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a huge outpouring tonight for a young woman murdered while out for a run. a neighborhood on edge.

answers. >> first, breaking news. a huge fire burning now in a woodworking factory in queens. more than 100 firefighters on the scene battling the flames and people living nearby, being warned about all the smoke from this fire. >> eyewitness news reporter jim dolan is live on the scene in sunnyside. >> this thing started about 7:30 tonight. take a look down the street. it's still going strong right now at 11:00 at night. chemicals. they've surrounded it now but it is still going and it was one big blaze. >> reporter: it was enormous. a churning, devouring fire that danced and weaved its way around the rooftops and defied an ocean of water dumped on it by firefighters. how hot was it? tim was on the 7 train. >> you could feel the heat through the window coming in to queens. i was on the train. i called my fianci. >> you could feel the heat of the fire?

it was blazing pretty good. >> it was actually a really, really big fire. and it's really a lot of smoke. >> reporter: nobody inside was smoke but some firefighters were. it appears to have started inside a millwork plant so there was lots of lumber and there were plenty of chemicals inside. >> large amounts of wood combustibles in there and large amounts of lacquers, thinners, paint in there that definitely contributed to it. >> it was a really bad smell. >> they asked me to get out of here. >> reporter: mike was at his body shop when police told him to get out. >> leave the gates open and cross the street. i told him i have 20 cars in there, you know? 20 cars, can i move them out? he's like no, just leave it. >> reporter: like a lot of people, he watched the fire spread. >> got me nervous. nervous. >> nervous because of the fumes? >> nerves because i had 20 cars in there. >> and they're still there.

they think this is going to go through the night. they're bussing firefighters in so they can bring them in. still not under control at 11:00 at night, and it will be a while before it is. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. reporting live from sunnyside, jim dolan, channel 7 eyewitness news. developing news now. police are on the scene of a deadly knife attack in london and they're not ruling out terrorism as a possible motive. police say one person was killed, 5 others stabbing spree in london's russell square close to the british museum. one suspect is under arrest. we're learning more about a woman from queens attacked and murdered while out for a jog. tonight hundreds of people came to a vigil for karina vetrano. the question of who and why is still a mystery.

was going on tonight, police worked throughout the neighborhood posting these fliers, hoping to get some tips that will lead them to karina's killer. friends say it was hard to miss 30-year-old karina vetrano. her striking looks obvious to strangers but friends say her vivacious important is what really made her stand out. >> really smart girl. she was very well spoken, very witty person. fun person to around. >> reporter: albert fuentes first met her in preschool. they shared hugs at a vigil at the restaurant where she worked. all trying to cope with this devastating loss. >> it's a terrible tragedy. i don't know what else to say. it's frightening because i go bike riding every day. >> my heart goes out to the vetranos. my heart goes out to the neighborhood. because we are howard beach. >> reporter: investigators say vetrano was strangled and

sexually assaulted. she went for a jog tuesday evening around 5:00. her father became worried two hours later when she didn't return to their howard beach home. so he quickly called police. karina's body was found that night along a path at spring creek park about 14 blocks away from her 84th street home. >> i hope they catch the animal that did it. this happened in our own backyard, our neighborhood. the neighborhood is tight. and the whole community is going come together right now. >> karina would normally run with her father, but that night he could not. he was not feeling well. several people in the neighborhood were asking why she ran alone in that area. other neighbors pointed out it's something that many people do because they believed that it was safe there. reporting live in howard beach, i'm carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. new at 11:00, a suspect shot

in court. police say a woman monitoring a nanny cam from her office noticed felix perez in her home in maspeth monday and called 911. during a struggle with police, perez was shot in the groin. cell phone video shows him running away but police caught up with him. tonight in court his attorney claims the shooting was unjustified. >> you don't who's unarmed. you just don't. there's other ways of doing it. you don't shoot somebody in the groin. >> reporter: perez was released hospital earlier today. an arrest tonight in a shooting that injured a 4-year-old bystander. yonkers police say 19-year-old floyd bruce opened fire on willow street on july 16th. a bullet hit a 4-year-old girl in her leg as she walked to the store with her mother. police say bruce was also involved in an unrelated armed robbery 10 days later. time for accuweather. i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. hurricane earl just a few hours

of belize. here's the latest advisory and the new stats on the storm. winds coming in at 45 miles per hour. details on the track. our weather couldn't be quieter. out the door tomorrow morning, sunshine. 67. maybe patchy fog and some in the suburbs. smooth sailing till the start of the weekend. i'll time the storms out for saturday in accuweather. and that's just about 7 minutes away. new information, a search for a suspect through the sewers of newark called off tonight. police on the hunt for a suspect who ran from in the passaic river, then swam in to a storm drain. eyewitness news reporter tim fleischer has new details on this bizarre chase. >> reporter: an all-out search by police on the passaic river and on land on harrison and neighboring newark as seen from newscopter7. they were looking for a man who had run from police. >> it was crazy, three helicopters, i feel like i was in miami vice literally. >> reporter: dimitri merced, pumping gas, was watching the

man in a car was stopped by police on the harrison side of the river. he fled and took off running across the bridge street bridge. suddenly they say he jumped in to the passaic river to avoid capture. he then was holding on to a support on the under side of the bridge. >> do you think he jumped in the river, this bad river? >> hey, man, it's dirty jersey. people do crazy things to survive. it is what it is. >> they couldn't find him anywhere? >> they >> reporter: as newark police and fire put a boat in to water, the man jumped back in to the river and was seen swimming to a large storm drain on the bank and walked inside. newscopter7 capturing this video as equipment was sent in to manhole covers in hopes of finding the suspect. the search was suspended tonight but will resume tomorrow. however, police say with high tide this could turn from a search to a recovery effort.

