lovely 9:00 it's 72 and mostly clear. we will have patchy fog redeveloping as the night progresses. i'll have your full forecast coming up andrea over to you. vanessa thank you. new this morning a deadly hit and run in hoboken. police say a pedestrian was killed overnight at willow avenue and sixth street. they're looking for a black cadillac escalade which may have new york plates. investigators are analyzing pieces of the suv left behind and checking surveillance video. clarity with the lgbt q community this weekend pride festivities are under way all over the city. >> it's all leading up to tomorrows big parade. cbs 2 joins us live from central park with more. >> reporter: good morning, we are live in central park at the finish line right now for the lgbt pride run, 35th annual everyone is making their way across the finish line right

exciting and celebratory events taking place across new york city this weekend, each means a little more this year as participants stand in solidarity and strength. >> it's a time for celebration in the lgbt community pride weekend, kicking off friday with a major party on pier 26 spreading happiness in the face of hate. the moment of silence fell over the crowd as the names of the read aloud bite owner of the nightclub where 49 people were killed. pulse nightclub employee neema asking attendees to spread compassion and kindness through a hurting community. >> turn to the person next to you, give them a hug and say my brother, my sister, i love you. >> the rally to put pride on display also brought a message to lawmakers with rides advocates calling for stiffer gun policies. >> you get support for them to

currently pretty much aware of the life threatening homophobia and fraud policy. >> taking a stand is nothing new for the lgbt q community in new york city. in 1969 the stonewall inn became known as the birth place for the gay rights hoverment when bar patrons fought back during a police raid. >> the riots became protests and the protests became a movement and the movement ultimately became an integral part of america. >> on f designated stonewall and christopher park a national monument. >> this happened way before i was even born and it's amazing to see that this is still here and i know it's protected. >> the national monument pride events and sunday's upcoming parade will be protected and monitored closely by police this year to insure the party goes on with peace of mind. >> and while people are crossing the finish line the

at noon today, a video will be playing throughout times square commemorating the stonewall rights and gay rights movement and later on this after anyone another pride celebration down at pier 26 and of course tomorrow, the pride parade, we're live in central park, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. new information on the ongoing investigation into the massacre in orlando. federal law enforcement sources tell cbs there is no evidence gunman omar mateen forward to say they interacted with him on gay dating apps but investigators have not found any of those programs on his devises and nobody's been able to show them a copy of a dating profile. sources also say they've been unable to prove another man's claims this past week that he had a relationship with mateen. in the wake of the orlando shooting suffolk county police are rolling out a new initiative. they're increasing safety inspections of nightclubs, bars

when hot shots are bus eling not during off hours. >> this is a very simple and direct initiative that could have a serious significant impact on peoples risk. >> police are partnering with downs to conduct unannounced inspections and will check to see if exits are clearly marked and unlocked and there are no violations of occupancy limits. a brief power outage at laguardia airport leads to delays for ve spirit airline section of the central terminal. the power has since been restored ticket and security lines are now moving again. happening today emergency response teams are set to conduct a full scale drill at laguardia airport. the port authority says passengers and anyone driving by might notice emergency vehicles in simulated smoke around the airport between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. the flights will not be affected the drill will include state and federal authorities

department. now to a cbs 2 exclusive an elderly woman robbed at gunpoint inside her brooklyn home. 80 year old maria lugo says it happened thursday night on park avenue. three men including one with a gun pushed their way into the apartment after she returned from walking the family dog. >> they pushed me down and they says don't move, don't move. they says where's the money, where's the mo grandmother, their sister. why would you do something like that? >> the family says the men made off with her new flat screen tv, a video game console, and more than $300. no arrests have been made: the search is on for two robbers who broked into a brooklyn apartment. surveillance images of the suspects just released they got into an apartment at palmetto street and irving avenue last thursday. a 30 year old man inside was asleep.

