jet blue 834 reported seeing an unmanned aircraft on approach to jfk. less than three hours later a second encounter, this time by delta right now with 154 people on board when the pilot spots a drone about 100 feet below the plane. the pilot immediately contacts air traffic control. >> did you by any chance get the color or type. >> no it's not close enough to be able to tell. >> then jfk warned other pilots of the possible danger. >> right now ahead of you reported a drone bennett field you might see that. >> yeah we're watching out for it. >> phil weighed in saying without a doubt, this was a close call. he explains a drone flying within 100 feet of a plane could easily be sucked into an engine. >> these drones are made with aircraft aluminum going into an engine could destroy an engine even injure or kill a i pilot. >> scares like the one happened at jfk happen more often than you think, at least two drone incidents each day, 60 a month. in terms of these two both planes landed safely and faa is investigating both incident. >> the faa is looking for

when she went with jfk to france, jfk said, i'm the man who accompanied jacqueline kennedy to paris. she dazzled with her knowledge of french history, literature and art. it was said, i have more confidence in your country. she met khrushchev. they wanted people to shake jfk's hand. he said, i want to shake her hand first. on her own, she went to goodwill ambassador trips to pakistan and india. the prime minister was captivated by jackie. he broke protocol and went to the airport to meet her. the president of pakistan gave her solder. on the motorcade from the airport, over 100,000 people lined the streets, waving american flags and showering the cars with rose petals. one of her biggest projects, of course, was the white house renovation project. she wanted to redecorate the family rooms. she also wanted to historically restore the public rooms. after the huge renovation during the trumans' time period, bess truman actually didn't do a lot to redecorate the white house. they were on their way out, and she said, i'm going to leave that up to someone else. jackie kennedy took this on.

drones flying close to a jet blue airliner while on approach to jfk. they were sited within 100 feet of each flight. first one bound for haiti and telling controllers that a drone popped up below it's nose. less than 3 hours later a delta flight reported an unmanned craft 100 feet below the right wing. we have been following the story for us, and fwhnick what is the late latest? >> scary scenes and the ins denl den situations have doubled. >> two incidents in the same day at the same airport. around 2:30 friday afternoon jet blue flight 1834 reports seeing an unmanned acraft on approach to skbrrks fk. less than three hours later this time by a separate driver. they prepare to land at jfk airport with 154 people on board when the pilot spots a drone on the southside of the plane just 100 feet below. the pilot immediately contacts air traffic control. >> did you by any chance get the color or type? >> no, it's not close enough. >> then they warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. >> use caution because the one ahead of you reported

a gas explosion at jfk high school. live update coming up. >>> a difficult, agonizing battle against wildfires continues out west. tragically, three firefighters have died while fighting the flames in washington state. it happened near winthrop. thiee firefighters were heading to the scene in a car when it crashed. they survived the accident but not the flames, which officials say may have cut off their escape route. four other firefighters were hurt battling a separate blaze. >>> why was a car on the tracks. the train killed the driver, but all passengers on the train were not hurt. authorities say the 87-year-old entered the tracks at a crossing on 1st street in west wood early this morning. he drove one mile along the tracks before getting stuck and hit by the train. the vehicle burst into flames. police say there's evidence he tried to get off the tracks but apparently could not get out in time. >>> investigators have new details to review in a limo crash that killed four women on long island. earlier today, police

jfk got his cigars. that's not the end of the story of course. now the cuba doesn't have a friend in the united states, it needs trade partners. cuba is a communist country. but i think? the soviet union. in the soviet union and cuba become closer partners. the soviet union says hey there's a country where friendly with 90 miles from the coast of florida. i wonder if they would let us put some nuclear weapons on that island. so that we can be right in range of the united states. they plan on it. they start building facilities and cuba. their building places to store these weapons. on tv, jfk says the soviet union should turn the ships around. no weapons and cuba. this is what comes to be called the cuban missile crisis. this is the closest we ever came to having all-out nuclear war nuclear powers. the soviet union says were knocking internships around. we are entitled to arm our allies. we are entitled to defend them. you have weapons in turkey and in italy which is in striking distance of the soviet union. how is this different that. what ensues

jfk got his cigars. that's not the end of the story of course. now that cuba doesn't have a friend in the united states, it needs trading partners. cuba is a communist country. who will they picked to be there keep partners? the soviet union. as the soviet union and cuba become closer partners the , soviet union says hey there's a country where friendly with 90 miles from the coast of florida. i wonder if they would let us put some nuclear weapons on that island. so that we can be right in range of the united states. they plan on it. they start building facilities in cuba. they start putting warheads on ships and sending them to the island. reconnaissance photos, of which this is one, of american spy planes look at this and say, you know what they are doing? they are building places to store these weapons. then, the united states discovers that these ships have left the soviet union caring these weapons. on tv, jfk says the soviet union should turn the ships around. no weapons and cuba. this is what comes to be called the cuban missile crisis. th

