denied the baby even lived there. >> the police just speaking to the officer, you know, she says we have -- the way how the body was positioned, they threw it out from a window that had no bars. >> reporter: the 21-year-old mother was taken to ma jakob medical -- jamaica medical center for observation and all the other family who were in that apartment or occupants of the apartment still being questioned precinct. they have been working through a language barrier but at this point they are trying to get the full story and no charges have been filed. reporting live in richmond hill, darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. new details now on a hit- and-run in the bronx that left two police officers injured. one of them has a broken leg. the officers responded to the call at a home invasion robbery this morning. it happened on university avenue in the morris heights section. there the officers got into a struggle with two suspects. police arrested one suspect at the scene and they are still searching for another person.

the person who called 911 was also taken into custody. the officer's injuries are not life threatening. a mother and child are in critical condition after a ferocious fire in newark. the fire began early this morning on the third floor of a home on bergen street. flames quickly spread, several people were injured and dozens of families faced the weekend without a home. today residents returning to their charred homes searching for whatever was not destroyed but grateful that no lives were lost. >> three of them, boys, and they are too young. >> how did you get them out? >> that's why i have to leave everything, i have to just bring them outside. >> and they are okay? >> they are okay. we thank god. >> the calls to the -- the cause of the fire is under investigation. new york senior senator chuck schumer fending off a lot of criticism right after deciding not to back president obama's deal with iraq.

schumer is in line to lead the senate, a major party fundraiser and while advertise decision won't likely derail the president's plan will it hurt schumer down the road? eyewitness news political reporter dave evans in the newsroom with more. >> the president said to be very unhappy with senator schumer right now, that's why schumer's decision to vote against the iran nuclear agreement is so important. he does have a major leadership role with democrats. he persuades many other members of congress and tonight schumer is laying low not doing interviews trying to explain his vote to supporters and perhaps to some -- do some damage control. >> reporter: the white house today blasted senator schumer and his decision last night to vote no on the iran nuclear agreement. >> but there's no denying that this disagreement, this difference of opinion that emerged overnight is one that has existed between senator schumer and president obama for more than a decade. >> reporter: while the political world was focused on last night's first g.o.p. debate, news that schumer would

break with the president on iran. he released a long statement one line read, i believe iran will not change and under this agreement it will be able to achieve its dual goals of eliminating sanctions while ultimately retaining its nuclear and nonnuclear power. today the white house even hinted schumer's future leadership of senate democrats could be in doubt. >> but i certainly wouldn't be surprised if there are individual members of the senate democratic caucus that will consider the voting record of those who say they would like to lead the caucus. >> reporter: schumer over the last several weeks was pressured by all kinds of groups to vote no. >> now, he came out finally with his "no." however, we are not that thrilled about it because the junior senator from new york, gillibrand at the same time said she is for the deal. >> reporter: congressman he will i don't know the ingall today -- eliot engel today he will be voting now.

it becomes doubtful republicans can -- to override an expected presidential veto. >> all you can do refuse this deal and so no, this agreement, you just say no, there is no other alternative. >> we don't know yet whether schumer's decision will trigger a rush of democratic opposition to the agreement. in fact, wisconsin senator tammy baldwin today joined 13 other senate democrats indicating that they will schumer's decision also puts him at odds with the party's likely democratic nominee, hillary clinton, who has cautiously voiced her support for the agreement. sade and diana. >> thank you, dave. if you want to read more did senator schumer's decision we are breaking down the main points of why he can't support the deal, it's available at abc7ny. it was one of the most watched debates in history and for those hoping for fireworks it didn't disappoint. the top 10 republican candidates faced off and traded blows for their first debate in cleveland last night. much of the debate was spent

