they had an update a few minutes ago from the officials. they had mutual aid come to the scene. the people are in serious condition they were taken to local hospitals. we talked to some of the witnesses and they told us exactly what they saw. >> we were in the pool. we saw the plane coming in low. people started yelling there is no power in the plane. the propeller wasn't turning. it barely cleared the tree line above the pool. it quickly went around i think it tried to land in one of the fields filled with kids then it banked to the right. >> hit nose down about half the field then skidded to where he was now. a big bang. he hit hard. >> once again, the witnesses telling us that one. field had a lot of kids on it at the time. so the pilot did a good job continuing to turn and land over there in the empty field over there in the bushes.

both people on the plane, want pilot and the other passenger on the plane were taken to area hospitals. they are in serious condition. that is the latest live from restville, new jersey, anthony johnson, channel 7 eyewitness news. from the ground we head high above the crash scene. shannon sohn is in newscopter 7 with much more. shannon? >> reporter: we heard everything unfold because we were working in laguardia's airspace when the plane suffered the emergency. they were seven miles north of spuyten duyvil. they called in saying they needed to declare an emergency and tried to make it to teterboro with an engine sputtering. minutes after that, they declared that the engine shut down. as a member of an air crew, you are always looking for somewhere to land in case something goes wrong. they tried to make it to teterboro. when the engine quilt they realized they couldn't make it. in an airplane you can glide for a while.

it looks to us that they tried to find the best spot they could find. as we bring this out, you can see a fudge field. there were people on some of the fields but not the one that they landed. this is where they put it down. unfortunately they landed into the trees but a good job overall. reporting live over cresskill, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> remarkable job indeed. quite a story. shannon, thank you. now the other news of the night, on long island a car accident then a car chase between drivers. not cops. at one point cops say it involved a stolen tractor trailer that crashed through a fence. it started in suv if he can hamlet of holtsville and ended in patchogue. eyewitness news reporter stacey sager is at the courthouse in central islip. >> reporter: you know, bill, the suspect in this case may have been comfortable behind the wheel of a tractor trailer. we learned in court that he worked full time as a truck driver. but authorities say it was a

terrible mix of alcohol and a high rate of speed that last night lead to and serious injury. this was the end result of the wild chain of events. suffolk police apprehending jonathan moore, so difficult to handle they placed a bag over his head. it was in patchogue where authorities say moore jackknifed a tractor trailer after stealing it. moore's on defense revealing today why his client may have chosen such a massive getaway vehicle. >> 26 years old. he has been working full time, actually in the trucking field. >> reporter: unfortunately his alleged dwi is what caused the mess. in a desperate attempt to get away, authorities say he broke into this car dealership on route 112. >> he went through the door then came in the office and was looking for keys because he told the cops that he wanted to

steal a car to get away. >> reporter: the chaos actually started here on the eastbound side of the l.i.e. seven miles away in holtsville where police say moore caused a car crash at exit 62, allegedly fleeing that crash on foot and being chased by another person who was then struck by a van. moore somehow manages to run a mile a way to this chemical company where he then allegedly steals this tractor trailer and the company manager shows us the surveillance video, moore behind the wheel in the darkness allegedly slamming into the company's huge and pricey metal gate. >> that gate is 45 feet. >> he destroyed it. >> totally destroyed the gate. >> reporter: how much damage is that. >> 20,000 in damage, just the gate. >> reporter: now, as for the person who was struck by the vehicle, the person chasing moore then struck by another vehicle, that person had a

serious injury, hospitalized for a serious injury to his leg. moore now faces a host of charges including dwi, grand larceny, leaving the scene of an accident and he is being held on $85,000 bond. live outside the courthouse in central islip, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. the nfl vowing to appeal a judge's ruling that overturned the four game suspension of new england patriots quarterback tom brady. the ruling not exonerating brady as much as it lampooned the nfl and roger goodell for a sloppy investigation and illogical punishment. brady will take the snap for the patriots. rob powers is here with more. >> light reading. you are right about this. this decision doesn't necessarily prove tom brady had nothing to do with deflating footballs, just that the court believes the nfl overstepped

and treated brady unfairly. the big off season topic gets a big burst of fresh air today. tom brady joked about it earlier this week. >> such an enjoyable off season. >> reporter: it comes to its latest head today. brady arriving for the preseason game in foxborough late this afternoon has the four-game suspension overturned by richard berman premised upon several legal deficiencies, not the least of which was the court deciding nfl commissioner roger good deal overstepped his authority. the league will, of course, appeal saying while the legal phase of this process continues, we look forward to focusing on football and the opening of the regular season which starts one week from today in foxborough with the patriots with brady, a game the nfl says goodell will skip. we have seen this battle from the field to manhattan, both

