george washington bridge here in new york. what do you think? >> first of all the elevation for helicopters over the hudson river by the george washington bridge is very, very low anyway. the helicopters, this is a danger. i'll tell you, if i may take a swipe at government. melissa: okay. >> where is the faa on this thing? this technology has been around and it is exploding. people from amateur to professional, to news companies, you name it, are flying these things. i'm afraid there will be an accident. i think faa had better get their act together. melissa: they're getting in on it though. i know that lots of real estate brokers are out there using them, and getting warnings this is against the law. they could pay a big fine. >> they used to be called toys. these were toy aircraft. melissa: but they're not. >> used to be called that. used to have like car on the ground but goes in the air. no one got arrested for that. s. was it 800 feet. that is quite a long way. melissa: the fear now everybody is getting them. they're using them for commercia

police in new york arrest two people for flying a drone over the george washington bridge not far frome helicopter. this happened early yesterday morning. the cops say the drone came within 800 feet of one of the police choppers before the pilot of the drone turned it away to avoid. our chief correspondent, jonathan hunt is here with more on this. so what exactly happened here over the george? >> one of the cops in this nypd helicopter noticed some lights approaching just after midnight monday when the chopper was near the george washington bridge. on closer inspection saw that those lights were actually a drone. apparently the chopper pilot felt he needed to take evasive action to avoids being struck by that drone. he then followed it. it landed on top of a van. cops went to take a look at the van on the ground and they said, yes, these are our drones, we're just having fun. cops didn't think it was so funny. >> any words from the men or lawyer? >> they were released on bail. this was a publicity stunt on the d.a. to have a chilling effect on people just having fun. this is a dji phan

lawmakers will hear from another aid of the christy administration about the lane glories on the george washington bridge. >>> city group has agreed to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation. the bank is accused of selling bad mortgages in the runup to the financial crisis in 2008. >>> city group is reporting earnings this week, stocks inched higher on wall street and futures point to a higher open. pennsylvania governor tom corbett allowed test will a to open five dealerships. it's business models contracted with a state law that does not allow them to act as dealerships. they have a dealership in king of prussia. >>> a journal in the report of journal of pediatrics, apple ipad made an inchy rash on a 11-year-old. it contains nickel which may cause problems. >>> corporal zachary bone was welcomed with a cold brew a thank you ceremony with his neighbors looking on. boon just completed his second tour in afghanistan. >> get a cold one for that military man. >> 4:39. it is moving day for the costa concordia, crews will refloat the shim after it crashed. >> leaving kids in a hot day will make this

really, most people here have never heard of the george washington bridge story and they don't care muchhose who have heard of the bridge gate scandal have moved on, meanwhile, in new hampshire, that other first in the nation presidential testing ground shows that over half of republicans in that state view christie positively, another poll shows him leading all 2016 contenders in new hampshire. there's good reason for christie's confidence. the mess that he so badly wants to leave behind it's still there and still broiling. late last month, the state legislative committee that's looking into bridge gate plan to call 13 more christie administration officials to testify under oath. now the u.s. attorney for new jersey is conducting his own separate investigation into the lane closures. but the legislative committee's lawyer has made sure to not call witnesses until they get the all clear from the u.s. attorney's office, and today, heather haddon reports that the u.s. attorney has asked the committee to hold off on calling nine of those potential witnesses it wanted to call, including gov

flying directly into fireworks, and another drone almost hitting a police helicopter near the george washington bridge in new york city. both of these involved recreational drones which the federal government allows for now, while it continues to ban drones for commercial use. but rich, you say the government has this one backwards. explain. >> entirely backwards. look, a company like amazon is contemplating using drones to do individual delivery of packages to houses. i would trust amazon because amazon has deep pockets, therefore they have to train drone operators and operate with strict standards or else get their rear sued off if they screw up, whereas joe the drunk flying through a fourth of july fireworks celebration is a real risk. >> a risk for airplanes, i mean, i know there's a limitation, you can't fly it near airports, but i tell you, it is scary. also you could be at the beach and some guy is flying a drone over your beach blanket. >> i saw that happen, it was a private beach, and this guy was going in, hovering over a bunch of women, which was creepy. i agree with the justification for c

