another new york city landmark bites the dust. the apple diner closed to force in order to make room for a luxury high-rise. looking sharp and how to find the suit that won't make you sweat in the hot weather. we're going to tell you about that. also one coworker who makes thing just terrible for everyone else on the job. how that behavior could, in fact, be dangerous. that leads me to the facebook question what is your worst work place experience? head to facebook.com/"fox 5 ny" while you're there leave us your comment. also like our page as well as tweet me at antwan fox 5. hello audrey. >> hello antwan another hot day across the tristate area. temperatures above average across the region. we topped it out at 90 across parts of the area. i'll let you know how long the heat is going to continue when "fox 5 news" at 10 continues. [african-style music] take my hand to the land take my hand to the land, whoa-oh! (narrator) only one family goes to incredible lengths to bring the thrills, the adventure and the best of africa back home

of for new york city. ♪ betty: looks like forces are brewing in new york. pimm: a shot from the roof of bloomberg world headquarters. let's turn our attention overseas. -- global currency war allowing a 20% plunge in the currency. signaling a new wave of devaluation. developing nations under increasing pressure from weaker currencies in china and russia. plunging prices for commodity exports such as oil. priceswe have not seen for oil this low since the financial crisis. crude falling to just about $40 a barrel. here is what the former shell president had to say about the recent slump. overproducing and nobody wants to cut back because they want the cash that comes from the sale of oil to either pay their loans or pay shareholders. nobody wants to decrease production, which is only complicate in the problem further. -- complicating the problem further. pimm: joining us now is the middle east director for ashmore group and the former chief economic advisor for the saudi finance minister. some might say that this rests on the saudi's and what they do. where i

is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm erica and we begin with the continued tensions in ferguson, missouri, more protests are planned there today to mark one year since the death of michael brown. some organizers are calling for civil disobedience and comes after a night of gun violence following demonstrations. [gunfire] two teens shot near a memorial to brown and one man is in critical condition after police say he shot a plain clothes officer and diane has more. >> about 2:00 this morning two teenagers walking by the apartment complex near the site where michael brown was shot last year. someone from a back of a vehicle fired at those two teenagers and the two teenagers were struck but sustained nonlife threatening injuries. a few hours before that at about 11:00 shots rang out near a protest on west floricent avenue just as the police chief andre anderson was talking to reporters and it happened when they fired at police and the chief belmar describes what happens. >> the suspect engages them with gunfire at the grill of the car and strike the hood and i don't know i

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]

york city firefighter who considers it a sign of disrespect to work in a new york city fire house on christmas yve or christmas day. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: how would you feel if the fire department and police department didn't show up at that time? >> i represent the union tradesmen in this city, and it was an honor to work through christmas on that 9/11 to give that closure to those people that were on the other side of that gate every morning showing us their pictures of their loved ones. i don't think there was anything better than to go out there and help other people. >> what would the families think of us if we didn't do our job for them? >> jon: on 9/11 when you heard the towers got hit and you were with your colleagues and n.y.p.d. and the fire department, when you guys voted, obviously you needed a super majority to vote to go down there right? you vote. you need a super majority. ( laughter ) >> by one vote we got it. >> jon: did you have to promise things to the other firefighters or other policemen, like just vote with us on this to go down to the towers to save

it is not an insignificant sector in new york city. looking forward, which i guess your kind of focusing on, i think there is a lot of potential for growth in the technology center. one of the things that may not have been obvious because we were just looking at levels, new york city's technology sector has been growing rapidly. we did a blog post on this weeks ago. what is interesting is even though it has been growing rapidly, it is relatively small compared to silicon valley, compared to the seattle area. there is a lot of room for potential for the growth. that seems tongs be characteristic of the tech industry recently is that a while back, and this also pertains to the long island it has become more of an urban phenomenon. one of the reasons new york is seeing the growth, and we are seeing the same thing for example in san francisco versus silicon valley, it has been much more of an urban phenomenon recently. to things like manufacturing and so forth. to the definitely look tech sector as a potential strong source of growth among

. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. from the west coast to the middle part of the country, millions of americans are trying to clean up this morning from severe weather and devastating wildfires. the national weather service today is investigating possible tornados in northern illinois. forecast ers says the risk of more severe will remain for at least the next 24 hours. >>> for the west winds are fuelling wildfires. today 200 active duty soldiers are training to be send to the front lines. one fire has scorched nearly 70,000 acres. the nearby fire has destroyed more than 12,000 acres and entire communities have been forced to evacuate. >> reporter: the massive mobilization included an aerial assault, smoke jumpers leaping into rugged terrain in idaho. in california the fires are punishing. 300 homes are now threatened in this area. resources are stretched thin nationwide as 30,000 firefighters battle blazes. but relief is on the way. soldiers from washington state have been called in to help. for some it's simply too l

