a frightening attack near nyu. a man tries to rape a woman in greenwich village. plus this. it was a big fire. it got going. >> balloon accidents in u.s. history. sixteen people killed. the warning rejected by the faa two years ago. vehicles trapped and streets washed away in new jersey after a round of storms. when you can expect round two. cbs2 news sunday morning starts right now. good morning. it is 6:00 a.m., sunday, july 31.

first vanessa murdock is here with a look at the forecast. does not look too good behind you. >> today is a repeat of yesterday. we saw the flooding. 6 inches of rain. that is for some. that could repeat itself today. you never want to drive through standing water. you never know where that water is going. here is the deal. let's take a look at the alerts right now. putnam county has a flood advisory in effect l of us until tonight at 11:00. again, today, expected to be a repeat of yesterday. some breaks of sun. some passing showers and thunderstorms. and we have that situation out there now making its way into putnam county. very heavy rainfall. similar story in ocean county. just to the southwest of toms river. expect the potential for more flooding today. also down toward somerset

dealing with high river and creek levels this morning because of of the excessive rainfall yesterday. be cautious out there. it is mild and muggy this morning. in the 70s. only heading to 80. expected to feel very sticky and stormy today. will everybody get dumped on? no. that many of us will. play it safe today. flooding is a possibility for any of us. i will have more on the forecast and let you know when the weather will settle down in a few minutes. developing story in manhattan. police are searching for a man who they say tried to rape a woman. >> it happened in greenwich village right near nyu. cbs2'scbs2's magdalena doors joins us live this morning with the latest. >> reporter: police say the suspect was dressed in dark clothing. and approached the victim from behind, waiting until she was on a dark block to strike. >> the washington square

draws attention anytime of day. and with crowds, often comes the feeling of safety. >> there are always cars here. you think it is always safe. it is bright and people are walking around no matter what time of day it is. >> police say a few blocks away, at 4:00 saturday morning, a 20-year-old woman was approached by a man who tried to strike up a conversation. walking along 5 avenue, the suspect grabbed the victim from behind and sexually assaulted her. police say the young woma ran away. the incident has other women looking for more protection. >> just more visible security in the building or something -- i would prefer. somebody there that could see from the outside. >> police say the victim described her attacker as a man, 5-foot, 6 inches tall, a medium build. investigators note that she could not get a clear look at

refused medical attention here at the scene. as for the suspect, police are asking anyone with information on who he might be to give them a call. live in greenwich village, magdalena doris, cbs2 news. new video this morning. police say it shows a man opening fire on a jeep in queens. investigators say it all started when the man man and that she fired off a shot at a man on a bicycle. police say the cyclist fired two shots back and the jeep sped away. this happe 12. nobody was hurt but police are searching for both men. also in queens, the search is on for two men who police say were caught on camera stealing a woman's purse. investigators say surveillance video shows the man standing next to the woman at a cafi before grabbing the purse off the counter and taking off. police say his friend was nearby acting as a as a lookout. the woman said there was $200

the purse. and new jersey residents bracing for more rain. the princeton junction parking lot looked like a pond. and the tunnel overflowing with water. so the transit used buses to shuttle passengers from one side of the station to another. ticket machines were damaged. but train service was not affected. flash flooding left some drivers stranded yesterday. it was high tide in some homes in plainsboro. an apartment building parking lot looked after the downpour. and water filled the streets in north brunswick as rain ran off the road top. the flooding is not just affecting that area. crews had to rescue people after a road collapse. vanessa murdock will be back with another check of the forecast in a few minutes. a special ntsb investigation team is going to arrive and central texas where a hot air balloon carrying 16

hot air balloon disaster in u.s. history. brian kania your reports. >> this is the deflated hot air balloon after the terrible crash that killed 16 people. the basket below the balloon caught fire and plunged to the ground right below high voltage -- high-voltage power lines. >> it sounded like a gun going off. >> one neighbor fears that the balloon somehow hit those high-voltage wires. >> heard can was the ball and connecting with the line. >> the balloon was with, hearts of texas. investigators from the national transportation safety board and the fbi rushed to the scene south of austin. >> it is much like a crime scene. >> two years ago, three people died when another hot air balloon hit power lines in virginia. about the same time, safety

