continues right now. >> >> good morning. 7:00 a.m. on this sunday, august 30th. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. vp vp is here with -- vanessa murdock is here with respect a look at the forecast. >> a little more sticky out there. what will happen today, it will be a beautiful end to the weekend. we have a slight chance for a shower, possibly a storm. that is mainly north and west of the city. so, something to keep in mind if you have plans to head to the mountains today. otherwise overall it will be a decent end to the weekend. 72 in the city. 55 madison. 65 armonk. 67 sayville. on the advisor attention satellite and radar and radar, there are more clouds than yesterday. there is more moisture in the atmosphere. well north of the city, flecks of green. that is a warm front. it is that warm front that brings us the possibility of showers, maybe a stray thunderstorm later on today

especially north and west. you will have more clouds north and west of the city today. 9:00 a.m. it's 75. feeling like 76. partly cloudy. by noon 84 feels like 86. still partly cloudy. by 3:00 more mostly cloudy. 88 will feel like 90. after the 3:00 hour is when we have our best bet for wet weather mainly north and west of the city. the full forecast is coming up. we will talk a heat wave to start september. >> vanessa, thank you. the top story this morning, broadway is mourning the death of the first african-american actor to play the lead role in les miserables. >> the tragic accident has taken everyone by surprise. this is one of the last photos he posted online before playing the character. he was preparing for a new role when his fatal fall cut his life short.

ilana gold is live outside the imperial theater with more in reporter: his death is a huge midtown.loss on broadway. history at the imperial theater. today's matinee will have to go on without him. this you tube video posted on thursday shows the last time kyle jean-baptiste under studied the lead role of jean valjean in les miserables. when he auditioned for the show, a star was born and he became the first african- american and the youngest actor to ever play the role on broadway. his success ended abruptly late friday night. he died at the age of 21 following a performance when he fall from his family's fire escape. >> i knew he was destined for greatness. when this happened, it's really tragic.

>> reporter: angela august went to high school with kyle jean- baptiste where he studied performing arts. >> he is great, funny, empathetic guy. he is really great. >> reporter: we went to the residence where the accident happened. the actor's relatives were too devastated to talk about the loss and referred us to the show's spokesperson. a rep put out the statement, >> he did have a good smile. that's how i remember him, by >> reporter: the final performance was supposed to be september 6th and he planned to appear next in the color purple. in one of his final tweets he said i thank everyone who supported me and still does. i will never forget this experience. on wards and upwards. nothing but love. the actor's death is a big topic on social media.

on twitter people are pushing for broadway to dim the lights in his honor. live in midtown, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. from broadway to the internet, tributes are pouring in for kyle jean-baptiste. kristin chenoweth tweeted: josh groban wrote: and actress deborah messing tweeted, quote: police in new jersey are investigating a deadly shooting. a man was shot and killed on his home on passaic street in hasbrouck heights. the bergen county prosecutor is not releasing the name of the suspect or the victim.

a sketch of a man that beat up a man. the victim told police the suspect came up from behind and started punching him in the face shouting antisemitic remarks. it happened tuesday, june 23rd. the victim suffered swelling to his face and lead. two people are injured after a car slammed into a bronx store. now the driver it is facing criminal charges. in the store surveillance picture, you can see it happen at the bottom right. produce went flying and shoppers ran for their lives. two people could not get out of the way. a woman in her 30s is critically injured. >> they were pinned down. you could see the hub cab of the car. she was pinned under that top. >> police say the 68-year-old driver was charged with driving while intoxicated and assault. a fan is dead after falling

from the upper deck of turner field in atlanta during the 7th game. level. medical crews rushed over and treated the man for about 10 minutes before carrying him out on a stretcher. he was in his early 60s. no one else was hurt. this is the third fatal fall in three years in texas. a man is being charged with capital murder in the deadly ambush of a harris county deputy while he was filling up station. the 47-year-old was in his uniform when miles, prosecutors say, approached him from behind and fired multiple shots. goforth was a 10-year veteran of the force and leaves behind a wife and two children. a close call at the beach. a surfer happy to be on dry land after a very close encounter with a shark.