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

' disease in new york city history -- at least a dozen people dead now. more than 120 others diagnosed and treated and survived. this morning, a closer look at the city's response and efforts to try to contain the bacteria that had been breeding in cooling towers. >> it was a vote of conscience for me. it'll be a vote of conscience for my colleagues. >> but first, new york senior u.s. senator charles schumer, apparently after much angst and discussion, comes out against the iran nuclear deal, the first democratic senator to come out against this deal, and a big blow for the white house. will enough democrats join republicans to block this deal and hand president obama a rather large defeat? good morning, everyone. i'm bill ritter, in for diana williams. the stage now set for what will likely be a monumental debate and with monumental implications around the world. opponents of this nuclear deal with iran say the agreement might green-light iran to become a nuclear state. >> this agreement sanctions a threshold iranian nuclear state after 10 to 15 years. t

new york city is unlike any other rental market in the country. space is a premium. sometimes my job to make clients see the possibility in a tiny space. >> for anyone in the market to get an apartment. any tips? >> we get a lot of us who come to us, who say, i need, i need, i need. i am going to say, you can, but. then we massage the way that they can get their apartment and make it comfortable for them. >> be ready to bend a little. >> totally. and girl, i know how to make them bend. >> cut. >> reporter: compromise is a recurring theme with clients like randy and daniel. recent college graduates grapple with sticker shock. what do you want to have in your apartment? >> washer/dryer would be nice. >> also a nice living area, space, so we could put a sectional couch. get the 50, 60 inch tv on the wall. >> right. >> the guys are looking for amenities that aren't realistic for their budget of $3,000. i think they're used to their parents house that have great amenities. you are on a college budget or graduated you can't afford these types of things. >> reporter: the br

for a city. >> sreenivasan: but for now, new york city is cracking down. it has expanded the office tasked with investigating complaints of illegal hotels and is proposing higher fines for violators. >> sreenivasan: facebook is offering new tools for political candidates, and your personal account could be used in the process. for the first time, facebook is allowing campaigns to track users' political comments and" likes" to create a master list of target voters and potential donors. facebook has 189 million monthly users in the united states. to discuss the implications of is "new york times" reporter ashley parker. so what can they do besides that one feature now that they couldn't do four yiers ago. >> there's a ton they can do. one of the biggest things is now facebook allows campaigns to upload their voter file, which is the the best of basically voters they hope to target and turn out to vote, to facebook so, they can reach them there. >> sreenivasan: so let's walk through that. i hand in an e-mail address if i go to a political event to a particula

york city. >> and just last month new york city passed what's been called the nation's strongest fair-chance hiring law. merrill raze scales shared her history at the signing. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who has never had a full time job. because my past has held me back. today i see light at the end of that tunnel. i see that candle flickering at me. >> david ariosto reporting there. >>> the nasa spacecraft that recently did a fly-by of pluto has a new target. one of two targets nasa considered. the agency has to review the plan before it's approved. the new horizon captured the most detailed pictures ever as he it flew by. i'm richelle carey. the news continues live from london. thank you for your time, keep it here. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello i'm lauren taylor. coming up. europe's conflicting crisis. >>> and a nationalist protest in ukraine turns violent. >>> we're on the trail with peruvian police as

>> i was in new york city's first ever cava bar. i went to check it out and i have to tell you that it kind of seems like any other bar but it is completely different. and by the way, i brought you some cava. it's made from a root. it's all natural and it's been used for thousands of years. you don't have that intoxicated feeling of the head. ♪ >> it is going to relax your body ♪ ♪ >> do not worry, that is natural. >> this is not your mom is cava. >> after 10 or 15 minutes you're going to feel your body relax. it's a way to kick back and relax and talk to people, meet some cool people and sleep great. >> when you drink it you tear. >> it smells like soil. [laughter] >> it tastes bitter but not bad. >> honestly, i waited for this to kick in. in about 15 minutes that is when it kicked in. i felt that i was in a jacuzzi. >> one of the major differences is the level. the first impressions. [laughter] >> you continue to bring unique things through the door, don't ever stop at. >> thank you. >> leading a p yeah, i'm married. does it