faa conduct more oversight of balloon operators due to concerns over high fatality accidents. the faa rejected that recommendation. >> safety is everything. >> he is the balloon meister at the new jersey festival of ballooning going on this weekend and reddington, new jersey. he has flown 3400 hours and balloons and says electric lines are something you have to avoid. >> you will see the powerline. you see the power poles. you land on the downwind side we don't have brakes. we go are the wind takes us. >> he says there has never been an accident at the new jersey balloon festival and their hearts go out to the victims of the texas tragedy. cbs2 news. it is 6:07 a.m. heart pounding moments. >> soldiers take us inside of a rescue involving an 87-year- old woman from new jersey. donald trump defends his

endorsement. the latest on campaign 2016. and we have a winner. one ticket matched all six numbers to win the big powerball jackpot last night. find out where was sold. first here is vanessa murdock with your forecast. >> we will be dealing with another day of showers and thunderstorms. when does the unsettled trend end? i will have your forecast coming up. first a check of the community calendar from cbs2 and cbsnewyork.com.

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always on facebook and twitter. join the conversations on facebook.com/cbs new york. campaign 2016. in 99 days, the country will elect a new president. today democrat hillary clinton is wrapping up her three-day bus tour to gain the support of undecided voters from the kings swing states of ohio and pennsylvania. yesterday clinton and her running mate tim kaine visited a wired technologies company where they promised to keep jobs and create a better the dallas mavericks owner rally for the democrats in his hometown of pittsburgh. >> we will try to get those to help us make america more successful. >> donald trump is not campaigning his weekend but he is planning a tripped ohio and pennsylvania this week. the republican nominee did respond to claims that he "sacrificed nothing for his country". >> that comment was made by

dnc. >> i think i have made a lot of sacrifices. i have worked very, very hard. i have created thousands and thousands of jobs. >> social media has been blowing up over donald trump's response to the father of the fallen soldier with the hashtag "trump sacrifices". the nfl is caught up in a possible debate debacle. donald trump says clinton is trying to rig the debate by scheduling two of them letter from the nfl complaining the debate dates are ridiculous. but the nfl denied sending trump any letter. the dates were selected last september by the nonpartisan commission on presidential debates. and later this morning on face the nation, john dickerson will be speaking with bernie sanders. we will get a preview from him coming up at 8:00. last week, we introduce you to a new jersey woman who was rescued by four national guardsmen. making a wrong term in --

now we're hearing from the soldiers who saved her life. >> she said she thought she was going to die. she was preparing to die when she was laying in the backseat. she said she gave up. >> members of the massachusetts army national guard on a training mission in new jersey came face-to-face with a real-life rescue mission. they found 87-year-old jeanette haskins slumped over in the backseat of her car unconscious. she said she took a long -- a wrong turn sa >> it was obvious the car was stuck in the deep sand. >> she ended up on a remote trail in the middle of the woods. her cell phone was dead and she was forced to drink rainwater from thunderstorms to survive. >> on monday afternoon, she says she blacked out. that is when the soldiers from the 186th brigade support battalion found her car. >> we were yelling and she was not responding. >> they rushed back to their

>> i came to an there were these men's faces. it was the best thing that ever happened. >> all four of these national guardsmen know it is not every day they get to save a person's life, not much less -- much less a stranded elderly woman. they say it was an experience they will never forget. >> this is the reason i joined the guard. civilians helping civilians. it feels great to get her back to her family. >> she says her cat ran away during the l. as for the soldiers, guard commanders say they will likely receive a metal for their actions. >> such a happy ending with the exception of the cat. >> i'm sure she'd -- that the cat will be found. they are resourceful little creatures. let's get a check of the forecast with vanessa murdock. a gloomy day. >> another gloomy day. a rainy day is never a bad thing. but in this case, just like yesterday, we could have some

mother nature, can you back off a little bit? flooding again possible today. right now, having some issues especially north of the city. let's take you live outside. talk about a great picture. it is so gloomy to start off this morning. 74 degrees. very sticky. east, southeast wind at 6 miles per hour. more showers and storms today. we could experience localized flooding. and it stays unsettled tomorrow as well. today, basically a carbon copy of yesterday. tomorrow, web weather just a little bit. but it will still be unsettled. yesterday, we have some very heavy hitters out there. in plainsboro new jersey, nearly 6 inches of rain. princeton, nearly 5 inches. new brunswick, four and half inches. and cranberry, new jersey, 4 inches of rain. look at the contrast. central park, a quarter inch. today will be a very similar story. some will get torrential flooding rain. others, may see none at all. said just keep in mind that