with a screw driver and made off with about $250 in cash. police are also looking for the two men they say used a fraudulent account to buy two bicycles in brooklyn. investigators released these images of the suspects. it happened monday near meadow street and east williamsburg. police say the men paid the 37 year old victim for the bike using an app and then left. the app company later conducted the victim to say the account was a fake. now to the scandal. a former prostitute is now a potential witness. gabby greko was paid to entertain five men on board a private flight to las vegas in 2013. she claims she didn't know two of the men were new york city police officers. >> i just wanted to tell my side of the story and humanize myself so that i wasn't just labeled as an escort or something like that because i'm far from that. >> she's now a designer and actress. federal prosecutors say two

for official favors. a brutal day on wall street due to the brexit. britain voting to leave the european union. at the closing bell yesterday, the dow was down 611 points as biggest loss in nearly a year. bank stocks were hit hardest due to the fears over the global economy. nobody really knows how a british departure from the eu will play out. british prime minister david me resign, the leader of scotland now says that it's likely his people will want to vote again on independence from the uk. and far right parties in other countries are calling for referendums to leave the eu. britain's vote to leave is just the first step down a very long road. the exit is certain to take several years. >> one thing that people need to bear in mind is that we aren't flipping a switched to and all of a sudden the uk is out of the eu. this is a long process.

a time loin for their actual exit. but now might be an ideal time to hop to the other side of the pond for a vacation. yesterday the british pound tumbled to its lowest level against the dollar in about 30 years. that means flights may be cheaper and once you arrive you'll get more bang for your buck on the flip side don't expect a british invasion of tourists. the translation our economy could suffer: time is 9:08 a report finds health employees left houses of children at risk of lead exposure. plus caught on camera a speeding semi truck not only going the wrong way but in the bike lane and cyclists say he's not alone. and from 18 wheelers to an even bigger wheel it is a major day for staten island as work continues on what will be one of the world's biggest ferris wheels details next. first a check on the forecast.

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what a beautiful morning out there as we take a live look over central park, 9:11 and 72 degrees thanks for waking up with us at cbs 2 news saturday morning. new this morning investigators are looking for the cause of a fire in paterson, new jersey this broke out around 11:00 at a home on east 26th vote near 14th avenue. officials say nobody was living there. no injuries were reported. an investigation is also under way this morning in rockland county after a con ed su this happened last night in hillburn. smoke bill lowed into the air and could be seen for miles because of the risks of fighting the fire, hillburn officials decided to let it burn out itself. no injuries or power out ages have been reported. the death toll from flooding in west virginia climbs to at least 23. this incredible scene was captured on cell phone video. a house consumed by flames floating down a swollen river near the town of white sulfer springs, up to 10 inches of

hours destroying more than 100 homes. the national weather service is calling it a once in a thousand years event. two young boys are among the dead. a state emergency has been declared in 44 counties. the u.s. government has released a new report on the lead levels of children in flint, michigan. the cdc says blood led levels in flint children were significantly higher after the city switched its water source from the detroit water system to the flint river in 2014. the report says the a child underage six would have a concerning blood led level was about 50% higher after the switch. the city then switched sources again last fall and children can develop learning disabilities and behavior problems from led exposure. a troubling report has parents across the city worried about led contaminated water in city daycare centers. controller scott springer says city health department inspectors faked test results at dozens of centers. stringer says if the 119

two years, 70 were not actually tested. >> gambled on the health of our children when they falsified their records. >> we're taxpayers, we pay our money for this not to happen. so whose responsible for this? >> the city health department did admit to reporting issues claiming it had altered records to give daycares more time to submit lead tests. but since the audit says the health department has addressed water test reporting issues that dated back to 2012. all child care centers and for parents peace of mind we will soon post the status of each test online. drivers crossing the hudson river could see another toll hike in the next few years. financial companies studying the port authorities books say tolls could go up by $1 before the end of the decade. the port authority says there are no plans for a hike but tolls will rise to keep up with inflation. the toll for cars is now $15. and another new report