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

the youtube series went viral. >> hey buddy this is new york city. get out of my way or ever give you a knuckle sandwich. c lorraine has been married five times. >> this is the dead husband. those weren't all the men in her life. she said she admittedly has had 35 lovers. obviously when i went to be with her personally asked her. steve. >> if you show them what you have got wi-fi a -- >> buyable lessons like always know your self-worth. >> too much here? >> don't you understand when they walk and they see what you have and they think i will take her and you put out, they put out and you want to know something and of being screwed. >> literally. she brought up the current administration new york city which he says is a big album. why new york has fallen by the wayside specific weight de blasio. she shared her thoughts on him and the administration. tell me the first ready think of. de blasio. lico so if you are at home and you think this lady is great when we show you her feet -- youtube videos give her some life because who doesn't need advice about

from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope. we will have a special section on our web site where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny.com/pope and follow us on facebook and twitter. imagine the pope meeting with the little kids. we do finger painting and we have crayons. so cool. >> and he is so cool. >> he would love it. >> that would be great. >>> time to get a check on the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist bill evans outside the studio. >> good morning. working up a sweat already. have a great day. here is what is happening this morning. that kind of morning already. did you see how he was sweating. get a work out in early. do that today. it will be a morning where you will sweat. even if you go out this time of day, walk the dog, errands to run early, making the commute, dress appropriately, light- colored, loose fitting clothing. here is how it looks outside from our cameras to lower manhattan from brooklyn. 78 degrees. the humidity is high. parts of the area, humidity is at 90. 78 right now. ten warm

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things are looking good in new york city. unfortunately we have a situation on staten island. >> rosanna is on vacation. simone is joining us. >> hi. great to be hanging out with you. greg: we are going to the situation on staten island, a new york city firefighter is shot twice in the leg while responding to a reported fire and started by a gunman. >> reporter: lidia is on the scene. >> good morning, this is still a very chaotic busy scene here. a lot of emergency responders behind me. a short time ago we learned who the suspect is. he is 38 year ode garland tyree page. he wrote a posting a half hour of the shooting began. he wrote today i die. a lot of his friends and family have been commenting about on the post and staying don't do it. very, very tragic scene what happened here. it started at 6:00 this morning. take a look here. dozens of police officers and firefighters. so it started around 6:00 this morning. the u.s. marshalls came out to 15 destiny court to arrest him and he has a very long wrap sheet for drug possess

is new york city falling behind on fixing public parks? a backlog of work orders seems to show just that and it could put you and your kids' safety at risk. >> as the i-team's chris glorioso explains, how fast your local playground gets fixed may depend on where you live. >> reporter: the i-team obtained a list of thousands of city parks' work orders, and in it we found we often take months, even more than a year to fix serious playground problems. how about 477 days and counting to fix cracks in the pavement that could twist an ankle. just try and follow a 5-year-old, darting and dancing across brooklyn's hickman playground. his little feet are hard to keep up with, but look closer at the ground he's playing on. cracks, crevices, and zig zags in the pavement are all over this park and the city has known about the trip hazard. there was a work order to fix them open for more than 477 days. >> if they do know about it, shame on them for not taking care of it. it's not right to our children, to us. >> reporter: the trip hazards are on a list

ernie: we have 82 degrees in new york city. nick will be along in a moment with another nice forecast for tomorrow. here's what else is happening in the news. james holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing 12 people in a colorado movie theatre. his life was life plus 3,300 years. the capsized fishing boat that went missing yesterday off sandy hook, new jersey, has been found. the captain of the ship has not. it's not clear if anyone was on the boat when it sank. the search resumes tomorrow. >> a new case of legionnaires' disease has been confirmed at new york presbyterian medical center in manhattan. state and city officials are working to find the source of the infection. it's unclear if it's connected to the recent deadly outbreak in the bronx. >> the wild week on wall street continued today. this time it produced a 619-point gain for the dow. it is the best day for the market in four years and ends a six-day slump. analysts say the volatility isn't over. expect the big swings to continue. that's what's ha

pope francis is visiting new york city and d. c. right now the ban is only in effect in philadelphia. from washington to new york city to philadelphia, eyewitness news will be with the pope. we have a special section on our website where you can find the pope's full schedule. head to abc7ny.com/pope and follow us on facebook and twitter. >>> 6:48. it is time to check the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist bill evans is back outside of our studios on the upper west side. >> before the rain it felt really humid, good morning everyone. and mow it feels like it's -- now it feels a little less humid. we're seeing that the sun is going to start breaking out here. itst already breaking out across western new jersey and sunshine is headed your way now. here's a look from our camera in brooklyn looking back to the west. there's breaks of sun in there. that will be coming our way. the humidity has dropped a little more. last hour it was 87%. the hour before that 91 and the winds are going to go north to a northwest wind. that will really

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.