are not hitting your home. the temperature trend is it like this. very much a cool one today. 80 degrees. because of the ample cloud cover and ample showers and storms. tomorrow, a little warmer at 82. tuesday, 80. normal high is 84. we do crank up the heat as the week progresses. a look at the vortex satellite and radar. as i mentioned, trouble to the north. we do have flooding issues and putnam county. it is making its way into dutchess county as well. another strong storm across ocean county making its way out. that will cause problems on the roadways. the bigger picture is this. this area of low pressure is moving so sluggishly east. that is why we're going to have days and days of this unsettled weather. this stationary boundary sitting right over us. it will continue today. we will get pummeled by showers and storms today. hour by hour, 7:30 a.m., action across the region. by 3:00, the story is very similar. wherever you see the deep red,

as we had a -- as the head toward 9:30 a.m. a lot of activity. throughout the overnight hours, ocean county getting hammered at that point in time. this is not for size and location. but you get the essence of what is going to happen today. showers and heavy thunderstorms. as we go through the day, tomorrow, less impressive. but we will still be dealing with showers and storms. as we get into tuesday afternoon, we will see more breaks of sunshine. and things to dry out by tuesday afternoon wednesday. today, a high of 80. showers and storms, localized flooding. keep that in mind. east, southeast wind at 5-50 miles per hour. overnight, cloudy skies. a chance of showers and storms. could be strong. localized flooding. and 72 degrees. tomorrow, warmer. 82 degrees. staying very humid. showers and storms again likely as we start the work week. the extended forecast, 80 on tuesday with late breaks of sunshine. wednesday looking good at 83

things up. more sunshine. friday, getting hot. 88 degrees. chances of showers and storms late. saturday looks to be very unsettled again with a high of close to 90. a good movie day. >> now what i want to hear. >> it is a nice day to just kind of relax. >> a lazy sunday. just sit here and watch us all day. thanks, vanessa. it is 6:18 a.m. how much more some bills starting tomorrow. with all due respect, tom hanks, there is crying in baseball. >> an emotional night for hall of famer mike piazza and his jersey goes up in new york mets history. this is cbs2 news sunday morning. it's the celebration of the year!

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it was an emotional evening for mike piazza at citi field. >> after the festivities, the mets trying to snap a three-game losing streak. 2-0 in the fourth. and almost a great catch your at the wall. which was too bad. because this happened. two batters later, off of bartolo colon. the mets were down 3-2. five s for bartolo colon. all downhill from there. making matters worse. cespedes, the quad is still bothering him. adding insult to injury. willmar for us crushes his 11 11th homer of the year. but the umpires called and not because of fan interference. the mets lose 7-2. and joe girardi says all the trade talk has not changed

the go-ahead home run. the yankees up over tampa bay. 2-1. it did not take long for the tampa bay rays to retake the lead. a two run pop off. now it is 3-2, tampa. the yankees bullpen a little thin these days. now that shaq minutes with the cubs. and making it 6-2raye in the seventh. and the golden somber offer a- rod. that is three straight losses for the yankees. for cbs2 news, and the mets are still celebrating mike piazza's retirement. >> today, you can get your hands on these bobble heads. >> the team is getting away mike piazza bobble heads to the first 15,000 fans at this afternoon's game against the rockies at citi field. >> they were giving out stuff all weekend thanks losing -- including jerseys and bobble heads. >> i like this one.

hear from him, he seems to generally appreciate all the love he has been getting between this weekend and last weekend. congratulations to mike piazza. and let's hope the rain hold out for the game later. it is 6:24 a.m. coming up, overcoming the odds. . how three homeless sisters from brooklyn are running their way into sports stardom. you how this vending machine delivers fresh hot road to go. this is cbs2 news sunday

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right now, and attempted rape near nyu. in greenwich village. how she managed to escape her attacker. plus this. we walked in and it looks normal. the laptop was gone. >> police hot on the trail on what appears to be a thief that made off with a lot of valuables from a midtown apartment building. a weekend repeat. how long this gloomy weather is expected to stick around. good morning. it is just after 6:30 a.m. july 31.

