in your kitchen in hoboken. it's a big step. >> it's a huge step. this is actually one of the original mixers. i had four mixers i had set up. the orders started to pour in, which we were fortunate to have. but u.p.s. was wheeling hundreds of packages down the hall. everybody i knew was unemployed and would help us bake. and here we are today. >> you're in a great place. thank you for paying it forward with delicious cookies to boot. we're going to spread them around the studio in just a bit. again, what's the website? >> feedyoursoulbakery.com. >> thank you, mya. we can't wait to taste these. we're coming right back with your seven-day forecast. thank you for watching "today in new york." good morning. what can i get for you? a medium hot coffee, cream and two sugars, please? medium hot coffee, cream, two sugars -- sounds good. at dunkin', we make your coffee

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before we go, a quick check of the weather. >> spectacular. gorgeous today. 70 degrees. tomorrow, up to 74. more of the same. into the middle of next week, that's when we see temperature changes. tuesday we'll see shower activity. a great holiday weekend. get out there and enjoy this nice warm weather. >> we need the rain anyway. a little bit at a time. thank you, dave. >> we'll see you back here at 10:00. we have a lot going on. we'll have a preview of "meet the press" with chuck todd.

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