on queens, long island. >> reporter: the jersey shore. we are now down -- we are going to focus on the queens, long island, and the jersey shore. we have gusts of wind up to 36 miles per hour. look at the wind a coming out of the south. so, a cold front is sitting right over new york city right now. any of these thunderstorms can pop a wind around 40 miles per hour. the severe thunderstorm watch will go until 8:00. on the north shore, glen cove, port washington, some lightning there. same thing over suffolk county. very heavy downpours near old bridge into middletown. really, monmouth

north and best of new york city you the worst is over for you. we will be focusing shore so, the watch out for these heavy downpours. we clear out tonight. your holiday weekend forecast is just a few minutes away. back to you. police in brooklyn looking for the two men who beat up a 79- year old man as he tried to get into his front door. the attack was caught on video. the man the wallet and phone ripped off and so to work his pants. >> reporter: this 79-year old called it a highly traumatizing

right in front of his building. the surveillance video capturing you can see two men come up from behind him, ground with $1100 cash, his credit card his phone. he is still sore from the assault. >> i thought it was a dream. >> reporter: these are the two men police are looking for. this video later made purchases using clarks stolen credit card. >> i was in shock. >> reporter: she is a friend and happened. she says clark is well giant heart. >> he is kind, very loving. >> reporter: as for, despite what happened he is keeping a positive

>> i could have been dead. >> reporter: if he thinks those two men knew he was carrying a cash he says he believed to they followed him home from the atm. police are asking anyone with information to please give them a call. in flatbush, stephan kim, channel 7. we are following breaking news off of staten island where a teenager has fallen down an elevator shaft. it happened in an abandoned building that was once a hospital. anthony johnson is at the seen -- anthony johnson is at the scene. >> reporter: we are standing on the corner here in staten island. let's show you that the abandoned building. it is a seven-story building. we understand this was

the person got in the building -- we do see gates up around the building. how that person got into the building we do not know. apparently, that person, a 16- year old fell seven floors, suffering head trauma. his condition is critical. again, this is an abandoned building. police have not said if he was in there with anyone else but, obviously, someone did call 911. this report came in around 5:00 this afternoon. i did hear that the building has been unoccupied for quite a long time. you can see some of the emergency vehicle starting to lean the scene. once again a 16-year old male falling seven floors in a building that was unoccupied at the time. we are still trying to figure out how that person got into the

building. the latest condition report is that he is in critical condition. that is the latest from staten island. we will have the latest tonight. is there light at the end of the political tunnel for the republican party? perhaps there is tonight. the possible compromise has -- paul ryan is thinking about running for speaker of the house. >> reporter: paul ryan says he will spend this weekend considering the offer. he also says he will be doing a lot of playing. it is the latest development in a fight against republicans. >> the pressure is on paul ryan to become house speaker even though he has said he does not want it. >> reporter: republicans trying to

clean up the chaos of yesterday. >> no one knows anything. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy dropped out of the race. he could not get a small group of conservatives to support him. >> i am angry that a small group has been allowed to hijack the party. >> reporter: this congressman claims that small group for hassling john boehner so much that he called it quits two weeks ago. >> it is their way or the highway. >> reporter: one conservative pushing for the job is jason chaffetz but, he and any conservative say they will back down if paul ryan runs. >> i am i am a huge fan of paul ryan. i would support paul ryan. >> reporter: while the feud continues americans might wonder if congress is getting any work done. >> we hear about all of this

continuing. >> reporter: on the canteen trail donald trump says he party needs to find the toughest person possible. >> there is nothing wrong with the republicans taking a tough stance and sticking with it. >> reporter: paul ryan has said he does not want to be speaker because he has young children. john boehner has promised to remain until a new speaker can be found. a vote is set for later this month. it has been nearly a decade since the a decade since the new york mets were in the playoffs. tonight, game one in a process that has fans having a great time. their opponent, the dodgers. the team the mets owner grew up rooting for. we have two reports tonight and we will begin

with rob powers with a preview of game one. >> reporter: october baseball is the best. the mets get to start tonight. a best-of-five series against the dodgers. it is going to be late, it is going to be hot. it will also be fun for the mets fans. the first two games are out west. the series comes back to queens on monday. the first game is almost here and more is there. there. -- the first game is almost here and more is there. >> reporter: the mets are in good shape against the dodgers. they are 5-0 all time in five-game playoff series. this is now it makes this team is ready to start writing a new chapter on baseball's biggest age. >> we have done some amazing things this year. we will continue to do

>> once the first pitch gets thrown the butterflies go away and you just get back to business. >> we are approaching this like the regular-season. just go out there and play our game. >> reporter: one of the biggest factors tonight is he starting pitching. what a great matchup we have got. coming up in sports we will get more into detail on this fight between clayton kershaw and take jacob degrom. back to you. >> we will have more from los angeles coming up in sports. plus, yankee manager joe girardi puts a cap on a cap on his season. it is interesting stuff. we will see you back here in a bit.