criticizing democrat hillary clinton but republican front runner donald trump took his share of heat. he was the only contender saying he would still consider running as an independent. the biggest fireworks came during a clash between chris christie and rand paul over personal liberties. >> when you're sitting in a subcommittee blowing hot air about this you can say things like that. >> i don't trust president obama with our records. i know you gave him a big hug and if you want to give him a big hug again, go right ahead. >> and, you know, senator paul, senator paul, you know, the hugs that i remember are the hugs i gave to the family who lost their people on september 11th. >> many pundits agree that jeb bush and marco rubio did a solid job during the debate. on "good morning america" today, donald trump complained he was picked on and asked tougher questions. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager will take a look at more of trump's comments about women

and how they may impact their vote. >> legionnaire's outbreak may be slowing, only one person added to the list of people infected today and no new deaths. the city's health commissioner tweeted we are optimistic that we have seen the worst of this and our remediation efforts are having an impact. jim hoffer at harlem hospital where one patient is recovering. jim. >> reporter: diana, there have been so many numbers associated with this outbreak, right, the most striking one, the 10 people who have died from legionnaire's in the south bronx but the important numbers today are zero, zero new deaths and zero new cases. >> we haven't seen people with newly sick in the past week. >> reporter: it is the first day since the outbreak began that they can say that. but there is still work to be done and the state is stepping in to do some of it. >> we must get out there, root out the problem, cut it off at the source and prevent further spread so that everyone, obviously, recognizes that the

disease has diminished. >> reporter: 101 people have been diagnosed with legionnaire's disease in south bronx now but the numbers are dropping since five water cooling towers tested positive for legionella bacteria has been disinfected which may be an important lesson. >> situations like this where we have explosive outbreaks do serve to educate the public, that this is a disease that is very common, it's often difficult to diagnose and it's very, very difficult to trace. >> proactive rather than reactive we wouldn't be sitting here. >> and your client wouldn't be sitting in the hospital? >> yes and my client wouldn't be sitting in a hospital unable to walk and on dialysis. >> reporter: marvin montgomery is 36 years ago and works near lincoln hospital, one of the places that had a cooling tower that tested positive for legionella. his lawyer says since the city owns the hospital, it is the city that was negligent for not maintaining the water system properly. >> there are certain checks

that they are supposed to be doing, osha recommended checks and i don't believe the city was complying with those. >> because once they actually started looking for it, they found it without a problem? >> exactly. >> reporter: that man recovering here at harlem hospital but still so weak, he can't even lift a fork. the one case that was added to the list of people with legionnaire's disease yesterday was actually diagnosed several days ago. just wasn't added to the list until now. but the curve as they say is going in the right direction. reporting live from harlem hospital, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that is encouraging to hear. thank you. officials in new jersey have released a name of the swimmer whose body was found this morning in the waters off sandy hook. 25-year-old andros vega pea disappeared while swimming with a group of friends on wednesday. authorities have been searching for him since. a park service official says a fisherman found his remains at

about 6:30 and called them. mourners gathered at a church in westchester county for the funeral of a woman found dead in her jail cell. dozens paid their respects to 42-year-old raynet turner in mt. vernon. turner died in a holding cell two days after she was arrested for shoplifting. today one of her eight children says his grief is made worse by the questions he has about her death. >> just imagine your mom being taken from you and you have to tell your little brothers and sisters about your mom and how she passed and all of that and you still don't know. >> the new york state attorney general has launched an investigation into turner's death. he says it will be i am partial and completely -- impartial and completely independent and will follow the facts wherever he lead. breaking news, in about two hours we expect to learn the sentence in the colorado movie theater shooting trial. about an hour ago the court administrator announced the jurors had completed their verdict forms. this jury found james holmes guilty of murdering 12 people

and trying to kill 70. under colorado law they must be unanimous to impose the death penalty. and we invite you to stay with eyewitness news for updates. we will put it on our facebook and twitter feeds as soon as it happens. meanwhile a positive jobs report for july did nothing to help lift stocks on wall street from a costly slide. for investors the solid jobs report reinforced concern that the fed will soon raise key interest rates leaving the u.s. economy strong enough to handle it. the dow dropped 46 points closing at 17,373, the nasdaq fell 12 points and s&p 500 lost five points. coming up, what happens when a burglar accidentally calls police and doesn't even realize it? also a wrong-way crash on the saw mill parkway, we will have the latest on the driver and the one person now hospitalized. plus, seven tips to find a good apartment add a good price during one of the toughest times of the year. kind of a god, gold -- kind of a goldilocks day. lots of sunshine and more to

come as long as all this more now on the republican presidential debate and donald trump's comments about women. he was called out for his vulgar remarks and tweets about women. what will they mean for voters? eyewitness reporter stacey sager is live.

