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york city. >>> a tourist who snapped an illegal selfie is on his way back to new york city to face charges. he's expected in court tomorrow. 21-year-old, david is being extradited from his home state of tennessee where he was arrested on an nypd warrant for wreckless endangerment. police say he climbed a beam on the bridge in june, snapped a selfie, then got down before officers spotted him. >>> a water main break causing quite a mess tonight. the main broke at the intersection of mcdougal. several basements in the immediate area were flooded, including two buildings on the campus of nyu. work crews are still on the scene making repairs. >> the new jersey dozens of people without homes tonight after a destructive fire there. a row of five homes catching fire along patterson earlier this afternoon. officials say that fire started at 175. then quickly spread to the others. some residents scrambling just to escape the flames. others rushing home after getting frantic calls from relatives. >> i wasn't home. i was out on a job interview. my mother called me and says my house is on fire. pj's an
york city. >>> a tourist who snapped an illegal selfie is on his way back to new york city to face charges. he's expected in court tomorrow. 21-year-old, david is being extradited from his home state of tennessee where he was arrested on an nypd warrant for wreckless endangerment. police say he climbed a beam on the bridge in june, snapped a selfie, then got down before officers spotted him. >>> a water main break causing quite a mess tonight. the main broke at the...
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in new york city, that is around 8:00, 9:00. it waiting all night long to get to eastern long island, feeling the comfort tomorrow. speaking of boating, west- northwest winds tomorrow will be light. water temperatures are nice. rip current risk back to low. central day forecast, a cake walk. low to middle 80s with low humidity. no rain threat. maybe until we get to late saturday or sunday a spot storm around as the humidity comes back. nice last weekend of august. we will update that at 6:00. >> thanks, lee. >>> running and cycling could tend to be individual exercises. a new trend brings community and support into the workout. >> we introduce you to two new classes and help people get fit faster. here is lauren glassberg. >> reporter: jump on a bike and you are in for a whole new indoor cycling experience. >> sit down, accelerate. >> reporter: 45 minutes of intense intervals all of which you can measure on your bike and on the wall. the spinning circles represent riders. you want yours to burn brightest. it's encouraging when y
in new york city, that is around 8:00, 9:00. it waiting all night long to get to eastern long island, feeling the comfort tomorrow. speaking of boating, west- northwest winds tomorrow will be light. water temperatures are nice. rip current risk back to low. central day forecast, a cake walk. low to middle 80s with low humidity. no rain threat. maybe until we get to late saturday or sunday a spot storm around as the humidity comes back. nice last weekend of august. we will update that at 6:00....
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the city is requiring that every building in new york city with a cooling tower and there inspected and disinfected. >> marcus solis is in the melrose section of the bronx with more. marcus? >> reporter: sade and diana, the city said it believes the worst of the outbreak is over. we are seeing numbers rise albeit more slowly. still, they did reach significant levels today. the number of cases hit triple digits and the number of fatalities is in the double digits. >> i am an easy target, you know. >> reporter: wendy rivera's concern is understandable, a south bronx resident with pulmonary disease and asthma, she is at high risk for legionnaires' disease. the number of cases is 100, ten fatal. mayor de blasio announced that any building with a cooling tower will have the system tested asap. >> the order instructs the owners or manager to test and disinfect their cooling tower within the next 14 days. failure to comply with the commissioner's order is a misdemeanor. >> reporter: the state is getting involved as well. today the bronx borough president invited the state health commissioner t
the city is requiring that every building in new york city with a cooling tower and there inspected and disinfected. >> marcus solis is in the melrose section of the bronx with more. marcus? >> reporter: sade and diana, the city said it believes the worst of the outbreak is over. we are seeing numbers rise albeit more slowly. still, they did reach significant levels today. the number of cases hit triple digits and the number of fatalities is in the double digits. >> i am an...
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demonstrations here in new york city as well. the nypd says there were multiple arrests outside the bar clays center in brooklyn. people silently laid on the ground for four and a half minutes. this symbolized the four and a half hours his body was on the street in ferguson. protesters say they want a different kind of policing. >> it takes us continually being out here and talking about it and bring awareness to every single solitary person that has been killed. >> in union square manhattan as well, a large banner had pictures of people protesters were said were murdered by police officers. a new analysis by the washington post says 24 unarmed black men have been shot and killed by police this year alone. >>> a wild scuffle between soccer fans. brand new video of an all out brawl before a soccer match kicked off in new jersey. >>> no apologies. donald trump refusing to say he's sorry for controversy comments some see as a tax on women. >>> super swim. an athlete braves shark infested waters to accomplish what no woman has ever a
demonstrations here in new york city as well. the nypd says there were multiple arrests outside the bar clays center in brooklyn. people silently laid on the ground for four and a half minutes. this symbolized the four and a half hours his body was on the street in ferguson. protesters say they want a different kind of policing. >> it takes us continually being out here and talking about it and bring awareness to every single solitary person that has been killed. >> in union square...
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the number of people shot in new york city so far this year, 794. last year at this time slightly fewer than 787. but this weekend eight shootings, 16 wounded, three people killed. most of the violence in brooklyn and tonight the borough president, a former new york cop, making a dramatic statement about gun violence. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson with the story. she is in downtown brooklyn for us. kem. >> reporter: bill, is it disturbing? absolutely, but then again that's the point, a single open casket here in front of borough hall. we have watched people all day. first they are curious, stop but once they look inside that wooden box, well, they are moved -- their mood quickly changes. [000:59:57;00]
the number of people shot in new york city so far this year, 794. last year at this time slightly fewer than 787. but this weekend eight shootings, 16 wounded, three people killed. most of the violence in brooklyn and tonight the borough president, a former new york cop, making a dramatic statement about gun violence. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson with the story. she is in downtown brooklyn for us. kem. >> reporter: bill, is it disturbing? absolutely, but then again that's...
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they include a verizon facility, new york city housing courts, the bronx hall of justice, and a post office and samuel governorrers high school. they have been disinfected. the cause is one of the five original sites tested positive. they don't know if it was one or more of those. the office is trying to figure out why this occurred now. >> this is literally unchartered territory and it's very important that we acknowledge that. we have never seen an outbreak of ledge theirs like this in the history of new york city. >> reporter: the outbreak deemed a wake-up call by new york city mayor bill de blasio with 108 cases, according to him. his office didn't know how many cooling towers are in the south bronx or where they are located until now. the towers are where the bacteria grows and can spread casing a type of ammonia. >> we have used aviation, a variety of methodologies to canvas a part of our city looking for something we haven't had to look for before and then meted oddically going build i by building. >> reporter: tomorrow all buildings with possible cooling towers will have been
they include a verizon facility, new york city housing courts, the bronx hall of justice, and a post office and samuel governorrers high school. they have been disinfected. the cause is one of the five original sites tested positive. they don't know if it was one or more of those. the office is trying to figure out why this occurred now. >> this is literally unchartered territory and it's very important that we acknowledge that. we have never seen an outbreak of ledge theirs like this in...