it's the building known as jfk high school. but it actually comprises eight different new york city public schools that serve a total of 4,000 kids. around just about 8:00 this evening, a construction crew working in the 6th floor. somehow sparked a gas explosion and caused that damage. you can see the windows blown out and rubble all over the street below. let's tell you right now, we talked a few minutes ago with some custodial worker who's happen to be in the building when this blast took place. let's hear what they witnessed. >> this allowed thunderous bomb, that's what it really sounded like. it's really big, huge, thunder went off right in front of you. >> i was very scared. you feel the vibration and you don't know what to think if you never heard something like that. i thought it was a bomb. >> so, in the past 20 minutes to a half hour or so, we had an update from the mayor. fire commissioner about what they believe took place here. as i said, just after 8:00 this evening, a crew of workers for the school construction a

delta flight 407 prepares to land at jfk airport, with 154 people onboard. when the pilot spots a drone on the southwest side of the plane just about 100 feet below. the pilot immediately contacts air traffic control. >> did you by any chance get the color or type? >> no, it was not close enough to be able to tell. >> then jfk tower warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. >> jetblue, use caution, the one ahead of you reported a drone at the floyd bennett field over there. so you might see that. >> yeah we're probably considerably higher than he was, but we're watching out for it. >> bill derner said without a doubt, this was a close call. he explains a drone flying within 100 feet of a plane can easily get sucked into an engine or worse. >> these drones are made with aircraft aruleluminumaluminum similar parts with the aircraft they're about to strike. going into an engine can destroy an engine. going into the cockpit window can injure a pilot or even kill a pilot. >> scarce like the one at jfk happen more often than you think. the faa

i did depart jfk last night, you know at about 11:45 at night. i did not encounter any of these, nor were there any reports about these at that particular time. to me it sounds like there's somebody that wants to take a close-up picture of an airborne airplane and not nefarious. but i just want to caution you, that -- or make the public feel a little bit better that you know the chances of this really doing serious damage to an airplane is fairly minimal, but it could impact in the wrong places certainly. >> right, of course if it went into an engine like we've seen happen with birds before that could be a huge problem. here's the thing. >> absolutely. >> this technology is advancing so quickly and the regulation just isn't catching up to it. these are not supposed -- it's not legal to fly these anywhere near airports you know, especially a huge airport like jfk. what needs to happen on that front? you've got the faa regulating both the planes and also, frankly frankly, commercial drones. >> well they should be regulating everything in the sky. a

two wheels a turnin'... >>> a series of sightings around jfk airport has raised security concerns. >> drones flying too close for comfort, prompting warnings from the department of homeland security that drones could be used to attack the public. >> more and more drones are crowding the air space and chopper 4 spotted this drone flying over westfield, new jersey today. news 4's greg cergol has more on what's being done to protect commercial aircraft. >> reporter: another inbound jfk pilot had a close encounter with a drone early sunday night. >> there's a drone in the runway. >> reporter: fortunately, the shuttle america flight landed without incident. but after three drone sightings at jfk since friday, one flight instructor told me, enough is enough. >> i think it's important that these folks that are violating the federal aviation regulations and causing these potential collisions be penalized harshly with fines, maybe even jail time. >> reporter: make candor says it's clear, drone operators don't understand or are ignoring the dangers these devices pose. >> yeah, you see it? >> re

two near misses in the skies over jfk airport. pilots radioing in the close calls. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say probably about a hundred feet below us just off the right wing. >> aviation experts saying it's only a matter of time before there's a crash. >>> caught on camera, bent on revenge? the man was accused of trying to mow down a group of teenagers as they dive to get out of the way. what police say set this father off. >>> and miracle survivor, asleep in her bed when a 5,000-pound tree crashes through the roof. she tells her incredible story. >> without them i wouldn't be here. >> how a matter of inches made all the difference. >>> hey, good morning, everybody. also coming up this morning, the plane part that washed up on a remote island off the coast of africa has just now arrived in france where it will be analyzed by experts. the question, of course, could it help solve the mystery of that missing malaysia air flight. >> yes, it has a police escort but we do start here this morning with the extr