>> reporter: plenty of voters like donald trump, he is the clear republican front runner at least right now and he can afford to stay in this race no matter what. but can he afford to alienate an entire block of voters, women? and is that what happened last night? in a city with no shortage of democrats and, of course, women, just the names seem like a loaded question today. >> when someone says donald trump -- >> no way. >> i think it's bad entertainment. >> that is if they watched last night's republican presidential debate, and this exchange between trump and fox's megyn kelly. >> you have called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. your twitter account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> you once told a contestant on celebrity apprentice it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees. does that sound to you as the

temperament as a man we should elect president? >> i think the biggest problem this country has is being politically correct. >> reporter: then today on "good morning america," a little bit of misremembering. >> some of the statements made about the women, i don't recognize those words whatsoever. >> reporter: but this was right after trump had retweeted a supporter who called megyn kelly a bimbo. >> donald trump didn't help himself with women but i don't think he was likely to do all that well with women to begin with. his appeal is to men primarily and to people who think it's great to just, you know, say it like it is, put it out there, not have any grays, deal in blacks and whites. that's not the way women operate. >> reporter: many of them who would agree political correctness can be tossed, but purpose cannot. >> i think what trump is doing is just straight up name calling. there's no purpose behind his comments except to kind of degrade the women that he's calling out. >> reporter: and they say at

worst, undo what the republican party has tried to build up these past few years. >> republicans after 2012 said we have to revisit this. we have to appeal to latinos, we have to appeal to women if we are going to win nationally, and now they are stuck in a position with candidates like donald trump who are making that very, very difficult. >> reporter: now, the only republican woman in this race, carly fiorina, she denounced trump's remarks and scored high marks in her own debate. problem is, that was with candidates who didn't have high enough numbers to get into the main debate. as for democrats, some experts say all they need to do right now is nothing. we are live in union square, eyewitness news. >> thanks, stacey. new at 5:00, authorities in new jersey say a burglar was caught after he accidentally dispatchers. 42-year-old scott esser of elizabeth now faces charges including burglary and theft. somerset county dispatchers got

a call last month in which they burglary. the cell phone number was tracked to esser. he was put under surveillance and on wednesday detectives say they followed him as he burglarized another home in stafford township. >> so smart, turn off the phone. also new at 5:00, the san francisco 49ers have released star linebacker aldon smith after was arrested on dui charges once again. smith was arrested in santa clara last night for allegedly driving under the influence committing a hit-and-run and vandalism. the 25-year-old denies being drunk behind the wheel. the team cut smith this afternoon. this is his fifth arrest since being drafted by the 49ers in 2011. right now overseas type typhoon is starting to hit taiwan. wind gusts up to 160 miles an hour are expected. look at those waves. they are washing ashore right now as well. mountain villages could be destroyed as this storm passes through. taipei, taiwan's major city, is bracing for some high winds and

all sorts of stuff that's going to come with this storm. millions of people hoping this storm is going to lose at least a little bit of strength before it hits them and, lee, you're shaking your head there? >> you will see. i mean, i have a loop right now on the computer and i looked at the last frame as it's starting, as the eye wall is just coming ashore and it looked like it tightened up before. it was already 120-mile-per- hour winds. it looks like it strengthened a little bit. >> is the width still the same? >> looks like it's still running about eight, 900 miles but at this point when it tightens up like a skater doing it's strengthening at this point so that eye wall is coming in in taipei, taiwan right there, taipei is on that northern tip so you ethe eye wall going toward taipei there so a direct hit. the old updates had cat 3. i wouldn't be surprised if it was closer to a cat 4 strength with miles an hour. it will go through taiwan, reemerge into the ocean waters and then hit china as a strong cat 1 or two storm and couldn't