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maybe even into tomorrow morning, especially east of new york city. then things clear out as we head into the afternoon. this front will move in during the day on tuesday and with that there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point. beach and boating weather, waves around four feet, water temperatures in the lower and middle 70s. here is your accuweather forecast, cloudy, brief shower in spots tonight. down to 71. it is a morning shower in the area otherwise partly sunny tomorrow. muggy, high getting up to 86. passing shower possible tomorrow night with 72, still that shower and thunderstorm threat on tuesday, 85, and then check this out, some great days shaping up, wednesday, thursday, friday into next weekend. 80, less humid and dipping down into the 60s in new york city. we have a lot to look forward to in new york city. >> nice way to round out august. >>> laura is back and next with sports. >> yankees love trimming down the list of available numbers of their current players. another became untouch chibl as andy pettitte's number was officia
maybe even into tomorrow morning, especially east of new york city. then things clear out as we head into the afternoon. this front will move in during the day on tuesday and with that there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point. beach and boating weather, waves around four feet, water temperatures in the lower and middle 70s. here is your accuweather forecast, cloudy, brief shower in spots tonight. down to 71. it is a morning shower in the area otherwise partly sunny tomorrow. muggy,...
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and in the middle, northern new jersey, new york city, and long island is parltd sunny. so at this hour you're already seeing some rain showers get into ocean county. a little bit more bark than bite on this radar, because it is dry. at the same time you can see some dry air starting to push in from the northwest. some of this down to the south sen hansing the rainfall. thunderstorms offshore. it's all sliding to our south. this is probably our best shot at rain over the next couple of days from this storm. good news there because this northern branch of the low is going to try to catch up and merge with the two storms. it is going to happen too late. it is all going to happen offshore, out in the atlantic so we're in good shape, away from the cloudiness. if you look at future cast overnight, look at the split. to the south a lot of clouds. to the north, bright sunshine. that theme continues throughout the day. sunshine and patchy clouds for most of us, but the east end of long island, a little bit more cloudiness. good news for saturday. the storm is shifting offshore.
and in the middle, northern new jersey, new york city, and long island is parltd sunny. so at this hour you're already seeing some rain showers get into ocean county. a little bit more bark than bite on this radar, because it is dry. at the same time you can see some dry air starting to push in from the northwest. some of this down to the south sen hansing the rainfall. thunderstorms offshore. it's all sliding to our south. this is probably our best shot at rain over the next couple of days...
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worst case a shower sneaks into new york city. i am concerned what happened when the storm durals up the -- curls up the coast on saturday. look what happens on this futurecast. we start out with thursday afternoon. the high clouds come in. thursday into friday. a brush of rain may get southern ocean county. a few sprinkles to long island and new york city. north and west, very little impact. clouds and probably some breaks in the clouds as well. that first piece scoots offshore. clouds may thin out friday west. then this second piece where at least clouds are going to get beaches. brighter off to the west. but there are other computer models suggesting that rain may hug the coastline saturday into early sunday morning then exits. questions because we are on the fringe of that system. i will have more at 6:00. sun and high clouds tomorrow. friday nicer north. maybe an early shower especially south of new york city, around 80. saturday into sunday morning, the most dependable part of the weekend would be sunday afternoon as the sto
worst case a shower sneaks into new york city. i am concerned what happened when the storm durals up the -- curls up the coast on saturday. look what happens on this futurecast. we start out with thursday afternoon. the high clouds come in. thursday into friday. a brush of rain may get southern ocean county. a few sprinkles to long island and new york city. north and west, very little impact. clouds and probably some breaks in the clouds as well. that first piece scoots offshore. clouds may...
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that's when the heaviest rain starts to move into new york city. we extend this right through 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning, especially from the city out onto western long island and into the lower hudson valley. you get 3 hours of 1 to 2 inch per hour rainfall and that can really add up quickly. by noontime much of the heaviest rain is off to the east of new york city. by the early afternoon a scattered shower and storm. less humid on wednesday, up to 83. still could be a shower north and west. accuweather forecast for tonight, numerous showers and heavier showers and a thunderstorm developing after midnight, down to 71. could be flash flooding for tuesday partly cloudy, we're down to 70. decent day wednesday. still maybe a pop up afternoon shower. great days coming up for thursday and into friday. heats up over the weekend near 90. >> it is summer. >> yes. >> thank you. >>> laura is up next with sports. >> to baseball. the mets may be riding a two-game losing streak but could have two players back from the dl including david wright. >> baseball pla
that's when the heaviest rain starts to move into new york city. we extend this right through 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning, especially from the city out onto western long island and into the lower hudson valley. you get 3 hours of 1 to 2 inch per hour rainfall and that can really add up quickly. by noontime much of the heaviest rain is off to the east of new york city. by the early afternoon a scattered shower and storm. less humid on wednesday, up to 83. still could be a shower north and west....
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york city. >> reporter: new york city has 100 to 200 cases of legionnaires every year but never in a cluster like this. there will be more cases but city officials believe this outbreak is pretty much behind us. >> we remain confident that this outbreak is contained. >> reporter: and, again, we haven't seen a new infection of legionnaires in ten days, since august 3rd. we don't know exactly where or how it began in early july but health department detectives are working on that. they should have more answers in the next couple of days. reporting live, dave evans, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dave. >>> more or president jimmy carter's fight with cancer. what is next for the 90-year- old depends how widely it has battle it. his family has a long history of pancreatic history. bill clinton tweeted my thoughts and prayers are with president carter and rosalyn today. wishing him a speedy recovery. >>> john kerry is preparing to be the first u.s. secretary of state in 70 years to visit cuba. tomorrow he will officially open this building in havana. it will be the u.s. embassy t
york city. >> reporter: new york city has 100 to 200 cases of legionnaires every year but never in a cluster like this. there will be more cases but city officials believe this outbreak is pretty much behind us. >> we remain confident that this outbreak is contained. >> reporter: and, again, we haven't seen a new infection of legionnaires in ten days, since august 3rd. we don't know exactly where or how it began in early july but health department detectives are working on...