or how much bad roads cost new jersey drivers. according to the transportation group trip, deficient and congested roadways cost each driver about $2600 a year more than $13 billion statewide. the money is used for higher car maintenance costs, repairs from crashes, and the cost of congestion for delays. time is 9:15 time for our wonderful forecast from vanessa. nothing but good news. >> it's true. this forecast first full weekend of summer co to be outside at the beach, a little hiccup there but we'll talk about that. truly lovely forecast. let's start things off live outside right now show you blue skies over the city from haya top the empire state building and a little hazy that will stay the course for today 72 degrees right now east north east winds at five miles per hour. so your headlines a warm weekend talking mid and upper 80s for most of us of course a little cooler by the coast, plenty of sunshine all weekend

opportunities for wet weather and that is a good thing. the temperature trend looks like this normal high 82 degrees yesterday 84, today 85, tomorrow 87, i do think today will be pushing 90 tomorrow we'll see low 90s inland and we are going to be above normal for the next few days. slightly above normal. as far as rain chances go it's nothing for the weekend. we will not see wet weather today or tomorrow but monday there is a chance very late in the day for showers ma best bet. it going to be an unsettled day overall with the chance for showers and storms on and off and then wednesday early in the day about 20% chance we'll be seeing wet weather before skies clear. as far as rainfall goes we're already running a deficit for the month of june over 1.5 inches for the year it's over six inches and much of the region is under a moderate drout right now. as for today though blue skies, thanks to high pressure it is in control we'll be in control

is looking mild and dry for your weekend what a beauty out there. again mid and upper 80s for us today nice toasty finish thomas temperatures warm up more because we will have more of a southwesterly flow tomorrow. today winds will be out of the southeast more in off the water so cooler today warmer tomorrow, but warm overall and then monday clouds move in late as a storm system approaches from the west and we could see late showers and storms as well. before today none of that of course out of the east north east but will become southeasterly at 5-10 as the day progresses. if heading to the mountains it's looking good upper 70s to mid 80s tomorrow it's a great finish, mid 80s to about 90 in the mountains if you like the cooler weather today your better bet. overnight tonight mostly clear 65 patchy fog will develop, especially east of the city, winds are out of the southeast at five miles per hour and then for your day tomorrow mostly sunny skies and again a touch

will translate into the low 90s inland. if you do have plans to head to the beach today please note there is a moderate risk of rip currents. all right beyond your weekend it's 86 on monday, increasing clouds throughout the day higher humidity as well maybe a shower or storm late in the day as we go through the overnight hours especially. tuesday muggy and 83 degrees showers and storms most likely tuesday, wednesday early showers give way to clearing skies and high of 80 and dropping thursday looking lovely 82 mostly sunny and we could see a few showers and storms on friday. >> the burn time this weekend especially today is pretty quick? >> yes 15-20 minutes so be protected it is very high for the uv index today. >> thank you vanessa. in sports this morning the bullpen helps the yankees rally back to 500 and mets squeeze past last place braves after blowing a huge lead. >> here is otis livingston with your cbs 2 sports update. >> good morning everyone don't

the second worst record in the majors. they owned new york in the last seven days winning four straight unacceptable for a team trying to win a division to get back to the world's series mets only score seven runs and last night they scored eight and that's a lefty so what can go wrong, well a lot could go wrong. like this. back from the mild wrist injury, he probably should have taken another night off and atlanta turned that into a six run inning to increase back into brandon schneider hit homer off matt. mets trying to hang on for the win in the ninth final three outs resembled a clip from the bad news bears but it was good news for mets fans and they snapped their slide again the braves 8-6 was the final moan while the yankees over to a three game with worst team in baseball and clenched 23 and 49 this year, a rbi single in the fourth batting .391 over his last seven games trying to get the first win at home since april 17th, seven strike outs

yankees up 4-3 and they got some insurance in eighth and i'm not talking about jake from state farm. instead it was aaron hicks with a solo homer and yankees get back to .500 for the season and chapman gets the save. for cbs 2 news i'm otis livingston have a great day. well drivers furious and cyclists fed up. >> what do you think about the bike lane? >> i think it should go away. >> a battle brewing over bike lanes many are asking the city kid just screamed, yard sale, garage sale. >> forget the haves and have- nots this is the want and want notes in this new jersey town next a look at the decorations causing a bit of drama. and who needs a paint brush when you can just use your hair? we are talking to some artists you can see at this weekends harlem arts festival coming up next this is cbs 2 news