be any different and polar opposite back here, in the tri- state area, where we have this deep blue sky and we have 82 degrees, 35% humidity and easterly wind an 9, the pressure on the rise and the high today 83, we can can update that, now 84 degrees for the high and that's on the normal. there are your sunrise and sunset times. last year on this date, mostly sunny skies and 83 degrees. we are switching gears into a great weather discussion now. 82 in manhasset, 79 ronkonkoma, 78 in hampton bay. few high clouds from time to time on the long island beaches, connecticut coast, down the shore as well. it's 84 in poughkeepsie, our warm spot right now, because we are not getting the easterly wind impacting that temperature. we will see sunny skies, 7:00, couple patchy clouds overnight, notice high clouds and a breeze out of the northeast at times tomorrow that goes to east in the afternoon, low and middle 80s, not too different from today. this is why we were so nervous earlier in the week. look how close the western edge of that cloud shield is, getting to block island, getting to montauk right now with just some high clouds, 12

hour loop showed some sprinkles over southern ocean county to start the morning but those have now retreated into the atlantic. two lows we are watching. one here, this is us today, another one over the weekend here, this one is actually going to go to our north or east on saturday, the good news is there's enough westerly flow out of the jet that it's pushing it offshore rather than curling it up into the northeast. the other thing is this storm isn't teaming up with these other two so that would merge into a storm that would have given us a washout today or tomorrow but not the case. this is going to actually weaken in place and arrive on sunday afternoon in the catskills has a few patchy clouds at worse would be an isolated storm. the storms are safely south and east. storm number 1 goes to the east, we are mostly sunny tomorrow and on sunday with that one skirting offshore by about 300 miles again a couple high clouds may cruise the coast. this low off to the west is weakening so a late day shower and isolated threat north and west looks great. mainly clear and comfortable overnight. 50s north and west, 68 in the city, tomorrow it's 85, sun mixing with heavy high clouds, nice and warm and low humidity.

tomorrow night another nice night and around 70. coming up at 5:30, is the dry weather going to last through monday? will we have a soaking rain on tuesday? will it cost us the entire day and afternoon that -- after that, will that system us into below normal temperatures for a while as we go through next week? i'll even add a fourth. details on the perseid meteor shower, that's coming up in our next half hour. >> thank you, lee. coming up, the mixup that almost had a family bearing the wrong body -- burying the wrong body. >> what happened before that made one woman suspicious and check to see what was in the casket. plus a professional hockey player under investigation because of something that may have happened at his home. it's a cucumber and wood ear salad, popular and served up at the hand cold noodle.

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quite a celebration in midtown for a singer and a pianist. >> he was honored today and eyewitness news reporter amy freeze was there.

[ music ] >> reporter: where else would a world class pianist celebrate his 100th birthday but tickling the ivory keys. >> i can it. >> reporter: congresswoman carolyn maloney honored him for being a new york institution. he mraz here nightly, just a two minute walk from his apartment and he can play anything, celebrities come regularly and this week birthday card wishes from famous new yorkers and politicians. >> donald trump has always sent me a birthday card every year for years. >> reporter: reaching this while stone birthday is truly wonderful. what's the best part about being 100? >> the best part of being 100 is you get all this attention. [ music ] >> reporter: wrote a catchy hook to make miami beach rumba a hit in the '50s. he's played everywhere, in the 80s he was a fixture at the plaza's oak room and he just

keeps getting better. >> i took advantage of learning things every day. >> reporter: you can do things now more technical than you could years ago? >> yeah, i was afraid to do. and now i take a chance and it works. >> reporter: as for 100 years young he is married to his sweetheart ruth, has two children and even great grandchildren. he eats ice cream sundaes, drinks martinis and never retired. >> do something but do something you love, that's the whole thing. if you love it, you will be very happy. >> reporter: oh, and his birthday wish, to have another 100 years just like the first. amy freeze, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> i like that advice. still ahead, a wrong-way crash snarls traffic as mangled wreckage blocks a local highway for hours. coming up, the woman now facing charges as one person remains hospitalized in critical condition. plus a health update on sandra lee after the tv chef