>> first, vanessa murdock is here with a look at the forecast. not looking so good out there. >> it is not. it is going to be basically a carbon copy of yesterday. dealing with more flooding. we already have had problems this morning. so expect the potential for flooding rains today. not everybody will be dealing with it. but there will be plenty of action out there. i want to start things off with the flood alert. we do have some to let you know about this morning. there is a flash flood watch in effect for the city - essex county, nassau county and north of the city. that flood watches in effect until 11:00 tonight. then you see the lighter colors. that is a flood advisory in effect until 7:15 a.m. for parts of mercer county and pertinent -- putnam county as well. you get the picture. it is going to be a soggy day. it has already begun. on the vortex satellite and radar, a lot of activity moving through this morning. making its way into dutchess county.

cells. moving at 8 miles per hour. typically with storms, they move at 20-30 miles per hour. it is a slow motion of these storms that will make for flooding possibilities. it continues to rain rain in the same spot over and over. the one at toms river, moving at just 5 miles per hour. for the day today, showers and thunderstorms. some of them producing torrential, possibly flooding rain. warming up to 80 degrees today. it will be incredibly not sunny. mainly cloudy skies. more on this forecast. when does the pattern come to a end? i will answer that question in my full forecast. back to you. we're following a developing story in manhattan. police are on the hunt for a man who tried to rape a woman walking alone near nyu. >> investigators say the victim was able to fight him off after his initial assault. cbs2's magdalena doris joins us live from greenwich village with more. >> reporter: police say the

victim from walking away from his advancements by grabbing her from behind and forcibly touching her before running off. >> the washington square arch, a famous city landmark, draws attention anytime of day. and with crowds, often comes the feeling of safety. >> there are always cars here. you think it is always bright and people are walking around the matter what time it is. it is terrifying. >> police say a few blocks away at 4:00 saturday ni approached by a man who tried to strike up a conversation. while walking along 5 avenue, the suspect grabbed the victim from behind and sexually assaulted her. police say the young woman fought the attacker off and he ran away. the incident has other women looking for more protection. >> just more visible security and the buildings or something. i would prefer. somebody there that could see

described her attacker as a man, 5-foot, 6 inches tall, with a medium build. investigators said she could not get a clearer look at his face because he was wearing a hat. >> police say the 20-year-old victim did not go to the hospital to be checked out after the attack. they are asking anyone with information on the suspect to give them a call. live in greenwich village, magdalena doris, cbs2 news. police are searching for a man who they say tried to rape a woman inside of a church bathroom investigators say just after midnight last sunday, this man, identified as -- grabbed the 21-year-old by her throat at the church. they say he pushed her down while unbuckling his pants. police chase -- say she was able to get back upstairs after he tried to force himself on her a second time. the new jersey turnpike is back open at this hour after a shooting forced closures. state troopers say they received a tip from rhode

he was located last night on the turnpike in ridgefield park. police say he refused to pull over. then his car became disabled. when officers approached the car said -- they said, the driver had shot himself. he is now in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police say a man on crutches is on a burglary spree in midtown. now one of his alleged victims have come forward to share her story. police say the man burglarized three apartments at a building on west 56th street tuesday out computers and jewelry from the building all while on crutches and wearing a medical do. one woman told cbs2 that her home was one of the apartments he hit. >> we came home. and the door was turned a little bit. and we walked in. it looks normal. but then we saw -- my boyfriend's brand-new laptop was gone. >> the building has a part- time doorman but he was reportedly on break at the time. a new jersey building was evacuated over fears it was on

grand avenue. engineers say the rear wall was going out about 6 inches and it was not safe. firefighters cut power and gas to the condominium and that residence out. >> i have been told that there is a private engineer reports and to the association several weeks ago. advising them of the condition of the back brick wall. and telling them that they needed to undertake immediate construction. apparently they were getting bids but have not started repairs will take. but no one will be allowed back until the building is safe. the condominium's insurance company is putting families and hotels. to a consumer alert for long island residents. tseg says it is raising electricity rates again. the power company says the average electric bills will go up about $10 -- $10 a month starting tomorrow. representatives blame the rate-

but many and long beach specifically have been having power problems. some customers say they have suffered through 20 blackouts this month lasting three up to 18 hours at a time. someone in new hampshire will not have to go to work tomorrow. officials say a jackpot winning ticket worth $487 million was sold in the state. the ticket message -- matches all six numbers in the drawing last night. there has not been a jackpot winner since may seven. that is jersey one -- won a $4469 jackpot. the winner -- the winning numbers are 11-17-21-23-32 and the powerball number is five. >> you kind of tend to forget when you are all excited. that there are many states involved in this. >> you hear about the winner is from like idaho or something. it is 6:39 a.m. homeless sisters overcoming hurdles on and off the track.