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good sunday morning. 72 degrees. we have a warm up coming our way. we will chat with vanessa murdock in a few minutes. new this morning, afghan officials say their forces have taken back a key district from the taliban. regaining the helman province is important because it's the source of most of the heroin produced in afghanistan. six soldiers were killed in the fight. nato conducted a dozen air strikes to help those on the ground. an update on the three al jazeera reporters. they are seeking a pardon from the countries president. the president regrets the long running trial and said the damage has been done to egypt's international reputation. it would have been better to deport the journalists. one was deported in february. he spoke about the sentence. >> i am devastated, sickened by

the verdict that was handed down in egypt last night. >> the three men were arrested in 2013 and being part of a terrorist group and spreading false news. the big island of hawaii is bracing for hurricane i go knows see i don't -- ignocio forecasters predict the winds could reach tropical storm force of 39 miles per hour. now to what is left of terrorism erika. the storm weakened yesterday after leaving a path of death and destruction in the caribbean. it has been downgraded to a low pressure system as it passes over cuba. earlier on dominica, 15 inches of rain triggered flooding and mudslide. 20 people killed, 50 are still missing. flash flood watches have been issued for central and southern florida as the storm could bring heavy rains to that area in the next few days.

a hot shower should be relaxing but not electroidentifying. >> a mother says her family has been getting shocked for months. >> i don't want to get electrocuted and i don't want to come home to, god forbid, electrocuted. >> reporter: she says the summer has been a jolt for her college. >> without the groves on and we touch this, we get an electrical shock that would back us up like oh, my god. >> come right through your whole system. >> my daughter got an electrical shock that lasted three hours. >> reporter: they called in an electrician that said the condos was not properly grounded to the utility wiring and your cable is electrofied. pse&g made a house call. >> i got the run around. they insisted it was inside the house. it had nothing to do with them. >> reporter: they donned rubber

all of a sudden sandals and thick rubber gloves before showering. neighbors volunteered their bathrooms. >> yeah. she offered me -- good neighbors. >> reporter: pse&g disputes there was run around. they returned multiple times before and after our calls. we worked immediately to resolve the issue given that electrical service to the unit is underground. all utilities had to be marked out to safely make a permanent repair. >> no family should have to go through this. >> reporter: pse&g responded the issue is resolved. the family hopes the fix is permanent, not temporary. from port jefferson, jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. time is 7:13. it's sunny out there. >> vanessa says we may have a heat wave. explain yourself. >> it's not my fault. yes, we think today we stay in the upper 80s. monday through thursday, the

forecast has us in the low 90s. four days street and we only need three to make it a heat wave. let's take you live outside and show huh the sunny picture. we have blue skies but quite a haze over the city this morning. it's 72 degrees. we have southwest winds at 5 miles per hour. the headlines, a little more humid today. you will notice it when you step outside. slight chance for a passing storm mainly north and west of the city today. a hot week ahead. highs in the low 90s for at least, we think, four days. today we get close. yesterday 87. 6 degrees above the norm p. today 89, feeling more like 92, 93 degrees. then tomorrow with highs in the low 90s feels like the mid-90s. something to keep in mind as you make your plans, the last couple of days before a lot of kids go back to school. as we look at the 80-degree day

stretch, it's up to 51. i think we will likely be at 58, maybe 60 before it's said and done. it will be a warm 7 days and then after that likely stay above 80 for another couple of days. certainly a warm stretch of 80 or above. as far as sky conditions go, lots of sunshine early. the clouds will thicken later on. this is a warm front. it may trigger showers, possibly a stray thunderstorm as we go into the afternoon hours. if you are heading north, if you live up north of the city today, note you will have more clouds than your neighbors to the south. as we look at high pressure dominating early on. that will change into the afternoon hours and really next week high pressure is dominant in the forecast. a dry stretch monday through wednesday. best bet of wet weather thursday and friday. hour by hour, what can you expect from the forecast? looking good. clouds thicken, especially to the north and west of the city