drivers spent hours trying to get across the george washington bridge and into new york city becauseal roads in that area were flooded. a flash flood in the town of madison maine swept that car into a gully. high winds and lightning toppled dozens of trees in the state. this one in the town of albans crashed through a woman's roof. look at that. the storm left thousands of households in maine without power. >> whereas they would normally spend an hour on the george washington bridge they spent several hours. always jammed up there. let's go to the northeast extension where we're seeing some slowing this morning. not as you start headed southbound by lansdale you're moving okay, speeds in the mid 60's. as you get towards the mid county tolls those speeds drop down to 40 because of a disabled vehicle approaching the mid county tolls that was blocking the right lane. they're in the process of getting that pushed off to the side. in morris township cumberland county watch out for a downed tree because of storms rolling through along 49 eastbound approaching hunters mill road. unlike yest

don dahler is near the george washington bridge where a storm caused a nightmare for drivers. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to our viewers in the west. traffic is moving pretty well now but yesterday it was an absolute mess. it came to a screeching halt because of water flowing onto the busy roadways all caused by a severe weather system that pummeled this area. >> this flood is crazy. >> reporter: it was a day-long deluge that rocked the northeast tuesday, bringing up to four inches of rain to parts of the region. the powerful system brought a nonstop barrage of lightning and thunder. some even took direct aim at new york city's empire state building. on the city streets, the relentless rainfall brought traffic to a standstill, including this three-hour backup at the george washington bridge. >> we didn't realize why it was backed up until we got to this one area an underpass, and it was, you know up to the bottom of everyone's car flooding. this is bad. >> reporter: traveling underground wasn't easy either. water poured into several new york city subway stations. across ne

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george washington bridge, a major thoroughfare, three hour delays going from new york to new jersey. we have flash flood warnings and flash flood watches all the way from new england to the delmarva peninsula on top of the one to two inches of rain that's already fallen. as brian indicated, we have a major typhoon going on, this is rammasun. 35 miles southeast of manila, 125 mile an hour winds. category 3 storm. moving west-northwest. we expect it to pass over manila, an area of about 25 million people. late tonight, makes it way back out into the pacific. stays south of hong kong, but takes aim on hanaan by sometime early friday morning, late afternoon. we'll get more of a normal condition across the country. >> al roker, thanks. we'll look for you in the morning for more on all of it. >>> it's about to get more expensive to fly in this country, right at the height of this summer travel season. this time it's not the kind of fees we've become used to for things like carry on bags, extra leg room are. this time it's for airport security. and it's because of an action taken by congres

another one of governor chris christie's aids is expected to talk to lawmakers about the george washington bridge scandal. regina edgeia expected to testify before the committee investigating on the lane closures of the bridge. lawmakers expect her to talk about the relationship between the governor's office and the port authority which runs the bridge. >>> right now it is 5:21. mother nature puts on an impressive show in the middle of a crowded city. you have to see this dazzling display coming up. >>> also, can you allergic to your ipad? the mysterious ailment being blamed on the popular tablet. when we come back. >>> specking more storms today, katy? >> looks like easily fresh round of strong or severe thunderstorms out there today, it is pretty steamy outside, but it is generally quiet, at the moment. that will likely change, though, with time. so got to give it heating of the day, and have our next frontal boundery move. as we look outside in the live neighborhood network beach patrol headquarters, looks damp on the sand right now, too much going on right now, say for one little pocket of he