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you're looking at a live picture of the skyline. it's 72 degrees 9:23 welcome back to cbs 2 news saturday morning. this weekends harlem arts festival highlights the best of harlem in music, dance, theatre and visual arts and joining us are two artists being featured at the annual event. welcome. >> thank you so much for having

this runs the whole weekend. let's start with you tell us what we can expect? >> the harlem arts festival is sell egg operating its fifth year of the festival and there will be 43 performances on two stages and a gallery walk at kids corner. it's just going to be so amazing. >> that is amazing because when you talk about the 43 performances these are going on at the same time because you have three different venues. you have dancers, you all are visual artists, you have i saw a step group too, everything you can imagine is there. a chelsea and neil are doing such a great job producing this event this year. >> how did you become a part of this event? >> well i was introduced to it list year when i was tabling for the studio museum in harlem and unfortuntely, we had rainy weather that time so it was very hard to set up things but this year we have great weather some looking forward to seeing a lot of families and friends just come out and support and enjoy the day. >> i'm glad you bought that up

much about bring your whole family and it's free. >> and open to the public. >> the other thing is i think especially kids it's hard to expose them to all of the different type of art going on at one-time and that's what they are really getting at there today and tomorrow. >> absolutely. >> you describe yourself as a multi-disciplinary visual artist right? >> yes. >> let's talk about that and also we have video of you, you have a very interesting way of painting with your hair? >> yes actually i started as a theatre maker and moved maries the performance and visual art parts of my life. its been a really great moment for me. i guess i was inspired by my grand mother and she used to say your hair is your strength so i started painting with my hair that way. >> i seen what the painting looked like when it's finished. my question to you is when you're doing this do you have in your head pretty much exactly what it looks like or do you finish it and say wow that wasn't exactly what i wanted? >> i have a set of gestures i want to transcribe into the

moves and then it's like okay i'll put this here i know this gesture goes there and then at the end i have this composition that's complete. >> amazing. all right what can we expect from you today? >> oh, today we're going to have fun making art together. so being our educator for 16 years in that community, i find it important that families spend time together and it's great to spend time together and make stuff, so we'll be doing coloring pages, taking pictures. >> letk started you said about 2010 is went they first were talking about it and just three artists kind of came up with it and now its blown up. >> it has we have so many events they do gallery shows being a harlem arts festival audience has been a great opportunity because we really had a chance to share our art with the community and share stories with the community and really give people a platform to talk about the things that matter to them. >> i also like i know this is

talk about it. you were saying you try to incorporate things about the community? >> oh, yes so i'm a multidisciplinary artist that deals with a family, historical imagery, personal narrative, power and identity. so a lot of my work is collage pieces. >> they are beautiful very strong messages. thank you so much for both being here. i really appreciate it. >> thank you for having us. >> i hope you make it out. >> i would like to great weather too. the harlem arts festival takes place today and tomorrow, great open to the public, for more information head to our website, cbsnew york.com. andrea? thank you. time now is 9:27. up next a look at your top stories. >> runners are crossing the finish line at the 35th annual lgbt pride run but the celebration is far from over. more on the pride event happening this weekend, coming up. plus a town divided in new