and jfk, almost 3 inches of rain. 76 in the hamptons. and look at that, 59. look at the dew point, also 59. some fog north and west of the city with those numbers close together. and look at the spread for the dew point, very humid air and drier air starting to filter in. the front is pushing through. and rain still and now more into suffolk county. you can see though the worst of it continues to be along this slow moving front. and that's why we're concerned about additional flooding. by 9:00, still heavy rain. and lunchtime, rain over the sound. and starting to see better weather for the island. and wrap around shower this afternoon. and then i'll tell you what, saturday shape up -- shapes up. should be okay for joan jet. free concert tomorrow night. and we could see a stray shower afternoon. and remember that if you're having a return trip planned for sunday night. and watch your trip this morning. city. what else is going on? >> all right. thank you. >>> in east chester, an accident at new shell road. delays back to the parkway. and in handover new jersey

. >> drone sighting at kennedy airport of the latest happened at jfk we have details. >> latest violence over the weekend in bronx and brooklyn. people demanding that mayor de blasio take action to stop the shootings. >> joe biden for president. we have the latest as the considering a run for the top office. >> good morning, everybody, i'm juliet huddy. >> i'm ben simmoneau. it is 5:00. monday, august 3rd. >> what a weekend. went to the mets game. went out to dinner in hoboken. met some people when out for dinner. they love the show. >> thank you for watching. especially early. especially on a monday. mike woods, good morning. >> good morning to you both. >> august already. >> august 3rd. clipping right along here. >> no. we have a whole month left. people. >> you will get backlash. >> i'm not saying happy about it. i am saying it will fly by. you know the way it is. >> 31 days in august, right? >> yes. september this year. we have five weeks left. >> we have some time left. that. show you what we have out there. it was a pretty decent weekend a few little spots of rain here and there. w

last night at jfk in the marble hills section. let's get right to robert moses who is live there this morning. >> good morning to you. about ten hours after a this explosion, police officers are still here outside of the school keeping us a good distance away. those three injured people were workers inside who apparently were doing work on a gasline. we're told they're at jacobi medical center this morning they're expected to be fined. now the attention turns towards making repairs making the necessary repairs inside to get these classrooms ready for the start of school on september 9th. >> from the ground, the damage to the sixth floor of john f. kennedy high school seasly visible. the science labs look like war zones result of a violent explosion shortly after 8 last night. >> quicking flash. >> custodian and his coworker hicks outside of the building on break when the explosion occurred. i could have got caught up in that. happy to be alive. >> three working to improve the science lab when is explosion rocked building and surro

this evening, take a look behind me this is jfk high school in the bronx. we are told this is one of two entrances to the school. the explosion happened on the sixth floor, about eight pm. some of the custodian workers believe that it was a gas explosion. take a look at some of the pictures we shot on the ground of emergency responders here at the high school. what we understand to be the case is about apm contractors to be the case is about apm contractors were working at a sixth floor construction using a blowtorch, apparently apparently they hit a gas line that's when custodians who smelled an overwhelming smell of gas, 15 people were in the building at the time. police tell us three were injured with non-life-threatening injuries hospital. emergency responders search the entire building and there still an emergency alarm going off at the school. you hear that in the background. still dozens of firefighters on what happened. let's hear from the custodial workers who are on a break on this happen. >> we saw a quick flash and that a large explosion, everyt

breaking now, news of two separate terrifying incidents over new york's jfk airport on the very same day. drones flying dangerously close to a jetblue airliner and a delta flight while both were on approach to jfk international airport. the drones reportedly were sighted within 100 feet of each flight. first a jetblue fight telling air control that a drone popped up just below its nose. then a delta fight reporting an unmanned flight right below its wing. nick valencia following this story for us. >> these incidents, close calls between drones and commercial airliners may happen a lot more often than many people think. we just reached out to the faa and they tell us last year there was an average of 25 per month. this year that number up to 60. two incidents in one day at the same airport. cnn has learned of a second close call between a drone and a commercial airline. in the skies above new york city. around 2:30 friday afternoon, jetblue flight 1834 reports seeing an unmanned aircraft on approach to jfk. less than three hours later, a second encounter with a drone, this time by a s

this morning work continues to clean up debris at jfk high and marble hill. we'll have a live report. >> what happens after this mornin yoplait. the smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no high fructose corn syrup. >>> now new york's number 1 news channel 7y eye this morning. : breaking news in brock lynn, one woman is -- one woman is dead. >> we have developments in that explosion that rocked a new york city high school. one worker remains in critical condition. >> and a flash flood warning issued for parts of new york city and long island. when can we expect to get an all clear. >> good morning i'm ken rosato. >> and thank you for joining us. i'm shirleen allicot in for lori stokes. today is friday august 21st. you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with meteorologist bill evans and the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> we start the day with clouds, with high humidity with a temperature of 75 in the park and with heavy thunderstorms up

