jefferson and ronkonkoma branches. long island reporter kristin thorne in westbury. >> reporter: crews are here on the scene trying to remove the train as quickly as possible. there is service still coming through here but again that's only happening on one track so, yes, they have suspended some westbound service so they can add some eastbound trains at least through the evening rush. it's still unclear what caused two of the freight train's 16 cars to derail this afternoon. what is clear is that it's going to create a mess for people trying to get home. >> rush-hour is going to operate on main line number 2 and be on restricted since it's only one line running so a little bit of a backup. >> reporter: newscopter 7 was over the tracks just after it happened around 1:00 this afternoon just west of the hicksville train station. the train was carrying construction materials, no injuries were reported. >> i heard the screech, screeching of brakes and

originally i didn't think much about it and then a few minutes later i had realized that like the train was like still there. >> reporter: emergency crews say they will have to bring in a crane to remove the train from the tracks. that should happen sometime tonight, but then they will need to inspect the track which was damaged. >> probably about 100 feet of damaged rail. we are waiting for a crane to come in which will probably be after the rush-hour, roughly around 7:00, 7:30 tonight. >> reporter: and they are hoping to have the train removed by around midnight so that way everything will be all set, all ready to go for the morning rush. anybody trying to go westbound between 4:00 and 8:00 tonight from ronkonkoma, there is no service. right now heading westbound, again, 30 to 40 minute delays. we are live in westbury, i'm kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kristin, thank you. another developing story, this one in manhattan, investigators are on the scene of a deadly fire on southern place on the east side. they found the 70-year-old

woman dead inside an apartment while responding to the fire on the 14th floor this afternoon. the cause of the fire is still unclear at this point. the victim's identity has not yet been released. another developing story, a shooting near a day care in new rochelle. investigators tell us someone opened fire from an suv on clinton avenue. police believe the target was another vehicle. one victim showed up at mt. vernon hospital with gunshot wounds. minutes later police followed the vehicle to yonkers. a passenger jumped down and was taken into custody. the driver is still on the loose. there are new and disturbing details tonight about the hazing death of a baruch college student. grand jury documents released today reveal what michael deyn was told -- deng was told to do in order to get into the fraternity and what happened after he was left injured and unconscious. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson is in pocono summit, pennsylvania with the details. kemberly. >> reporter: well, joe, for the first time we are hearing from

one of the suspects why these fraternity members didn't call an ambulance as michael deng slowly died in front of them, according to those court documents, kenny kwan told investigators, quote, because someone looked it up and the bill, the cost was too high. >> he was singled out and he was treated harsher than the other pledges. >> reporter: and when michael deng tried to make it stop by fighting back, it only made things worse. that's what those who were in this house in the pocono mountains allegedly told investigators. members of pi delta psi fraternity who police say beat the 19-year-old pledge until he lost consciousness. >> he had complained that his head was hurting and was tackled again. >> reporter: now 37 members of the fraternity students from baruch college and saint johns university are at the center of this investigation. so far five have been charged. police tell me they have hit roadblocks around every corner.

>> individuals who had hid evidence and individuals who fled the scene. >> reporter: back in december of 2013, the frat rented this house. police say four other pledges had made it through the final phase of a grueling ritual but deng struggled. the freshman blindfolded wearing a backpack filled with 30 pounds of sand was to run past a line of brothers without getting tackled. in juste released court -- just released court documents one witness saw a suspect, quote, take a 15, 16-foot running start to spear mike. it would be the final blow, he slipped and hit his head. another witness described deng after he fell as quote snoring. the suspects brought him inside and wrapped him in a blanket and put him by the fireplace. he tensed up on the couch and dead weight carrying him to the car. the suspects waited more than an hour before driving deng to the hospital, a car ride during