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this may sit over new york city for 3 or 4 hours that. can cause some flooding in poor drainage locations. even during the afternoon after the heaviest rain moves offshore we can still see a scattered shower or thunderstorm. many details in your full accuweather forecast coming up. >> thank you, jeff. you can stay one step ahead of the rain by tracking wit the eyewitness news weather app, which is free. don't forget eyewitness news this morning will be on the air at 4:30 with up to the minute information on the storm and any traffic problems. >>> well, what a wild scene in the bronx river in westchester county today. news copper 7 was the driver of an suv may have swerved to avoid a stalled car when he went over the guardrail and straight into the river. police say he managed to climb out and was standing on top of arrived. tonight. >>> we are learning more about a queens. a driver of a box truck was killed when he headed into oncoming traffic and slammed into several parked cars on francis louse boulevard this morning. this driver identi
this may sit over new york city for 3 or 4 hours that. can cause some flooding in poor drainage locations. even during the afternoon after the heaviest rain moves offshore we can still see a scattered shower or thunderstorm. many details in your full accuweather forecast coming up. >> thank you, jeff. you can stay one step ahead of the rain by tracking wit the eyewitness news weather app, which is free. don't forget eyewitness news this morning will be on the air at 4:30 with up to the...
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in new york city in new york state. we have had it easy in new york city but in newark had 10 90- degree days, newark has had 25 90-degree days. a few miles makes a big difference with respect to that especially because in new york city sometimes we get the refreshing sea breeze coming in later on in the afternoon but in newark you don't get that. so we head outside right now, we check out a view of central park up toward the jackie o reservoir, back up to 88, had fallen down to 86 as a nearby storm spewed out some cooler that storm affected areas up in george washington bridge, inwood, the bronx, middle part of the afternoon, got a brief downpour from that. around 30 miles an hour. the high on the day, 95, that tied the record from 1944, over 70 years ago. the sun setting at 7:52. still steamy tomorrow with a spotty storm mainly over the west of new york city. this type of air mass you can never rule out a shower or thundershower. near normal on wednesday and thursday in terms of temperature but the humidity hangs on a
in new york city in new york state. we have had it easy in new york city but in newark had 10 90- degree days, newark has had 25 90-degree days. a few miles makes a big difference with respect to that especially because in new york city sometimes we get the refreshing sea breeze coming in later on in the afternoon but in newark you don't get that. so we head outside right now, we check out a view of central park up toward the jackie o reservoir, back up to 88, had fallen down to 86 as a nearby...
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general assembly. >>> from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope the whole way. we have a special section on the web site where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny/pope. follow us on facebook and twitter as well. >>> just ahead on "eyewitness news at 6:00," one of the biggest cell phone providers making a big change. what that means for you and your bill. >> a perfect day. temperatures are heating up. >>> verizon wireless started offering a plan to their customers. you get discounted phones with a two-year service contract. if you are willing to pay full price monthly fees for voice, text and data will go down and contract. meteorologist amy freeze is in for lee goldberg with what appears to be on the horizon if wave. >> a heat streak. the next seven days, starting every day. it's almost like arizona in the spring. >> august in new york. >> i comb par it to arizona. they had massive storms through tucson. look at this fantastic picture. as the storms were passing, a rainbow form. this photographer on his facebook page sai
general assembly. >>> from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope the whole way. we have a special section on the web site where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny/pope. follow us on facebook and twitter as well. >>> just ahead on "eyewitness news at 6:00," one of the biggest cell phone providers making a big change. what that means for you and your bill. >> a perfect day. temperatures are heating...
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had .4 of an inch in new york city. other parts of the area saw an inch like northern new jersey and north shore of long island. these are all the storm reports whether it's wind or 2-inch hail. trees knocked down all across the north shore. this afternoon these are all the storm reports. storms bypass us to the north. even tornado warnings over parts of new england. we're more fortunate this afternoon. but there are still a few thunderstorms over southern ocean county for the next few hours. august at its best tomorrow. partly to mostly sunny, warm, dry. this late week storm, still more evidence tonight that the bulk of that is going to stay to our south. there are the highs today. very warm, upper 80s and lower 90s. right now we're at 73, kingston. 63 in monticello ready to dip in to the 50s. 77 at norwalk. 78 in nor -- in yonkers. 73 at 7:00 in the morning. patchy clouds at times tomorrow. nice breeze out of humidity stays low and highs in the mid and upper 80s. still higher dew point air, more humidity and it's just
had .4 of an inch in new york city. other parts of the area saw an inch like northern new jersey and north shore of long island. these are all the storm reports whether it's wind or 2-inch hail. trees knocked down all across the north shore. this afternoon these are all the storm reports. storms bypass us to the north. even tornado warnings over parts of new england. we're more fortunate this afternoon. but there are still a few thunderstorms over southern ocean county for the next few hours....
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also a couple showers especially south and east of new york city. so high clouds and sunshine tomorrow. 85 degrees. there is the storm off to the south. nicer to the north on friday. more clouds to the south. here is a closer look. a few showers tomorrow night over ocean county. friday is not total overcast. sunshine and high clouds. saturday, showing a lot of the clouds offshore. southwest wind tomorrow will be like. a good boating day. sixty-nine to start the day tomorrow. mostly sunny and dry and pleasant. more high clouds as the day goes on. late at night, south of the city, we may see a little bit of rain. friday is a mixture of sunshine and clouds. more sunshine to the north. cloudy on the coast of saturday. not total overcast. sunday looking like the better half of the weekend. partly sunny and 84. rain looking no closer to the beaches on saturday. still some hope for a couple good beach stays. >>> members of the wabc news team taking part in a very special event in manhattan tonight. kimberly richardson with the boys and girls club of americ
also a couple showers especially south and east of new york city. so high clouds and sunshine tomorrow. 85 degrees. there is the storm off to the south. nicer to the north on friday. more clouds to the south. here is a closer look. a few showers tomorrow night over ocean county. friday is not total overcast. sunshine and high clouds. saturday, showing a lot of the clouds offshore. southwest wind tomorrow will be like. a good boating day. sixty-nine to start the day tomorrow. mostly sunny and...
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new york city has largely ignored those with mental health problems. tonight a groundbreaking campaign by city hall that will affect tens of thousands of people including homeless people. mayor de blasio now pouring millions of dollars in to try to tackle the problem. here is stacey sager. >> reporter: 10:30 this morning on east 125th and lex where an emotionally disturbed homeless man is restrained by police. they wait for medical help. ask anyone in east harlem, he is one of many that the homeless situation has exploded here in recent weeks largely because of k 2, a synthetic marijuana causing some to lash out. this woman, a recovering addict herself explaining the problem. >> they don't want to go in the shelter because they want to smoke the k 2 constantly. >> it is making it that much worse. >> over 700 visits to emergency rooms in the city were occurring over the past several months. >> we are very focused on the k 2 problem. >> reporter: mayor de blasio and his administration a few hours later at a round table at city hall hoping to mention the
new york city has largely ignored those with mental health problems. tonight a groundbreaking campaign by city hall that will affect tens of thousands of people including homeless people. mayor de blasio now pouring millions of dollars in to try to tackle the problem. here is stacey sager. >> reporter: 10:30 this morning on east 125th and lex where an emotionally disturbed homeless man is restrained by police. they wait for medical help. ask anyone in east harlem, he is one of many that...