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police tried to respond in time to prevent the crash but they couldn't get there in time. >> it's hard to believe but this is yet another wrong-way crash in westchester county, that's a pretty horrendous accident. >> reporter: newscopter 7 was above the damage this morning, the highway still shut down hours after the crash. the force of the collision plain to see. a head-on crash that police say was caused by a drunk driver. it happened just after 1:00 a.m. on the saw mill river park way, police say a 22-year-old woman got on the highway's northbound lanes driving southbound. it wasn't long before other motorists took notice and called 911, but police couldn't get there fast enough to prevent the crash just south of route 120 in chappaqua. >> three minutes between the time of the first call to the time of the accident, so, you know, we assumed she was not on the parkway that long before the accident happened. >> reporter: police have charged tess kegan with dwi, felony vehicular assault and reckless driving.

it slammed into a toyota driven by an unidentified man from connecticut who had to be can you tell out of his car. both drivers were taken to westchester medical center. this is hardly the first wrong- way crash on westchester's parkways, five years ago diane shuler killed herself and seven others on the taconic state parkway. this winter an nypd detective wrong-way driver that police say was drunk. police actually have advice for anyone driving on westchester's narrow winding parkways. >> if you encounter someone that's disoriented or impaired lane, chances are they are going to be in the left lane because they think they are in the right lane. so stay in the right lane is my advice to people traveling especially late at night especially on the parkways. >> reporter: now as for the motorist who was hit, he broke his leg and his foot, suffered some internal bleeding. his injuries not considered life threatening. keyingen charged with a felony due back in court at the end of the month. we are live in valhalla, marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness

news. tragedy on the tracks in connecticut, a metro north train striking and killing a woman in greenwich. the express train to new haven hit the woman as it traveled through the cos cob station at around 9:30 this morning. eyewitnesses say the victim dropped a wallet or handbag onto the tracks and was trying to retrieve it. the passengers on board the train were transferred to another train. a boil water advisory has been lifted tonight in new jersey for united water customers in fort lee and englewood cliffs. the advisory was issued after a construction crane crushed a 24- inch water main on anderson avenue in cliffside park on wednesday. united water is recommending customers take precautions before using the water such as five minutes. police in the bronx are hoping surveillance video will help lead to the arrest of two men who attacked a disabled man in his home. police say two men entered the apartment in williamsbridge last week, they threatened the resident with with a gun, knocked him out of his wheelchair and beat him.

the men took off with about $230 and the victim's iphone. police also want to question a woman who was seen in the video. the family of a young man who committed suicide after spending three years locked up at rikers is now planning to sue new york city for $20 million. khalif router spent much of the time in solitaire confinement after he was jailed for stealing a backpack when he was a teenager. he was released in may of 2013 and took his own life two months ago. a nightmare for a brooklyn family already mourning the death of their father. when gregory gutinickoff passed away, his family arranged for his burial at a cemetery in staten island. during the burial service they noticed a name tag on the cass get wearing a woman's name -- casket bearing a woman's name. they say they were horrified when they looked inside. >> performed the service for the woman that was actually in the casket that my grandfather was supposed to be in. at that point we came to the conclusion that it's possible

that they buried my grandfather in the resting place of the woman. >> well, crews had to dig up his casket. his daughter who was tasked with identifying her father's body says she hasn't been able to sleep since. the family is now suing the cemetery and the funeral home. the ntsb is stepping in to investigate the cause of the serious crash involving comedian tracy morgan. the government organization will review the details of the deadly 2014 accident next week. the crash involved morgan's limo van, a tractor-trailer and other vehicles. a passenger in the limo carrying morgan died. morgan and three other people were seriously injured. semi was being driven for walmart and the driver said he had been awake for 24 hours. the retailer wound upsetling with morgan. black hawk down, tonight a chicago blackhawks player on thin ice after a woman accuses him of sexual assault. the latest on the investigation coming up. plus -- >> you could lose your dream apartment to another renter in