which they remember deng making, quote, groggy noises. now, some of the evidence collected in this case, text messages from cell phones, again, the first five defendants set to face a judge here on thursday. we will be here. for now we are live in the poconos, kemberly richardson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kemberly, thank you. and in new jersey a crossing guard struck by a car is in the hospital tonight. police say 60-year-old joanne hans was directing traffic outside a synagogue on new bridge road as worshipers were arriving for rosh hashanah services when hans was taken to the hospital she was awake but in pain. the driver was not hurt. police in the bronx are looking for the man caught on camera violently attacking a woman. police say the man followed the woman into her apartment on briggs avenue in the bronx. he punched the woman in the face and threw her to the ground. he did not rob her, just ran leaving her with several broken bones in her face and cuts

around her head. the justice department accuses a teenager with plotting to attack pope francis during his visit to the u.s. next week. the fbi arrested the 15-year- old boy near philadelphia last month. he allegedly was planning an isis inspired assault involving explosives and firearms. law enforcement sources described the teenager's plans as aspirational and say the threat was not imminent. this, of course, is the kind of thing law enforcement is concerned about. given that security will be extremely tight during the pope's visit, mass transit may be the best way to get around town. today the head of new jersey transit talked about how they are preparing. michelle charlesworth is at newark penn station with what riders need to know. michelle. >> reporter: oh, yeah, they are definitely preparing. it will definitely be crowded and mass transit certainly the way to go. you have trains, buses,

ferries, a lot of options and we understand service will definitely be added to help out. >> when the pope comes in on thursday and friday, we expect that we will have two jobs to do, one, move our regular commuters in and out of new york, the second job will be moving all of our visitors who aren't normally used to taking new jersey transit. >> reporter: new jersey transit is adding trains and buses to meet demand for the throngs of people who just want to be in the city while the pope is here. >> we think it will be crowded. we think our regular commuters, we are telling them please be patient. we think there will be some delays. >> reporter: one of the biggest tips, go off peak, not during rush-hours when the commuters are going in and out. and buy your round-trip tickets ahead of time so you have your ticket home. also you might want to consider another route. >> our light rail commuters will also continue to be using light rail, there are connections from light rail either to p.a.t.h. here in hoboken or here in newark, new york waterways,

ferry partner is also another good alternative for people. >> go, try to get there. if you can't get on the bus, go on the train. just try your best to get there. leave early. >> reporter: they are even adding buses and trains. >> go for it. i would say go for it. >> reporter: this man suggests the bus. >> my friend and his grandmother got invited out to go. >> do you have plans to see the pope? >> i wish i can. all the little kids here and kissing him. >> reporter: that is so cute. one person inside of newark penn station telling me, you know, with the the way, we now have a new double meaning to mass transit. now, friday is supposed to be the most crowded, certainly plan ahead. if you want to make it down to philadelphia, the best way is to go amtrak. we are live at newark penn station tonight, michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and of course a lot of is going to be happening next week. you can count on us on tv and online for everything you need to know.

we have an entire section at abc7ny.com with the pope's schedule and of course all the traffic changes. we will also have extended coverage leading up to the pope's arrival and when he is here. stay with eyewitness news for continuing coverage. joe. happening now, an nypd search for a person of interest in the death of two women, both found in hotel rooms. police are looking for joseph danclare who they say is a long time drug dealer. they want to question him about the death of a woman found in a hotel in bushwick hotel in brooklyn. another one found at a broadway hotel. no word yet on whether charges will be in a school bus crash that killed two in houston, texas today. a woman thought someone was going to hit her vehicle, she swerved and hit the bus which was carrying four students on their way to high school. the bus crashed through a guardrail and off the highway overpass. heart break for hundreds of people in northern california

tonight as they return to their community, scorched by wildfire. up to -- many people are only minutes to get out. friends of an elderly woman who was killed when flames engulfed her home in middle town are deaf -- middletown. they say 72-year-old barbara mcwilliams assured them she was fine. >> she is like no, i'm fine. it's going to be fine. she didn't understand the magnitude of it. >> hundreds of crews are continuing to battle the fire near middletown. it is only about 15% contained. the senate is set to hold a new vote later today on a res litigation rejecting -- resolution rejecting the return nuclear -- the iran nuclear deal. this will be the second vote this week to push the resolution forward. republicans of accused -- have accused democrats of refusing to let the senate vote on the deal. democrats say the issue is settled.

