that translates to "tears"? >> tears. well... i love japanese food, but i never go near the wasabi because it always makes me cry. so i'm gonna guess d, wasabi. final answer. 'cause it makes me cry. >> you are right, elizabeth! >> oh, my god! >> you are a thousandaire! [cheers and applause] yes! that's our show for today. we'll see you next time on millionaire! >> [screams] [cheers and applause] >> closed captioning

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now, new york's number one news. channel 7 eye witness news. >> a tree comes crashing down in a crowded bryant park in manhattan. several people to the taken. people are talking to us about the frightening scene when the tree suddenly snapped. good evening at 11:00, i'm bill ritter. >> i'm sade baderinwa. the tree branch crashing down when a popular park was packed. >> five people were taken to the hospital. josh einiger at bryant park with new exclusive video and details about what happened. >> reporter: bill, almost as quickly as the tree toppled to begin with, tonight it's gone. you have to know what you're

looking for to find the stump workers left behind after they chopped down what was left after this truly terrifying day at the park. for a few minutes on this late summer afternoon it was pandemonium. >> everybody tried to help. everybody was running to the aid. >> reporter: bryant park teaming with people at the beginning of a holiday weekend. >> sit around and enjoying themselves. >> reporter: when the trunk of this enormous tree just snapped. >> nobody seen it coming. >> all you heard was the tree cracking. >> tremendous really loud crack. >> no warning. couldn't get away. there was no stopping it. >> it was too late to yell. >> people were screaming. >> reporter: when it was over five people were hurt. onlookers rushed to help them before paramedics could arrive. the victims' heads in some cases inches from the tree trunk. >> somebody could have got killed.

>> reporter: all five victims wound up in the hospital as the nypd cut up the tree for the parks department, which will inspect it to figure out why it gave way. >> it makes you think how unstable is this whole park? >> reporter: back live for a look at how big this tree was. it was a sibling to all these other trees. that's how much of the tree came down on dozens of people here earlier this afternoon. the bryant park corporation is bryant park. they released a statement saying they have a regular maintenance plan for the trees here but the investigating. live in midtown, josh einiger channel 7 eye witness news. >> josh, thank you. another tree mishap in connecticut leaving a man seriously hurt tonight. the man was getting into his van him. he ended up pinned under the tree and was rescued by

firefighters. several vehicles were damaged. the lack of rain drying up the ground, we know that. gusts of wind we had today. all that helped trigger the tree crashing incidents. lee goldberg checking that out for us. these peak wind gusts don't scream tree damage. we had gusts near 25, 26 miles per hour and only had a couple inches of rain over the past five weeks. if you're talking older tree and maybe a diseased tree, it's a possibility you'll take a limb down. in manhattan the winds get hampered a bit. the winds are backing down from the east. there's the empire state building, red, white and blue for labor day. we're at a comfortable 75 and the humidity continues to drop. the highs no more 90s. last time we had three 90 degrees day this is september 1973. cooler today and humid.

right now comfortable night in the upper 60s and middle 70s. the dew points are dropping. when we start to see 50s you start to notice the comfort. the radar and satellite, no problems there as the showers push to the west and dryer air moves in. much less humid and 65. you can't say one, two, three. they're all great. sunday is just right. warm and low humidity. monday is warmer and more humid as well. tomorrow beautiful day. it's the coolest and we're concerned about rip currents tomorrow. walk, hike, run. it's a beautiful day. complete 7-day forecast in a few minutes. bill shg sade, back to you for now. the shortage of rain sparking another community in new jersey to limit the use of lawn sprinklers. they restricted irrigation on monday, thursdays and fridays. only hand held hoses on tuesday and saturday for odd numbered houses and wednesdays and sunday for even numbered homes.

testing now complete at the apartment complex in the bronx where legionnaire bacteria was discovered this week. four of the nine buildings had positive preliminary tests for the bacteria. health officials say there have been four cases at the melrose houses. one was diagnosed this week. a wild west shootout. that's how residents describe a gun battle between a suspect and the nypd. >> it rolled off the bed and we're like stay down. it seemed like it was right outside our window, which it was. >> i couldn't believe how long it went on. i was like is this really happening? it wouldn't end. >> the streets were covered with more than 80 shell casings. a suspect in an earlier shooting fired at them and they returned fire.

