both expected to survive. the officers were not injured. residents startled by the string of shots describe for us the gunfire. >> i heard the first six shots. and then, there is a pause. then a fourth shot. that is when i saw the police car coming up the street. and then, i just look and saw the police running in different direction. and that is all i see. >> reporter: other residents heard more than a dozen shots fired. maybe up to 14 shots in three separate bursts. to recap. an nypd gun buying operation ends in gunfire here in mount vernon. two people are shot, both described as suspects in this undercover sting. the nypd, mount vernon police and westchester public safe tiff are investigating. residents say this is a quiet

part of the city not known for such outbursts of gunfire. we are live in mount vernon, i'm lucy lang with channel 7 eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. now to the plane crash. the pilot is dead tonight after his stunt plane crashed during a practice flight in orange county. eyewitness news has exclusive video showing the moments leading up to the trackic crash just after 2:00 this afternoon near stewart international airport. darla miles is in new windsor with new information tonight. darla? >> reporter: liz, several eyewitnesses told us this pilot was doing such a great job. it was so impressive many of them pulled out their cell phone to catch him practicing but then a piece of the plane calls off, the pilot took a nose dive and police say he didn't even have time to call for help. at first, it was a sneak peek into this upcoming weekend's new york air show until the single engine plane took a nose dive. >> i'm not sure whether the

pilot just tried to get it out of the way. but he just got beyond to where people were out in a clearing in the area where there were treeing. and it just went straight down. >> reporter: several onlookers caught the tragedy on tape when a large piece of the tail broke off of this giles-202 in stewart international airport in new windsor. >> it is an acrobatic plane. it does very extensive maneuvers. i'm not sure why the tail went apart. that has to be investigated. >> at least 202 aircraft appeared to experience a structural failure. it went into a steep dive. >> reporter: it crashed into a wooded area just beyond the runway. >> he went straight up. >> reporter: now, the air show is still scheduled to go on this weekend though practice

has been canceled for the daytime at this point, the investigators are not releasing the name of the pilot pending notification of the next of kin. reporting live, darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> darla thank you. in westchester county, the noise of the partial building collapse scared folks in one community today. around 12:30 this afternoon, the front facade at the tequila sunrise restaurant came crashing down onto the sidewalk below. tables and chairs were set thereupon for outdoor dining. no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. now to some shock on the road to recovery. after superstorm sandy. residents on long island who already paid the price to raze their homes are getting slopped with hundreds of dollars of extra unexpected fees. n.j. burkett has their story. >> reporter: national grid says two-and-a-half years is long enough.

homeowners who have not disconnected and reconnected their natural gas service out here will be charged for it. you can't elevate your house without doing that. and tonight, critics say the utility is kicking homeowners while they are down. >> it is going to go over here. >> reporter: frustrated he told his wife to write the check. a check for $2,300. >> i wrote the check because we had no choice. >> reporter: no choice because their utility company national grid refused to reconnect their natural gas service without it. >> we shouldn't have to go to any more horror. we did it with sandy and i feel like they are making us relive all these things. >> reporter: after the superstorm, national grid waived disconnection and reconnection fees for struggling homeowners. but, this summer, quietly reinstated those fees. ms. willy says it is adding insult to injury.

>> all the people here, it is long. from new york rising. >> reporter: it will affect hundreds, perhaps thousands of homeowners who have yet to elevate their homes to meet new >> people don't have the thousands of dollars at this point to shell out for that. >> reporter: assemblyman todd kiminsky sent out this letter asking them to reconsider. but the utility is firm. two years after the storm, national grid volunteerly suspended relocation charges said a spokeswoman. customers should discuss the work required and any associated charges and we will review each situation on a case by case basis to see how we can help customers. >> we need to be helping people like the folks that live here. not holding them back. >> reporter: and he says he will continue to pressure the utility when it is fair for

some honers, he says, should be fair for all. especially those who are still struggling tonight. live in island park long island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you n.j. a funeral for the security guard murdered at a federal building in lower manhattan. kamara was shot and killed a week ago by a former federal employee who shot and killed himself. coast. he had four children. he was working overtime when he was killed. the city is appealing a judge's decision to release information about the history of civilian complaints against nypd officer pan yell pantaleo. he is the officer whose choke hold reportedly killed eric garner. he is back on duty after a grand jury declined to indict