. >> in new york city this year, had hillary clinton said there's way too much money in politics. is there too much money in politics? if so, how do you correct it? >> i believe making a donation is a constitutional rate on freedom of speech. i think with he need more transparency is your federal elections systems today. some states have 100% trance pare transparency. it's disclosed to the voters. i think that is an important step to take in the right direction. in terms of hillary clinton, she's actively campaigning for her super pac to support her campaign. you have to walk the walk and talk the talk, and she's just not doing that right now. >> what's your relationship like with speaker boehner and the committee chairs and leadership in the house? >> i have a lot of support from leadership and the speaker. i spoke to him early about ensuring i get appointments to the house armed services committee, education and work horse. i made the case why it was so important for me to have a seat at the table to protect and strengthen forth drum, the most deployed unit in the u.s. army. i a

especially new york city and long island beaches. dangerous current once again. >> thank you, raphael. thank you for joining us this sunday morning. see you next saturday at 6:00 a.m. meet the press is next. >>> this sunday, face to face with donald trump. >> are we in a reality show? >> no, that is not reality, this is the real deal. >> my interview with the man leading the polls on birtherism, isis and his plan on illegal immigration. >> it will work out so well, you will be so happy. in four years you'll be interviewing me and say what a great job you've done, president trump. >>> also is hillary's campaign in crisis. e-mails, sinking poll numbers, questions about trust. iowa voters are saying this about hillary's troubles. >> we're now down to rumors of gore and that's got to stink. >> all of it has led to talk of joe biden and the rise of this man, senator bernie sanders. he joins me live. >>> finally, how much fried food can you get for $50 at the iowa state fair? it turns out way too much. joining me for insight and analysis t

all of my family supports were in new york city. it was difficult for my two boys, they left their dad. but their dad traveled back and forth to new york city. from atlanta to be there for them, my old oest son which is the one whom generate contact wh human services name is trey he found it most difficult. he was raised with his dad, of course, if you can imagine it was a disruption in the family. i sought help and support for my family challenges. my son was attending family counseling, and we were -- we were getting some supports that we needed. but i can tell you that the move to new york city and a separation from his father was difficult, and it was challenging. thereby generating aggressive behavior to my son in which i continuously sought help with. i began to ask every week about services, individual services for my son. i was told that those services were not available immediately. we were on a wait list. we stayed on the wait list before we could actually get off of that wait list, there was an altercation that occurred b

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 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 on the southern f

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now to the latest on the legionnaires' outbreak, and the crisis is in new york city, but the emergency response is now moving statewide with new rules for building cooling towers across the state and cbs 2 tony aiello has the story. >> reporter: it's been the busiest 11 days anyone at clarity water technology can remember. >> 24/7, nights, weekends, continuous work. >> reporter: after the city ordered the move to step the legionnaires' outbreak that has killed 12, they have been working nonstop, and now the cuomo administration is requiring landlords statewide to register, inspect, and clean cooling towers to reduce the conditions for the legionnaires' bacteria. last fall it was pointed out that the cases increased 230% from 2002-2011 and wrote greater effort may be warranted on the upkeep of cooling towers. >> i think we were slow to react and having said that, it's time to react and be proactive, and i think the health department is doing that. >> reporter: clarity water solutions is hearing from conditioned landlords, and there's a good chance it will expand to other states. making

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it's new york city. you have to adapt. >> reporter: work is expected to wrap up here on the e, f, m and r september 4. why this time, why right now in summer? because historically this period of time has the lowest ridership of the year. we're live in jackson heights, marc santia, news 4 new york. >> all right, marc, thank you. >>> one more transit note. there were also delays on the brooklyn bridge this morning. chopper 4 overhead where a car overturned on the brooklyn bound side on the span. the accident shut down lanes until around 8:30 this morning. >>> right now on staten island, a search is under way for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. police say this happened when that man snack into the girl's home. news 4's lori bordonaro. >> reporter: good afternoon. we've learned 32-year-old daniel niateo is from the area but police are trying to track him down. we've been showing his picture to people around here but so far no one's seen him. on the lookout. residents of this port rich

in new york city. ten people have died and 100 others are infected. >>> it's a sweeping order from the mayor of new york city. all water cooling towers in the city must be tested for legionnaires' disease bacteria. >> we're doing this out of an abundance of caution. everyone understands the outbreak has been limited to one community in our city. >> reporter: health officials believe the cooling towers are the source of the outbreak. >> there is no risk to our drinking water. there is no risk to our water supply. >> reporter: but a top researcher recently told us more testing is needed and questioned the source of the bacteria. . >> although i don't have all of the data but i will tell you in the early '80s we reported where the source of legionnaires' disease came from and it came from the drinking water, despite the fact that the prevailing theory was that it came from cooling towers. >> reporter: >> for a cooling tower outbreak usually there are a lot of cases in a fairly short period of time and tha

