more visible this summer. >> police and city hall launched a new homeless outreach program. it started august 17th. they have identified 80 homeless even campments. police teams visited 50 even campments. 161 street people have been identified. >> to visit the teens that go out and they will give fair warning of the impending clean up that could be up to a week after the visit. >> by law, new york city has to offer shelter to any homeless person that asks for help. the homeless problem has steadily grown through the blueburg years and now with mayor de blasio -- bloomberg years and now with mayor de blasio. 3 to 4,000 live on the street. those on the street, about 40% have mental problems. >> about 2% of that population are the ones that scare the hell out of everybody. the irrational acts that they commit.

>> reporter: commissioner bratton said homeless people have a constitutional right to beg if they choose to do so. >> the people on the sidewalk with a sign, hungry, i need help, et cetera, there is really no legal way we can deal with that person unless they are creating fear or intimidation. >> reporter: and commissioner bratton said that the homeless problem, while it is serious in new york city, it's not nearly as bad here as it is in los angeles. he said it is absolutely horrible in los angeles where he was also the police commissioner. reporting live at city hall, dave evans, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> dave, thank you. the nypd weighing in on security during the pope's visit three weeks from tomorrow. officials say security measures will take into account the pope's desire to personally greet as many people as he can. >> his holiness would like to make contact, be seen by -- enjoy the presence of as many people as possible. while we have to secure the

visit, we also have to keep it as open and viable to allow the real purpose of the trip to flourish. >> keeping with the open and viable format, the city will distribute tickets for the pope's visit through central park. you can register online or call 311 to enter to win 2 tickets. turning to the weather and the heat wave. the hottest weather is yet to come. meteorologist lee goldberg is outside the studios on the upper west side. lee? >> reporter: hottest for last. if you don't like summer on extended play, you get something in the forecast, too. that will heat it up over the weekend. the temperature backed off to 84 and the manhattan skyline looking hazy. temperatures are still at 90 in poughkeepsie. the feel like readings, they topped out in the low to mid- 90s today and they will be higher than that tomorrow. 89 the feel like reading in newark and 90 in poughkeepsie. tomorrow afternoon mid- to

upper-90s in interior parts of new jersey. air quality warning through tonight and then right through the day tomorrow then the air quality will improve through friday. thunderstorms to the west. that's where they stay for tonight. we are looking for that cold front to come south for relief. it doesn't happen until tonight into friday. we may escape the storms. day four of the heat wave. that would make it the longest of the summer. heat peeks tomorrow with feels like reading in the mid-90s. relief with maybe a shower. heat back for labor day weekend. we will have that in the seven- day forecast when i come inside. bill and liz, back to you. >> come on in, lee. a stolen car. what police didn't know until it was over, the suspect was wanted for rape and murder. the car stolen in lower manhattan. police using a app to find him on the brooklyn bridge. when he was busted, police he was. eyewitness news reporter darla miles with the story.

she is in lower manhattan tonight. darla? >> reporter: bill, kendrick gregory is expected to be arraigned in lower manhattan. the he faces gun and larceny charges in new york city. there is the matter of his carolina. >> flab gear ghasted. mushroom. >> reporter: two .45 caliber kendrick gregory. he was taken down by three young nypd officers and an iphone. >> we were happy that we were part of that and able to work as a team to stop him. >> reporter: investigators in raleigh, north carolina, say gregory went on a two-day crime spree from sunday to monday which included the shooting of a 17-year-old man, the rape of a 13-year-old girl, carjacking, robbery, burglary, assault and murder of pawn shape owner thomas duran. >> we didn't know how that

would happen. we only new about the car -- knew about the car at the time. >> reporter: the officers were responding to a 911 call about a stolen car. using an app connected to the gps in the car, they tracked the car to smith street. in the driver's seat, there was gregory. >> glad i had the three people here. >> inside his pants pocket a pistol. >> reporter: one was used in the murder, the other -- >> one of the weapons was stolen from the man murdered, the pawnshop owner. we believe one of the 45s. they are the same make. >> god knows what he would have done in new york. he was really an individual totally out of control. >> reporter: now, kendrick gregory was arrested in 2014 in manhattan for disorderly conduct. according to the nypd but outside of that, it's not clear

why he fled here and what his ties may be to brooklyn. darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. authorities are awaiting an autopsy to determine how a family of four in new jersey died following a suspicious fire rat their home. the victims were found inside a bedroom on the second floor of their home on joline avenue in long branch this morning. they are identified as 35 years old linden shane beharry, amanda morris and their two children, brian and brandon. >> the preliminary investigation has revealed that there are multiple areas where this fire started within this home. >> there were other injuries to the victims' bodies besides burns. investigators have not ruled out murder-suicide. linden beharry worked for the long branch department of public works for 16 years. new at 6:00, ready for school? not exactly the best way to describe what is happening at one school district on long island.