as the day progresses. a slight chance of a shower, maybe a stray storm especially north and west of the city. tomorrow morning, a mix of sunshine and clouds. steamy to start the workweek. beach forecast today, mid-80s. southwest winds 5 to 15 offering a bit of relief from the heat. 72 to 78 is the water temperature. light temperature risk at the shore is none keeping in mind wet weather much less likely by the coast. u.v. index is a 7. if you are heading to the mountains, sticky with highs in the 80s and a chance of wet weather. 89 feels like 92 today. more clouds. 73 degrees and partly cloudy skies overnight and sticky. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday we stay in the low 90s. plenty of sunshine for most of the workweek. thursday to friday brings the best bet for showers, possibly a thunderstorm and late friday into saturday finally dry, cooler more seasonal air settles back in.

but it's going to be quite a week ahead. >> you know some people may be bumped to hear -- bummed to need it. >> we do. not extensive. a few showers possible. not a certainty. not a wash out by any stretch. >> thank you so much. in sports this morning, the mets flirtation with a no hitter back fired. >> brian mccann is enjoying his homecoming in atlanta. here is steve overmyer with your cbs 2 wfan sports update. reporter: the mets starting pitching might be the best in baseball. they addressed offensive needs now they look for bullpen relief. they acquired adam read from the diamondbacks. jacob degrom back on the bump. he struck out ten boston red sox in six innings but he started to wilt around the 100

pitch mark or so s. two runs in six innings for degrom. the mets were in need of middle relief. this is why. the mets drop their second straight to the sox. washington won. mets lead is down to 5 1/2 games. yankees in atlanta. five strikeouts in six innings. brian mccann hit a home run friday and he nearly hit one last night. yankees win 3-1 but remain a game and a half back of first place jay's. jets beat the giants by ten in the third preseason game and american pharoah loses at the traverse in saratoga. for cbs 2 sports, i'm steve overmyer.

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hempstead high school has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country. it is about to enter receivership. >> what is at the heart of the district's perpetual struggles. carolyn gusoff investigates. >> when i say chaotic, it was chaotic. >> reporter: this former principal paints a pitiful picture. now retired he is speaking out. >> credits, courses, attendance was all helter skelter. >> reporter: dysfunctional administrators fail in the basics like keeping track of transcripts and enrollment. >> the book is missing with all of our transcripts.

>> if you asked them what is the exact attendance in hempstead they couldn't tell you. >> reporter: chaos reflected in abysmal 30% graduation rate. >> nobody was watching the store. >> better people working here. >> it's tough. >> reporter: the district's poor performance not for lack of money. per pupil spending is well above the state average. >> we never know where the money is going. why are their no textbooks, no work books, no curriculum guides. >> reporter: many fearful to reveal their identity. >> like a ship without a captain. >> reporter: in the lower schools, disorganization, lack of discipline and protocols. >> furniture being thrown, teachers being punched and spit on. >> reporter: they believe at the heart of the district's problems. >> a lot 67 research teachers aren't -- a lot of teachers aren't qualified. the they know someone at the board of education. >> i have heard them often from

people from the district, from employees of the district. >> reporter: board of regular against member roger tell list says a culture of nepotism is an open secret. >> when you have a high unemployment rate, the key to being elected to the board in those areas is getting friends, relatives jobs. as a result, you have people being appointed to jobs who are not qualified to do those jobs. let's put it that way. unfortunately that had a real detrimental effect for kids. >> a rehe sent controller audit found staffers. a coach lacked a coaching license. a school board assistant paid $95,000 a year with no known duties. strong said administrators were hired out of nowhere. >> they would tell us to be candidates then somebody else would be appointed for the job.