one day after threatening long range missile launches, north korea claims it has restarted its atomic fuel plants with the aim of producing more sophisticated nuclear weapons. analysts say north korea likely believes the warnings will to u.s. involved nuclear talks and eventually an easing of severe sanctions against the impoverished nation. well, it is quite an unusual sight. a garbage truck sinking through the roof of a parking garage. new details on what's being done to get it back on solid ground. also new information on a young woman killed in a freak accident when a boat came loose from a truck. we are hearing from her friends as police piece together how this happened. picture perfect weather out there right now, temperatures in the low 80s. the warmest temperatures are still ahead of us, though, this

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it's the picture getting quite a bit of attention today from tim fleischer on twitter. a sanitation truck falling through the roof of a parking garage. right now crews are moving in a crane to remove a garbage truck stuck in the pavement in brooklyn. tim joins us live with an update on the cleanup and how this happened. >> reporter: we've got a developing story at this hour. let me show you what we have been dealing with. here's the carting truck that fell through the top level of this parking garage. you can see the three sets of tires buried within that hole. within the last half hour new york crane has come in with this huge crane, in the process

of setting it up in an effort to try and lift the truck out of that hole. sunk into its axles the five star carting company truck was making its usual early morning pickup around 3:00 a.m. when suddenly its three sets of rear tires crashed through the top level of this parking garage. >> has to go back there and get the garbage. should be at least official enough to hold that if it was driven correctly but it wasn't. >> reporter: fortunately it came to rest on steel support beams as seen in this picture but large chunks of asphalt and concrete were left dangling overhead in the garage below. >> can you imagine that went all the way down? it was beside. >> reporter: the driver jumped out safely but his truck was going nowhere. the company owner would not talk about the accident. >> no comment, guys. >> reporter: city building inspectors are on site checking for structural damage and integrity and have issued this vacate order for the parking lot only, not the four businesses that use it. >> people love the fact they can park here, they feel safe parking here so this is going to be a tough one.

>> reporter: the only way to pull the truck out is with a large crane that will be brought in by new york crane after an engineer and master rigger making calculations. >> how big of a crane, what type of rigging, what kind of straps, what kind of capacities they will take. >> reporter: to lift and move the carting truck 30 to 40 feet from the hole. back live now, here's that huge new york crane that they brought in within the last half hour. again, they have made their calculations and at the same time they are also getting their straps ready. they are going to take the straps wrap it around this truck and then lift it that 30 to 40 feet out of that hole and also bring it back over to the street and place it here safely. reporting live in flatbush, tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. european union leaders will hold an emergency meeting next week to address the migrant crises face aing the continent -- facing the content.

not reached a consensus on how areas. hungary declared a state of emergency and imposing new rules turning away all asylum seekers. the czech prime minister says his government is ready to deploy the armed forces to protect the borders. a university of mississippi -- university of mississippi is mourning the loss of a professor while police are examining new clues from his alleged killer. police say the man accused of shooting his girlfriend and then delta state professor ethan schmidt left behind a note of apology. authorities are studying the message for clues to figure out the motive for the shooting. shannon lamb shot himself while police closed in on him early this morning. a vigil is being held tonight on campus for schmidt who was gunned down in his office. a special honor today for the u conn women's basketball team, once again the women got invited to the white house to meet president obama following their third straight national title win back in april. their repeated success was not

lost on the president. >> this is this team's third visit in a row. they are now certified to provide white house tours. [ laughter ] >> they should just take up shop there. the president, of course, got his third uconn jersey and a basketball. he's got a pretty nice collection now just from u conn and number 10 there marks their 10th championship. >> that is awesome. >> need a whole wing. >> way to go, u conn, three times. awesome. >> way to go. way to go in terms of this weather, it is stellar. >> one of the most perfect forecasts i've had all year, low humidity, temperatures rising through the 80s so we can enjoy a few more days of beach weather before the lifeguards retire for the season. head outside right now and check out that shot over towards central park and the sheep meadow, right now the temperature 82, humidity very low at 31%, so even warm things up significantly today, humidity still stayed in check so it felt absolutely beautiful out there. the wind coming in from the southwest at three, the high