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happening today another one of governor chris christie's aids talk to lawmakers about the george washington bridge scandal. regina ge a is expected to talk about the relationship between the governor's office and port authority which runs the bridge. governor christie will be in iowa today for political fundraisers. >>> also today, closing arguments are set for five former philadelphia traffic court judges accused of fixing tickets. allegations of the corruption scandal led to lawmakers breaking up traffic court. all five judges have pleaded in the guilty. >>> a lot more to come this morning a experience for a young boy who is left alone on his bus for hours. >>> big trouble that driver is in today. >>> plus... >> take a look at this scene like out of the movie, police get in the gun battle with bank robbery suspects. see more of this frantic standoff. >>> also a hiker goes into survival mode when he gets stranded in the mountains with the broken leg, find out what he ate to survive for almost a week, katie. >>> ukee, today is a much better day. we are done with the rain for time being. we will ge

drivers spent hours trying to get across the george washington bridge and into new york city because veral roads off of the bridge there in the city were flooded. a flash flood in the town of madison maine swept this car into a gull lee. high winds and lightning toppled dozens of trees in the state. this one in the town of albans crashed through a woman's roof. the storm left thousands of householdsly in maine without power. >> the all-star gameological a lot of local flavor. the phillies only all-star chase utley hi this double in the first inning to drive in a run for the national league and millville's mike trout was named the game's most valuable player. the angels outfielder went two or three including a double, a triple and two rbi's. derek jeter hit a double in his first at-bat. the 40 year old is retiring after this season. the american league wins five to three. >>> nerlens noel watched last night's sixers las vegas summer league game from the bench. he's just taking the night off. sixers rookie jordan mcray scored 21 points against the suns but the sixers lost 97-88. >> toni

she testified that the george washington bridge lane closings in fort lee last year were part of legitimateraffic study. she blamed confusion about the traffic jams on lack of communication between the port authority and local officials. >> i think they would have been able to coordinate and maybe changed it. i don't know. to be honest i don't know what would have come out of that communication. so the trial -- the tests might have been different if they had improved their communications. >> she was recently tapped to governor christie' next chief of staff. legislative panel is investigating whether those bridge lane closures were carried out as an act of political retribution. >> frustrating traffic detours you may have have been experiencing lately might be coming to an end. the new i-95 southbound off-ramp at the cottman of a interchange will open early tomorrow morni morning. penndot closed and demolish the old ramp more than year ago. all to make way for this new wider ramp. it's all part of a $212 million project to improve i-95. >> bob kelly will let you know about any traffic delays

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at one point, it was three hours to get over the george washington bridge because of flash flooding on cross bronx parkway. but just incredible stuff. we still have more heavy rain out there now, but the cold front is on the way. it is through d.c., knocking on the door of new york city. so, as we go through the day, the weather will improve. it will take longer for you, though, up in boston, areas of eastern new england. it won't really improve until probably after dark today. still a flash flood watch for the area. torrential rains are possible. it's so humid out there, 1 to 3 inches. as far as the timing goes, we're going to see the rain 7:00 a.m. or so ending new york city. by about noon, hartford should be done. providence to boston, you'll have to wait until about 6:00 p.m. and our friends up in maine, it will rain all day. and it poured in maine yesterday. we have some video of some of the rain and some of the damage from the storms up there, and we had a lot of flash flooding in maine. we also had some tree and wind damage with some of the thunderstorms, some of the strong, str

another aid from the christy admiration about the -- administration about the closing of the george washington bridgevernor christie is in by with- iowa. >> let's turn to karen with storm tracker 6 live. >> reporter: let's take a look at storm tracker 6 live double scan, philadelphia is dry, just a sprinkle coming our way. let's go in closer with our street-level view with this live, double scan radar. we've seen heavy rain showers that pushed through the coastline south of atlantic city, basically that's exiting just a couple of sprinkles left around otherwise. it's light showers heading near philadelphia moving through wilmington right now. most of the these storms come later today. let's head outside, lots of clouds up above, but sunshine breaking through, too, we look live on sky of. as we look at the center city skyline in hd. 75 degrees the current temperature, it's warm and sticky, the dewpoint 67. anything above 60 you feel the humidity. the wind are light out of the west/southwest pumping up the moist and humid air mass. satellite and radar showing we have storms moving through overnight. we