>> there were teachers in the school who make grammatical mistakes on the job. official documents urge cheek your work. library works labeled none if i can tish shon. the audit found the board appointed administrators with no documented plan, reason or clear benefit to the district and closed the public out of half of school board meetings. the school board president at the helm for only a year says he is aware of rumors but has no firsthand knowledge of cronyism. he denied an interview. he said they are doing their best to ensure that it doesn't happen on their watch. >> reporter: the challenge is complicated by a huge influx of immigrant children. critics are hoping two newly appointed school board members will bring change. >> there is something wrong in the hempstead culture and the

>> reporter: this parent has another name for the status quo. >> corruption. that is the heart. it's been going on for 30 years. children. they won't succeed. that's the reason we have a low graduation rate at hempstead high school. they give up. >> reporter: the key to change, it's offered. hempstead. carolyn gusoff, cbs 2 news. >> a community action group asked the nassau county district attorney to investigate allegations of corruption in the hempstead school district. the d.a. tells cbs 2 news that investigation is ongoing. up next, the day's top stories. >> the tributes are pouring in after the death of a rising star who made history on broadway.

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a young star of the broadway show les miserables dies in a tragic accident. the moving contribute from those who loved him. >> a westchester family is in mourning after a man was killed operation. the incident. >> a sizzling start to the workweek. temperatures will climb the nicks four days. expect it to be -- next four days. expect it to be in the 90s that may put it in a heat wave. cbs 2 news this morning starts right now. >> good morning, just about 7:30 on this sunday, august 30th. i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane macedo. vanessa murdock is here with the forecast.

>> yesterday was a beauty. today similar. a little stickier, warmer and a slight chance for wet weather. on the whole, another great day on this last weekend of august. chatham 55. spring lake at 53. vortex satellite and radar picture, there are more clouds north and west of the city. that is what we expect more showers. as we role through the day, a hot one. highs close to 10 above normal. 89 the high today will feel like 92. planner feels like 76. partly cloudy. by noon 84. letter feels like 86 and still partly cloudy. by 3:00 this afternoon, 88 is mostly cloudy out there, the city. by that point a better bet of

wet weather to impact those of us north and west of the city. you get the general trend. a little less sunshine north and west today but heat for everybody and it gets hotter for your workweek. i will have details on that coming up in the full forecast. andrea and diane back to you. >> top story, a tragic accident claimed the life of a young broadway star. >> kyle jean-baptiste was 21 years old. he made broadway history as the first african-american actor to play the lead role in 'les miserables. he was preparing for a new role when a fatal fall cut his life short. ilana gold has more. reporter: his death is a huge loss on broadway. so many want to know how it could happen. police are investigating but call it an accident.

this you tube video posted on thursday shows the last time kyle jean-baptiste under studied the lead role of jean valjean in les miserables. when he auditioned for the show, a star was born and he became the first african- american and the youngest actor to ever play the role on broadway. his success ended abruptly late friday night. he died at the age of 21 following a performance when he fall from a fire escape at his family's home. >> i knew he was destined for greatness. when this happened, it's really tragic. >> reporter: angela august went to laguardia high school with kyle jean- baptiste where he studied performing arts. >> he is great, funny, empathetic guy. he is really great. >> reporter: we went to the residence where the accident happened. the actor's relatives were too devastated to talk about the loss and referred us to the show's spokesperson. a rep put out the statement,

the les miserables family is shocked and devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of kyle, a remarkable young talent and tremendous person who made magic and history in his debut. >> he had a good smile. i remember him by his smile. >> reporter: the rising star's final performance was supposed to be september 6th and he planned to appear next in the color purple. in one of his final tweets he said i thank everyone who supported me and still does. i will never forget this experience. on wards and upwards. nothing but love. tributes from across the country are pouring in on small craft advisory. many -- social media. many are talking about his talent and sending prayers to his family. ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. police near buffalo say a woman killed her infant daughter then kept the body in