abc's marci gonzalez is at jfk for us this morning. >>reporter: this morning the federal aviation administration investigating two dangerous close calls. the first at 2:23 p.m. friday. jetblue flight 1820 from port awe prince about to land at new york's jfk airport urks the pilot spotting a drone just 100 feet below. [ indiscernable ] >>reporter: the same happening just hours later as delta flight 407 from orlando was at just 1,700 feet on approach to jfk. >> there was a drone flying just under one side of this abandoned airport here. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> about 100 feet below us, just off the right wing. >>reporter: air traffic controllers warning other pilots and the nypd. >>reporter: both planes landing without a problem. but experts warn with the growing popularity of drones, there is a serious potential for disaster. >> to adjust a drone down in engine or take a drone right through the cockpit, sooner or later, we're going to lose an airplane to a drone due to a collision. >>reporter: the faa now reporting 25

after a massive explosion at jfk high school. the incoming freshman says seeing this makes her worried about the first day of school. >> don't know how we're supposed to go back to school because that's an entire floor that exploded. >> reporter: the explosion happened after 8:00 at night, blowing out windows. it sent bricks flying. residents thought there was an earthquake. it's believed workers making repairs to the chemistry lab classrooms hit a gas line with a blow porch. three severely burned workers are in the hospital. nearby resident sonya had to see the damage for herself. >> today it's like, oh, my god, it's a disaster. i went to this high school. >> reporter: school staff members gathered. they told us they didn't want to make any comments yet. this incoming sophomore says he wondered how safe the school is. >> there's been little incident, too, like a gas leak or something in the stair wells and stuff. >> reporter: as you take a look at the workers here, so many people from different agencies involved in this investig

now, on friday two flights once again landing at jfk spotted drones close to their aircraft. the first one, according to the faa, jetblue flight 1843 noted a drone at 2:24 p.m. when approaching the airport. the cockpit audio recording obtained by cnn says the drone passed just below the plane's nose when the jetliner was flying 800 to 900 feet. the next one on friday, 5:00 p.m., delta flight 407 was once again preparing to land at jfk when the cockpit reported seeing a drone under its right wing. now, we were just able to obtain the cockpit audio from last night, the third drone sighting. let's listen. >> there's a drone at the edge of the runway. >> location, please? >> roll out of behind this perimeter 5911. >> how close? >> 30 feet. >> left or right? >> left side. >> continue straight ahead on bravo and monitor ground to the left. >> that drone is on the edge of the runway. >> say again. >> that drone is on the edge of the runway. >> the faa is saying in general across the country it gets about two reports per day from pilots saying they spotted an unmanned aerial vehicle,

the one at jfk was somewhere around 1700 feet. and within 100 feet of the aircraft, they're getting far too close. >> the first two sightings came on friday. first a jet blue flight from haiti. the pilot saying it was within 100 feet of the cockpit. later that day, a drone startled -- >> it was about 1200 feet below us. >> there were incidents in buffalo and long island and over. >> senator charles schumer is in favor of using technology called geo fencing. built into the drone's software. >> it doesn't let them fly in certain places. within two miles of an airport. above 500 feet. over the empire state building or the pentagon. it's cheap. it doesn't interfere with hob hobbyists. >> there have been 500 drone incidents since 2012 in its intelligence assessment they sadirons can become a weapon of terrorists. while many encounters are not malicious in nature they under score potential vulnerabilities that could be used by adversaries to leverage drones as part of an attack. >> perhaps it's a testing of someone deciding to see just

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it comes as the faa investigates two drone incidents here at jfk airport. dick brennan spoke exclusively to the nypd counter-terrorism bureau. >> the department of homeland security bulletin warns police agencies around the country about drones being used as weapons. either in criminal or terror activities. he says the increased use of drones underscores potential security vulnerables that can be used by adversaries, the nypd told cbs 2 in an exclusive view that a reconfigured drone could be very dangerous. >> to have a simple thousand dollar drone fly in, with the payload of explosives, and just set it off, detonate it, with a cell phone, you can kill a good amount of people. >> the nypd's deputy chief of countser terrorism salvadore depass says terrorists are bent on turning simple drones into deadly weapons. indication? >> absolutely. if you go to the internet and what we monitor here, it is surprising what these drones can do. >> drones are a menace at airports, two close calls yesterday at jfk. flight 1842 reported a drone on approach to the airport. a