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tomorrow there could be scattered thunderstorms mainly west of new york city. i expect it to be more organized and widespread late tomorrow night and especially into the day on friday. temperature is 80. humidity way up there at 71%. it's easy for the atmosphere to produce downpours when human is that high. high on the day up to 87 after a morning low of 77. the sun going down before 7:50. storms stay spotty through tomorrow. if you happen to fall under a spot and it sits over you for a while, you get heavy downpours mainly west of new york city. downpours develop by friday morning in a more widespread fashion from west to east for the friday morning commute and some rain may be heavy enough to cause flooding through friday and into friday night as well. 81 morristown. 81 downtown shore in belmar. dew points are in the oppressive category. we have flash flood warning in effect for the eastern tip of somerset county just because we have standing water in that area. it's gradually receding now since that rainfall has come to an end pretty much. that storm cell ha
tomorrow there could be scattered thunderstorms mainly west of new york city. i expect it to be more organized and widespread late tomorrow night and especially into the day on friday. temperature is 80. humidity way up there at 71%. it's easy for the atmosphere to produce downpours when human is that high. high on the day up to 87 after a morning low of 77. the sun going down before 7:50. storms stay spotty through tomorrow. if you happen to fall under a spot and it sits over you for a while,...
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there could be a heavier gustier storm north and west of new york city. we'll track it for you on the future cast. you'll wake up to sunshine tomorrow morning. during the course of the day th the front approaching from the west. there could be maybe just a scattered or isolated shower during the afternoon north and west for the city. tomorrow evening into tomorrow night we look for a line of storms to approach from the west and the north and it'll tend to weaken by the time it gets into new york city and the i-95 corridor and there could be a scattered shower or storm lingering before a dryer air mass moves in tuesday. tuesday will be warm. up near 90 in spots. the humidity will have lowered by then. lows down to 73 in the park and you're already in the 60s north and west and you'll stay there. you'll get in the low 60s in monticello and sussex. highs tomorrow 90 in and 92 at morris town and the low 90s at newark. 86 on the island at islip. recapping this beach and boating forecast for tomorrow. the rip current risk is high. just be careful. stay out of t
there could be a heavier gustier storm north and west of new york city. we'll track it for you on the future cast. you'll wake up to sunshine tomorrow morning. during the course of the day th the front approaching from the west. there could be maybe just a scattered or isolated shower during the afternoon north and west for the city. tomorrow evening into tomorrow night we look for a line of storms to approach from the west and the north and it'll tend to weaken by the time it gets into new...
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. >> what we find here, new york city, and what they continue to find in new orleans is that there are hundreds and thousands of people that are still waiting to return home that still have unmet needs. >> reporter: with ten years passing since the devastation of katrina, and coming up on three years since sandy left havoc in its path. >> our aim is to not have a ten year anniversary where there are still families and homeowners waiting to return home. >> reporter: and friends of rockaway hope to return the 80- year-old homeowner to her home in a couple of weeks. reporting live in howard beach, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thanks tim. >>> a mixed verdict today in the rape trial of a graduate of an exclusive new england prep school. >> guilty. >> you say he is guilty? >> yes. >> reporter: 19-year-old owen labree over in tears. he was convicted of lesser sex offenses against a 15-year-old freshman girl. he was bound for harvard and now faces up to 11 years in prison. >>> new details emerging about the deadly attack of two journalists down in virginia. for the first time,
. >> what we find here, new york city, and what they continue to find in new orleans is that there are hundreds and thousands of people that are still waiting to return home that still have unmet needs. >> reporter: with ten years passing since the devastation of katrina, and coming up on three years since sandy left havoc in its path. >> our aim is to not have a ten year anniversary where there are still families and homeowners waiting to return home. >> reporter: and...
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. >>> the case of biker road rage that shocked new york city. tonight strong punishment for an off duty undercover new york cop that participated in the violence against a driver and his family on the west side highway two years ago. two years behind bars for that former cop convicted of assault and riot. here is eyewitness news reporter darla miles. >> reporter: a state supreme court judge says revenge pure and simple was on the mind of wojciech braszczok when he delivered two round house kicks to this s.u.v. while alexian lean and his family were inside. he did his part to terrorize them and damage property said the judge as he sentenced the 34-year-old to two years city jail time. the now former undercover nypd narcotics detective was convicted in june of assault, coercion and criminal mirs chief back in september of 2013. after seeing mr. lean run over a man, the bikers coalesced into a gang. the maximum sentence seven years but the judge gave him credit for not participating in the assault and 13 years in the -- 13 years as a cop. the distr
. >>> the case of biker road rage that shocked new york city. tonight strong punishment for an off duty undercover new york cop that participated in the violence against a driver and his family on the west side highway two years ago. two years behind bars for that former cop convicted of assault and riot. here is eyewitness news reporter darla miles. >> reporter: a state supreme court judge says revenge pure and simple was on the mind of wojciech braszczok when he delivered two...
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those 19 shootings happened in new york city yesterday and today. three of those people were killed. the shootings last night took place at a party in east new york. a party in memory of a little girl who died. >> now, the other shootings spread around brooklyn and the bronx. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson it is in east new york tonight. kemberly? >> reporter: sandra, one year it was the disney themed, each year plenty of candy. shamia lived on the corner of crescent. this home is now part of an extensive crime scene. she was 12 years old. she had an asthma attack and died three years ago. each year her family holds a memorial celebration. that is what was going on last night when bullets started flying. >> boom, boom being boom. >> reporter: by the time the bullets stopped flying on stanley avenue, six women and three men were hit in the neck, legs and arms. >> as i was walking to the car, you heard shots fired and everybody -- you see everybody scattered. >> the youngest 1, oldest 38. >> >> reporter: he was one of the ones shot. >> y
those 19 shootings happened in new york city yesterday and today. three of those people were killed. the shootings last night took place at a party in east new york. a party in memory of a little girl who died. >> now, the other shootings spread around brooklyn and the bronx. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson it is in east new york tonight. kemberly? >> reporter: sandra, one year it was the disney themed, each year plenty of candy. shamia lived on the corner of crescent....