her apartment for months. someone visiting her found the body and called police. prosecutors wouldn't say how the child died but they say intentional. she has two other children but lived alone in the apartment. she has been charged with second-degree murder. expect tighter security if you are traveling by train in europe. top officials from nine countries held an emergency meeting to discuss security issues after passengers foiled a terrorist attack on a high- speed train traveling from amsterdam to paris a little over a week ago. the countries agreed they will increase id on trains and better coordinated intelligence. we are learning about the innocent bystander shot and killed by nypd officers during an undercover gun operation gone wrong. friends of 61-year-old felix kumi paid respects yesterday in mount vernon. kumi was shot in the chest and arm during a gun buy operation on friday. he was married with three

children and was a school bus driver for first students of mount vernon. >> he is so wonderful. not fair. just not fair. >> he was the best. just the best. he was like my checked father. you couldn't ask for a better man. >> in a statement, police commissioner bill bratton expressed sorrow and sympathy to kumi's family. feel both suspects in the gun buy are under arrest. two fighter jets scramble to divert a plane to denver international airport because of a cat. one passenger tweeted this picture on the plane traveling from las vegas to germany. sources say a female model from europe demanded her cat be brought to her rather than having it stay with the other animals on the plane. she claimed it was her comfort cat and became unruly. the passenger was then escourted off the plane. speaking of flying, vanessa murdock took to the sky for a special ride, right, vanessa. >> it was the ride of a lifetime.

i got to go for an exclusive trip in a blimp. metlife's snoopy 2 measures 128 feet long and weighs 2 tons. this blimp looks big but it's buoyant. >> like a ship floating in the ocean, the fluid is holding you up. >> reporter: the chief pilot assures us it is filled with inert helium so it won't blow like the behind denburg. time for lift off. >> let's go out to sea and play. >> reporter: a little wave and off we go. over the hangar and houses. it might be hazy but the garden state looks quite green. >> what is our altitude now. >> 900 to 1000. >> reporter: we are over the

plainfield country club where snoopy 2 provides images for cbs sports. the return trip is longer with a headwind. >> i would like you all to have your set belts on. >> we find out why. the landing seems perfect at first. the crew grabs the ropes. >> all right. >> we are not finished yet. we could go airborne again. >> boy did we. the crew was struggling to hold on to us as a rising air current forces us up and fast. judd counters the engine. finally we are stabilized near the surface. this landing truly pressed the envelope. that is about the outer limits -- i don't even like doing that. >> with the blimp attached, we can settle heart rates and focus on a blimp ride that won't be forgotten. it traveled 30 miles per hour but can travel as fast as 60 miles per hour. i want to say that the video we

showed was intense but what i grueling. >> you were worried. >> there was a gentleman holding on to the blimp next to me. he is holding on to it at the door and he had to run for his life. i'm not joking when i say that because he is getting pushed and sucked back by the blimp and he had to run as hard as he could away. you can't show -- the video doesn't show it all. hopefully it gives you a good idea how the landing became. >> how do they get it to come down. when a balloon has helium it eventually losing the helium. >> he does, he measures the helium and allows us to adjust but there is steering gear to elevate us down so we pitch down so he is steering that. >> looked like an amazing ride. >> it was so much fun and big props to that crew. they are experts. >> it all went well in the end.

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7 people are dead and 200 up injured from a fire at a residential complex used by saudi arabia armco. it started in kobar. the victims are from various nationalities since the country relies on migrant neighbors. lifeguards in san diego will decide whether or not to reopen a mile and a half stretch of beach that was closed due to a shark siting yesterday. further north the beach in mor obey is closed after a shark almost took a bite out of a surfer but chomped on the board instead. >> elinor dempsey saw a shark approach her 2 feet underway.