him on murder charges. well, former president george w. bush visited the gulf coast today marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. he and laura bush attended a ceremony honoring the victims. he was criticized for his lack of response in 2005. today, he remembered those who died but celebrated the region cease resurgence. >> last time i was here, it didn't look quite this pretty. the place was totally devastated. and then, to see all the boats and the cranes is a testimony to the recovery of the gulf coast. >> bush also visited louisiana and new orleans while visiting a high school there, the band's music, as you can see, inspired the former president to break out some moves. florida is bracing for what could be one of the biggest storms in years. tropical storm erika has

already done major damage to the caribbean island of dominica. it slammed the island triggers landslides and floods there. the prime minister says at least 12 people are dead and two dozen are missing. and in florida, a state of emergency is now in effect. the national guard has been activated and highway tolls have been waived in case evacuations in that state are need ed. there are already large gas lines as some residents brace for the worse. that is the situation on tropical storm erika in florida. meteorologist lee goldberg is tracking the storm and lee, what's the late nest. >> this is what it looks like on an enhanced satellite. all the reds, big time thunderstorms over the dominican republic andhe center itself is about to move over lands moving quickly. the question is, does erika survive going over the mountains an encouraging news in florida probably breathing a little sigh of relief. we will tell you about the latest track of intensity in the accu-weather. liz? >> also ahead, the negotiator.

he is turning in his badge inspiring hollywood characters. we are going to take a look back at his career as he says good-bye. >> also, what a welcome, pope francis gets the new york treatment ahead of his visit to new york city. the amazing mets.

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>> for decades, he has been a man called into new york's tensest situations. lieutenant jack cambria has been involved in every major negotiation in recent memory including those popularized on the big screen. today, after three decades, he is handing in his badge. eyewitness news reporter dave evans has his story. >> reporter: after 33 years, lieutenant jack cambria walked out of police headquarters. he joined the department in 1982 and learned on the beat, it is important to be nice. instead of frowning, say good morning. >> people looking at me, i was looking at them. morning. good morning officer. oh my goodness. this stuff works. >> reporter: for the last 14 years, he ran the hostage negotiation team. the actor john tuturo played him in the taking of pelham

123. >> i know what i am doing. >> he became jack from his suit to his yellow tie and blue shirt and mannerisms and jack was on the set. >> we have confirmation that one firefighter is down. >> reporter: two weeks ago on staten island, cambria flew in the barricaded man's mother from delaware to try to help in the stand off there. >> they exchanged that they loved each other. at that point, he indicated he was going to surrender. >> reporter: across the city, 100 officers are part of the hostage negotiating team. lieutenant cambria said all candidates for his team have two important qualifications. they have to be compassionate and they have to be at least, at least, 35 years old. >> probably, at 35 years or so, one would know what it means to experience the emotion of love at one point in their life. to know what it mean to be have been hurt and loved. no know what it means to know success and to know what it means to know failure.

>> reporter: cambria leaves knowing he has led a successful hostage team. he left in a 72 fury. the reminder of how the department has changed and improved on his watch. at police headquarters, dave evansings channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and we wish him the best. artists in midtown manhattan are making a mural of the pontiff pope francis across from madison square garden will the pope will celebrate mass. they bought the 225-foot space to welcome the pope. his mass is friday september 25. eyewitness news is your source for informationabout the pope's upcoming visit. visit abc7ny.com for more on traffic and transportation plans and how the local organizations are getting ready. taking a quick look at wall street closing out a volatile week with little change from yesterday. the dow jones closed down a

little more than 11 points to end the week at 16,643. the nasdaq gained 15 points. and the s&p closed at 1988. still to come, more help for diners looking to eat al fresco. struggles searching for the perfect spot on the sidewalk when you can find the city's new interactive map. and lee goldberg returns

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>> so are you in the mood for al fresco dining tonight? new york city has unveiled a new interaccuseddive map that shows where all of these sidewalk cafes are located. it shows restaurants with pending applications for outdoor seating and health grades. city officials hope the map will help residents concerned with noise and restaurant

owners to check how saturated an owner already is with outdoor seating. i'm in the mood for al fresco dining. my timing might have been a little off for that. but i am in the mood for it and the weather looks like it is cooperating. >> if you are in the mood for a movie in central park. >> raging bull tonight. where i am going? >> it is that big part in the middle of manhattan. take a left there. i think tomorrow night is, superman 2. yes. >> oh. >> outside we go, we have a deep blue sky and a great- looking view from midtown all the way down one world trade. we are at 80. humidity 35%. pressure is on the fall. average high 81. there are the sunrise and sunset times. heat and humidity will build. we could have a possible heat wave starting in september.