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

york city next month. the pastry shop is whipping up a black and white cookie with an edible picture of the pontiff on top. there is culinary precedent heren the family-owned business first got inspiration in 2008, making the same cookie for pope nedict to honor his mass at yankee stadium. >> two things we hope to get out of this, number one, that the pope blesses our cookie, and mber two that he tak a bite doof our cookie. >> botsh of those would be pretty good, i would imagine. pope cookie is only available for walk-in customers and well worth a visit. >> it looks really tasty. i'm just a little afraid to eat the pope's face. of. it's a little disconcerting, right? >> a lot of excitement. >>> a member of the national guard who lives on long island gets a special honor for her part in saving the lives of two young boys. >>> but first, here's a look at what's on nbc tonight and then shiba and i will see you again at 11:00. >>> lester holt joins us with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> so an

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

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

new york city looks good. it's pretty. this is all compliments of drone force 2 flying up and over sunset park looking good out there. [ music ] >> let's talk about the headlines and how we see things coming together. we'll be using the drones throughout the newscast here as we move forward just incorporate, the technology. temperatures going way up. the water will be drawing you, water temperatures even on the south shore of long island where we have the coolest water temperatures around montauk, somewhere in the lower 70s. i checked coopers beach. they came in at 74.2 degrees today. that's pretty nice and you were hitting the 880 mark well south around cape make -- 80- degree mark well south around cape may. nice weekend. saturday warm sunshine, sun and cloud mix, partly sunny with a slight chance for a bit of rain during the afternoon. 85 to 89. sunday a warm finish 85 to 88 and less chance of a rain shower on sunday. the mountains bumping the rain chance from 20% of the shoreline to 30% for the mountains. it's only bec

that's even after pope francis leaves new york city. steve: many colleges around the country today, it was moving in day. at hofstra, students began arriving early this morning, wheeling in carts filled with their personal belongings. that's a lot of stuff. hofstra welcoming more than 1700 incoming freshmen with a series of events to get familiar with on campus life. students we spoke to, as you'd imagine, are pretty darned excited. >> definitely very excited to be here. coming from florida, like to new york and this being the first time being here is really exciting. >> this is my dream school. i never thought this would happen. to be moving in, i've never been more excited. steve: once you're done with college, you'll be forever jealous of kids moving into college for the rest of your life. i can tell you that straight up right now. i was watching kids move to nyu today. classes begin next weekend. that's a long week to get used to college life. >> coming up, he's taking jazz to a whole new standard. a legendary bassist shares his mas

we can see that it is quiet in new york city. we have clouds aty clear skies, especially west of town. as we head east, there's a little bit of green this morning. places like the hamptons. take a closer look. a weak disturbance camped out there all weekend long. a couple of showers kicking back from east hampton towards montauk. idmoving from south to north. nothing too heavy. a few downpours in the mix. for eastern long island, you may need the umbrellas over the next hour or so. temperatures in northwest new jersey in the 50s and 60s. not as cool as it was yesterday at this time. 59 in franklin. extra humidity out there keeping us warmer. 68 in poughkeepsie. we have patchy fog off to the west as well. seen visibility reduced in morristown this morning. baseball forecast later on today, astros taking on the yanks. warm and muggy. 81 degrees the first pitch. 7:015. temperatures hovering in the 80s. dropping down to the 70s by the end of the game. a slight chance for a pop-up shower or storm but otherwise dry. a look at future tr