getting up to 83 after a morning low of 62 compared to normal, yeah, we were well above the average for this time of the year, normal high for september the 15th, 76 degrees, 92 was your record back in 1927, not going to be approaching records during the next couple of days but we do expect temperatures to get back up into the upper 80s tomorrow into thursday. sun setting at 7:05 so here's your planner if you're heading out and about this evening, we are down to 72 by midnight, down to 67 by 7:00, in the morning. the only fly in the ointment in the forecast during the next several days will be in some of the river valleys well outside of the city. there could be a little bit of patchy fog. that would only last for about an hour or two before it burns off around daybreak. 82 at noontime going in the upper 80s tomorrow afternoon. 83 at teterboro under a lot of sunshine, 75 at monticello, upper 70s on the island and also down the shore at belmar, 81, though, at toms river, absolutely nothing to show you here on the radar satellite picture in the tri-state

even across the whole eastern 2/3 of the country we are under the influence, the blocking influence of this area of high pressure and all this storminess that you see out west is kind of -- has kind of shifted off to our north courtesy of that area of high pressure and that means we are not looking for any rainfall. we could still use some rain, i'll tell you, a lot of the area in a moderate drought right now especially over new jersey and parts of long island. lows tonight down to about 50 in morristown, 66 in the park. highs tomorrow getting back up into the upper 80s so very warm out there, that area of high pressure, if anything, moves off to the west, so we really stay in that westerly and southwesterly flow, summery sunshine on thursday, get back up to -- getting back up to 87. here's your accuweather forecast for tonight, clear, down to 66 midtown, 50s in many of the suburbs, a very warm afternoon tomorrow, the high getting up to 87 and barely going below 70 tore tomorrow night so it gets a little bit more uncomfortable during the nights especially coming up by tomorrow night and then again on thursday night. coming seven-day forecast, we will

talk about one possibility of rain coming up. snap chp is making -- snapchat is making a change. what people will have to do in order to see a video for a second time. deadly flash flooding in utah. another person found dead and the search continues for more victims. and spotted again but this time caught, a relief to many. what will happen to the alligator found in a new york city lake. i'm lauren glassberg. you start with a selfie but how do you make it look that much better? there are new apps that with

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it is happy anniversary in five latin american countries today as they celebrate their independence and that is one big reason why today officially begins hispanic heritage month, a celebration of the important contributions of latinos right here in the u.s., people like ablo sierra of brooklyn. >> one of the things in tennis, you don't want to stand flat- footed. >> tennis anywhere, anytime, anyplace. >> nice. that's the way to do it. >> for pablo, that's not just a motto, that's his mission. >> i take it to them, i research out where the parks are and there i will set up my portable nets, take out my equipment and let them hit.

>> five years ago the brooklyn born puerto rican created the south brooklyn tennis association, the goal, expose inner-city young kids to a sport they might never play and do it for free. and if the kids don't live near a court, he brings the court to the kids, even in a classroom. >> they all seem to love hitting the ball. i've never seen a kid say i don't want to do this. they always seem to pick up the racquet and hit. >> sierra who played tennis in high school and college says aside from exposure to a new sport there are other benefits to getting kids up and active. >> it's about getting the kids moving because kids today, i mean, they will develop childhood obesity and that's one of the things that we are trying to, you know, prevent against. >> as for the sport's next big superstar, sierra is convinced he or she will come from the inner-city. >> somewhere out there is a little kid that's going to wind up tomorrow's champion that

doesn't even know he's going to enjoy playing this game. >> in addition to sharing his passion for tennis with young children, pablo soon hops to expand his love of the game with seniors. stay tuned to eyewitness news as we mark hispanic acreage month by profiling latino leaders in our area, and sade, there are many. >> yes, there are. i love seeing this. the irs putting a limit on the size of check you can write to pay off your taxes but don't worry, most people probably won't be upset. the agency will no longer accept checks for $100 million or more. the irs says it's equipment can't process amounts that big, so those large checks have to be processed by hand. that increases the risk of fraud or errors and if you're wondering how many people this really affects, 14 people wrote checks for 100 million or more last year, 14. >> i wasn't one of them. >> nor was i. still ahead on eyewitness news, new information on the young woman killed by a boat on a busy road. what friends are saying about her. plus, what investigators are doing today back at the