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in new york city and participants are taking time during celebrations to stand in solidarity with orlando. >> how can you be so low? i'm wasn't bothering anybody. >> a daughter brought to tears after her elderly mother is robbed at gunpoint. now the search is on for her attackers. plus an unusual makeover for a fish. the steps one pet owner says she took to keep him from being bullied. good morning it is 9:30 on

i'm andrea grymes. >> what? did she mean to say that? yes she did. >> todays top stories are straight ahead first we have a wonderful forecast. >> yes going to be warm and low in humidity today lots of sunshine as well so a great forecast ahead. let's take a look where we stand right now. low 70s for us out there. 73 in westbury, 70 madison and on the vortex satellite and radar picture not a lot to see here. high pressure is in control and that will lend itself to a lot but that means bad news for the uv index. it's very high today and a burn time of about 15-20 minutes. your pollen report looking pretty good it's medium right now but the predominant pollens are grasses, and air quality today is moderate and your humidity level is low, your rip current risk today is moderate. if you have plans to be at the beach, break down of your day looks like this by noon we're up to 81 degrees mostly sunny

of 85 will feel like 85 and by that point in time winds switch becoming more southeasterly in general at about five to 10 miles per hour today but by the coast they could be as high as 15 miles per hour. coming up in your full forecast we'll talk about whether or not this beautiful weather sticks around for the second half of your weekend. andrea? over to you. vanessa thank you. new this morning a deadly hit and run in hoboken. police say a pedestrian was killed overnight at avenue and sixth street looking for a black cadillac escalade which may have new york let's. investigators are analyzing pieces of the suv left behind. a sea of rainbows is taking over the city this weekend as new yorkers get ready to welcome the annual gay pride parade. >> the city anticipates the largest turn out ever this year but there are first some events today. cbs 2 joins us live from central park with more. >> reporter: we were at the

continuing to stream through past the finish line, the celebration is know where near over, there are so many more events happening today. they are all a celebration of life and of course remembrance of those we've lost. it's a time for celebration in the lgbt q community pride weekend kicking off friday with a major party on pier 26 spreading happiness in the of hate. a moment of silence fell over the crowd as the names of the orlando massacre victims were read aloud bite owner of the nightclub where 49 people were killed. pulse nightclub employee neema barami asking attendees to spread compassion and kindness through a hurting community. >> turn to the person next to you, give them a hug and say my brother, my sister, i love you. >> the rally to put pride on display also brought a message

gun policies. >> get it's important for them to understand there is currently pretty much aware of the life threatening convergence of homophobia and fraud policy. >> taking a stand is nothing new for the lgbt q community in new york city. in 1969 the stonewall inn became known as the birth place for the gay rights movement when bar patrons fought back during a police raid. >> the riots became protest and and the movement ultimately became an integral part of america. >> on friday president obama designated stonewall and christopher park a national monument. >> this happened way before i was even born and it's amazing to see that this is still here and now it's protected. >> the national monument pride events and sunday's upcoming parade will be protected and monitored closely by police this year to insure the party

running for orlando. they say this year is so much more special and they see the lgbt q allies coming out in full force and there will be many more celebrations happening later on this evening at pier 26 and of course culmonating tomorrow with the pride parade down fifth avenue we are live in central park, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. in the wake of the orlando shootings, suffolk county police are rolling out a they're increasing safety inspections of nightclubs, bars and restaurants. they will be dropping in when hotspots are bust eling not during off hours. >> this is a very simple and direct initiative that could have a serious significant impact on peoples risk. >> police are partnering with towns to conduct unannounced inspections. they will check to see if exits are clearly marked and unlock and there are no violations of occupancy limits. new this morning

paterson, new jersey that started around 11:00 list night at a house on east 26th street near 14th avenue. officials say nobody was living there, no injuries were reported. we have new video of a slashing in soho. police believe this is the person who does it. he allegedly used some sort of sharp object to cut a 55 year old man in the neck and then ran off. happened early yesterday at canal street and west broadway. the victim was taken to the hospital and we're told he will a cbs 2 exclusive an elderly woman robbed at gunpoint inside her brooklyn home. 80 year old maria lugo had says it happened thursday night on park avenue. lugo says three men including one with a gun pushed their way into her apartment after she returned from walking the family dog. >> they pushed me down and they says don't move, don't move. they said where's the money where's the money? could have been their mother,