channel 7 eyewitness news. caught on camera, a driver crashing in to a home in new jersey today. the homeowner says just minutes later the driver backed out and drove off before police could arrive. two cars parked outside the home were also hit and damaged. as the republican party struggles with donald trump's controversial comments and decision not to support paul ryan's race for congress outright, new poll numbers paint in the wrong direction. a fox news poll shows hillary clinton leading trump by 10 points. tonight trump campaigned in florida, trying to get his campaign back on message after the string of controversies. it's clear he's trying now to get past the ugly public feud he's been in with the gold star parents of a muslim u.s. soldier killed in iraq. >> just a little while ago i met

families. just like incredible people. and a gentleman handed me a check. he said, you know, mr. trump, this is for your campaign. and i said you don't have to do that. he goes, i do. >> after the latest trump controversies, several prominent republicans including republican fundraiser meg whitman now says she will vote for hillary clinton. hillary clinton took her presidential campaign to colorado tonight. she led a large rally in commerce city and too of trump's recent troubles, once again claiming he's unfit to lead the country. >> anyone who spends his time insulting our military, demeaning the service of our p.o.w.s and our fallen soldiers. insulting gold star families.

of serving america. >> clinton toured a tie factory in denver where she slammed trump for outsourcing jobs overseas for his own ties. new details about the $4 million cash payment flown to iran. around the same time it released four imprisoned americans. a source tells abc news the justice department raised some objections to the payment but it was reportedly overruled by the state department. white house spokesman josh earnest today rejected claims january was a ransom, saying the u.s. was returning iran's own money deposited before the 1979 revolution. as officials in miami work to contain the first outbreak of zika in the continental u.s., a new clinical trial getting underway for a vaccine. the national institutes of health launching the trial a month ahead of schedule. the vaccine will be tested in 80 volunteers in maryland and

new video tonight from onboard a plane moments after a crash landing. tonight the possible cause of the accident. >> caught on camera, a woman

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new video tonight of the panic inside a jumbo jet seconds before a massive explosion ripped it apart. cell phone video shows how passengers scramble to escape the emirates airplane seconds after it skidded down the runway. dubai international airport and broke off a huge ball of flames erupted from the plane. a firefighter was later killed in that explosion. the cause still under investigation but aviation officials say the landing gear may not have been deployed properly. new tonight, the u.s. supreme court ruling that a school can block a transgender teen from using the boy's bathroom when classes begin next month. in a 5-3 decision, the justices put on hold a lower court ruling

to use the bathroom matching his gender identity. the school board is expected to ask the supreme court to further intervene in the case. a muslim woman says she was kicked out of a store because she refused to remove the veil over her face. sarah safi recorded video of her exchange with a clerk at a family dollar store in gary, indiana. the manager tells safi she has to remove her muslim veil or get out. this is what happened when safi religious garment. >> this is a religious garment, man. >> i understand. this is a high crime area and we get robbed a lot. >> i told her this country is a country of freedom of religion and freedom of speech and i have a right to wear whatever i want. >> safi now wants the store to apologize. the company has not responded to a request for comment. it's back in business. governor cuomo signing a new law

york state. the measure calls the popular online contest a game of skill, that legal definition resolves a central argument in a lawsuit brought by the state against draftkings and fanduel, the two top fantasy sports companies. some great examples of tomorrow's leaders honored tonight at the boys and girls club of america youth of year. wabc's president and general judge for the event. the winners were alexia lewis and skinner. wabc is a proud sponsor of the youth of the year program. 7th annual life ride tonight. the 11-day motorcycle ride through major cities raises funds for hiv and aides research. tonight they donated $150,000 to help in the quest for a cure. the company has supported hiv

tony bennett. the empire state building lit up in green and red, the colors of the italian american flags in honor of the singer's 90th birthday. earlier tonight the lights on the skyscraper danced along to the music of the legendary singer. they hosted a party for the native new yorker that included celebrities like lady gaga, stevie wonder and regis philbin. we look at our wind flow right now, i the fire in sunnyside, queens. might want to close the windows in astoria. maybe over the east side, a light easterly flow may take the smoke and go in to the east side of manhattan. empire state building in pinstripes. 70 degrees right now. southeast wind at 5. barometer on the rise. high pressure is dominating our weather the next couple days. closer to the normal high of 84 by the weekend. there are your sunrise and sunset times for a beautiful