here is a good news, erika is likely the weaken to a tropical depression tomorrow. tropical depression. more on that in a moment. a little mild tore night. still crisp in the morning. it is in the mid 70s , nice beach weekend. 70 in monticello. 79 in wrightstown. sunshine, clear skies tonight. sunshine again tomorrow. some high clouds. but they are just decorative. should be great. a warm day in the mid 80s . we are going mainly clear, a couple of fair weather clouds around. high pressure will be right on top oftous night. this little system to the west here will fan some high thin cirrus clouds. no big deal there. a little more in the way of cloudiness sunday. you will get clouds from this system and in the front offshore. our high currently headed to us tonight will join and team up with the bermuda high. and then erika, no matter what form she is in, it will be a

big heat pump for coast. heat and humidity. so half of erika's center right now over land, right here in toward haiti. mountains. this should shred it apart. mud slides, it will likely become a tropical depression. so wind is not going to be a huge factor it will be big rains and it looks like it is a miss for a good part of south florida in terms of the center. and some beneficial rains will come to the drought areas in south florida and into early next week. it is a tropical storm or tropical depression. at least it doesn't get a chance to really strengthen into a big tropical storm or a hush. and some of these future cast rainfall amounts have gone down. maybe six inch amounts across south florida. your accu-weather forecast, we are heating up over the weekend. humidity still in check. by the time we get to sunday, it is more humid and near 90.

a pair of sixes tonight. clear, comfortable. tomorrow, high 86. more humid on sunday, make a run at the 90-degree mark. you will notice a little more cloudiness in the sky and a potential heat wave here. the last day of august into september. that isolated storm on monday not a big deal. rob is up next with sports. >> good baseball tonight. the mets come back home. mets fans hope the wins come with them. we will get you out to citifield and talk about the next test that starts with the red sox in town. plus, round two in the barclays. they will trim the field after today. who is in front?

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>> great night for baseball tonight. >> yankees on the road. mets at home. it has been fun to watch. mets swept seven straight. 10-and-a-half straight in the game. mets fans are happy about one thing. they are headed home. they open a home stand against the red sox. first time boston has played at citifield. the home crowd gets to see david wright play at citifield. he came off the dl while the mets were on the road. >> not allowed to throw powers on the field. but he will get an extremely great reception. he is the face of the team. he's the star. he is the one that everybody turns to. he will be ready. >> you know, when you think about the hay day of the islanders, plenty of images come to mind. but al arbor lifting the stanley cup is one image. he died today. a player for 14 nhl seasons.

then as head coach of the islanders. no team in any major sports won four straight titles since. he is one of the all-time greats dead today at the age of 82. jets, giants at the meadowlands tomorrow. the battle for the snoopy trophy. both teams one on one. this is video from last year. they play each other. but look for things to be a little bit vanilla. any time you keep score, you want to win. >> yeahment yeah. i think we made some improvement last week. but still, we have a way to go. so hopefully, we will be able to get into a rhythm. >> i heard a little bit about this trophy. but before coming here, i had no. >> what do you think of that? >> i'm really excited. >> round two, barclay's

tournament. the top ranked player in the world is just not having a good time in new jersey. his stint will probably not be spieth drives off target into leg. spieth's six over par won't make the cut. bubba watson, the putt on 18 for the overall lead. seven under par, he's the leader. tonight at the garden for the liberty, win and they are in. the wnba playoffs. a walk through this morning to get ready for the big game. liberty tip off against the minnesota lynx. best team in the west. new york best in the east. conference leaders featuring mvp candidates. they square off in about an what a game. >> there is also a home game. basketball. we want to take care of business tonight. >> and finally, from us, you knew we weren't going to get through the sports cast without 10th inning.

the ball deflects to daniel murphy. a blind flip. alex torres beats the batter. the mets are taking all the right moves and those moves have this team living a charmed life. right now. i love it. >> love it. >> the timing of that is just beautiful. >> murphy said i had no idea if he would be there or not worked. >> thanks rob. >> time fortous check in with sade and see what is coming up at 11:00. >> that was a sweet play. well, a three-year-old's harrowing journey. how did he wonder out of day care in new jersey and make it all the way home without anyone noticing? plus what is your occupation of destruction. we will have these stories and liz? >> thanks sade. that is our news for now. thank you very much for joining us. i'm liz cho. next. have a great night! >> captions by:caption