sides walking in and out of a courtroom then the ruling today. the court's decision to overturn the nfl commissioner should signal to every nfl owner that collective bargaining is better than legal losses. that is from the player's union. everybody had their deflate opinion. everybody tried to brush up on the psi knowledge. tom brady held to one premise, di nothing wrong. patriot owner tom craft said he is a person of the highest integrity. he represents everything great about this game and league. the first response this morning included no words, just this tweet, a simple picture worth more than a thousand words. so now the appeal, the games, the drama continue. for now a victory for brady and the players union. the patriots quarterback will be on the field when the season opens. we will join laura behnke in foxborough where the patriots wrap up the preseason tonight against the giants. we will see what the fans have

to say in foxborough. that video of brady getting to the stadium minutes ago. >> bad blood between the patriots and-- >> ugly, ugly. >> nobody wins. we have breaking news to tell you about. shannon sohn is in newscopter 7 with an accident in paramus. it's in a fast food joint. is that what we are told? >> reporter: yeah, it certainly is. these are two cars that went flying offed eastbound side -- off the eastbound side of route 4 at paramus into the wendys. look at this damage. you know if you have been in one there are always tables set up in thisser a. what we know, there are two minor injuries. unclear if they were inside the vehicle or inside the wendy's. looks like a miracle here with the amount of damage to this wendy's. unclear what caused the cars to careen out of control. reporting live over paramus, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> keep us posted, thank you. now the race for president.

donald trump doing something he once vowed he would -- vowed he would not do. this flip-flop may be easier now that some polls show trump with a commanding league in the early going. what is this about? public relations in here is dave evans. >> reporter: this afternoon at his headquarters, donald trump signed a republican loyalty pledge after meeting upstairs with the g.o.p. chairman. >> i will be totally my allegiance to the republican party and the conservative principles for which it stands. >> reporter: the pledge became an issue when trump refused to promise that he would back the republicans nominee if it's not him. >> it doesn't matter who it would be. any third party candidate that came from the republican party would make the chances of winning in november '16 significantly more difficult. >> reporter: the focus is trump

versus jeb bush and bush hitting trump in english and spanish. [speaking spanish]. >> trump shot back yesterday that bush ought to be speaking english. he is a nice man but he should really set the examples by speaking english in the united states. spanish happens to be the native language of jeb's wife from mexico. >> one of them asked me a question in spanish. i answered it. that's the reality of america. that's the goodness of america. you laugh because it's so bizarre but hurtful for a lot of people. mr. trump knows this. he is appealing to people's acknowledges and fears rather than -- answer and fears rather than herer hopes. >> reporter: bush is dropping to 8%. >> we are a nation that speaks english and i think while we are in this nation, we should be speaking english.

>> reporter: on immigration, trump said he wants a big fat beautiful door. he loves immigrants but he wants them here legally. today's poll is not good news for governor christie. he is down to 2% among republican voters. >> fascinating race thus far. thank you very much. as we continue with "eyewitness news at 6:00" on this thursday night, we talk to some of the immigrants and refugees pope francis will meet. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. day five of the heat wave. after 90 and 91 the past few days, 93. we safe the i highest for last. 91 in central park right now. we are tracking a couple of thunderstorms to the north and

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we take a look at some of the people pope francis will meet. >> he is on the liberal side of the catholic church. >> here is rob nelson. >> reporter: this pontiff established himself as the pope of the people. that will be on full display in new york city in a few weeks. >> we think this is the perfect visit. >> reporter: as part of his

visit to east harlem on september 25th, the pope will meet with immigrants and refugees helped by catholic charities. some will be pleased by the -- blessed by the pontiff himself. >> i'm excited. maybe it's a dream. >> reporter: kimberly ramirez is the daughter of two immigrants. she is grateful the pope's visit will highlight the struggle of those that came to make america home. >> let everybody know that we are not on the low standard that we mean something. >> reporter: it's on time not just because of the immigration debate but the migrant process in europe. >> we need to be an inclusive people, a people that welcome, a people that value diversity. catholic charities believes this part of the visit will underscore one of the pope's beliefs.