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., and new york city during the 9/11 attacks. the ship was commissioned way back in 1797, and now sits in a dry dock for restoration, but does remain open to the public. how cool is that? >> just saw it in the springtime. it is a beauty. >>> tomorrow you can help us clear the shelters. nbc 4 is teaming up with local animal shelters to find loving homes for as many pets as possible. >> yeah, and our own janice huff is at animal care centers of nyc in east harlem, having fun with those cats, janice. >> they're everywhere. cats all over the place. and there are dogs here and and rabbits. i had no idea you could adopt a rabbit. we're here in east harlem, the animal care centers manhattan location. but this is reesa winestock, exec ive directo0 of all the locations throughout the boroughs. how many l fiocatiokid.o you have? >> we have five locations, three locations that are full-service animal care centers where you can adopt. and that will be participating in the clear the shelters day tomorrow. that's in manhattan, bro lyn and stat

no imminent threat in new york city. we'll watch that closely over the next couple hours because our future cast suggests that even though these storms weaken, some remnants could arrive at connecticut down to new york city by 6:30 to 7:00. i have a feeling this is over done and we remain dry down toward the coast. over night the humidity spikes and with that could be another thunderstorm or two. primarily northwest. and then clouds that are around early on, east of new york city, clouds will break for sunshine, it's a hot day, it's a breezy day. there's a front to the west. there's a front offshore. there can be a spot storm around. i don't think it's widespread. but a couple pop ups in the afternoon. the rip current risk is likely to remain high because of the gusty winds out of the southwest. maybe it's helped out a little bit later in the day as the winds are more westerly but it's a rough swimming day. air quality is moderate and the pollen count is moderate. late week, first time in a while, a lull coming out of th

more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s. >> a city wide code blue through floors. >> it's really difficult once you find ways to just get through day-to-day from finding clothing to finding shelter to finding where you will eat. >> today it's hectic because of the snow outside and not a places for us to sleep now and everybody is kind of coming in. >> in just a decade the number of people living in new york's homeless shelters has nearly doubled and reaching 60,000 a night last year. it's a homelessness crisis unprecedented in any american city. >> what we see today, the homeless that we see, the exodus from this city, families doubling, tripling up, the rent sky rocketing, this has been a crisis that has been cooking for 20 years. >> why are so many in new york homeless? this week fault lines looks at the forces that are displacing thousands from their homes. ♪ we are on our way to the south bronx to new york's intake center for homeless families, more than 70% of the people in the city shelters are families with children. >> homelessness is

. >>> 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

into new york city and along the hudson valley. areas like the palisades parkway, the thruway, the garden state parkway will have rain during that time. friday night, things will be shifting to the east. i think all day we'll see the steady rainfall across new york city. then it shifts to the east by friday night. after that, we'll start to see better weather coming in. i'm leaving the chance for a couple of isolated showers over the weekend. we have tropical storm danny in the atlantic right now. its projected path will take it to the lesser antilles. it is expected to weaken from a hurricane status and expected to increase to a hurricane and weaken a bit as it hits the islands. we'll keep an eye on it to see how it may affect the u.s. as we go into next week. partly cloudy skies for our area. scattered showers and storms will diminish after sunset. expect a muggy and mild night. tomorrow, we'll wake up with fog, have lots of clouds, with temperatures in the 80s. watch out for scattered showers into new jersey and the hudson valle

first we will hear from sander, in new york city. they've raised two sons who are not who are now 20 and 18 years of age as we will hear experienced a safe tan problems and the foster care system was removed from the system for one and a half years due to behavioral issues. after much perseverance she was able to be reunited with her son who is now pursuing a degree in architecture at the new york city college of type allergy. this call it crosshairs of the child welfare organizing project. next-line here from rosalinda burton, a former foster from san diego, california. ms. burton went through 23 different placements in numerous school changes during her 12 years in foster care. now a 23 years old ms. burton enjoys working as a mental health worker at san pascual academy, a residential facility for foster youth san diego county. she is also currently attending palomar community college where she will attain her bachelor's degree in continuing to work towards a masters in social work and/or policy. we will next hear from donna butts

york city schools chancellor has a new job. dennis walcott will oversee the school district of rockland county. right now there's a bitter dispute between the boards and the schools. parents have complained the school board dominated by orthodox jews hav shortchanged public schools while shorting them. >>> new york city pet shops will soon have to install fire sprinklers. the city council approved the new measu >>re today. the rule applies to stores that house animals without 24-hour supervision. fire officials say that places with fire sprinklers installed are up to 75% less like toy experience serious damage and can save lives. >> tand a reminder here this saturday, nbc is teaming up with shelters across the tristate to find homes for pets in need. many have agreed to cut the cost of adoptions for that one-day event. so now's the time to pick up a furry friend. to find a participating shelter near you, go to nbcnewyork.com/cleartheshelters. >>> coming up when news 46:00 returns, take a guess what this new jersey man was arres