the students in hempstead in nassau county are ready. the high school is the problem. so many students without classes so they go to campus and then go home. what is going on. here is long island reporter kristin thorne. >> i have a 45 minute class, home room. then i got lunch. that's it. i didn't come here to eat. >> >> reporter: frustrated students at hempstead high school. imagine if this was your schedule, a blank sheet. >> i am trying to graduate. this is bad for me. >> reporter: the head of the teacher's association says the school switched to a new schedule, a block schedule but didn't leave enough time to deal with the complicated computer tear rised system. in -- computerized system. some students were signed up for a few classes or registered for classes they have completed. hundreds have spent the last few days packed in the school's auditorium up to five hours eventually being sent home. >> everybody was in the auditorium, didn't have nowhere

to go and didn't have a schedule. now some people are getting a schedule. >> reporter: the middle of the school day, these kids are hanging around, leaving early. is this acceptable. >> no. it shouldn't be like this. it's not educationally sound for these children. >> i'm very disappointed. i hope that the parents and the school will be patient to get this resolved. >> reporter: a spokesperson said some patients registered late which is only contributing to the chaos. school officials are working around the clock to get students into classes as soon as possible. in hempstead, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. a temporary fix for an unexplained power outage. officials on the l.i.r.r. plus everybody else is hoping the evening commute goes smoother than the commuting mess for tens of thousands of passengers this morning. jamaica station jammed with people after the trains for nassau and suffolk county were

forced to end their service. as the problem is fixed, there could be more delays. they are urging riders to check the web site. stocks rebounded today. the dow was up 293 points. nasdaq picked up 113 and s&p 500 35. as we continue with eyewitness news for this wednesday night, the pope's chair for his mass at madison square garden is unveiled. we will talk to the people that build the special seat in a garage. >> and thousands of people right now -- looking at live pictures, in central park about

to take a

we don't usually do stories about furniture used at a mass. >> this is for a mass anything but ordinary. the pope's mass in three weeks from friday. >> this chair made by local immigrant workers is like the pope simple without thrills. >> here is eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer. >> reporter: unveiling the chair of st. peter, timothy cardinal dolan revealed the hand made simple nature of what is the hallmark of pope francis. >> a great symbol of the unity and teaching authority that pope francis has.

>> reporter: built on his emphasis on simplicity and humility it was assembled in three weeks. for salvatore san marco and three-car pen tears, there was no higher calling. they build the chair that pope francis will use during his mass. >> it's special. >> reporter: hector rojas, francisco santa maria, a native of anything kay rawing a were -- nicaragua were chosen. two other pieces were handcrafted by students at lincoln hall in lincoln dale. >> an honor. i never thought i would get the chance to do something like this. >> these are down home good hard working salt of the earth people that put a lot of sweat and heart and soul into this. >> reporter: preparations are still underway for the mass at

madison square garden to be celebrated by over 20,000 of the faithful. the music and liturgy are being planned. >> it will be joyful, filled with ex huber rans and prayer full occasion. >> we invite you to stay with eyewitness news and abc news for the latest on the pope's visit and on our web site, abc7ny. you can see how to get tickets for the pope's procession through central park. a special gift for a family of an officer killed in the line of duty. renovations are made with detective wenjian liu's widow, mother and father live. tears flowed for both gratitude and in memory of detective liu as they saw the updated home. the two officers were killed in

their squad car last year. thousands are taking a big breather in central park. the big zen moment. 10,000 people doing yoga. >> lee says

this is what it looks like in central park. ten thousand people doing yoga. one of our spouses is down there. it won't tell you which one. hi, honey. she is down there. wearing white as a symbol of peace. 10,000 people are expected to participate. the event organized by a active brand yolee. >> it's hot yoga. >> about the same size crowd you brought for the central park festival. >> a little smaller. >> much smaller than yours and tremendously smaller than robs. >> mine was funnier. >> outside we go tonight as we

retrace our steps the past week. >> wow. >> the upper west side, i'm sure it was fun for you at home, we see the upper west side and a nice night to get out and walk around and feel the summery feel. 84. humidity at 51%. wind at southeast at 7. the pressure is on the fall. high 92. the heat wave continues. it will conclude after tomorrow. 80 the normal high. second day of september. we are running 11 above average. there are the sunrise and sunset times. with these few days that were so far above average, unlikely that the month could end below average with this type of launching pad. 83 in yonkers. 80 brighton beach. bayside queens 83. another warm night at the u.s. tennis center. more comfortable in montauk. mostly sunny early evening. patchy haze and fog tomorrow morning. 87 at noon. 92, 93 in the afternoon. a few more clouds in the afternoon, especially to the north and west.