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family and friends mourn and remember a 21-year-old woman killed in a freak accident, a boat towed by a truck came loose and hit her. >> yes. alexa coughy was -- chaffey was riding her bike on staten island along with her friend when they were hit. alexa died. eyewitness news reporter darla miles is at staten island university hospital. darla. >> reporter: well, joe, the surviving victim is still being treated here at staten island university hospital north. we are told the very first thing she asked about when she regained consciousness is how is alexa doing and at the time friends and family members did not have the heart to tell her that alexa didn't make it.

>> would always be run up with a big hug, hi, mom, i love you. >> reporter: it's what alexa was all about, hugs, that and sisters. >> she was waiting for her younger sister, vanessa who was graduating this year with my daughter in june they were going to start college together next september. she was going to become a lawyer. >> i would just walk in and yell out family and alexa would always yell out family back and come running down and give me a hug and kiss. >> reporter: it's a greetings gina would have likely received monday afternoon. she was driving to meet alexa and friends at the gateway national recreation area when this boat became unhitched and ran over the 21-year-old on highland boulevard in red -- and red grave avenue in the great kill section of staten island. >> i was running late and got stuck in traffic and happened to see the accident. i saw the boat sitting there and there was no car around it, no nothing, and i just

remembered looking at it just thinking, why is there a boat just in the middle of highland boulevard right now? >> reporter: alexa's 22-year- old friend was also run over by the boat. her neighbor saw the two of them set out that their bikes yesterday. >> we saw her and a friend pulling out and both commented that, oh, she is riding bike and she has her license. good for her. she looks good. she is exercising. >> reporter: the man towing the boat has not been charged but the nypd is trying to determine what happened. >> that girl -- boats just don't fall off of trucks. this is my opinion. >> reporter: now the nypd collision investigation squad is conducting this investigation and they will determine what may have caused that boat to become unhitched. reporting live in south beach, staten island, darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. new at 5:00, nypd officers returned to the scene today where a legal aide to governor

cuomo was shot to look for more evidence. they searched at the ebbitz field houses to look for clues and shell casings. police are still searching for the suspects who shot carrie gabay in the head on labor day. he remains on life support. and new at 5:00, a police officer in new jersey shoots and kills a family dog as it was attacking its owners. it happened in paterson this morning. police say an 11-year-old boy called 911 to report his parents being attacked. when an officer arrived at the home, he says he was forced to shoot the dog. the couple was taken to the hospital with multiple bite wounds. they are expected to survive. police say one of the men accused of stealing a taxi and then crashing it has a long criminal history. investigators say the 25-year- old was taken into custody this morning. he has more than 40 prior arrests on his record. police say the suspect is one of four men who punched a cabdriver and then stole his taxi on wall street about 2:00

a.m. the other three men ran away after crashing the cab a few blocks away. in new jersey, union county rolled out its countywide program to supply body cameras to police officers. today officials demonstrated cameras that are about 1/3 -- that about 1/3 of officers across will get with cameras going to eight different police departments. union county -- >> we think it's a huge step in promoting law enforcement partnerships with the community. it will not only provide transparency, but it will provide accountability both for the citizen and the officer interacting with that citizen. >> and they showed off the docking station where at the end of the day officers relieve the cameras to download video and recharge. new information about that flash flooding in utah. we just learned minutes ago the number of people killed now up to 12. another four are still missing. search and rescue teams are still trudging through mud near