the suspect emptied his 11 rounds. the suspect, 27-year-old gerald harris was struck in the leg and in custody and awaited charges. renewed calls for regulations of drones. this time a crash in the middle of a tennis match in the u.s. open. nobody was hurt but this could have been a horrible accident. the operator, a new york city public schoolteacher. he's now under arrest. carolina leid with the latest. she's in queens for us. >> reporter: bill, we try today reach out to the pilot of the drone at his home and by social media. so far nothing. tonight he's charged with wreckless endangerment. some are asking if the tight security here should be tighter. the suspect's father didn't have anything to say to us as he walked into the home two hours ago. we tried to ask him what his son

was thinking when he flew into the drone. look at the upper left corner of your screen. no one was hurt because no one was sitting in the stands. >> i was more nervous if something would happen i was there with my little guy. >> reporter: it belonges to a new york city science teacher. he was allegedly operating it from the marina on the opposite side of citi field. >> i thought someone was trying to get a picture of the tennis match and the drone broke and fell on the court. >> reporter: the da said in a statement we were fortunate no one was injured as a result of last night's incident. we can't rely on happenstance to protect the public. those who engage in this conduct will be held legally accountable for their actions. >> all we need to do is pass legislation that requires that all drones have go fencing. we could have drones but none would fly near an airplane or

the u.s. open or any other sensitive place. >> reporter: the suspect's court appearance is set for september 16th. the department of education says it will monitor those court proceedings to decide whether to discipline him. reporting live in queens, carolina leid, channel 7 eye witness news. >> carolina, thank you. it's still not clear what caused a small plane to crash on a field in new jersey. 41-year-old rosenberg was flying for the coast guard yesterday when he reported engine failure and forced to make an emergency landing. he managed missing kids below and went into a grove of trees. >> they visibly saw how he steered the plane away from the children in the soccer field on one end and buildings on the other. that obviously shows his professionalism and of course that he's going to put his life second to the safety of others.

>> rosenberg and his passenger were hurt. they're in stable condition and expected to survive. not guilty pleas from day care workers. they're accused of provoking shoving matches at the light bridge academy. they posted videos of the fights online. the children weren't hurt and the women have been fired. dozens of homeless encampments are being cleaned up tonight. back. teams of police sanitation workers and homeless advocates are clearing more than 80 encampments. they're offering help and refused. since being on the street isn't illegal, there's little else the city can do. a county clerk in kentucky licenses.

licenses issued behind bars aren't legal. that's the first in rollen county. kim davis claiming because she didn't authorize the licenses personally, they're invalid. her attorney says she's passing her time in jail doing bible studies with herself. president obama tonight hosting saudi arabia's king hoping to alleviate his concerns over the nuclear deal. looking for assurances the deal doesn't change the president's deal of iran. meantime the billionaire arab sparing no expense booking the entire four seasons hotel and bringing in a motorcade of luxury vehicles. as we continue for this friday night, a family search for justice. this as a local football team honors a young player killed in a hit and run. their special tribute to their friend. a rescue effort underway to help a whale stuck in a fishing net. lee goldberg returns with

his holiday accuweather forecast. will we have a great summer weekend for this unofficial

a father demanding justice tonight for the heartless driver who struck and killed his precious little boy. it's been three months since 8-year-old jermaine was mowed down and no clues about who did it. the little league team jermaine played on honoring his memory by retiring his jersey. >> friday night lights were a special glow in lincoln park as the jersey city gators honored jermaine woodward. a young talent with limitless

potential gone entirely too soon. >> it was everything. he talked about the gators, nfl teams, the giants. >> great student. loved sports and school. he was a wonderful kid. >> reporter: jermaine was tragically truck and killed by two cars as he was in the bike lane and attempting to cross. a star wide receiver and defensive back with the gators they honored jermaine and his family by retiring number 19. >> it's a sad tragedy and a loz for our school and our community and everyone who knew him. >> his name will never be in vain. >> reporter: the support from his team, school and even perfect strangers has been overwhelming. as the family continues to wait for word from the prosecutor's office, they're praying for justice. >> it's hard. it's real hard. >> i mean, he's in our dreams and will remain in us. >> reporter: they started a social media campaign with the

hash tag justice for little maine. aj ross, channel 7 eye witness news. the death of a couple and their two young sons on the jersey shore tonight ruled a murder suicide. firefighters found the bodies all in the bedroom of their long branch home on tuesday. investigators believe he shot his partner first and then his children before setting the home on fire and turning the gun on himself. they might be u.s. citizens but residents cannot vote for president in the united states. a source of much debate. nonetheless hillary clinton campaigning there. she focussed on the island's health care problem. gop presidential marco rubio also campaigning today in the island of puerto rico. clinton's visit comes as andrew

cuomo will go to puerto rico focussing on their debt crisis. joe torres will travel to puerto rico. his reports begin on monday. new at 11, rescue efforts suspended for a whale tangled in a net. it was spotted in the water today. crews will pick up the search in the morning. if they are successful, it would be unprecedented. experts say there has never been a rescue of a tangled blue whale before. hope they're able to save him. >> let's hope it's the first. we got quite a crowd out here. >> it's a nice night for a crowd. >> it's only appropriate after this amazing summer we string together a flawless labor day holiday weekend. here's the crowd outside of eye witness news on the west side. they've all come out on a beautiful friday night as we gear up for a wonderful weekend. humidity starting to drop and they are excited.