he's trying dismiss this by making a jfk comparison and saying well jfk spoke that you can't have an airtight deal, but the president's own deal has problems in it, and it's this there. isn't the 24-7, 365 inspection that would be implicit in any deal and you can't get to the iranians for 24 days, that's with tons of disclosure. the president and secretary kerry made an argument that is a flawed argument, and the argument was you either go with the deal or we're going to war, but all during the negotiations, neil, they said a different thing. they said no deal is better than a bad deal. if you argue no deal is better than a bad deal, you are arguing implicitly it's a false alternative. there is no alternative but war. neil: fair enough, congressman, very, very much. on the notion that the congressman pointed out no deal is better than this, benjamin netanyahu saying yesterday i don't oppose this deal because i want war, but because i want to prevent war, so he frames it differently than does the president. there is another jfk distinction here. jfk coming from the position of strengt

one hour delays at both jfk and laguardia. that is having a domino effect on air travel here in philadelphia and mass transit looking good at the moment. alex, back over to you. >>> sometimes you just want to get away but it seems there may soon be no escape from wifi even in the middle of the ocean. here's a question would you want 24/7 and zest to social media while on vacation or is that defeating the purpose. >>> here's a look at last night's lottery numbers. anything. anywhere. anytime. anyone. spread the delicious taste you know and love. hershey's is mine, yours, our chocolate spreads. >>> if you are on a cruise, out in the middle of a ocean is there wifi on a cruise ship? >> it has been a long time for me. >> yeah, you pay for it on the computer. >> oh, on the computer. >> you use your credit card. >> well, soon you won't to have worry about running up your data plan, on a carnival cruise ship. >> so every ship, every single one will have wifi but it won't be free, how much will this cost us? >> so half of the carnival

two different flights landing at jfk airport coming within mere feet of drones. flying where they should not have been. pilots seeing drones in the sky virtually every day. the risk of colliding with one of them growing, too. here now, abc's marcy gonzales. >> reporter: tonight, after two close-calls with drones in the most crowded airspace in the country, aviation experts sounding the alarm. >> sooner or later, we're going to lose an airplane due to a collision. >> reporter: friday, a drone spotted just 100 feet below jetblue flight 1834 from port-au-prince, about to land at new york's jfk airport. >> it was a four-bladed drone, but color or direction, i'm not sure, ma'am. it just popped right underneath our nose. >> reporter: just more than two hours later, in the same area, again, a drone coming dangerously close. this time, to delta flight 407 from orlando on its final approach. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say probably about 100 feet below us, just off the right wing. >> reporter: no one was hurt and investigators don't suspect foul pl

jfk airport. now displaying wait times at security check-in lines. using a -- it's enabled by wireless beacons located in the airport. it is connected to the wi-fi if it's turned on. as the devices move through the airport, they record, encrypt and time stamp locations. that information then calculates after wait times. >> that's good. because that -- you always get that panic when you show up and see the security lines snaking out to the front door. >> yeah. i always run to the front because i'm always late. >> i'm the one. i am that person. >> my flight is in ten minutes. >> i am that person. because the security lines are so long. >> chris, this is the rare times when pat is not flying private. >> you know, it happens. >> g-4. >> i'm up to the 5. >>> it doesn't exist? >> he gets there 24 hours before the flight takes off. meantime, flights may be delayed early on. things improve through time. >> seeing that west of the city. no real -- things soggy though. >> the rain comes on through. the good news, things fairly progressive. some areas, heavy ra

jfk would not have stopped funding nasa. imagination of american people, that is another big problem. he is not like jfk. neil: are you like trump, he will up their game, right? >> he will up their game. i don't know until the debates, there are several guys i like and respect. neil: you don't think people that are dull, invoking passion? >> i want somebody that will grab america. look it. the, there is a lot of people from the, from the third world here. they're used to a certain kind of machismo in their leadership. neil: right. >> so they vote a certain way. neil: you're right about that. >> so eventually, even trumps message, they will say he is strong leader. we may not agree 100% but we believe he will lead us in certain way. that needs to be, rest of the gop field have to have that kind of a passion and spontaneity so they don't look like they're making the next political announcement, cautious speaking. neil: there is a lot of caution around. i was thinking what you would be like in the audience candidates were watch

two near misses in the skies over jfk airport. pilots radioing in the close calls. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say probably about a hundred feet below us just off the right wing. >> aviation experts saying it's only a matter of time before there's a crash. >>> caught on camera, bent on revenge? the man was accused of trying to mow down a group of teenagers as they dive to get out of the way. what police say set this father off. >>> and miracle survivor, asleep in her bed when a 5,000-pound tree crashes through the roof. she tells her incredible story. >> without them i wouldn't be here. >> how a matter of inches made all the difference. >>> hey, good morning, everybody. also coming up this morning, the plane part that washed up on a remote island off the coast of africa has just now arrived in france where it will be analyzed by experts. the question, of course, could it help solve the mystery of that missing malaysia air flight? >> yes, it has a police escort but we do start here this morning with the extr