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police are searching for a man in an attempted rape in williamsberg. police say this man grabbed a 24-year-old woman around the neck, fondled her then told her he was going to have sex with her. she pleaded with him and offered him money not to harm her. the two then went to an atm where she withdrew $20 and gave it to the suspect who fled. a pro hockey player appears to be at the center of a rape investigation. >> chicago blackhawks star patrick kane reportedly has been accused of sexual assault.

police acknowledge they are investigating an incident at kane's home in buffalo last weekend. searched the interior of the home. >> at this time we are gathering information and are waiting forensic testing results. >> would not say if kane is cooperating. he has been accused of physical violence in the past pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in 2009. he has not responded to requests for comment. the fbi has just released never before seen surveillance video from a half billion dollar art heist at an art museum in boston. these grainy images were taken 25 years ago. they show a night watchman letting an unauthorized visitor into the isabella stewart garden or museum. about 24 hours later two men posing as police officers enter the museum and stole 13 pieces of valuable art. >> we were unable to enhance it to the degree that we would like so we decided to ask the

public to see if they could identify this individual. we are hoping maybe someone out there recognizes the jacket from 25 years ago, the haircut, the individual. >> the fbi says the agency believes the suspects who committed the robbery are dead, the agency is still trying to recover the paintings. food network star sandra lee is heading home from the hospital. a post on her facebook page says sandra will be allowed to go home over this weekend with heavy antibiotics and monitoring but will need to be back for a review and possible surgery at the beginning of next week. governor cuomo's girlfriend was rushed to the hospital on tuesday after suffering yet another complication from her recent double mastectomy for breast cancer. the republican presidential hopefuls were debating last night, the leading democratic the kardashians." >> kim kardashian tweeted a selfie of herself and the former secretary of state last night. her husband musician kanye west worked his way into the picture. was he photo bombing that? they were at a fundraiser for

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national park in zimbabwe. >> the video shot by the operator of a safari tour shows the cubs along with female lions from cecil's pack. american dentist walter palmer is accused of illegally killing cecil last month. zimbabwe officials are calling for palmer's extradition. meanwhile an 8-year-old making a difference in pennsylvania. a duck was hit by a car and killed near his home. upset about what happened, he wanted to take action and turned to his mom for some advice. >> making me feel sad and the other day my mom told me about that if i wanted to, i could write a letter, it's not only grownups. >> he did that. he also had an opportunity to present the letter he wrote asking for a duck crossing sign to the town council, the idea passed unanimously. >> look at that. >> good for him taking action there. >> way to make a difference. >> way to go. >> i love that. now you can look at that -- >> i am responsible for that, i'm helping to save ducks. >> yeah.

>> well done. it is a great -- >> good for him. was this a top 10 day? >> i think it turned into one, don't you think? >> yeah. >> i think it is one, for sure. >> how many of these days have we had this summer? >> 30 top 10 days at least. >> i know, right? >> we've got more coming over the weekend? >> seem to be doing well these past couple summers. outside this afternoon, glorious out there. great looking sky. to think about on august 7th having nothing more than a hazy sky and dog days, we are not in that and we don't have a weather pattern that supports that next year. easterly wind around 9 miles per hour. no more clouds. mostly sunny in the catskills tomorrow, 79 your updated weekend getaway. around 80, looks comfortable. 80 degrees on sunday, a few afternoon clouds in the catskills from an approaching front and again just some patchy clouds at the beaches and could be as high as the middle 80s in the jersey shore. go through tonight, it will be in the middle 70s, we will clear out later on, about 68,

