now, new york's number one news. channel 7 eyewitness news. tonight, the wreckage of a small plane sitting in a soccer field in new jersey. investigators try to figure out why it crashed. i'm bill ritter. >> and i'm sade bederinwa. the plane ended up not far from an apartment complex. they knew they were in trouble, then suddenly, the engine died. >> then the plane crash landed

into a grove of trees. eyewitness news reporter at the scene for us tonight with new details and how close this came to being a deadly disaster. josh. >> bill, sade, this is really very close to that. you can see where the plane wound up right there on the edge of a giant public soccer field that at the end of the school day is usually teaming with kids, but police say the skill of that pilot, that is what led that plane to wind up in those trees. averting tragedy on the ground. >> investigators spent all night crawling over the wreckage. >> all of a sudden, it was terror. >> the community center watched in shock. >> it barely cleared the tree line. >> as the crippled plane crashed to the ground. >> you can see the propeller, it was not moving. >> he was looking for a place to land. >> by then, air traffic control was desperately hunting for the small plane flown by two coast guard volunteers, they made an

urgent call for help. >> november 758 delta kilo, we are experiencing engine eruptness. >> we are trying to get -- lost the engine completely. going to make an emergency landing. >> other small aircraft rushed to the plane's last known position, among them, news copter7. >> take it directly to the gw. >> it was already too late. >> apparently, he had enough control of the plane to steer it to the right and land at that empty field. >> there was a big bang. he hit it hard. >> what i thought was, not the kids. >> when the 911 calls flooded in, police chief edward immediately feared the worst. with school back in session, parts of this field was jacked with kids, but the pilots intentionally crashed into these trees, endangering themselves to avoid hitting anyone on the ground. >> he had all this area to land and he stayed to the far to the

edge of the land as he could. >> he saved people. he saved lives. >> and back live, police right now treating this as a crime scene as they wait for experts to come here to figure out exactly what it was that led that plane to fall from the sky. as for the two people aboard, they are hospitalized now with what are described as serious injuries. they were bruised and bloodied. one lost consciousness, but they are expected to survive and cops say thanks to them, no one on the ground was hurt. we're live in new jersey, channel 7 eyewitness news. courageous, okay josh, thank you. breaking news now from the u.s. open in queens where a drone has disrupted a match. the drone crashed into the stands at lewis armstrong stadium around 8:30 tonight during a match between pi netta. the drone did not hit any spectators. the nypd is on the scene trying to figure out who was operating it.

a violent attack on a new york city bus. police trying to identify the man who did it. they are releasing a picture of the man who threw a metal garbage can and started as a verbal dispute. this happened in july. the cops now asking the public's help to find the attacker. the driver was not hurt. we have new video tonight showing a woman fighting back as she swarmed by three attackers in brooklyn. another woman grabbed her purse. after a man appears to throw a punch, she gets up and tries to fight them off. the suspects made off with her cell phone. she suffered minor scrapes. new details about an out of control car that slammed into a wendy's. the car was cut off by another vehicle, sending it flying off of route 4 and crashing into a wendy's. the drivers of both cars suffered minor injuries, but amazingly no one inside the wendy's was hurt. one of the drivers was ticketed for careless driving.

>> one of the biggest drama appears to be over, finally. the four-game suspension of tom brady, voided today by a judge, not because he didn't have his balls deflated during a playoff game, but because the way the nfl investigated this case and punished brady. that's what the judge said. the patriots taking on giants in foxboro, we'll begin with rob powers. >> today's coverage of ruling does not indicate tom brady had nothing to do, just that the nfl overstepped when it handed over a four-game suspension. that punishment overturned. brady held strong since the afc title game was played. tonight he did show up for the preseason game, but he didn't play. in fact, he wasn't seen during the game. pats open the regular season one week from tonight, brady would have been forced to miss that game, but with today's court ruling in his back pocket, brady's suspension is lifted.

reaction tonight from foxboro after the game. >> okay, rob, thank you. turmoil on the turf. the rutgers football team will kick off the regular season without five players now arrested. one accused of two home invasions. four were charged with assault for a fight that left a fellow student with a broken jaw. five other people were also charged in the crime spree. and now to a developing story where an argument escalated to murder. a shooting in the parking lot of a college campus in california ends with three people shot, one of them killed and the gunman still on the loose. police say it all started with a dispute in a parking lot at sacramento city college. police are looking for the gunman who fled the scene wearing cargo shorts and no shirt. one of the victims was a student at the college. it's not clear if he's one of the survivors. >> she has become the celebrity who opposed same-sex marriage and tonight she's in jail.