>> it will achieve a community in new york in welcoming people in some parts of the world are not welcome. >> reporter: rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> quite an event. coming up, we say good-bye to the heat wave. what is coming up next? lee is coming up next with the

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are you okay over there. >> i am good. >> just pulled the specs out in time. >> waving it around. >> he is reading over the deflategate stuff, aren't you. >> time for weather. >> i can tell you a lot about it. >> i know you can. >> we have a big football game coming up. hot in foxborough and hot in new york. the east river is calm. water choppy locally tomorrow with the rip currents kicking up. 91. humidity knocked down a touch by the northeast wind. so, it feels like the actual temperatures.

heat indices aren't too much lower. 93 was the high today. 13 above average. sunset 7:26. despite a shower through kingston. 91 yonkers. 96 norwalk. 83 andover. a shower to your west. and down the shore, no theft of showers. 84 belmar. 92 in west orange. so s hazy skies right now. an isolated storm during the overnight. best threat of a shower may be the first part of the day tomorrow. the front isn't totally through, limited sun then lower humidity about this time tomorrow. drier by the weekend. notice the showers. looks like they are trying to make inroads into the hudson valley and catskills. this is falling apart over ulster and orange county. gusty near kingston but a sprinkle at new paltz. this area will fall apart and stay to the west as high pressure noses in. with this front not totally

getting in, it may be around us tomorrow. you could wake up to a shower and a fair amount of clouds. the clouds could linger into early afternoon. best chance of sun north and east later in the day. still a shower threat later in the day west of the city. we are in the process of drying out. we clear it out friday into saturday. cooler clouds tomorrow, limited sun. passing shower through early afternoon. here comes the high which furnishes a beautiful weekend. low humidity to start the weekend. back to beautiful. rip currents an issue tomorrow and saturday. choppy boaters later in the day. consider that. weekend get away for the holiday weekend, 70s, low humidity saturday. warmer through the 80s down to the beaches. the warmest beach day is labor day t. hazy, warm, sticky. isolated storm or two tonight, most dry. lots of clouds tomorrow. have your umbrella for a couple of showers mainly through the first part of the day, 82. clearing out, comfortable.

open the windows tomorrow night. saturday spectacular. coolish in the morning. then we couple the humidity with heat on labor day. get the ritter family trucks there. >> loading it up. >> you are invited. >> everybody is invited. >> busy. rob is up next with sports. >> busy. the talk of the day right here. tom brady scores a big win in

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these not about exoneration but a technicality. >> it's over until we hear the appeal. that's all people care about. the ruling came this morning. games are next. quarterback tom brady can play.

deflategate loses a lot of steam today. commissioner goodell was said to have dispensed his own brand of justice. that is the line in judge berman's decision that best explains his thinking. the judge said brady, scene arriving at the stadium in foxborough, was treated unfairly. bottom line, brady is back on the field, suspension lifted. after the ruling, roger goodell stated we will appeal the ruling to protect the integrity of the game. >> it has been eight months that we have been talking about this scandal. it has been eight months of dragging the nfl through the mud. >> reporter: for now brady can play. the patriots open the regular zone one week from tonight despite insisting that he did nothing wrong, the ruling doesn't clear brady of wrongdoing in deflategate but it does clear him to play. now patriots owner robert craft, we are greatly appreciative of his thoughtful decision. now we can return our focus to

the game on the field. >> and on the tonight, the giants and patriots in a preseason game. laura behnke picks up coverage laura? >> as is standard before any nfl game, neat they are the giants or patriots will talk to the media until after the game. patriots fans had plenty to say. >> christmas in september for us literally. a long wait. we all deep down inside knew what we wanted to hear. >> we were overjoyed and happy to hear that tom brady was not going to have to serve a suspension. >> i am actually pretty happy that tom brady's suspension was taken away because he is my favorites patriot player. >> what do you think about the nfl and goodell and how this happened? >> i don't think i can say that on tv. if he comes around i will be happy to tell him in person. >> reporter: it is the fourth preseason game. it's unlikely he will play much if at all.

will he address the issue after the game? we will wrap it up after 11:00. rob? >> laura, can't wait. we have biggy answer news. espn reporting jason pierre paul plans to return to the giants for the team to examine the hand he injured in the fireworks. mets and yankees pursuit of the postseason baseball take the night off. daniel murphy diagnosed with a mild strain of the left quad. he is listed as day to day. day 4 of the u.s. open, the nine seed, the sixth woman to lose in the top ten. big store. sock was leading two sets to one. he is the 13th player forced to retire at the open. finally, not only number one on the court but with the fans.

novak djokovic just won his match. he invited a fan to join him at center court and together a little bit of u.s. open magic. quite the show. showing off the dance moves. he is good but how about the guy that came down from the stands. >> kind of a nae nae. >> that was fun. >> watch the cramps. let's check in with shay day for 11:00. >> hi, bill. coming up, promising news in the fight against cancer. the power of aspirin. what researchers found it did when taking other cancer fighting drugs. the excitement is growing for star wars fans. why people are lining up tonight counting down to midnight. those stories and more tonight at 11:00. >> good time to key lee. >> that and brady, he can barely contain himself. >> that's it for us. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. world news with david muir is up next. see you tonight on eyewitness news.