my wife, she's a hard worker. her dedication to what she does is incredible. >> reporter: and both are fiercely dedicated to their children. >> are you a soccer dad? >> i am a soccer dad. i do drop-offs, pick-ups. there was one thing that one of my boys turned around to me the other day. he said, daddy, i'm not sure i want to play football all the time. because every time -- it broke my heart a little bit. he said, every time i step onto the field, i know people are saying, this is david beckham's son. and if i'm not as good as you, then it's not good enough. and i was like -- >> oh, stab me! >> i know. i said, okay, stop right there. you play because you want to play. you play because it makes you happy. >> they also have careers. >> yeah. romeo, he's been the face of burr berry for the last couple of seasons which is amazing. >> how do you balance childhood with all that? >> he's treated romeo not like a model, he's treated him like a they live a normal life. that's one thing that we've

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it will change how you get around. tonight we spell it all out. first, a cab driver's murder. an elderly woman run down by a car. two separate and violent crime. police using forensics to connect both to one suspect. good evening, everyone, i'm bill ritter. >> i'm sade baderinwa. tonight that suspect, 20-year-old nathaniel young is in police custody charged with a murder back in august 25th. two days later, young ran down a 79-year-old walking her dog. >> lucy yang outside university hospital in newark with our lead story. >> reporter: bill, sade, that elderly woman remains here recovering from her injuries after being hit by a hit and run driver and now police believe that same driver killed a taxi

when newark police caught this man, 20-year-old nathaniel young last month, little did officials know they'd prosecute him for two separate crimes. young was charged with murder and his bail jacked up to a million dollars. >> it's not fair what happened. so many guys trying to earn a living and feed his kids. >> reporter: this was the victim's wife left to raise ten children alone. her husband 57-year-old iman picked up a fare bedford street only to be fatally shot and robbed. two days later police tried to pull over nathaniel young and he try today flee but struck a 79-year-old woman walking her dog in the process. he crashed and tried to run away on foot but was caught. now three weeks later authorities say forensic evidence linked him to the cab driver's murder.

accident he's now being charged with murder and robbery in the savage killing of the cab driver. >> you only get one dad, you know. >> reporter: now there were other victims after the cabi was killed. his taxi continued out of control until it hit another parked car injurying the two inside. two days later in addition to crashing into the 79-year-old woman, young struck another parked vehicle with another two people inside that car. so many victims here and one young man now being blamed for all this heart ache and all these injuries. live outside newark university hospital tonight, lucy i can't think for channel 7 eye witness news. from newark to brooklyn and a day care center suspended after a staff left behind and alone park. the health department helping

operations after they shut down quality of life day care. a woman spotted the boy sleeping on a park bench. workers say they miscount it had children. tonight the family of a man whose dream was to play major league baseball now just hoping he stays alive. michael nolan now in critical condition, shot in the head on wednesday. investigators in yonkers believe there was a dispute possibly over drag racing and someone fired several shots out the car window. he was drafted by the oakland a's. a suspect arrested in arizona for a string of highway shootings in the phoenix area. the governor of arizona breaking the news within the hour on twitter. a man taken into custody. there have been 11 confirmed shootings of vehicle driving along i-10. no serious injuries.

and happening tomorrow, the highly anticipated trip begins. first stop cuba and then the u.s. pope frances will begin his nine day journey beginning in cuba. he will celebrate an outdoor mass in the revelation not that i'm aware square. there's a meeting with president castro. he got a phone call from president obama. the white house says the president praised the pope's role in helping the u.s. and cuba restore diplomatic relations. today the administration announced new rules for traveling and doing business with cuba. the pope's trip poses a huge travel. jay johnson will be here tomorrow to review security plans with city, state and federal officials. he did the same in philadelphia today. the pope expected to draw big crowds in new york likely to be an emotional experience.

for everyone else, the pope's visit presents logistical challenges. the nypd's biggest security event ever. in manhattan gridlock and street closures and rearranging everything you do. josh einiger on the upper east side tonight. >> reporter: there is no hyperboly here. this is a barricade and when the pope arrives, it'll be moved into position right there at the end of that block between 5th and madison on 72nd. that's where he'll be sleeping when he's in town. a visit that will kick off days of traffic nightmare for people all around the city. throughout the city the signs of next week's chaos have started to appear. along with the bomb barriers and no parking sign, there are millions of practical questions. >> will we have our orders? i'm not sure. probably late. >> reporter: they wonder what

will become of their fresh food deliveries in a town known for clogged streets experts say his historic visit will lead to traffic of biblical proportions. >> it will be a nightmare. >> reporter: sam swartz knows a thing or two about gridlock and next week could be the worst you've seen. officials will lock down streets around several locations. don't forget it's not just the pope in town. it's also the president and 170 foreign heads of state for the annual meeting of the un general assembly. >> if you want to see the pope, if you don't, take a long weekend. >> reporter: the secret service will build a fence down the >> there's fear. >> reporter: office workers can't afford to stay home. she hopes for a little divine intervention to help her get to work.