that? >> the family says the men made off with their new flat screen tv, a video game console and more than $300. police sources confirm the family story and say they're searching for the suspects. the search is also on for two robbers who broke into another brooklyn apartment and roughed up the victim. surveillance photos of the suspects were just released and they got into an apartment at palmetto street and irving avenue in bushwick last thursday. a 30 year old man asleep. police say they punched him in the face and threatened him with a screw driver. they made off with $250 in cash. a leaking water pipe forces another partial shutdown at the indian point nuclear power plant. the small leak was found at one of the plants two aging reactors. plant owner entergy says it happened in a non-radioactive area and says there's no safety threat. the reactor was taken offline

further proof the plant is not a reliable energy resource and the same one was shutdown in march when cracked bolts were found. an 18 wheeler in the bike lane this video shows what many say is a persistent problem motor vehicles even trucks taking up space meant for cyclists. cbs 2 valerie castro has the story. >> reporter: the 18 wheels on this big rig are traveling down a two way bike lane in williamsburg, brooklyn on a one way street. this video was recorded by bicycle advocates say happens far too often. >> this is precisely the kind of driving that is killing and seriously injuring new yorker on a near daily basis. >> peter white with transportation alternatives says its almost become an accepted practice for drivers to use the bike lanes with two few consequences. >> if vision zero means anything, the mayor must crack down on this kind of wreckless driving. >> and every day cyclists say

>> it's really a problem. this is a busy street so when you're on a bike and you have to get out of the bike lane because of cars it's really dangerous. >> if motorists find they're stuck in traffic driving on the sidewalk or in a bike lane is not an acceptable alternative. >> this video taken along ninth avenue in manhattan shows driver weaving in and out of the bike lane to get around traffic but many drivers say cyclists can be just as wreckless. >> they don't do the space or sometimes they zig zag. >> i don't think they shou around here. they think they have the right away over everybody just last month not y pda knownsed a crack down on drivers who obstruct bike lanes and don't yield to cyclists, the d.o.t. plans to add another 15 miles of bike lynns to the city this year. residents of one new jersey neighborhood are at odds over holiday decorations. this is or there are no decorations up right now but this is a past example of some.

their neighborhood welcome island covered in ornaments for various holidays. some thought it was fun and festive to decorate the island and others thought it was taki and too much. >> one of our residents felt compelled to file a police report. that's how divided it got. >> the neighbors here are pretty funny. >> the man who came up with the idea for the decorations did not want to comment. leaders will discuss the future of the next meeting. time now is 9:40. a rose coming to the garden. new knicks point guard derek rose is finally speaking publicly about the trade. how he feels about swapping the windy city for the big apple. plus most kids are out for the summer and for many that means family vacation time but family vacations can be a challenge occasionally. ahead some survival tips. if they thought i was a crazy fish lady for doing all of this for one fish, that's

back for this pet owner. the extreme lengths she took to keep a fish from being bullied. >> scaling back got it? vanessa has a check on the forecast. >> she didn't just give it his own tank, it goes much beyond that . the forecast looking fantastic for your weekend i'll have details coming up and we'll talk about our next best

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beautiful live picture of central park and vanessa says it's going to be gorgeous she will have an update. 9:43, 72 degrees welcome back to cbs 2 news saturday morning. happening today a milestone for construction crews building the nations largest ferris wheel on staten island. workers will finish pouring the concrete for the wheels 60 story foundation.

wilbury a time capsule with items from the staten island museum. the 625-foot ferris wheel is set to open late next year. well most people look forward to summer vacations but they aren't always easy or relaxing, especially when you go with several members of your family. >> cbs 2 has some vacation survival tips. >> you're finally out in the open enjoying the salt air, the sound of the surf, summer vacation is in full swing, but the getting here, tight accommodations can test your patience. >> a lot of craziness. >> are they easy to travel with? >> well, when they take naps. >> what gets on your nerves the most? >> well they're all here so i can't. >> well you can tell us. >> being in close quarters for almost three weeks is trying. >> thank god for dvd players and video games. >> we have a really good time. >> breakfast cocktails so it