a couple of clouds strolling by middlesex county. there are thunderstorms here. they are not able to make it over the mountains. now we turn to this cold front. it's inching eastward all week long. upstate new york tomorrow afternoon. a couple of storms in the poconos and catskills. then at night a spot shower just about anywhere. also a little bubble of high pressure keeps the winds and spares us from late afternoon storms. during the day, spotty storms really forming closer to albany to syracuse thin into the catskills and poconos. because the front is so slow to come through on friday and friday morning, we may be stuck in low clouds on friday morning and worst case there is a couple of showers that flare-up along the front. that may be the only chance to see raindrops scattered through the area, through the upcoming weekend. we will get that out of the way friday.

skies clear later in the day and then saturday, sunday, monday look beautiful. 93 the peak heat tomorrow. late spotty storm north and west. it could be anywhere at night into the first part of friday. the relief friday. we go from a 92 or 3 tomorrow to 82. that will build things up over the weekend. variable winds on the waters. boaters go to the south. light chop. water temperature is nice and bank of america. good beach day. 74 degrees. clear to partly cloudy overnight. warm, sticky. 93 tomorrow feeling like 95. a spot afternoon storm mainly north. sticky tomorrow night. you won't notice the lower humidity until friday as the clouds try to break. maybe a slow process, 82. we will get that hurdle out of the way for the weekend. 82, sunshine, low humidity. it creeps up and you will notice it monday when we are 90 again. what are you typing. is everything okay. >> everything is fine. >> what are you doing later on tonight. >> what are you doing later on tonight. >> rob is up next with sports. >> i don't know.

i'm dying to know, though. >> before heading home the yankees head to fenway park one

more time.

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from your tease we know there was a home run hit. we know that. >> at least one. >> at least one. >> watch this. after today no more games for the yankees at fenway park. after today only 30 games left to play. down a game and a half in their division finishing up against the red sox. free brady. yankees trail in the game and then they didn't.

second inning, greg byrd right field gone. next batter jon ryan murphy over the green monster. back to back home runs, yankees well on their way. later in the same inning, carlos beltran. 7 hits and 8 runs in the second inning for the yankees. the babe would be so proud. yankees on top 7th inning 12-3. matt vary very against erin knoll lanes -- knoll lynn. bad results for jon niese and worse for bobby purnell. the first game since mid-august walked the ten pitches then he threw a ball for an error on a bunt that brought in a run. mets are concerned. mets fans are concerned but the six 1/2 division lead makes them feel better. day three at

quick second round winner didn't lose a round yet. then serena williams took over. round 2. ten double faults. 24 unforced errors. not a dominating matchment down in the first set, down in the tie break but won 7-6. then went 6/-3 in the second set. alive. williams on to the third round. giants and jets have games tomorrow. josh brown is out. the giant kicker is hurt. no ruling in the deflategate case. tom brady did attend a carter function at the stayed -- charity function at the stadium. >> such an enjoy believe off season. >> so, the football season is almost here, fantasy teams are getting ready, too for just about everybody. laura behnke explains. >> reporter: we interrupt baseball season for a fantasy

football draft as david wright and a handful of mets competed to raise money for local charities. >> the competitiveness on the field carries to fantasy football. >> reporter: nfl insider adam schefter came on board this year. >> what i learned in fantasy football, a lot of luck. sometimes the more you know the less you know. >> reporter: perhaps not always. >> i think it's going to be a kicker draft this year so i think we will try to select a top kicker. >> reporter: noah is going kicker first? sounds questionable. >> i'm not sure if the smartest super hero is going. he fits the bill well. >> reporter: the only thing better than a fantasy football draft for the mets knowing another nfl season is about to start and this team is playing meaningful baseball. >> a great clubhouse and honey

fully we will continue to play well. >> laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kind of piling it on noah weren't they. >> thank you, rob. let's check in with sade for "eyewitness news at 11:00". >> tonight at 11:00, a new taxi app in town, how it works and how it's competing with uber. new information about the number of americans smoking. you will see the whale that photo bombed connecticut's governor during a press conference. >> can't wait to see that. >> awesome picture. >> that's it for us for now. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. eyewitness news with david muir is up next. eyewitness news comes up at 11:00. we leave you in central park. look at that. >> not the great lawn but the great om. these are yoga gurus doing it including my wife.