north or south as possible and praying to get across town. >> reporter: you're praying? >> yeah. >> reporter: is that ironic? >> very much so. >> reporter: these cement blockers are popping up to keep potential explosives out of particular sensitive blocks. there is such a long list of street closures you need to be aware of that i could read it to you and i could read it by the time night line comes on. we've put it on our web site for you to see what will be happening or not happening as next week gets underway. josh einiger, channel 7 eye witness news. >> it does take a long time to get through it. it bears repeating again. of course all the closures you'll find more on our web site. go to www.7online.com. from his schedule and road closure. it's all on our web site. a major subway disruption in

new york city about to happen moments from now. a weekend long suspension for the popular 1 train. that starts at 11:30 tonight and lasts until 5:00 p.m. monday. construction work going on up and down the line. they're being urged to take the 2, 3 and a and c trains shuttle buses this weekend. the last subway series of the year between the contending mets and yankees kicking off. fans a little bonners. anthony johnson with highlights and met's fans cheering the loudest tonight. >> the battle for new york is on. my neighbor bruce said he only wanted me to say one thing tonight, mets win. the yankees got on the board first but in the bottom of the 2nd there was a lucas duda sighting. hitting his first big blast since coming off the dl. steven matz had to work hard but

he made his way through 6 innings and kept the yankees under control. the mets were playing home run ball tonight. daniel murphy digs down and takes tanaka deep to right for his 12th home run of the season. that put the mets on top. juan uribe smokes this shot and cleared the fence in right field. mets started to pull away with a 4-1 lead. they took the first game of this all important subway series. the final score, 5-1, mets. coming up, we'll have the highlights from the game and hear from the teams and check in playoff position. bill, back to you. >> see you in a few minutes. for fans of the yankees and mets, this is the last weekend of summer and both hoping to make the playoffs. the ultimate new york baseball fantasy, another mets, yankees world season. aj ross is talking to fans

tonight. >> reporter: bill, subway series couldn't have bigger stake withes both teams in the playoff run. the energy before a sellout start to the end. it's a brand new day with met's fans with their teams sitting pretty as they host it had hometown rival yankees. matz versus tanaka. >> reporter: no subway series is complete without the proper wardrobe and traditional trash talk. >> we're here, they want us, they got us. >> traveled from chicago with a custom made kit to see his team. the mets didn't disappoint topping their long time rival 5-1 with the help of a two run homer from uribe taking the first of what will be the most

just another game to the road to the playoffs. glad to see what matz can do on the mound and with post season help especially with harvey's innings. >> that's the world series to them. beating the yankees. it's only one game. >> met's town. yankees are old news. >> reporter: it's up for debate. if you missed the showdown, they'll go head to head again tomorrow afternoon. make sure you do not miss the next one. live in queens, aj ross, channel 7 eye witness news. >> okay, thank you. another beautiful summer night. warm temperatures and clear skies but we're going to feel a change this weekend. lee goldberg is here with your accuweather forecast. >> no question about it. no sign of autumn yet. islip had a record high of 81. we're at 73 and a beautiful night. there's the empire in met's colors tonight. watching a cold front with a big change and a new tropical storm to introduce you to.

that's ida in the atlantic. your 7-day forecast is coming up. a bus full of kids in the middle of the case of road rage.

thirst for the extraordinary. ahhh perrier! a man facing 20 counts of kidnapping for an apparent case of road rage. the bus screeched to a halt. police say the driver of another car stopped short, got out of his car and yelled at the bus driver. the man claimed he was confronting the bus driver for speeding and tailgating. the bus driver did the right thing by calling the cops. tonight a gruesome murder mystery solved. the toddler dumped in a trash bag identified and the murder, the mother's boyfriend. police in boston say bella bond is the 2-year-old girl known as baby doe. they arrested her mother's boyfriend, 35-year-old michael murder. the child's mother not in the

clear. rochelle bond also arrested charged with helping him cover it up. controversy in the military tonight. the head of the u.s. marine core recommending that certain combat roles remain closed to women. joseph dun ford has made it clear he opposes women to serving. it's in stark contrast towards the rest of the military. the marine core is part of the navy and the navy secretary will make the final decision. new video of a dramatic boat crash during a high speed race. the boat was going 165 to 170 miles per hour when a gust of wind picked up the boat and tossed it upside down. the boat and the driver landed hard in the water. the driver got out of the boat safely but he was taken to the hospital for treatment. >> looked like it was just taking off. >> always spectacular with those boats. >> our weather has been