the county clerk of kentucky in contempt of court for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. she says she is taking a stand because of moral opposition. why just quitting is an option, we don't know. jim dolan is here with the latest. jim. >> kim davis does her best 21st century in the george wallace standing in the schoolhouse door. she finds that the law, the ark of history, and even her own coworkers lean the other way. the woman whose faith in god prevents her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in kentucky will stay in jail until she quits her job or her unforgiving christian conscious can be saved. kim davis swore an oath to uphold the constitution of the united states and today she willingly faced the consequences of violating that oath. >> under whose authority are you not issuing licenses? >> miss doves did not resign. she chose to go to jail for

court. >> she's been ordered to stay there until she is willing to change her mind and change her belief is. >> that's not exactly true. miss davis could quit and she would be released from jail. all of the assistant clerks in her office, except her own son have agreed to issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples, but davis won't quit and won't issue the licenses as required by the court. >> i'm willing to face my consequences and you will face your consequences when it comes time for judgment. >> we don't have consequences. not everyone believes what you believe. >> it's also the law of the land, and miss davis will stay in jail until she stops violating it. >> she is not above the law. that's the way we are. >> many supported her. >> today we come to stand for god and support our county clerk. >> and some republican presidential candidates agreed as well. mike huckabee tweeted, we must end the criminal sogs of

christianity and a rand paul spoke out as well. >> i think it's absurd to put someone in jail for exercising their religious liberty. >> no one wanted miss davis to go to jail. even those who filed to have her brought up on contempt charges asked her to fine her, not jail her. rowan county kentucky didn't have roads for farmers until 1920. you still can't buy alcohol in most of it. but starting tomorrow, people who love each other can get a license to be married. sade. jim, thank you. new at 11:00, four people in new jersey had to be rescued from the end of a pier that collapsed. scene. as rescuers put two men, a woman and a child into a boat. portions of the pier, they had just walked over, fell into the water behind them, leaving them stranded on a concrete island. they had trespassed on to the old pier, which was closed.

>> straight ahead for this thursday night, quite a motorcade, and let you find out who this is all for. plus, star wars fans lining up for something that comes out at midnight tonight. >> what am i doing here? labor day forecast. >> heat wave goes five days. the 5th and final day, we have fallen below 90. might not get back there tomorrow. already following showers and thunderstorms over new jersey. we'll let you know if you'll

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vehicles at andrews air force. look at that. well, they reportedly booked the entire four seasons in georgetown and get this, and had guilded furniture and red carpets brought in. this is king sol men's first visit to the u.s. since he took the thrown in january. now to the vote 2016. donald trump doing something he vowed he would not do. even if it's not him, mr. trump signing a nonbinding republican loyalty pledge today that also says he will not run as a third party candidate if he's not the gop's eventual nominee. during the first debate, trump refused to make such a promise. he would wait to see how the republican party treated him. >> they have been absolutely terrific. as you know, that's what i've wanted. i've wanted fairness. i don't have to be treated any differently than anybody else.

i just wanted fairness from the republican party. >> trump claims he doesn't forsee any reason he would not need to break the pledge. five people, including three children are recovering tonight from injuries they suffered in a suspicious fire in brooklyn. the fire broke out on glenn wood road and quickly engulfed two homes. the flames. fire commissioner says he is looking into whether the fire in the neighborhood. >> we were told there was a similar fire somewhere in the neighborhood. >> everything was new, and they just had a baby. >> all of the victims were arrested at kings county hospital. it's not yet clear where the fire began or exactly what sparked it. and the forces awakening after stores around the tristate right now where people are lining up for the new star wars toys. analysts expect star wars branded merchandise to bring in

$5 billion in 2016 alone and the movie itself, adding another $2 billion in global box office sales. a.j. ross in times square. a.j. >> reporter: sade, the force is taking over times square tonight in epic fashion with dozens of star wars fans. the line is wrapping around the block as they anticipate the release of new toys and collectibles like this. the disney store is set to open at midnight and a lot of people tell me these collectibles represent priceless memories they held on to for decades. more than 30 years ago, our imaginations were taken on an far away. and won over fans around the world, becoming one of the history. >> my father got me into it, it's been a life. after my parents passed away, it's something that kept me close to them. >> it's a great way to keep connected with the movie.

>> i love star wars. it's really special to me. >> now on the verge of the eagerly awaited 7 film, the force awakens, long lines are forming around retail stores with 100 star wars toys set to hit stores on friday. help drum up excitement. >> i think it's the fact that i didn't think there would be more star wars movies and all of a sudden, there are. and the original characters are going to be in it. me. experience. >> old and new fans say they are looking forward to the new lego falcon set. a remote control version, along with the toy version of bb8, a ball shaped robot you'll be able to control through an app on your phone. merging a little old with the new to create more priceless memories to pass on to the next generation of jedi. >> may the force be with you. all.