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we have breaking news out of newark where we have learned that a woman has been stock it killed by a car. -- where a woman has been stock and killed by a car. again, a deadly pedestrian accident. kudos for a hero who bravely ran into a burning bus two times. >> he saved two lives. it happened yesterday at the manorville exit. the bus hit a truck and erupted into flames. what would you do if you saw this happening? talking to the hero cop tonight. >> the first things are to thought about out thought about were his children. >> reporter: a school bus on fire is enough to terrify anyone. when he got out of his car and ran to the smoke he feared the worst. how many children?

what will it take to save them all? >> it was my biggest fear. i have two kids of my own. it was a big concern. >> reporter: you learned there were no children but, there was a driver and the smoke was getting thicker. >> the bus was pushed in so the flames in the engine were close to his feet. the smoke was billowing in and it was very tough to breathe. >> reporter: he got both of them out minutes before the entire bus erupted in flames. it happened here near exit 70 in manorville. the bus had just left to pick up children when police say it slammed into a box truck. the officer has been on the force for eight years. assigned to the transit division and honored today by the

commissioner. he was off-duty and on vacation with his family at the time of the crash. the photos of the fire were taken by his wife. they are very proud of him. >> he does great work when he is on duty. we are very proud of him. >> reporter: back to you. a a dog mauled a little girl today and attacked several people before it was shot by a police officer. it all happened this morning. a dog escaped from his home and started to bite the little girl. the father ran to his rescue and he was bitten himself. when police arrived in officer opened fire. we are told the dog has a history of violence. the dogs owner had died a few days ago. still to come, lee goldberg says it will be over at some point. what is some point? that is the question. it is raining right now.

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look at the rain. >> another hour of rain in new york city. outside we go. we have a wet, early evening and a rough way to start the weekend. what we have now is the heaviest rain is starting to move to parts of long island and the jersey shore. a northwest wind that 9 miles per hour. the high today was in the upper 70s. we will go down to the low 50s tonight. new york city giving the heaviest amounts of rain. lighter amounts to the north

pouring on parts of the island. part of the watch got chopped off, it is just northeast new jersey that is focused more on long island and to short at this point. 59 in monticello. so, we are starting to drop. so, another couple of hours of this then partial clearing. there is a good breeze out of the north. lots of sunshine tomorrow. only 60 at noon going into the mid-60s in the afternoon. look at all of the lightning headed towards fire island. another downpour near huntington. it is just a north of the five towns although oceanside is also getting a downpour. light to moderate rain let dash light -- light rain west

maybe 90 more minutes in new york city. north and west we are starting to try out. we focus on long island, the jersey shore, east of montauk by the time we get to 9:00 tonight. cool air is wagering in the wings. tomorrow morning 40s widespread in many of our suburbs. we to get in the mid-60s in the afternoon. it will be a beautiful october day. look at sunday morning, some and it is a sunny sunday with some high clouds and a great fall day. he won't need the umbrella after 9:00 tonight. morning breeze.

clear and cool, 49 degrees. 69 degrees on sunday. 70 for for columbus day. what a great holiday weekend. it is the message that the

the question is, when were the minutes last in the playoffs? some of us were still in our 30s. the mets get their first taste of the

post season in nine years today against the dodgers. we take you there live, laura is at dodger stadium. >> reporter: terry collins has a unique perspective on tonight's pitching matchup. he was a dodgers director of player development in 2006 when the team drafted clayton kershaw. on paper it looks simple, clayton kershaw is a three-time cy young award winner. >> he is one of the best for a reason. >> reporter: reality is never so cut and try, he has struggled in the post season. >> i definitely member -- i definitely remember but hopefully it is a new outcome. >> he is such a great picture. he will execute his pitches. >> reporter: the mets believe their own is pretty special even

his post season debut. >> my mentality is to try to keep it simple. it is just another game. >> reporter: the mets last faced clayton kershaw before the trade deadline so, tonight he will be seeing a different lineup. we will be here to up tonight and we will wrap it up at 11:00. we will see you then. >> thank you. see you tonight at 11:00. let's get to the blue jays. texas one fuzzy opener last night. this one goes 14 innings today. 6-4 texas. they are heading back home now with the lead. the yankees have started their off season today. they led the division by seven games but finished six games behind. they had to settle for the wild-card

game and that did not work out. joe girardi knows some people did not always agree with his decisions. >> i did what i thought was right every day. the bottom line is, we didn't win so that will be questioned. i understand that. >> to -- the rangers, devils and the islanders all play tonight. tonight is a big night in brooklyn for the fans. >> reporter: the islanders. >> i think it -- tonight is going to be a big night in brooklyn for the fans and the islanders. it is that time again when we glance into the football future. let's do it. >> they have met 38 times. 19 wins for the giant and 19 wins for

san francisco 49ers. look for these guys to break out. jennings is running well. the quarterback is the wild-card but he is still struggling. we think it is a 31-19 win. as always, your results may vary. >> wow! >> that is quite a leap. >> i think the giants get back on track this week. frightening new video of a pregnant woman a pregnant woman clinging to the hood of a suv. but was is all about and who stepped in? plus, she said she was eight a divorce lawyer, imagine the surprise of all of the couples when it was found out that she wasn't.