the arizona border looking for them. abc's marci gonzalez has story. >> reporter: a desperate search for the missing, mothers and children swept away yesterday when flash floods tore through this part of utah along the arizona border. two packed vehicles stopped on a gravel road when a wall of powerful rushing water hit them from behind. >> the flash flood was so significant, it overwhelmed them and pushed them into the channel. the vehicles were rolled several hundred yards downstream. >> reporter: just three of the people pulled to safety. the other 13 who were in those vehicles now either dead or missing. the youngest child reportedly just 4 years old. officials saying many residents here in the headquarters of warren jeffs' polygamist said they would not have known about the flash flood warnings. some brought to safety at the

last second. >> pretty powerful. >> reporter: today in the tight- knit town of hildale, search teams scouring the banks and digging in the early morning darkness looking for any sign of the victims. meanwhile at least one of the survivors from those vehicles that were swept away is still in the hospital today. marci gonzalez, channel 7 eyewitness news. police have identified the woman accused of a mid-air meltdown that forced a plane to be diverted. indianapolis police say daniellea velez reyes became unruly during a flight from miami to chicago. other passengers recorded her being escorted from the plane when it made an emergency landing. her behavior allegedly included slapping another passenger, kissing a flight attendant and then punching that same attendant. it is unclear what provoked the outburst. an alligator spotted in queens captured tonight. coming up how the animal -- how the reptile was finally caught and what's happening to it tonight.

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an alligator spotted roaming loose in queens captured today in flushing meadows. the parks department had been looking for the reptile since yesterday after it was spotted in flushing meadows corona park. when it was spotted again today officers managed to catch it. >> i spotted him about a week ago, got a couple of good pictures of him, i notified the authorities, they attempted to catch him quite a few times. they couldn't and i seen the commotion, i came over with my rod and got him on the first shot. >> the gator's mouth was taped shut as it was taken away, it appeared to be in good health. a professional hunter in zimbabwe helped kill cecil the line, he's been arrested right now. theo bronchurst is accused of

trying to smuggle 29 ant lopez into -- antelopes into south africa. he had been out on bail after being charged for the illegal hunt of cecil the lion by american dentist james palmer in july. bronchurst is set to go on trial later this month. meanwhile the cofounder of the subway restaurant chain has died. the company confirmed that 67- year-old fred de luca died last night, two years after being diagnosed with leukemia. his death came weeks after the 50th anniversary of subway, which grew into one of the world's biggest restaurant chains with more than 44,000 locations. a new look tonight at the baby pannedy at the national -- panda the national zoo. he's finally starting to look like a panda. take a look at this guy. his black panda marks have come in and zoo officials say it looks a lot like his dad's. clears up that controversy. the cub now weighs 1.9 pounds. the national zoo says he won't open his eyes until he's

between six to eight weeks but he still likes to sleep with his paws over his eyes just like his dad and his sister. >> oh, that's so sweet. well, he even washed the dishes. coming up meet the police officer who did that and more going above the call of duty in new jersey. and did they or didn't they? the phone call that vladimir putin denies having with elton john but that the singer insists really happened. if you're like most people you have taken a selfie or two and now there are a whole bunch of apps that will allow you to improve upon that selfie, but can you go too far? i'm lauren glassberg with a look coming up. and high temperatures today spiked into the 80s across much of look at 85 in newark, they always win for highest temperature in the region. only got up to about 79 on the east end of the island at montauk. we have even warmer days ahead in your accuweather forecast on

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well, russian president vladimir putin denying tonight he called elton john to discuss lgbt equality issues in russia. on incidents gma the singer thanked him for reaching out on phone and looked forward to a face-to-face meeting. last week john criticized russia's antigay laws. john claims putin reached out to him after he requested a meeting to discuss the situation. will facebook users like or dislike what we have heard about a new party -- feature? >> mark zuckerberg announced today facebook is working on a dislike button. he said they didn't want it to become an up or down -- express feelings other than like. the feature will show up soon. another isn't that correct announced -- social network