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the city parks department notes that skunks are native to new york and part of the city's wildlife. >> just don't upset them. >> surprised some of those subway rats didn't eat them. >> yeah, because they are bigger. >>> so nothing was stinky about the weather today. it was perfect. >> and tomorrow is going to be adorable, too. i like that. >> i have to give credit to our producers. >> exactly. but seemingly all of new york city has gathered outside of our studio because the weather so nice today. let's take a look. wow. this is the healthiest charge we have had. >> nice. >> and it's all for you, jeff. >> oh, yeah. no, it's not for me. it is for the nice weather that we have. i take credit for nothing. 73 right now. humidity at 59%. so humidity has stayed low. it will stay low into the day tomorrow. the high got up to 82 during the afternoon after a morning low of 68. look at these people out here. this is great. normal high this time of year is 84. we are two degrees shy of that today. 99 the record back in 2001 and the sun is setting these days at 8:04. so another nice day shaping up
the city parks department notes that skunks are native to new york and part of the city's wildlife. >> just don't upset them. >> surprised some of those subway rats didn't eat them. >> yeah, because they are bigger. >>> so nothing was stinky about the weather today. it was perfect. >> and tomorrow is going to be adorable, too. i like that. >> i have to give credit to our producers. >> exactly. but seemingly all of new york city has gathered outside...
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i think it's several hours before we see these storms get close to new york city. you see this high resolution future cast showing much of the action. after midnight into the morning commute we'll see storms get closer to the coast. this swirl of low pressure here, this one here had a shoving match and fronts in between try to get to the coast or they fall apart or can't get off the coast. tomorrow is a transition day. thunder threat continues from the city east ward during the midday and early afternoon and then it will clear the coast by tomorrow. wednesday a great day. we'll start a beautiful stretch of weather with low humidity and the low 80s. your accuweather forecast looks like this, mostly cloudy and muggy, a few thunderstorms around tonight 72. tomorrow 8 #6. -- 86. the morning clouds will break for sun. 67 tomorrow night, lower humidity. coming up at 5:30, once we get past tomorrow afternoon will we have a prolonged dry stretch? the humidity stay away until sunday? will we have tropical storm erica tonight or tomorrow? more on that coming up in your next
i think it's several hours before we see these storms get close to new york city. you see this high resolution future cast showing much of the action. after midnight into the morning commute we'll see storms get closer to the coast. this swirl of low pressure here, this one here had a shoving match and fronts in between try to get to the coast or they fall apart or can't get off the coast. tomorrow is a transition day. thunder threat continues from the city east ward during the midday and early...
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has the biggest out break in new york city history peaked? some say it has. jim dolan with the latest. >> the mayor among them. he insists the city has gotten control of the legionnaires' outbreak even as two more tested positive. one of them here at the daughters of jacob nursing home where the elderly are at greatest risk. >> reporter: charlie lives at the daughters of jacob nursing home in the south bronx and like a lot of people here, he doesn't share the mayor's rosy optimism. >> what's very important to note is we have no evidence over the last few days of any new cases of legionnaires'. the last day someone became sick with legionnaires' was august 3rd. >> reporter: the mayor showed charts that shows the legionnaires' outbreak in the south bronx in decline. still, there are 113 cases now. two more people died for a total of 12 and now 12 cooling towers have tested positive, two more than the end of last week. the state has gotten more involved. >> i am comfortable with the state's action. i think we have been aggressive. i think the aggressiveness was
has the biggest out break in new york city history peaked? some say it has. jim dolan with the latest. >> the mayor among them. he insists the city has gotten control of the legionnaires' outbreak even as two more tested positive. one of them here at the daughters of jacob nursing home where the elderly are at greatest risk. >> reporter: charlie lives at the daughters of jacob nursing home in the south bronx and like a lot of people here, he doesn't share the mayor's rosy optimism....
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in new york city. the heat wave is going to be winding down. humidity will more than make up for it. we could be talking big storms by the end of the week. >>> topless women in times square causing quite a commotion today, a lot of double takes. sparking debate over whether bare breasts should be legal on the streets of new york city. these women with their breasts painted working the crowd and posing for pictures notorious for cash tips. this may be surprising but it's not illegal for the women to go topless in the city. times square is an attraction for families, many with children, and that's a problem for some visitors. >> reporter: a naked woman showing her body painted, i don't see anything wrong with it. i consider myself a decent woman. >> look how many people are here with kids. i'd totally avoid this whole area. >> she's got the courage to walk around. she's promoting it. >> many say the problem in times square is all of the aggressive panhandlers in costume and out. mayor de blasio says the
in new york city. the heat wave is going to be winding down. humidity will more than make up for it. we could be talking big storms by the end of the week. >>> topless women in times square causing quite a commotion today, a lot of double takes. sparking debate over whether bare breasts should be legal on the streets of new york city. these women with their breasts painted working the crowd and posing for pictures notorious for cash tips. this may be surprising but it's not illegal for...
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york city. the new jersey bound lanes on the lower level closed until 5:00 tomorrow morning. closures will continue every night through saturday, this to remove construction platforms. next week the closures will switch to the inbound lanes. >>> a man beaten and stabbed in front of his family tonight. new video of a roadside fight. what happened in the minutes before road rage turned violent. >> plus a house explodes and collapses. what caused it to come crashing down? >> we go live outside. a soaking coming late tonight. what's in store for the rest of the work week? >>> following some breaking news. this is the scene in ferguson, missouri right now. the st. louis police department now in charge of what's happening down there. protesters gathering in ferguson. last night, over the weekend, the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of michael brown. it was all peaceful until last night a man started firing. they shot him. he's now in critical condition. protesters gathering. police now in t
york city. the new jersey bound lanes on the lower level closed until 5:00 tomorrow morning. closures will continue every night through saturday, this to remove construction platforms. next week the closures will switch to the inbound lanes. >>> a man beaten and stabbed in front of his family tonight. new video of a roadside fight. what happened in the minutes before road rage turned violent. >> plus a house explodes and collapses. what caused it to come crashing down? >>...
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three times in new york city since friday. a big push now for geo fencing. here's eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer. >> reporter: the close call with a drone this time came overnight when a shuttle america from richmond was coming in for a landing at jfk. >> say again. >> drone on the runway. >> reporter: friday a jetblue pilot reported a drone within 100 feet of the cockpit. and later that day a drone startled a delta pilot: >> 100 feet below us. >> reporter: three in as many days. it concerns veteran commercial and military pilots like j.p. tristani an aviation consultant. >> sooner our later you're going to have one ingist in an -- ingested in an engine. >> reporter: using technology called geo fencing built into the drone software. >> it doesn't let them fly in certain places within 2 miles of an airport, above 500 feet over the empire state building or the pentagon. it's cheap, it doesn't >> reporter: he believes the faa should require this of the makers and sellers of drones. >> the largest seller of drones is willing to do it already. >> reporter
three times in new york city since friday. a big push now for geo fencing. here's eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer. >> reporter: the close call with a drone this time came overnight when a shuttle america from richmond was coming in for a landing at jfk. >> say again. >> drone on the runway. >> reporter: friday a jetblue pilot reported a drone within 100 feet of the cockpit. and later that day a drone startled a delta pilot: >> 100 feet below us. >>...