said that drone reports wi-fi lots have increased last week there are 3 reports in as many days at jfk . >> there has been no incident, we've been lucky, but if this keeps happening, i we're pressing our -- our luck. >> reporter: in jfk, the faa said two planes attempts to land reported seeing a drone near them, they do not permit people to fly unmanned objects above 400 feet. >> you should be punished by the law, because you are interfering with air traffic putting people's lives in danger. >> reporter: there are punishments a person found guilty of flying a drone near an aircraft or a airport could face fines of up to $25 25,000, that person could also face jail time. criminal charges, as in regards to the incidentses, here at yfc and newark they are under investigation. i am lidia curanaj, "fox 5 news." christina: very concerning thank you. >> crews search for a missing kayaker who fell in hudson river, 32-year-old iran jones and his -- ian jones and his girlfriend were kayaking saturday morning. officials say their kayak overturned they went into the water, lennox was picked up by

ines: three contractors weren't injured in jfk high school in the bronx. the blast happened last night when they were cleaning the science labs. all three are expected to survive. antwan: bill deblasio is considering removing times for a pedestrian plazas to stop thomas women from posing for tips, he has appointed a task force to look at the issue. juliet: the legionnaires' disease outbreak is over. they identified the source of the outbreak, rooftop air-conditioning unit in the bronx. antwan: capt. christian price and lieutenant shea haber of texas the first women to school. they passed a grueling 62 decors training in the same conditions as their male counterparts. >> i came here for and the experience of the elite leadership school, we have been able to inform that decision as to what they can expect from women in the military, the beacon handle things physically and mentally on the same end as men. antwan: they surpass some of the guys. despite passing the difficult training of the women are prohibited from joining infantry or special forces units incl

an hour at jfk for arrivals. west new jersey 80, westbound, we've got an accident involving several trucks around old mine road. a lot of rubber necking as well. we'll head back to the city, west side highway, heavy delays. and 125th street, those backups stretch all the way back to the cross. >> chris, the weather. >> we've got the radar up and heavy rain over the city. this is the period next one to two hours we'll see the heaviest of the rain. then it will move east and slow down. over the five boroughs, hudson valley, he have downpours. it's going to lead to local street and highway were flooding. then a break in the action away lighter showers through the late morning and early afternoon. and gusty storms late in the day, that's a cold front that comes through. so, two rounds, heavy soaking rain this morning. then a break then thunderstorms late in the day. and a spot shower, a much better day. beautiful day. and then the 90 range. >> we like that rain, that's a good rain. >> thanks, chris. "today" show is n

>> no it is not close enough to be able to tell. >> reporter: then jfk tower warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. >> jetblue, use caution on arrival, the one that's ahead of you reported a drone. >> we're watching out for it. >> reporter: phil dernerh weighed in saying without a doubt this was a close call. explains a drone flying within 100 feet of a plane can get sucked into an engine or worse. >> going into an engine can destroy an engine going into a cockpit window can injure a pilot or kill a pilot. >> reporter: scares like the ones at jfk happen more often than you think. at least two drone incidents each day, that's more than 60 close calls each month. in the case of delta 407 and jetblue 1834, both the planes landed safely. the faa tells cnn it is investigating both incidents. nick valencia cnn, atlanta. >>> now to the u.s. territory of puerto rico. it defaulted on its debt on sunday after missing a sizable payment. the $58 million payment is just part of the u.s. territory's $70 billion debt. it will be the island's first default. that amount is just a

on friday two other o pilots at jfk saw drones as they landed. pilot from orlando said it was 100 feet below the plane's right wing. allful this leading senator charles shiewmer to call on government to do more to keep drones away from planes. >> a solution, which faa can implement called geofencing and build into a drone software inability to fly in certain places within two miles of an airport above 500 feet. near sensitive areas. not to be in a airport without notifying. >> the worst of the violence took place a backyard party in east brooklyn. kerry drew has the latest from the 75th precinct station house. good morning. reporter: good morning to you ben and juliet, there were shootings all through the weekend throughout bronx an here in brooklyn in total 22 people shot. nine of them at one house party in east new york. now community leaders are calling on the mayor to step in an try to do something to end this violence. >> surveillance video shows the moment that shots were fired turning an east new york house party into chaos. in total 9 peo