>> may the force be with you. >> now star wars and wabc are a part of the disney family and this disney store here in times square isn't the only one participating in this midnight madness. there's stores in chicago and san francisco doing the same and having a lot of fun tonight. live in times square, i'm a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. somebody wants to be at those stores. >> my parents ran out and got me the falcon 30 years ago. that's so great. >> no, you're going to go there. >> i still have it. >> there's some people outside and it's a little less humid out there, right? a little? >> we start to see improvement. you'll notice a lot more later in the day tomorrow. outside tonight, it's still warm out there and we have a couple showers. the east river, like a piece of glass, really calm. tomorrow, the water will get choppy. a northeast wind coming in. 82 degrees. the wind is calm. the pressure on the rise.

the high today was 93 degrees. the record 99. newark came close to a record. there your sunrise and sunset times, the average high is 80. we are closer to that tomorrow. 95 in newark. and 90 in belmar. and 92 in white plains. no question the warmest day of the stretch. a couple showers have cooled stainhope new jersey. it is still 80 in clifton. coming in the mid 70s. now catskills have cooled off. cold front sitting over the mid hudson valley right now. notice the northeast wind tomorrow. gets gusty during the day. a lot of clouds around first part of the day and a shower threat maybe through lunchtime, early afternoon, especially west of new york city and the clouds will break for sun at times during the afternoon hours. but there will be clouds. they are here right now and we had a couple thunderstorms that were over orange county, now just weakening showers working over parts of central new

jersey, near franklin and headed toward south brunswick, and a couple light showers. toward caldwell. these will stay near new york city. the cold front is right here and it takes a good chunk of the day for this thing to pass through. so, that's why we have a fair amount of clouds around, especially early. look at the cool air. so that's going to settle in tomorrow evening and a much morning. notice the future cast friday morning. a couple showers around, upper clouds hang tough. more breaks in the afternoon, especially east of new york city. still, clouds may be hanging tough west with a couple showers in the afternoon and then the skies will clear. so cooler with more cloud cover tomorrow, 82. the humidity is still moderate to high and then that really tanks tomorrow night and saturday just feels so refreshing. 82 back to beautiful. nice breeze, still concerned about the rip current risk on saturday. not so much for the rest of the weekend. tomorrow, the rip current risk is high. and wind gusts over 25 miles an hour, look at the labor day

weekend get away. unbelievable. sunshine all three days, 70 saturday. low 80s on sunday and really still feeling like summer on labor day. could be 90 on monday. mostly cloudy, a couple showers in the area at 7:00 check with amy frieze in the morning. and then clouds will break for a little sun. it's cooler, still less humid, still humid, lower humidity comes in late in the day and the shower threat is through early afternoon. skies clear, more comfortable there's your fantastic weekend as we warm and get more humid by the time we get to labor day and a heat wave into early next week. big pattern change, still probably late next weekend into next weekend. another week of summer heat. >> okay, enjoy it, everyone. >> will do. >> thanks, lee. up next, the power of aspirin. what researchers found it did when taking other cancer fighting drugs. >> but first, let's check in with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, sade. tonight, garfield, this week an unnecessary sensorship and my

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are you surprised brady didn't play or show his face on the field? >> not surprised he didn't play. surprised he wasn't around for a little longer. tom brady's suspension overturned pending appeal. and on anything but a routine day in the nfl, teams get back to their routines. the focus has been on the patriots. so doesn't it make perfect sense the giants wrap things up on the road in new england? the starters on the sideline, no sense taking a chance here. closest thing to a touchdown, looks like landon collins breaks it up. chris boswell four field goals. josh brown is out with an injury. giants win 12-9. now they start playing for keeps and with that, we get you right to the

side, laura is in foxboro. the focus is on the patriots, their quarterback and today's deflate gate ruling. >> that's right, rob. one week from tonight, the patriots will celebrate their victory, but only because tom brady will be there. they never would have unveiled a banner unless their quarterback was on the field. even though brady left tonight before the game even began, the celebration has already begun. even though bill belichick and his players have a funny way of showing it. >> any questions about the game. >> football players, a lot of stuff said, but you have to keep the task at hand and play football. >> not a single player in that locker room wanted to talk about brady and this development today. the fans were the ones who showed the emotion. during this game, the two loudest cheers came during a video montage of brady and also when a fan was put up on the jumbo tron holding a sign

saying judge berman more president. that's the atmosphere here right now. channel 7 eyewitness news. rob. >> safe travels home. one other note, espn reporting he will be at the meadow lands for the first time since his finger was amputated. he let the giants medical staff take a look. the jets wrap up their preseason at home against the eagles. got to get down to 53 players in a couple days. matt flynn, 10 of 14, 136 a couple touchdowns. on the other side, tim tebow, 11 of 17. 189 yards. two touchdowns against his old team. jets gained 215 yards on the ground. darryl richardson into the end zone. jets win it 24-18. bring on the browns. college season kicked off tonight. uconn at home against villanova. the huskies with a new quarterback.

big arm, hooked up with tommy meyers for a touchdown early. then in the third quarter, 63- yard gain. a couple plays later, rob johnson in for 6. uconn opens with a win. 20-15. they are against army, a week from saturday.

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