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very close to new york city. it's going to be super close. i think they'll be moving out after sunrise. outside we go right now. we have a partly to mostly cloudy sky out there. warm night. 82. the humidity is climbing a little bit. we have a southwest wind at 9. it's going to be a warm toasty night, comfortable night out there until it showers. 90 degrees the high today after being at 89 the past three days. six degrees above average. there are your sunrise and sunset times for pretty nice tuesday. gets off to a little bit of a shaky start. then just a popup storm in the afternoon. the humidity is sticking around in to tomorrow. i will say this, after lunchtime i think you'll notice the humidity coming down. nothing too widespread. wednesday is the best best. lots of sunshine, low humidity. just clouding over. and there is the threat of a cooler rain coming in to finish off the work week. 93 in poughkeepsie. 88 in islip. these are today 's highs. newark is going on a seven-day heat wave. 91 in belmar. temperatures ranging from 83 riverdale,
very close to new york city. it's going to be super close. i think they'll be moving out after sunrise. outside we go right now. we have a partly to mostly cloudy sky out there. warm night. 82. the humidity is climbing a little bit. we have a southwest wind at 9. it's going to be a warm toasty night, comfortable night out there until it showers. 90 degrees the high today after being at 89 the past three days. six degrees above average. there are your sunrise and sunset times for pretty nice...
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there are a couple of specks on radar north and east of new york city. most remain dry. there is the cold front slowly inching through the area 15 miles per hour. this low is sweeping that front through. you have to watch out for the earn edge of cloud cover that may spill into parts of the northern and western suburbs during the afternoon. not a big deal. notice the according around the low. 50s in the upper great lakes. the lower humidity does get in. it's really the best of both world. nice thursday as well, lower 80s and another beauty t. a couple of clouds during the sank especially north and west. here is the accuweather forecast. the early storm threat is over becoming mostly clear, less humid. tomorrow 85, brilliant sunshine. clouds around west of new york city. comfy tomorrow night. more of the same on wednesday. lower 80s to finish up the workweek. here comes the heat. nice last weekend of august. a spot storm especially into monday. hot and humid into september. >> nice forecast you got going join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, w
there are a couple of specks on radar north and east of new york city. most remain dry. there is the cold front slowly inching through the area 15 miles per hour. this low is sweeping that front through. you have to watch out for the earn edge of cloud cover that may spill into parts of the northern and western suburbs during the afternoon. not a big deal. notice the according around the low. 50s in the upper great lakes. the lower humidity does get in. it's really the best of both world. nice...
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and it's mainly west of new york city again. downpours will develop in a more widespread fashion friday morning or by friday morning west to east. some of that rain maybe heavy enough to cause flooding in poor drainage, urban locations, low flash flood watching is in effect for western parts of union county until 5:45, extreme eastern somerset until 7:30. here is the cell that sad over western union county for hours finally showing signs of movement, finally moving north of i-78. now it's stuck between i-78 and i-80 through central parts of morris county, but weakening -- weakening thankfully at the same time. at 5:02, multiple water rescues on diamond hill road between valley view and mountain in berkeley heights. i can't emphasize enough if you see standing water, you are driving, turn around. do not try to drive in the water. over three inches, nearly 4 inches of rain on u.s. 22 and parts of u.s. 22 are shut down near scotch plains. radar and satellite from the eastern half of the country not looking pretty. there is a lot of
and it's mainly west of new york city again. downpours will develop in a more widespread fashion friday morning or by friday morning west to east. some of that rain maybe heavy enough to cause flooding in poor drainage, urban locations, low flash flood watching is in effect for western parts of union county until 5:45, extreme eastern somerset until 7:30. here is the cell that sad over western union county for hours finally showing signs of movement, finally moving north of i-78. now it's stuck...
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york city. eyewitness news reporter darla miles with the story. she is in red hook, brooklyn. darla. >> reporter: police are sure the shooting happened in the courtyard behind me at this private apartment complex was in retaliation for a shooting that happened in the overnight hours on monday. but here is the thing, they say the intended target lived in red hook houses which is at least a block down that street. >> they were standing here, waiting for the chinese people to come and my son heard a shot. >> reporter: it was the first of a barrage of bullets aimed at this red hook home monday night. three women and two men in the crosshairs. >> like this, trying to push everybody into the house and opened the door at the same time and my daughter came to the door and she heard them screaming. she opened the door, they fell into the house and the shooter shot her. >> reporter: these are smith's injured children, 20-year-old devin callahan and 22-year-old deanna smith. released from the hospital earl
york city. eyewitness news reporter darla miles with the story. she is in red hook, brooklyn. darla. >> reporter: police are sure the shooting happened in the courtyard behind me at this private apartment complex was in retaliation for a shooting that happened in the overnight hours on monday. but here is the thing, they say the intended target lived in red hook houses which is at least a block down that street. >> they were standing here, waiting for the chinese people to come and...
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when we come back, we head to the streets of new york city. the latest phase of mayor de blasio's vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. is it working? apparently it is. new york city's transportation commissioner joins us when we come back. >> actions are being taken to save lives here on queens boulevard that should have happened long ago. no longer will anyone's life be threatened simply by virtue of walking or biking or driving on this street. >> mayor de blasio unveiling a $100 million safety plan for queens boulevard, a street so dangerous, so lethal, it's come to be called the boulevard of death. the safety campaign part of the mayor's quarter-billion-dollar vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. joining us this morning to talk about that and more, new york city's transportation commissioner, polly trottenberg. commissioner, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> before we get into this, you listened to senator menendez's interview. you were involved when the first tunnel was scrapped by g
when we come back, we head to the streets of new york city. the latest phase of mayor de blasio's vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. is it working? apparently it is. new york city's transportation commissioner joins us when we come back. >> actions are being taken to save lives here on queens boulevard that should have happened long ago. no longer will anyone's life be threatened simply by virtue of walking or biking or driving on this street. >> mayor de blasio...