start the day off mostly sunny tomorrow. speaking of mostly sunny, that's what the yanks and blue jays will have at the stadium tonight, great night for baseball. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, a few high clouds, spin back from the ocean during the afternoon hours, northeast winds little busy during the morning, backs off a little bit during the afternoon. very similar to today, in the low and middle 80s. futurecast shows a nice evening for you, low and middle 70s, coolness in the air, light jacket north and west late tonight and tomorrow morning, 58 in sussex, start out the day at 69 in islip, 67 in belmar. notice how there are a couple of high clouds long island, connecticut, a mostly sunny day, actually a chance there are more high clouds on sunday from a second low to our east so sun and patchy high clouds, low and middle 80s. another great day. sea and sand, this is where i want to point out there will be a pretty good chop. the waves could go up to 5 feet, forecast of close to six, 7-foot waves so could be choppy. water temperatures are nice and warm. make sure the lifeguards are

near you throughout the beaches. pollen count is high for a change, hasn't been high in a while because of the low humidity and the breezes, the grass pollens flying, we are not in ragweed season yet and the summer index is a high 8. seven-day accuweather forecast, rough surf this weekend, otherwise sun and patchy high clouds through the weekend, middle 80s, low humidity. clouds on the increase on monday, i think we stay dry during the daylight hour. have a chance for a pretty good soaking on tuesday, showers and thunderstorms a possibility, but it's one and done. on wednesday clouds will break for sunshine, then wednesday night into thursday morning, really the pre dawn hours on thursday, it's the perseid meteorologist shower. it starts tuesday but sky coverage won't cooperate, think about thursday morning dawn, maybe 80 meteors per hour could be the maximum in the pre dawn hours. because the moon is a sliver of a crescent, the moonlight shouldn't interfere so away from city lights could be nice. >> thank you. >> you got it. you know what time it is. >> i know. >> you know what day it is. >> it's friday night and we've

got some asian flair in this week's neighborhood eats. >> i can't wait and it's a restaurant in hamilton heights where -- the noodle things around. >> cold noodle and you probably don't expect to find exotic chinese food in hamilton heights but the owner was craving the food he grew up with and since there was no other option he had to open his own place. the handful noodle is located at 3600 broadway, that's right at the corner of 148th street in manhattan. >> hamilton heights was my ellis island. i landed here when i moved here. >> reporter: and andrew ding loves this neighborhood but he was underwhelmed by the food offerings. >> you row manhattan size about -- romancize where moving to manhattan you're going to have the world at your fingertips and when it's not the case, you go this could do well here and you take a chance. >> reporter: he took a chance by first opening a cafe here called the chip cup in 2012. the hand fold noodle is his

newest venture, a couple of doors south on broadway. >> feel like it's really original, there's nothing like it in the area and it's really affordable. >> great food. it's like completely authentic, it's delicious. it's been a treat. >> and the food here is the kind you find in northwest china where andrew was born. >> northwest chinese cuisine benefits from its proximity to a lot of the central asian countries that surround it. your near kazakhstan, you are near uzbekistan. >> the noodles are served a variety of ways, with lamb, dumplings, scallion pancakes and salads. >> first time customers may see it, like what is this and we try to sell it to them and they love it. >> dried whittier soaksover night to -- soaks overnight to get the right texture.

a vinaigrette gets a boost from sesame oil. some folks hit both of andrew's sites in hamilton heights. >> get a latte and relax and nice to be able to have the amenities here. >> and of course the recipe for the cucumber and wood ear mushroom salad is at abc7ny. choosing your wood ear, make sure you get one that doesn't have white on the underside. it will make for a better tasting salad. >> okay. >> and you all tried it. i'm very impressed. >> i like it. it is nice and fresh. >> it is refreshing, something lighter and then you've got the hand pulled noodles that are cut up in dumplings. >> i expected big and long since it was hand pulled noodle. >> they travel better. >> they are chopped noodles. >> yes. >> very good. excellent, excellent. >> so happy. >> you happy? >> good spice, just the right time. >> perfect. >> right now it is a landlord's market with many looking to find the perfect apartment. coming up hear from experts who have tips to give you the edge on the competition. and coming up at 6:00, a mother and two daughters in the hospital after being rescued from a house fire.