>> i definitely suggest going away with friends when you have kids because if they all partner up with somebody it's the best vacation ever. >> but you think separate living quarters are a must. >> everybody needs my little me time. >> me time is hard to come by when you're forced to bunkhad with your little brother. >> i couldn't go to sleep because he's always complaining. >> seems neither were satisfied with the sleeping arrangements. >> was he annoying? >> yes. >> what about the in laws? >> the in laws yeah definitely. >> how does that go? >> that works out well, its day. >> you sure you just don't want to tell me? >> no matter where you're going or who you're going with it is possible to have a stress free summer vacation. >> plan ahead. >> he believes discipline and organization are key, urges do your due diligence before leaving home. create a checklist of items that you need and want to have with you, make sure they're packed. >> make sure also that you plan ahead thinking about how you want to spend your time, don't try to get everything in in one day and you're burnt out for

gets on your nerves or your entire family? >> remember when you feel that stress, breathe. >> another way to alleviate stress pick a destination in tune with your energy level and your budget. >> always tough because when you come from a big family, figuring out everyone's energy levels and what they want to do? >> i love big family vacations we always rent a big house and everybody stays together. >> i'm like no, i like low level low stress. >> right. >> but everyone's goin it is going to be picture perfect beach weather with the exception if you're getting into the water there's a moderate risk of rip currents so please be cautious otherwise looking really good let's start things off with our weather watchers they've shared fantastic photos, oh, yes, we can maybe see those photos here i'm not so sure, give me a moment folks things are operating a little differently.

picture, this one from charlie hoffman up north of the city, i see a sliver of a moon there, and then this from anthony another shot beautiful blue skies looking lovely and this will be the general trend for today. let's take awe live outside right now, beautiful blue skies over the city, haze, 72 degrees and east northeast winds at five miles per hour, weekend folks mid and upper 80s for the most part plenty of sunshine all weekend long, thanks to a big old area of high pressure so that's kind of nice. we are starting the day off with clouds along the jersey shore but as the sun continues to warm the earth, you should start to see those clouds disit plate. and the next week is looking a- okay with a few chances for rain, best bet being tuesday. almanac looks like this todays forecasted high is 85 just a few degrees above the normal of 82 and we get to enjoy the

this evening. the sunshine at least keeping my low humidity is very prevalent throughout the entire weekend as well. precipitation we could use it we need rain here folks. six inches plus is the deficit right now, many of us under a moderate drout, this has changed since last week so that area of moderate drout now extending to long island for many of the rest of us at least abnormally dry conditions. no really great opportunity for rain until tuesday and even that is not impressive. as for what's happening right now, blue skies some clouds along the jersey shore overall looking lovely, mild and dry start to your weekend. winds are out of the eiten general but winds will be out of the southwest, the set up for hot weather through the weekend into portions of your work week is this the jet stream is situated well to our north that's not going to change and so with that

80s and even low 90s inland. today 85 degrees in the city close to 90 inland super sunshine wind out of the north easterly becoming southeasterly this afternoon at 5-10 miles per hour if you are heading to the beach today along all atlantic shorelines a moderate risk for rip currents water temperatures right now ranging from 65 on the east end of long island, a nice warm up to 70 as we make our way down toward ocean county. overnight mostly clear patchy fog will develop especiall shorelines 65 degrees is what we anticipate in the city 50s north and west and then for your sunday 87 degrees, a few degrees warmer with low 90s inland. monday it's 86 degrees increasing clouds, slight chance for a shower or storm very late in the day tuesday muggy and unsettled 83 degrees showers and storms likely. wednesday early in date maybe a few lingering showers otherwise clearing skies and 80, thursday