two different flights landing at jfk airport coming within mere feet of drones. flying where they should not have been. pilots seeing drones in the sky virtually every day. the risk of colliding with one of them growing, too. here now, abc's marcy gonzales. >> reporter: tonight, after two close-calls with drones in the most crowded airspace in the country, aviation experts sounding the alarm. >> sooner or later, we're going to lose an airplane due to a collision. >> reporter: friday, a drone spotted just 100 feet below jetblue flight 1834 from port-au-prince, about to land at new york's jfk airport. >> it was a four-bladed drone, but color or direction, i'm not sure, ma'am. it just popped right underneath our nose. >> reporter: just more than two hours later, in the same area again, a drone coming dangerously close. this time to delta flight 407 from orlando on its final approach. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say probably about 100 feet below us, just off the right wing. >> reporter: no one was hurt and investigators don't suspect foul play

they are quickly routed back to jfk. but it is too late. >> when the boeing 707 crashes into a hillside in oyster bay, the cockpit breaks off killing the pilots and flight engineer. they are only 16 miles from the airport. >> come on, somebody get the back here. >> miraculously, 55 of 185 people onboard survive impact. they are pinned beneath the wreckage, but there is no fire. >> clearly, the plane had been filled with fuel it bo have been, they would have all been incinerated. >> the ntsb report says the cause of the crash is human error. that simply the flight crew did not effectively manage their fuel or convey how low the fuel levels were. >> when we talked to the controllers today at the trecon, none of them were aware of the priority concern and the fuel concern. >> the crash of avianca flight 52 shows despite dramatic advances in aviation technology, clear communication from the cockpit to air traffic control is key to a safe flight. >> i think that our crew should there is a comprehension. >> i think that our cr

two different flights landing at jfk airport coming within mere feet of drones. flying where they should not have been. pilots seeing drones in the sky virtually every day. the risk of colliding with one of them growing, too. here now, abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, after two close-calls with drones in the most crowded airspace in the country, aviation experts sounding the alarm. >> sooner or later, we're going to lose an airplane due to a collision. >> reporter: friday, a drone spotted just 100 feet below jetblue flight 1834 from port-au-prince, about to land at new york's jfk airport. >> it was a four-bladed drone, but color or direction, i'm not sure, ma'am. it just popped right underneath our nose. >> reporter: just more than two hours later, in the same area, again, a drone coming dangerously close. this time, to delta flight 407 from orlando on its final approach. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> i would say probably about 100 feet below us, just off the right wing. >> reporter: no one was hurt and investigators don't suspect foul pl

>>> breaking news, we're now getting word of two separate terrifyingly close calls over new york's jfk airport as drones fly dangerously close to a jetblue airliner and a delta flight. the drone reportedly coming within 100 feet of a delta jet from florida just as it was about to land at new york's jfk international airport. with 154 people on board. just hours earlier, a jetblue plane enroute from haiti reported seeing an unmanned aircraft while en route. >> definitely, scary close calls at jfk. cnn just got off the phone and they tell us of a second incident at that airport. this one involving a jetblue flight who spotted an unmanned aircraft. this happening hours before a delta flight had its close call. >> a mile back, there was a drone flying just under the southwest side of this abandoned airport here. >> what altitude would you say that was? >> probably about 100 feet below us, just off our right wing. >> delta 407 prepares to land at jfk airport with 154 people on board. the jet, just 1700 feet above the ground when the pilot spots a drone on the southwest side of the plane jus

the jfk high school complex houses eight different schools. overall collectively they serve more than 4,000 students. officials need to assess the building to determine if it will be safe enough for students to return here. custodial workers who were inside the school at the time of the blast they describe those frightening moments right after the explosion. >> we heard a large explosion, saw a little flash, and then the alarm of the building went off. it was a loud thunderous bomb that's what it sounded like. it's really big, huge, like thunder went off right in front of you. >> reporter: you can imagine what may have been going through those workers minds when they heard what they heard last night about 8:00. as for the three workers none of injuries appear to be life- animal rescue work. she does in her work at nonprofits they have always -- >> dire dedicated her time as an ordained catholic priest something friends say she was called to at a young age. >>> 6:08. the new york city health department says the legionnaire's disease outbreak in