tonight neighbors describe their frantic escape as the flames spread to a second home. plus, service disruptions expected this weekend for two busy subway lines. what you need to know for your commute as a tunnel between brooklyn and manhattan is shut

down, that's coming up at 6:00. searching for an apartment in the concrete jungle can become a walk on the wild side especially now when demand far exceeds supply. nina pineda has some tips to keep you ahead of the apartment hunting game. nina. >> it is a landlord's market. they can pick and choose the renters that are the least risky and the most qualified and with the best apartments gone within 24 hours, we asked two real estate experts to give their advice to give you the . >> nina, this is our common space. >> reporter: before you fall in love with that luxury listing. >> pool table here. >> reporter: it's important to figure out what your must-have amenities are.

>> top of the line dishwasher, full sized fridge, all of these are expensive. >> reporter: as the ceo of apartment search website naked apartments.com, joe says make a wish list, then slash it. >> if that's a washer drier, a dishwasher, a doorman or an elevator. come up with a full list and then cut that list in half because you're not going to get everything you want at your budget. >> reporter: just know what your maximum budget is first. >> it's whatever you make pretax each year divide that by 40. >> reporter: that's the minimum landlords required but if your income falls short consider getting a guarantor to cosign the lease. once you find your apartment be prepared to move quickly. the applicant that comes with all their paperwork ready will beat out the other renters. have a letter from your employer, a copy of your i.d., proof of income and a bank statement ready to submit for review. also be ready to pay a licensed broker a fee. >> in new york city the range is between one month rent and 15% of the annual rent. >> reporter: worth it says david because of his broker's relationships with landlords, their clients get first crack

at listings. >> they will put product in front of them and apartments in front of them they may not know about or introduce them to neighborhoods they may not have considered. >> reporter: his firm is marketing the luxury ata brooklyn in williamburg. >> this particular studio on the market would be 3295 a month plus one month free and again no broker fee. >> reporter: and here's a broker's secret, prices in this steep market slip a little around the holidays. >> november and december is a really great time of year for a renter to look for an apartment. slower season traditionally. >> here's another tip for your big takeaway, be the early bird, start looking five to six weeks in advance. if your lease is up and your move date is say, october 1st, you need to really start looking here, right here at the end of the month, the week of august 23rd. that's when landlords start releasing what apartments are going to be available and you're going to have access to the most inventory. diana, good luck. >> i'm glad i'm not looking. thank you, nina.

there is still much more ahead. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with bill ritter and liz cho, rob powers with sports, and lee goldberg with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6:00. is the legionnaire's outbreak finally slowing down? one additional case of the disease reported today as the state sets up its effort to stop the spread. but first tonight a family of four rescued by firefighters as fire consumed their home in new jersey. good evening. i'm sade baderinwa. bill ritter and liz cho are off. a mother and her two daughters are now in critical condition from that fire in newark, dozens of other residents are without a home. and today they returned to their child house looking for whatever they could salvage. new jersey reporter toni yates is on the scene with more. toni. >> reporter: sade, good

evening, and this evening nine families are in red cross temporary housing. if you look behind me, you will see why. check out the blue house there, the third floor of that house is where the fire started and it spread not only to the second and the first floors but also to the house next door, one family says it lost thousands of dollars in cash, of course people's possessions were destroyed but one family had its miracle discovery. >> i just came out from sleep, when i hear fire, fire. >> reporter: tenants at 581 bergen avenue and the house next door had just enough time to get dressed and get out as flames jumped from the first home to the next. they are just feet apart. >> i live on the second floor, she scream fire, fire, fire, i was running from the other apartment to our own apartment. that's -- >> reporter: the fire started in the third floor apartment at 581 where a mother, father and their daughters ages 9 and 4