something else. there is a change on the way. >> yeah. all of a sudden it's starting to get interesting. we have a tropical system to talk about and changes over the weekend. it's been beautiful with the mets taking game one of the subway series. they get the bragging rights and the colors tonight. it was pinstripes and met's colors. mainly clear skies and 73. humidity still low and 87 very warm. don't have that in the 7-day. is it the last 80-degree day tomorrow? not necessarily. we've had years it doesn't happen until october. we do have a warm up next week. 75 is the average high and it'll be that on sunday. first sunset before 7:00. higher humidity tomorrow and last 80-degree day for a while. last weekend summer will end with a touch of autumn. should feel great and the sun should come out in the afternoon. some areas could get through the

a warm up as autumn arrives on wednesday. 62 danbury. inland and interior sections we'll see 50s tonight. 70 in smithtown and 72 in hem stead. partly to mostly sunny and clouds will gather tomorrow night for a late night shower. 80 degrees for game 2. radar and satellite right now we're watching low clouds off shore. a few could creep in overnight. there's the slightest chance of a sprinkle in the jersey shore. otherwise dry. watching this area of moisture actually could have some tropical characteristics next week. we'll have to watch if it stays off shore monday and tuesday. this is the cold front that comes through. severe weather and 10 reported tornados. that weakens as it gets to us saturday night into sunday. we'll get the impact of the

chicago down to 69 and the 40s and 50s here. we don't get that cool but in the 70s. the future cast tomorrow after patchy clouds, sunshine in the afternoon and around 80 degrees and fine for saturday evening and a stray shower sunday morning. last to clear eastern long island, jersey shore after mid afternoon. that's ida in the atlantic. no threat to land. we'll be watching into next week. here's the accuweather forecast. mainly clear and partly to mostly sunny. we're still in the 80s. cooler than today but more humid. 67 tomorrow night and your showers won't come into late and isolated. clouds give way to sun and monday and tuesday i pulled the rain icon out of the days. we're back close to 80 and looks quiet and dry so far for the events later in the week. >> perfect weather, really.

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in tonight's health alert, a hysteria outbreak linked to soft cheeses. 24 people in nine states have gotten sick after eating the soft cheese.

we all know alligators are stealth -- she got her pot belly pig a bagel but before she could start eating, an alligator grabbed it. her yard was flooded from recent rain and the gator must have come from a canal. she was not hurt. >> nothing like a good bagel. anthony johnson up next with sports. >> yes, in deed. there was plenty of tension in the air tonight at citi field. the subway series rolled into queens and this one feels more like the playoffs.

the former really what's so exciting is

hunt and they can both be in the playoffs. >> this late in the season. never has a subway season been so big in the regular season. both teams battling for playoff spots. the atmosphere was absolutely e lick trick tonight at citi field. this series means so much more than bragging rights. the yankees put a run on the board first but the mets went for the long ball tonight. lucas duda goes deep. met's rookie pitcher steven matz was good enough to hold the yankees to 1 run in 6 innings. he struck out 4 batters. daniel murphy drives a deep blast to right. 12th home run of the season. it gave the mets a 2-1 lead and sealed the fate of tanaka. the bottom of the 7th and juan uribe delivers another big blow. his two run shot cleared the fence in right and gave the mets a 4-1 lead and the mets tack on

another and win 5-1. the met's magic number down to 8 and the yankees are four and a half out of first. >> your star players, that's when they come through is on the big stages. tonight our guys got big hits. >> we didn't score runs tonight. we had chances early on and we were able to come up with one and that was it. we need to win games and like i said, we need to if he can kus on ourselves and take care of business. >> the jets will have an extra day of rest before taking on the colts on monday night. gang green hoping to win the second game of this season. antonio cromartie a question. as for the giants victor cruz will miss another game due to the calf injury. middle linebacker john beason listed as doubtful due to a knee injury. cautious. >> a lot of times just because you feel good coming back from

injury doesn't mean you're ready injury doesn't mean you're ready to play football. conditioning and being sharp and missing reps at practice, it all plays a part into how well you play. >> the liberty back in the playoffs for the first time since 2012. hosting the mystics at the garden. fast start for the liberty as tina charles doing what she does best. getting underneath and drawing the foul. prince keeps it close with this 3 from behind the arc. that tied the score at 36 at the half. this one needed two overtimes and kara lawson sealed it washington, 86-3. the liberty lose the first game of the best of three. talking about tiger. tiger woods having a season to forget. he announced he had back surgery on wednesday and he had the same surgery in march. tiger is already talking about a comeback and hopes to be ready for the 2016 golf season. tiger says the latest operation is disappointing but adds he's a