. >> then, jfk tower warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. >> jetblue 943, use caution on arrival. the one ahead of you reported a drone at floyd bennett field. >> yeah, we're watching out for it. >> durner of nyc.com weighed in. he said a drone flying within 100 feet of a plane can easily get sucked into an engine or worse. >> these drones are made with aircraft aluminum, similar to the aircraft it is about to strike. going into an engine can destroy an engine or going into the cockpit window can injure or kill a pilot. >> scares like this happen more often than you think. the faa reports 25 drone incidents each month. in the case of delta flight 407, the plane landed safely. they are now investigating the incident. >> the faa puts limits on drones where they can fly and operate. they are not supposed to go above 400 feet and not within five miles of a commercial airport. we just heard back and they are still investigating this incident and looking for the person operating this drone. christie? >> nick valencia we appreciate it. thank you. >> you bet. >>> a pot

including three reports at jfk airport within the last nine days. it's illegal to fly unmanned aircraft near manned planes. >> it really annoys all of us. it can be dangerous because the drones that we have are fairly large. >> reporter: rob, a professional drone operator and owner of a company that sells the devices, says the pros are on the lookout for amateurs who knowingly break the rules. >> we will turn them in and we will make sure that the faa deals with them. >> some passengers say there needs to be tougher regulations. >> the droneesare something that is, you know, could be very helpful or harmful for the future and we need to get a handle on it. . >> i don't know what kind of point you'd prove by flying around at an airport. i think it's stupid people doing stupid things. >> reporter: if caught, the people or person flying the drones around newark could face up to $25,000 in fines and criminal charges, as well. reporting live this morning, from newark airport, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >>> turning to campaign 2016, donald trump says hi

. >>> for the third time in the last few days a small drone has come close to jfk airport. here's what the latest one sounded like from the cockpit. >>> joining me is jean casarez, this is so alarming throng this pilot, jean talking about the drone on the edge of the runway. we're talking about multiple incidents now. do investigators think it's the same drone or the same person operating it? >> that's probably at the heart of the investigation going on but in a recent release, brianna, the department of homeland security bulletin is saying there are numerous risks with drones being so closed to passenger aircraft but one big concern is that drones could be exploited as terrorist weapons. so now let's look at the facts of what we have here. three drone sightings in the last three days by commercial aircraft on approach to jfk in new york city. who is doing this and why? the latest was last night, shuttle america from richmond virginia reported an unmanned aircraft off the left side of the embracer e-145 aircraft. then on friday two flights once again landing at jfk spotted

the other three happening in jfk in new york. a shuttle american flight from virginia was aroaching the runway when the pilot noticed the unmanned device. it was near the plane's left side. two more incidents happened friday. the faa is investigating and they are warning drone users stay away from airports. the va making veterans wait for more than medical help now. the worker at the south dakota va hospital through the personal data 1100 patients into a dumpster and they were not notified for two months. information including social security numbers and addresses were among the documents thrown out. the hospital fished the papers out of the trash and is offering free credit reports to those patients. sunny south florida is known for the beautiful beaches and dream vacations. but it is the top destination for organized fraud in the u.s. irs officials say most identity theft and false income tax return cases originate from that state. 46 times higher than the national average. it is unclear why fraud is so high there. >>> 52,000 d

three drones were spotted last week at jfk ex airport. these drones have been very dangerous. >> there has been no incidents. but if this keeps happening over and over again. we are pressing our luck. one of these things is going to end up inside the engine of an airplane. >> the faa is investigating all of these incidents including the one that happened last week at jfk. fly ago drone anywhere near an airport can bring a fine up to 20,000 dollars. violators can face criminal charges. that's the latest live at newark airport this morning. i will send it back to you. >>> a small boat packed with people is under water in 4 minutes flat. one adult and four children between the ages of 57 and 13 rescued the coast guard after the boat had trouble and flooded. no one on board had time to put on their life jackets. the children's father remains missing this morning. >> a similar scene off the coast of hawaii prompts a desperate call as a catamaran starts sinking. >> mayday, mayday. star borden begin under water. we have four engine in the water.

. >>> plus, a near miss at jfk. the faa investigating a drone sighting as a delta flight was attempting to land. >> debris believed to be from a boeing 777 arrives in france. the work to determine if this part of a wing is linked to missing malaysian airline flight 370. >>> good morning. i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm christi paul. >>> the burning wildfires across california, every wild fire that's burning in the state is on that map. 23 of them. this morning, the governor declared a state of emergency. nearly 8,000 firefighters have been called into battle these flames. one of those fires, the frog fire, is the reason there is our first victim, firefighter, david ruhl had been working in california from his home state of south dakota. he had been doing so since june. years of drought, four years in fact, have left california just so bitterly dry in the past few years. governor, jerry brown, called it a, quote, tinder box. so far, it is only 5% contained and already burned more than 18,000 acres. >>> let's go to trini