our temperature tonight is at 75 degrees. humidity about 60% and we have an east wind at 12 miles per hour. the pressure is on the rise and the high today 85 degrees. have a great weekend everyone. 79 degrees the average high. no rainfall and none this weekend and there are your sunrise and sunset times for saturday. labor day has been as hot as 96 in 1973. cold as 53 in 1991. last year was 88. pretty similar and forecasting a high of 89. 70s in the cat skills, and slow warm up through the weekend. best beach day monday. great. low numbers. temperature about 75 in chelsea, midland beach at 71. same thing in park chester and the bronx. hudson valley will start to drop and upper 50s in the cal skills and 68 in montauk right now. our 24-hour temperature change running around 7 to 10 degrees cooler as the northeast wind is

bringing in the dryer air. these are dew points. when you see 50s that's comfort. the morning. wall-to-wall sunshine and a bit of a breeze out of the northeast. it will feel coolish in the morning and the evening hours. skies are cleared out and patchy low cloudiness will wither away. it's all about a big area of canadian high pressure stretching out over the next couple of days. perfect, perfect timing. look at the cooling. it's 50 in caribou, maine. northeast. perfect day on sunday. humidity. labor day. one thing of concern tomorrow, keep this in mind, the rip current risk remains high during the day because of the northeast winds and the water is choppy through the first part of the day and it quiets down in the afternoon. the rest of the weekend the rip current risk should go to moderate if not low.

it's clear and comfortable at 7:00 a.m. and much less humid. what an amazing day tomorrow. refreshing. high energy day, lots of sunshine and low humidity. 64 tomorrow night. nice night, clear skies. 50s in the suburbs. a light jacket. here's the 7-day. sun on sunday and near 90 on labor day. it's steamy and a heat way in a couple spots. next round of a thundershower thursday. 86. still doesn't look like a major cooldown. we may go back to normal by next weekend. kind of need the rain. enjoy every bit of it. jeff smith and amy freeze will pick it up from here. a very large sinkhole gets bigger.

could surgery be the key

new at 11, a growing concern in russia, literally. a massive sinkhole is growing. it opened up last november after a mine accident. nearly 400 feet across. engineers trying to figure out how to keep it from expanding further so it won't pose a danger to local residents. weight loss surgery could be more effective than controlling diabetes than medication. 80% of patients who had surgery had their blood sugar under control after five years versus a quarter of patients on meds. half of patients treated with surgery were diabetes free. rob powers up next with sports. >> busy, busy night. big baseball night. the mets and yankees get on the field. we start with one month to go in the regular season. we also head out to the national tennis center where serena williams continues her pursuit of the grand slam.

plus, wonder what tom b

exciting pennant races, yet. some guys laep towards the pennant race. >> a lot of the talk has been about innings limits. lucas duda could return next week. now it's cuddyer's resistance and murphy's quad. neither guy in miami. one month to go in the regular season. jacob degrom gave up three runs. the mets are on top. 11 home runs for him since the trade. extra innings tied at 5. miami's martin prodo.

christian motors around and that's the ball game. mets lose 6-5. nationals win. the lead down to five games. the yankees put mark teixeira on the disabled list with the shin bruise. the team admits it has no idea when he'll be back. the yanks have to figure out a way to replace his power. alex rodriguez deep to left. then brian mccann. he reaches the bleachers. first base. greg byrd into the second deck. only four hits in the game. you just saw three of them. yanks win 5-2. the blue jays lose and yanks now just down by half a game. earlier today at the u.s. open venus williams reached the fourth round with a dominating win.

if they keep winning venus will meet serena. williams couldn't catch up. trouble with her foot work. so aggressive in the first set. madox won it 6-3 and she was pumped. williams dropped the opening set eight times and come back to win every time including tonight. found exactly what she needed in the second set to take that 7-5. third set, williams takes control. what she didn't have early, man did she have late. incredible point there and then the match. 6-love in the third. the comeback, the win. the grand slam hopes still alive. that was something. both the giants and jets start playing for keeps a week from sunday. steve weatherford was released. popular popular set to earn over $3 million this year. they swing a trade for the steelers for brad wing.

tom brady reacts to his deflate gate court victory. while i'm pleased to be eligible to play, i am sorry our league had to endure this. i don't think it's been good for our sport to a large degree we have all lost. college season underway. syracuse at home against rhode island. wasn't even a game. orange ended the first half with a 74-yard punt return. first syracuse punt return in 12 years. 47-0, orange roll. also tonight, fordham beats army and the college football season is underway. isn't that great? >> surprised brady went public on this? >> friday night heading into a holiday weekend at 10:00 at night, perfect time to do it.