track, they amaze us. >> how their dreams are coming true at the junior olympics. first here is vanessa murdock with your forecast. it will be a gloomy end to the weekend. more flooding possible. when will we see nothing but sunshine again? i will have your full forecast coming up. t,inif he otr st t a

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cbs2. an update now on a skydiver determined to make history. he has become the first skydiver to successfully jump from a plane without using a parachute to land. the 42-year-old sulfur two minutes in california yesterday -- the 42-year-old sulfur two minutes in california and then landed in a net. he has more than 18,000 jobs under his belt and has performed stunts for the mir three". >> i watched that live last night. >> i wonder if they have a delay on it. >> he had done it like 73 times in a row and landed on the mark. >> let's check weather now. 6:45 a.m. vanessa. i'm curious how high the net was. >> i think it was 200 feet

>> let's talk about the weather. let's check in with our weather watchers this morning. many of you saying the rain yesterday was great. but the humidity -- not so much. 71 degrees. with head out here. daniel had again -- daniel hannegan says it is cloudy at greenwood lake with 99% humidity. he says i know we needed the rain. but a little at a time would be better. many issues with flooding yesterday. and again today, it could be a problem. let's head down here. 76 degrees. this report from bradley beach. wind out of the west at 4 miles per hour. relative humidity at 93%. right now, cloudy skies. live outside, it is cloudy and dingy and not a bright star. showers moving across the region. thunderstorms as well. 74 degrees. that is the temperature in

per hour. what can you expect today? showers and storms continuing. localized flooding possible today. it is not hot. but it will be very humid out there. tomorrow, it remains unsettled again. today, essentially a carbon copy of yesterday. tomorrow, a little better. it is still unsettled. let's take a look at the observed rainfall yesterday. a bull's-eye toward mercer county and middlesex county. 5-6 inches of rain problems with creeks overflowing. rivers flooding. that is still the case today with high water levels. with more to come, i expect more flood warnings to be issued today. as you look at the big picture, a lot of activity out there. movement to the north of the city. and more drumming up to the south of the city. especially ocean county. one cell moving very sluggishly. expect localized flooding here. this is close to toms river. as we go through the moving,

take it's time and dumping a lot of rain along the pathway. the bigger picture is this. a stationary boundary sitting around. little waves of disturbances moving along it. with that, the entirety of the day, we will see little sunshine and a lot of rain. here is what we see with regard to future rainfall. this is not necessarily exact. but it gives you an idea of where rainfall totals might fall. for example, montauk, a tenth of an inch suggested. and two and half in around the city. yesterday, we saw as much as 6 inches. as we go all the way through tuesday morning, we could get -- as much as 5 inches total in central park. yesterday, a quarter of an inch fell. today, high temperatures close to the 80-degree mark. very muggy out there. showers and storms will continue throughout the day. tonight, cloudy skies. still a chance for showers and storms. seventy-two overnight. during the day tomorrow, staying humid with more

today, flooding likely. as they make our way into the day tomorrow, it is possible. tuesday, we dry out with a high of 80. wednesday, looking lovely. eighty-three on sunday -- and sunny. thursday, 86 and sunny. friday, a high of 88. and then 89, pushing 90 on saturday. saturday looks like it could be unsettled again. >> but we still have several days to work out the forecast for next weekend, right? >> sure. >> we can slowly make adjustments. >> tha wish that that will happen. from a brooklyn homeless shelter, to sports stardom, three sisters from bushwick are heading to houston to compete in the junior olympics. >> we spoke with the girls, their coach and their proud mother. >> a final workout before next week's junior olympics in texas. the girls from brooklyn have high hopes for three members, all from the same homeless