friday maybe another shower or storm to impact the day, certainly not looking like a wash out. >> i like it though. >> the weather has truly been amazing and it's just the earth is feeling left out with regards to some wet weather. >> maybe mid week. >> not on the weekend. >> thank you, vanessa. most dog and cat owners will go to great lengths to keep their pets happy and healthy. >> but how far would you go for a fish? julie morgan of missouri has a he developed a cataract and had his eye removed and his tank mate started bullying him and attacked him. kiwi had for quarantined so she took him to a veterinarian and performed surgery giving him a prosthetic eye. >> i actually hand painted the eye myself. i used a mixture of some nail polish and some eye shadow pigments actually to give it color. >> morgan says kiwihad is doing well but still in his own tank

eye procedure was just the second of its kind and the first on a privately owned fish. we couldn't figure out how much this all cost because that's what we were wondering but that's okay. in sports this morning the mets squeeze past the last place braves after nearly blowing a huge lead. >> here is otis livingston with your cbs 2 sports update. >> good saturday morning everyone. don't tell the mets the braves have the second worst record in the majors because they owned new york in the last seven days winning four straight. that's unacceptable for a team trying to win a division get back to only scored seven runs in those four losses but last night they scored eight after james loney left the yard so what could go wrong with an 8-0 lead? a lot like this. back for a mild wrist injury i've got it. no, i don't got it. probably should have taken another night off and might have turned that into a six run inning, brandon schneider pinch hit homer and mets trying to hang on with a win and three outs resembled a clip from the

they finally snapped and their slide against the braves 8-6 was the final. meanwhile the yankees had a three game set with the worst team in baseball the twins 23 and 49 this season and rob schneider with the go ahead rbi single in the fourth batting .391 over his last several games. tanaka trying to get the first win at home since april 17, seven strike outs in six innings leaving with the yankees up 4-3 and insurance in the eighth and not jake state farm and says pinstripes on aaron hicks solo home run yankees get back to .500 for the season 5-3 final and chapman gets the save. derek rose could have teamed up in chicago in the summer of 2014 and now the two will finally take the court together as knicks rose formerly introduced to the media yesterday aware number 25 that's his high school number back in chicago says he wants to bring a part of his hometown to new york and also says he feels close to returning to the

the 2010-11 season when he won the nba's mvp award and he's ready to win big in the big apple but doesn't know why he had to leave the team and draft him in the first place. >> i don't know why i was tradded but i would like to tell him thank you. >> [laughter] >> i just want to win. that's the only thing i want to do and it's going to be a lot of pressure people will try to put a lot of pressure on this and no pressure at all. all we have to do is play together and win games and one game >> please stay healthy d-rose. for cbs 2 news i'm otis

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cbs 2 is back with your top stories police are investigating a deadly hit and run in hoboken. a pedestrian was killed early this morning at willow avenue and sixth street. police are looking for a black woman robbed at gunpoint inside her brooklyn home is sharing her terrifying story 80 year old maria lugo says three men pushed their way into her apartment after she returned home from walking her dog thursday. lugo says the men made off with electronics and more than $300 in cash. no arrests have been made. a sea of rainbow taking over the city this weekend as new yorkers get ready to welcome the annual gay pride parade there are many events around the city leading up to the

way this morning at central park. and we're getting perfect weather for all of the events vanessa. >> it's going to be fantastic just maybe warmer than some may prefer mid and upper 80s all weekend long guys and highs close to the low 90s inland but all the while low sunshine, low humidity, i think it's a weekend to rejoyce about 85 the high today in the city 87 for morristown, winds by this afternoon will be out of the southeast coming in off the water if heading to the beach today note please the rip uv index is a nine, so burn time of 15-20 minutes your water temperature is mid 60s to about 70, 85 today 87 tomorrow mostly sunny very similar forecast. >> high five. >> [applause] >> i like it. thanks vanessa and that wraps up todays cbs 2 news saturday morning our next newscast is tonight at 6:00. check the days top stories all cbsnew york.com. i've got it vanessa and the empire team, thanks for

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