announced a change. snapchat lets users replay a video. for 9 cents they can play a snap up to four times. before videos could only be viewed once. snapchat says it's introducing different lenses you can play with before taking a selfie. >> crazy world, isn't it? >> isn't it? >> yes. >> if they get dislike, i think the weather department will not be good over the winter. right now it's looking good. >> we will take them. we will bank them right now as we have a lot of sunshine out there, temperature in the low 80s, low humidity. the humidity never gets that high even into tomorrow and thursday when the temperatures actually peak out in the upper 80s. head outside right now, crystal clear skies looking down past empire toward one world trade center, sunny out there, the wind coming in from the southwest at a whopping 3 miles per hour. the mets are facing the marlins tonight at citi field at 7:10, 78 degrees out there, just

perfect weather for the boys of summer. warmup, yeah, you have seen this map before, right? because the high pressure is still in the same spot, five to 10 degrees above normal, more like 10 degrees above normal right through tomorrow and thursday with the jet stream retreating well off to our north and opening up the flood gates for that warmth to get in here. 82 in middletown, you're coolest readings are well north and west in the higher elevations, case in point. monticello right now 75, 81 at new city, 80 at carmel and put nam county -- putnam county. dew points between 50 and 55, so kind of between invigorating and pleasant on our little scale here. they might peak out at sticky as we head towards saturday but that would really be the only day that you would really notice the humidity out radar and satellite showing big ridge of high pressure over the eastern 2/3 of the nation. a lot of storminess moving on the west coast right now but all this is pointed off to our north. one of these systems might break through the ridge and make it in here by saturday night into sunday, maybe

causing a shower in parts of the region but much of the area would actually stay dry. taking a look at right now. national hurricane center putting this system at 60% or likely chance of developing during the next 48 hours. so we will be watching it carefully. here's your weather wheel for tomorrow. you make up to temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70, quickly rise up to about 82 by noontime under a lot of sunshine, 87 is our high right around 3:00 in the afternoon and then we tail things off at 80 by the time the sun goes down. air quality is going to be on the moderate side, uv index is a 6 which is high with all that sun out there and the pollen is moderate. if you watch toni yates' story yesterday ragweed is one of the main culprits out there. accuweather seven-day forecast, sunshine tomorrow and again on thursday. temperatures getting up to 87 on both afternoons. now in the morning there could be a little bit of patchy fog in some of the river valleys especially well north and west of the city. still summery on friday, 86, sunny to partly cloudy saturday, 84, our lone chance

of getting maybe a shower would be saturday night into sunday but that would be about it. 81 on sunday and then cooling off into the middle and upper 70s, normal for this time of year by early next week. >> thank you, jeff. so we are talking about the selfies earlier. >> yes. >> smartphone apps are helping people make their selfies look a lot better than ever giving users photo shopping skills. >> at what point is too much too much? lauren glassberg here with selfie insight. >> these apps can make you look as glamorous as some of your favorite celebrities and you don't need a makeup team. >> okay. >> or great lighting but it is so easy to stretch the truth with these apps making it a slippery slope, you may never post your through self again -- true self again. severn doing it, taking selfies but if that selfie post looks a little too picture perfect it may well be thanks to a variety of apps on the market. >> technologywise i think they are awesome. >> lance is impressed by what you can do. >> used to be you needed an

expert, photo shop expertise in a big computer doing that stuff. now hold up your iphone, take a picture, get to work. >> reporter: we had our intern kirsten play around with four apps. the first is face tune. the only one of the four that charges a fee. for $3.99, you can wipe away blemishes and lines by simply wiping the screen and you can stretch your face if need be but easy does it. upload a photo to perfect 365 and it will add eye liner, eye shadow, give you a glossy lip halloween. spooky. you can perfect detects aspects of your face, you can instantly smooth lines, give yourself a tan or enhance features. just watch the eyes grow. photo editor also delineates key features and then allows you to apply virtual makeup. here's the original and four apps. i too had a go with the selfie apps and it can be a little addictive and that's something to keep in mind when it comes apps.