field about the same time last year that they and their single mother fell on hard times. >> every time they get on the tracks, they amaze us. >> they never ran before. >> you had no idea they were athletes? >> not at all. i knew they liked to jump around and race -- but that was all there was room to do. >> the mother is answering phones at a brooklyn car service. it doesn't pay much. they fell behind him a rent. they got evicd the girls injured in a track me to give them something to do. their town was immediately recognized. >> the 8-year-old says being in the lead in the middle distance races a form of liberation. >> i felt free. because i don't have to chase anybody. listen to anybody. i can just run freely. >> such a natural, the coaches say she will compete and

unable to train for that event. >> she can compete at a high level without practicing. >> the 10-year-old loves the solitude of long-distance running. >> it is better than being with the group. >> why is that? >> because i am zoned out. it is just peaceful. >> and the 11-year-old, with doing the hurdles. she dreams of when they will live in their own home against. >> when we get an apartment, i can use a blender again and make smoothies. >> in lo >> the girl's mom managed to pay for the trip through a gofundme account. she says she is not traveling with them because she cannot afford to miss work. i cannot believe they just started last year. remember, the shepherd girls. we're going to follow them. it is 6:51 a.m. there may have been some waterworks at citi field last night. not just from the rain or the end of the game.

got emotional during the retirement ceremony. here is mark morgan with your cbs2 sports update. >> it was a night that mets fans and mike piazza will never forget. the rainy weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm at citi field at sam's saluted the recent hall of fame inductee. mike piazza's number 31, was retired. joining three other mets players to have their number retired. it was a very emotional evening at citi field. then, after the festivities, the mets trying to snap a rockies. up 2-0 in the fourth. and almost a great catch at the wall. really too bad. because two batters later, this happened. off of bartolo colon. all the sudden, the mets are down 3-2. five runs allowed for bartolo colon. all downhill from there. making matters worse, cespedes will exit with tightness in his squad. the mets say he is day-to-day

like his 11th home run of the year. they call it out because of fan interference. and the mets lose 7-2. >> and joe girardi says this is not changed his approach. this one year is not coming back. a go-ahead home run for the yankees. they are up 2-1. it doesn't take long for the tampa bay rays to take the lead. and a two run shot. now it is 3-2, tampa. the yankees bullpen is a and making it 6-2 rays in in the seventh. a tough day at the plate for the bombers. ten hits to go along with all the strikeouts. and three straight losses for the yankees. heavy rain wreaked havoc on the pga championship at baltusrol yesterday. thirty-seven players finished the third row. thirty-nine others tee off and didn't finish. and 10, including walker, never

one american finished eighth eighth that lesson's u.s. open. on friday, you close with an eagle on 18. yesterday, he landed another one and number two -- check this out. very nice. tied for tenth at minus four. then mother nature took over and shut down the pga at springfield, new jersey. organizers hope to play all 36 today. if not, looking at a monday finish, weather permitting. remember coverage this afternoon on cbs. have a great day. it is 6:54 a.m. after the break, how cats and dogs took over the great white way.

fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. some of the finest felines getting ready for the probably revival. musical cats returns to broadway tonight. the same menu choreographed hamilton are behind this production.

1982 at the winter garden theatre and closed in 2000. about 89 years and cat life. broadway went to the dogs. people lined up for broadway barks. the 18th year for the sea adoption. the goal was to put hundreds of sheltered animals and permanent homes. the event hosted by sandra peters. >> a lot of them getting adopted like this. bau how beautiful the animal is. it shows that there is nothing wrong with them. >> i cannot think of life without a pet. >> this year's broadway barks, featured hundreds of animals from 27 different animal rescue groups. time is 6:57 a.m. neighbors concerned about risky rentals. how these boxes that line their streets are giving strangers access to their homes. we will check on the top stories. and the forecast with vanessa

morning continues at 7:00.

right now, a frightening attack near nyu. a man -- a woman manages to break free from a man that tried to rape her at greenwich village. still on the loose. plus this. it was like a big bonfire. it just got going and went up. >> 16 pepl the worst hot air balloon accident in u.s. history. the warning rejected by the faa two years ago. vehicles and streets washed out. when you can expect round two. cbs2 news sunday morning continues right now. good morning. it is 7:00 on the sunday, july 31. i'm cindy hsu. >> i'm andrea grymes.