>> a couple of guys helped me. i was paddling. i usually watch behind you. he was like there is a wave coming, hold on. i was just paddling. so then i could ride the wave in on my belly. >> dempsey was table to get back to shore unharmed. after examining the bite mark they estimate it was a 6-foot long juvenile. >> that does no look juvenile. the sunglasses we wear says something about us. >> 1010 wins john montone is on the move on the beach to see how you choose your shades. >> the last girl that saw me said they were cool. i am wearing them. >> your sunglasses much everything else. >> i am color coordinator. >> mirrors. >> yes. >> aviator. >> yes. >> state trooper. >> yeah. >> you wear those and feel like giving tickets. >> yes. >> what color. >> corral.

sunglasses. you picked these. reflection. i said this must be happening so let me buy one. >> this must be happening. >> needs to be a mirror. you have to try a few on. >> a few, how many. >> 15. >> you got to make sure they go with everything. >> these are a statement of your personality. >> which is? >> different. corral. >> can i see through those. >> we will trade. >> i'm in a gang. >> my own gang. >> i feel almost famous wearing these. see how the sunglasses change your personality. >> you have to feel good in them. don't you feel good. you feel like a 10. >> i do. >> i see it. >> for cbs 2 news john montone, 1010 wins. i'm looking good. i'm two or three years older than you guys but still -- >> you would never know.

>> he looks like he had a great time on that one. >> this summer he is going to the beach a lot. nice to do during work. >> apparently it will be another good end to the weekend for it. vanessa murdock has a look at it. as the forecast, i don't know what language that was i was speaking -- a look at the forecast. apparently the beach may be the only place you can get cool. >> it will be hot today, hotter than yesterday. the beach forecast is looking good. a moderate risk of rip currents. that is be would the thing -- that is the one thing that is the notable of your beach forecast. live outside and show you what is happening, we can see what to expect. beautiful blue skies. hazy on the horizon. mostly sunny and 72. southwest winds 5 miles per hour. sun and clouds today feeling more muggy as well. that trend will continue over the next couple of days. a stray storm is possible north and west and it will be a steamy start to september.

we are talking a possible heat wave as we make our way monday through thursday. rising humidity levels it is. oh, yes. yesterday comfortable. today we start to feel it. the next couple of days we will feel it. not until the end of the workweek, drier air settles in and we get to the comfortable more fall like feel early in the morning. on the vortex satellite and radar picture, clear skies. to the north and west thicker cloud cover and the suggestion of a few showers. this is the general trend for today. what is happening, there is a warm front situated just about here and it will ease its way closer to us. as that happens, it may trigger showers, possibly a stray thunderstorm but most of us do stay dry today. just going to tampa bay hot out there. we are heating things up across the region. winds out of the southwest persistently pumping in hot and humid air.

tomorrow the story doesn't change. muggy monday with no threat of wet weather, hazy, hot and humid. tuesday the story is the same. low 90s. feeling like the mid-90s. september sizzler. for the beach forecast, the only hiccup is the moderate risk of rip currents. none. u.v. index a 7. temperature mid-80s southwest winds 5 to 15. offering a nice breeze and the water temperature is lovely, 72 to 78 degrees. if you are heading to the mountains, a mixture of sunshine and clouds. more clouds the more north and west you go. temperatures in the mid-80s with a chance of a slight shower or stray storm. extended forecast, 89 today will feel like the low 90s out there. tomorrow 92. mix of sunshine and clouds. feeling like the mid-90s. trend is to stay in the low 90s through thursday. thursday into friday the best bet for wet weather. not looking fantastic.