some allow you to change your entire body, get taller, slimmer and maybe get carried away. >> these tools are fun. they are entertaining but they are fantasy. they are not real and i think if they are used as entertainment it's fine but if they are used to present a version of yourself that doesn't exist, then probably not. >> so keep an eye on the younger ones who may be dealing with self-esteem issues. these apps are fun but an unedited version of a selfie is a great reality to promote. >> those are great. >> you don't need enhancements, lauren. you're just fine. >> there are some days that those selfie apps are very nice. [ laughter ] >> you don't want to use it, you know, trying to get a date. >> yes. >> you know, glam it up too much and when they see who you really are -- >> got to be truthful. well, the man who brought "iron man" to life is taking on an animated classic. walt disney released the first trailer of the new version of

the jungle book. partially live action adventure about the boy who has been raised by a family of wolves. jungle book hits imax theaters next april. disney, of course is the parent company of wabc. and beyond. >> a police officer responded to a call for help. >> and he ended up doing so much more. it's got us all choked up. that story is next. i'm bill ritter. new at 6:00, an eyewitness news exclusive, we just learned details about a bold new plan that will affect new york city students from elementary to high school, who might be mayor de blasio's biggest initiative counterfeit inspection stickers that could put dangerous cars on the road and be a real safety issue for you.

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a woman in his community. >> the elderly woman pressed her life alert button because she needed help making food so she could take medication. and when a jackson township officer responded, he did more than most would. >> new jersey reporter toni yates spoke to the woman and the officer. >> that was a prayer. >> reporter: eleanor metzger lights up recounting for us how the police officer came to her rescue last week when she needed to eat and her meals were frozen and she called her life alert for help. officer james quickly came over. >> i was so hungry and i can't find a plug, no electricity. >> reporter: officer reynolds took care of everything. >> and he fixed the microwave and he heated the whole meal up and then when it was all done, he put it on the table and he cut the meat up and the potatoes and he says, here, now use this here and enjoy it.

>> it's nice. anytime that i can do something to make somebody else's day better, it makes my day better. >> reporter: yet, but the -- yes, but the officer, 13 years on the force did much more for miss metzger. >> he cleaned up, wiped the table and everything. >> reporter: no other way to be for this officer, this gentleman when it comes to wearing the uniform. >> police officers do things like this every day, maybe not cook a meal, but there's always a positive side and i'm happy to see that it's getting the attention. >> reporter: such an incredibly sweet woman and she is so grateful for the officer's help. her home health aides absolutely adore her and they want so much more for her. for instance, she needs a ramp instead of these stairs to help her get outside much easier. arthritis is hard on her body. her trailer needs lots of work, black mold coats areas of her kitchen and bath, her aide rigged her plumbing so she could bathe her. this proud, beautiful woman who decades ago won a beauty contest who married the love of her life is grateful for the care she gets from strangers

who are strangers no more. in jackson, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> such a nice story and way to go officer reynolds. you're the best. >> shoutout to you. >> raised quite well. >> nice. still ahead, a warning to commuters tonight about getting around when the pope arrives next week. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with bill ritter and liz cho, rob powers with sports and lee goldberg with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news at 6:00. a crackdown tonight on counterfeit car inspection stickers, a victimless crime? no way because this could put dangerously unsafe cars on the road. also new at 6:00, an eyewitness news exclusive, new york mayor de blasio revealing his biggest education initiative since universal pre- k. but first another train problem in our area. this time a freight train derails and right now there are big delays for passengers on

the lirr who are trying to get home. good evening, everyone, it's 6:00. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. delays and headaches for long island railroad commuters heading home tonight. >> this after a freight train derails west of hicksville this afternoon and that put one of the two lirr tracks out of service for the evening rush. >> long island reporter kristin thorne is at the scene tonight with our lead story. kristin. >> reporter: liz and bill, crews are here on the scene, you can probably hear them right now trying to remove this train from the tracks but that is going to take all night, so, yes, eastbound customers on the port jefferson and ronkonkoma branches are facing 30 to 40 minute delays. it happened around 1:00 this afternoon, two cars of this new york and atlantic railway freight train derailed. it was just west of the hicksville train station. >> i heard the screeching of brakes and originally i didn't think much about it and then a few minutes later i had realized that like the train