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. >> also, what a welcome, pope francis gets the new york treatment ahead of his visit to new york city. the amazing mets. the play you just have >> for decades, he has been a man called into new york's tensest situations. lieutenant jack cambria has been involved in every major negotiation in recent memory including those popularized on the big screen. today, after three decades, he is handing in his badge. eyewitness news reporter dave evans has his story. >> reporter: after 33 years, lieutenant jack cambria walked out of police headquarters. he joined the department in 1982 and learned on the beat, it is important to be nice. instead of frowning, say good morning. >> people looking at me, i was looking at them. morning. good morning officer. oh my goodness. this stuff works. >> reporter: for the last 14 years, he ran the hostage negotiation team. the actor john tuturo played him in the taking of pelham 123. >> i know what i am doing. >> he became jack from his suit to his yellow tie and blue shirt and mannerisms and jack was on the set. >> we have confirmation that one firefighter is
. >> also, what a welcome, pope francis gets the new york treatment ahead of his visit to new york city. the amazing mets. the play you just have >> for decades, he has been a man called into new york's tensest situations. lieutenant jack cambria has been involved in every major negotiation in recent memory including those popularized on the big screen. today, after three decades, he is handing in his badge. eyewitness news reporter dave evans has his story. >> reporter: after...
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department of homeland security. >>> the owner of the new york city news has decided to hold on selling the paper. moral suckerman said he has taken the tabloid off the market. he has owned the daily news since 1993 says he met with several potential buyers before deciding to keep the paper. he says he will move forward when -- with renewed focus on the news as digital operations. diana. >>> always stuck in traffic? turns out there's a reason. traffic volume in this country right now is at a record high. that's according to new numbers that were just released by the federal highway administration. u.s. travelers actually drove more than 1.54 trillion -- trillion with a t. miles in the first half of 2015. now that beats the previous record of 1.5 trillion miles that was set back in 2007. the nation's driving is increased for 16 months in a row and america's driving doubles nearly every generation. you're still going to be waiting in traffic. the new data also shows that 275.13 billion miles were driven last month. the most ever in a june of any year. sade? >>> well, wildfires are raging
department of homeland security. >>> the owner of the new york city news has decided to hold on selling the paper. moral suckerman said he has taken the tabloid off the market. he has owned the daily news since 1993 says he met with several potential buyers before deciding to keep the paper. he says he will move forward when -- with renewed focus on the news as digital operations. diana. >>> always stuck in traffic? turns out there's a reason. traffic volume in this country...
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york city. the dew point is straddling between uncomfortable and oppressive. week. air quality not that much better. lows tonight getting down barely below 80 in the city. urban areas don't get much highs tomorrow, we're record. 96 degrees in central park and 94 in morris town and low 90s island. we see relief. we'll talk about that in your full accuweather forecast coming up. >> jeff, we'll see you then. >>> a police standoff has ended in new jersey with the suspect and two victims dead. authorities say the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 7:00. five hours after barricading himself inside a house in warren. the man shot a man and a woman before taking his own life. the people in the neighborhood reported hearing shots earlier in the day. >> i heard a series of loud pops and bangs. i wasn't sure it sounded like gunshots. i really wasn't sure. there was a quick quiet and three more sounds. >> police have not released the identity of the shooter or the victims. it's unclear how
york city. the dew point is straddling between uncomfortable and oppressive. week. air quality not that much better. lows tonight getting down barely below 80 in the city. urban areas don't get much highs tomorrow, we're record. 96 degrees in central park and 94 in morris town and low 90s island. we see relief. we'll talk about that in your full accuweather forecast coming up. >> jeff, we'll see you then. >>> a police standoff has ended in new jersey with the suspect and two...
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call today. >>> we have new information today on the pope's visit to new york city. cardinal dolan confirmed to eyewitness news discussions are underway between the vatican and security officials on a pope mobile ride through the streets. >> where is new york going to see him when he's in some type of motorcade. so in some way while respecting the very legitimate and laudable demands of security with a nod to his desire to be seen in an unfettered way by as many people as possible. >> yeah, considering so many limited tickets asome of those events -- at some of those events. one place that could work is a pope mobile ride through central park during a taping of upclose this afternoon, diana williams asked the cardinal what it's like being in a room with pope francis. >> he would come across as shy and he loves to listen. he comes across as shy, he's very self-conscious about his inability with english. now, i think his english is better than he lets on and i've told him that. we are told he might use a lot of spanish when he's in the united states, but i'm sure he's
call today. >>> we have new information today on the pope's visit to new york city. cardinal dolan confirmed to eyewitness news discussions are underway between the vatican and security officials on a pope mobile ride through the streets. >> where is new york going to see him when he's in some type of motorcade. so in some way while respecting the very legitimate and laudable demands of security with a nod to his desire to be seen in an unfettered way by as many people as...
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we actually managed to reach ninth new york city today. five degrees away from a record high. eight above average. sunset tomorrow at 7:3. a dramatic drop in humidity overnight. still in eastern long island the humidity subpoena. gorgeous weather the rest of the work week, then the heat and humidity try to make a comeback. the front is right over the hamptons and over eastern connecticut. and look what is happening behind the front. ready to drop into the 50s in our far northwestern suburbs. long island is still in mid 70s. low 70s down the shore. 60 in andover, new jersey. the dew points tell the steer. 21-degree rang. 75 and stuffy in montauk. fallish in monticello with that dew point in the 50s. wall-to-wall sunshine tomorrow. a great breeze, low humidity. earlier in the evening hours i tweeted about some storms that flared up along the cold front, westchester and fairfield. still some showers leaving block island, but we're all clearing out for the morning hours. this big swirling area of low pressure dominating our weather. the good news, it's moving to the north. we just
we actually managed to reach ninth new york city today. five degrees away from a record high. eight above average. sunset tomorrow at 7:3. a dramatic drop in humidity overnight. still in eastern long island the humidity subpoena. gorgeous weather the rest of the work week, then the heat and humidity try to make a comeback. the front is right over the hamptons and over eastern connecticut. and look what is happening behind the front. ready to drop into the 50s in our far northwestern suburbs....
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also, new york city takes action to make sure ... reassure residents in the bronx over legionnares disease. >> amy freeze in the accu- weather center tonight. temperatures topping out in the mid 80s . right now, we are numbers. we have 83- degrees. as the sunsets, it is expected to be spectacular. then the heat is on with the high humidity. it will feel like the mid 90s over the weekend. bath. to the low 70s >> well, small earthquakes shook people's nerves in new at 3:30 a.m. it hit at a depth of about 3.5 miles. worried residents flooded 911 with calls. >> earthquake. >> the whole building just shook. >> the whole house shook for about less than ten seconds. >> i know ma'am, it shook our building here too. >> 911 officers could feel it too. it was certainly somewhat strange. >> no injuries were reported. >>> we finally turned a corner in the bronx, the legionnare's outbreak is contained. health officials have the upper hand on the disease. a mobile fan set up to reassure residents. 12 people have died 121 affected. no one has come d
also, new york city takes action to make sure ... reassure residents in the bronx over legionnares disease. >> amy freeze in the accu- weather center tonight. temperatures topping out in the mid 80s . right now, we are numbers. we have 83- degrees. as the sunsets, it is expected to be spectacular. then the heat is on with the high humidity. it will feel like the mid 90s over the weekend. bath. to the low 70s >> well, small earthquakes shook people's nerves in new at 3:30 a.m. it hit...