perfect pair of days on the way. a bit more humid on friday but still very nice. 70s at the beaches. here's where we get in to a little trouble over the weekend especially on saturday. thunderstorms coming in from late morning and midafternoon. more specific timing in a moment. 86 to 88. and then sunday looks like a beautiful day. mostly sunny. 84. nice and cool again. comfortably cool in our northern suburbs. we'll see upper 50s north and west in places like newburg, poughkeepsie, white plains. patchy fog. same thing in danbu. the east end of new jersey, patchy fog tomorrow morning. after that comfortably cool start, sunshine comes back, in full force during the afternoon. only thing keeping us around the 80-degree mark is we have a wind off the ocean which is around 75 degrees. inland numbers can get in the low to mid 80s. satellite is crystal clear. a weak cool front off to the north. big high pressure for us then it's this front we'll time for the upcoming weekend. meanwhile, let's visit the track of hurricane earl. you can see how close it is to

offshore. here's a close-up look of the wind flow. 75-mile-per-hour winds moving off to the west at about 15. it will move inland. i think rain is the biggest problem with this. 6 to 12 inches locally. flash flooding and mudslides. then the storm will weaken as it moves across southern mexico. for us, picture-perfect tomorrow. here comes the frontal for saturday. i'll give you that timing 7-day. patchy fog in the suburbs. 81 in the afternoon. humidity is nice and low. mainly clear tomorrow night. beautiful day in the low 80s next couple of days. on saturday, a little unusual. you're not talking about a late day thunderstorm. this is going to start late morning. i think a window of 11:00 to 4:00, anywhere in the three to five-hour time period, you can have a brief thunderstorm move through. late day and early evening looks okay to me. maybe the east end takes till 5:00 or 6:00 to clear out.

mid 80s. no extreme heat. great, great august weather coming up. amy freeze in for bill evans tomorrow morning. health alert tonight for women. does menopause increase the risk of heart disease? the new research tonight. >> plus, is the battery level of your cell phone leaking personal information? >> but first, let's check in with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, david. hello, new york. tonight hugh grant, nicky glazer, music from miranda lambert and brittany spears broke in my bedroom in the

in tonight's health alert, the potential risks women face during the onset of menopause. new research shows the severity of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, may increase more rapidly in the years leading up to menopause. the study found the risk factors

to be more pronounced in african american women. there are many warnings about prying eyes tracking your online activity but is someone tracking the status of your battery charge, and is it compromising your privacy? princeton university researchers crawled the top websites and found a small number are tracking how much charge is on your device's battery. that information could then be paired with other data such as your ip address to help websites monitor activity, and target ads to you. what better place for a summertime film festival than the beach? the fifth annual international film festival kicked off today on long island. participants arrived on the red carpet. now through friday, visitors can catch an international slate of more than 40 films. for the first time they'll all be shown at the local theater that had to be extensively repaired after superstorm sandy. if you can't go to the movies or the beach, we got

baseball. >> not just baseball, some heated emotions on the baseball diamond. if you just look at the records, this year subway series may appear to lack some of the drama or meaning of past meetings but never underestimate a rivalry. tonight tempers flaring. no love lost between the yankees and the mets. plus, odell beckham missing another practice today but the

i'm really enjoying this subway series. >> after tonight. you'd like it to just end now. one more game tomorrow. i'm not sure if it will be as two games down. two more to go. tonight the subway series opted for a change of scenery. the rivalry shifting from the queens to the bronx. the mets invading the stadium tonight. it started well for the visitors. very first batter of the game, curtis granderson going deep off chad green for the early lead which started a trend because offense was not hard to come by. dd gregorius the rbi double. 3-2 yankees.

a homer from the right side of the plate all season till now. 6-3 yankees. that's when things got heated. matz on the mound. hits teixeira. the benches would clear. no fighting though. tex would take his base. matz would be out of the game. teixeira still jawing. robles would leave the game, still yapping at the yanks now up 2-1 on the series. >> i was literally just standing there. after three or four pitches i noticed he was staring at me and saying stuff. it dawned on me i'm inside this guy's head just by breathing. >> i thought mark overreacted. that's just my take on it. >> the series got fun. the injury hits keep on coming for the mets who will now send yoenis cespedes to the disabled list after he aggravated his quad. his final at-bat tonight. the team wanting him to rest now

giants open their preseason slate. the hope remains odell beckham, jr. will be on the field, at least as long as the other starters. today he took a step in that direction. beckham did miss his second straight practice but there he is doing work on the side. he's improving after he was cleated in the leg during a drill sunday. the team knew he would be sore but so far he's steadily improved. >> running and cutting. we'll evaluate him each day. as jets training camp began, the biggest question w or not ryan fitzpatrick would be there. once he signed the question turned to what is up with his hair? today no more. this is what gang green's quarterback looked like yesterday. today a much more streamlined fit. however, the beard is still going strong. the qb did not speak today but word on the street, he lost a bet. the opening ceremony of the summer olympics still two days away but the games are already underway in rio with the united states women's national soccer

new zealand tonight. tobin heath, nice pass to carli lloyd. finishing with the header for the 1-0 u.s. lead. 46th minute. america is looking for a little bit more. alex morgan delivers. 2-0. that's where it ends. the u.s. starting off with a win. >> way to go.