by the end of the week, drier more comfortable air moves in. >> start to september, thank you. in sports, you sane bolt is running away from the competition in china he won the 100 and 200 meter events then anchored the relay team to the gold. here is steve overmyer with your cbs 2 wfa 234* sports update. reporter: the mets starting baseball. they at dressed offensive needs now they look for bullpen relief. they al quid addison read from the diamondbacks pending medical approval which is never jacob degrom back on the bump. he struck out ten boston red sox in six innings but he

started to wilt around the 100 pitch mark. two runs in six innings for degrom. the mets were in need of middle relief. this is why. the mets drop their second straight to the sox. washington won. mets lead is down to 5 1/2 games. yankees in atlanta. five strikeouts in six innings. brian mccann hit a home run friday and he nearly hit one here. yankees win 3-1 but remain a game and a half back of first place jay's. end of giants camp. tom coughlin did something unprecedent. he gave the team a day specifically for massages and recovery. considering all the injuries, it's understandable they got a

spay day. jets and giants, third preseason game. they are scheduled to meet later in the season when it counts. don't expect them to open up the play books. took advantage of the giants injured defenders. two touchdowns, 127 yards. giants offense looking stale at best. ely manning hats yet to find the end zone in the preseason for the giants. jets take the snoopy bowl 28- 18. travel verts steaks in saratoga, american pharoah was the favorite but the travel schedule may have impacted him. he did the stressful 12 hour trip from east coast to west coast twice in the same month. he is on the inside and lead most of the race until he was caught by keen ice at the wire. american pharoah loses the last

big race of the 3-year-old's season. for cbs 2 sports, i'm steve overmyer. have a good day. a massachusetts couple is having their best week ever. got married thursday. then claimed a 4 million-dollar lottery prize on friday. he bought the ticket on his way to work at the post office. he chose the cash option, taking home 2.6 million after taxes. they will go on their honeymoon, pay off student loans and build an oasis in the backyard. if one home isn't enough, how about four. >> up next on living large, we take you to an 80-acre connecticut compound complete with horses where your guests can have their own cottage

without skimping on luxury. when you live in one of the most expensive homes in connecticut, emily smith takes us on a tour. >> reporter: through an inviting gate and down a long winding driveway you find a acres. david gave us the tour. carriage house. there are three doors on each side. you could have as many carriages as you want. >> we are in a barn. >> we are in a barn. >> reporter: now a formal living room used for hanging artwork and after dinner cocktails. >> this is the library. wonderful walls for art. beautiful fireplace. >> reporter: the library has a large window. facing open meadows. >> this is the largest. >> it's the largest. >> reporter: a large formal

dining room has five south facing windows. a gourmet kitchen has room for everything including a breakfast area and a glass room for year-round dining. >> you look decorative there, you and the orchids. >> reporter: the home has two master bedroom suites. the first on the main floor. >> i would like to introduce you to the master bedroom. >> reporter: more french doors east and south along with a marble bathroom. on the second floor, we found the second master suite and five other bedrooms with a luxurious on next bathroom. >> this is the lunch terrace. everybody loves coming here. >> reporter: we walked the stone bath to the pool and pool house. it's understated to look like a natural setting. down the way, one of several cottages. >> are you kidding me. >> reporter: a new two-story private office space all mohagany bringing the eye up to the ceiling. >> imagine this with a fire

burning in the winter. >> reporter: two other cottages firehouse transformed into a suite. what used to be a barn has been repurposed as a tennis court. >> here you get a nice vista of the american flag through the window. >> reporter: the current owner has a stable complete with fancy horses. to live large in conyers farm, $65 million. >> both of us had the same >> amazing. the most expensive house in greenwich sold for $120 million built in 1896. >> i just want the glass room. just one room. >> opulent. pigeon problems plaguing a local neighborhood. invasion. >> first a check on the day's top stories and vanessa's

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a devastating loss for the broadway community. a rising star that broke barriers on les miserables has died. >> a scare for shoppers in the bronx. an out-of-control car crashes into a busy storefront. >> a day at the ballpark turned tragic for one fan. cbs 2 news sunday morning continues right now. >> good morning. 8:00 a.m. on this sunday, august 30th. i'm diane macedo. >> i'm andrea grymes. the day's top stories are straight ahead.