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by the daybreak tomorrow i do expect a couple of these showers to even work into new york city and during the day tomorrow there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point. it will be a cloudier day. mainly clear this evening, clouds showing up late, could be a shower east of new york city after midnight. down to 71. variably cloudy tomorrow. shower and thunderstorm around. at any point high of 82. brief shower or two tomorrow night. 72. maybe a shower monday morning and we clear things out. warm humid day, highs in the mid-80s and about another few top 10 days. how about we do that wednesday and thursday and maybe even into friday with lower humidity out there. >> make it top 20. >> yeah, if we keep doing that. >>> the ladies have the night off, laura behnke is off, with sports. >> baseball this afternoon on this special day up in the bronx. yankees fans saluting jorge posada. a baseball game, for the yankees break a two-game los you're a parent. i'm a colonel. we're both busy people. so pick up my new hand prepared $20 family fill up meal. eight pieces of original recipe chicken, tw
by the daybreak tomorrow i do expect a couple of these showers to even work into new york city and during the day tomorrow there could be a shower or thunderstorm at any point. it will be a cloudier day. mainly clear this evening, clouds showing up late, could be a shower east of new york city after midnight. down to 71. variably cloudy tomorrow. shower and thunderstorm around. at any point high of 82. brief shower or two tomorrow night. 72. maybe a shower monday morning and we clear things...
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tonight we barely go below 80 in new york city. 60s in the suburbs. tomorrow a couple of degrees warmer than today. 96. to give you a perspective, the record was 95 tomorrow set in 1944. we predict the high temperature to break that record. we will tell when you the heat will come to an end in the seven-day forecast, coming up. >>> you can get weather updates any time. look for our weather planners on your facebook feed. you can download the news and weather apps by searching w abc7ny. >>> a developing story in new jersey, a suspected gunman is in a stand off with police. eyewitness news reporter josh einiger is at the scene in warren, somerset county. josh? >> reporter: sandra, let me set the scene for you. we are at the corner of mountain boulevard and mount bethel road where police have it blocked off. they blocked a perimeter seemingly for miles around the scene. it is way up this road up mount bethel road, flashing lights way in the distance. we will show you pictures from instagram. an eyewitness news viewer posted it on instagram. you can see t
tonight we barely go below 80 in new york city. 60s in the suburbs. tomorrow a couple of degrees warmer than today. 96. to give you a perspective, the record was 95 tomorrow set in 1944. we predict the high temperature to break that record. we will tell when you the heat will come to an end in the seven-day forecast, coming up. >>> you can get weather updates any time. look for our weather planners on your facebook feed. you can download the news and weather apps by searching w abc7ny....
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and i'm very happy to be serving the people of new york city. this is the spot where i like to sit and do my e-mail and check on what's happening. >> so, you sit here? >> yeah, right here. >> this is a nice spot to just do e-mails, read a book. >> i was here last night. >> so i think that does it for our tour here at gracie mansion. chirlane, thank you so much for having us here. >> it was a pleasure. >> it was our pleasure. and i think new yorkers have a greater sense of who you are. so, thank you for joining us here at gracie mansion. i'm sade baderinwa.
and i'm very happy to be serving the people of new york city. this is the spot where i like to sit and do my e-mail and check on what's happening. >> so, you sit here? >> yeah, right here. >> this is a nice spot to just do e-mails, read a book. >> i was here last night. >> so i think that does it for our tour here at gracie mansion. chirlane, thank you so much for having us here. >> it was a pleasure. >> it was our pleasure. and i think new yorkers have...
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new bayer pro ultra omega-3. [music] >>> a violent night in new york city. three people shot, and one is dead. and right now a kill seron the loose. >> tonight the manhunt is on in brooklyn after the shooting tonight on saratoga avenue in brownsville. jim dolan is there. >> reporter: this was a wild scene out here. police still trying to figure out and piece together all the different stories they're thorg figure out exactly what happened. they know a vehicle, a black car, pulled up right here standing. the driver got out, may have been wearing black bandana or a mask. and he walked right up to three young men standing in front of that building right there on saratoga avenue, and he fired several shots. there are five shellicates in front of the building -- building. police trying to figure out targeted. what we know is that a 21-year- old man was shot shotin the chest -- shot in the chest. he was killed. an 18-year-old and 20-year-old were hurt in the arms with bullets. they were taken to brookdale hospital and will recover. this happened on saratoga aeven.
new bayer pro ultra omega-3. [music] >>> a violent night in new york city. three people shot, and one is dead. and right now a kill seron the loose. >> tonight the manhunt is on in brooklyn after the shooting tonight on saratoga avenue in brownsville. jim dolan is there. >> reporter: this was a wild scene out here. police still trying to figure out and piece together all the different stories they're thorg figure out exactly what happened. they know a vehicle, a black car,...
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everyday occurrence in new york city? >> yeah. >> reporter: for first time tourists it's a shock. topless women working the crowds in times square, posing for pictures and walking away with a fist full of dollar bills. torrez, who speaks only spanish told us it's fine because her breasts are painted. [ speaking foreign language ] >> a naked woman showing her body painted, i don't see anything wrong with it. i consider myself a decent woman. for this, you shouldn't judge me. >> reporter: it's not illegal for women to go topless in new york city, but times square has become a major attraction for families. many with young children. >> look around now. look how many people are here with kids including myself. i would totally avoid this whole area if i knew that's what i was walking into. >> this woman insists it's her right to be here. >> i don't know they don't like we are here in times square because we are naked because of the kids. the truth is i'm not doing anything illegal being here. this is nothing illegal. >> reporter: tim tompkins is president of the times square alliance.
everyday occurrence in new york city? >> yeah. >> reporter: for first time tourists it's a shock. topless women working the crowds in times square, posing for pictures and walking away with a fist full of dollar bills. torrez, who speaks only spanish told us it's fine because her breasts are painted. [ speaking foreign language ] >> a naked woman showing her body painted, i don't see anything wrong with it. i consider myself a decent woman. for this, you shouldn't judge me....