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. >> he made a big mistake shutting down a few lanes on the george washington bridge.o, no, no, careful, there's no proof he did. that no proof he did that. you think this is going to come back to haunt him? >> yeah, yeah. neil: okay. >> absolutely. yeah. when that young lady he discharged comes back, he's going to have problems. neil: all right. who is your candidate for president by the way, while i've got you here? >> mine? neil: yeah. >> i like senator cruz right now? neil: really? ted cruz. sorry we had a slight audio delay with carl, i look worse than normal interrupting guests. why the government wants rosy the robot to raise your kids? okay. . >> just like a good personal trainer, we want the robots to be able to guide the child toward a behavior that we desire. neil: open the pod bay door. open the pod bay door. you heard that right. the government is committing $10 million to build robots that essentially act as personal trainers for kids. for children. back with our fox all-stars. each one of them raised by robots. ashley, so we've gone to the nanny state to

. >> he made a big mistake shutting down a few lanes on the george washington bridge.eil: no, no, no, careful, there's no proof he did. that no proof he did that. you think this is going to come back to haunt him? >> yeah, yeah. neil: okay. >> absolutely. yeah. when that young lady he discharged comes back, he's going to have problems. neil: all right. who is your candidate for president by the way, while i've got you here? >> mine? neil: yeah. >> i like senator cruz right now? neil: really? ted cruz. sorry we had a slight audio delay with carl, i look worse than normal interrupting guests. why the government wants rosy the robot to raise your kids? okay. in new york state, we're changing the way we do business, with startup ny. we've created tax free zones throughout the state. and startup ny companies will be investing hundreds of millions of dollars in jobs and infrastructure. thanks to startup ny, businesses can operate tax free for 10 years. no property tax. no business tax. and no sales tax. which means more growth for your business, and more jobs. it's not just

jersey, the governor's chief of staff is testifying before a lettingive committee about the george washington bridgeg me now is cnbc washington correspondent and political writer for the "new york times," john harwood. great to see you. it looked like the governor was having a good time in the interview, is he back to a place yes he feels comfortable with the banter or that he just wants us to feel he's back to where he used to be. >> clearly he's not where he used to be, we have seen recently in the nbc maris poll members that his -- he's been badly damaged, no question about that, he has got a one of a kind personality, he's got a real combination of spiceiness and humor and spunk that plays pretty well politically. is that power -- i kind of doubt it. but it's not impossible. and he clearly thinks it's possible. so he's going to play this out for a while. >> we just showed the poll numbers on unfavorability and he's winning on that contest at least, and it's no secret that politicians go to iowa to test their presidential chances, governor christy will be making a lot of stops there "today." what

christie saying she did not alert her bosses in the closure of the lanes leading up to the george washington bridge last year. she testified before a panel investigating the closures dubbed bridgegate. >>> ktv, ruling the state's death penalty unconstitutional. california has kept the death penalty on hold for years. >>> a live look at seattle from our fox affiliate there, q-13. big story there tonight. rapidly spreading wildfires fueled by wind and triple-digit temperatures. so far it's chased nearly 900 people from their homes there. >>> that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report" on a busy news night. in the ukraine, and gaza, we have it all. we'll be right back. my name is karen and i have diabetic nerve pain. it's progressive pain. first that feeling of numbness. then hot pins. almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet. so my doctor prescribed lyrica. the pain has been reduced and i feel better than i did before. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda-approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it ma

scheduled to appear before the committee investigating last year's shutdown every lanes near the george washington bridge. christie is scheduled to be in iowa that day attending other political events. >>> well, fire lights up the night sky outside of boston, the flames were so intense, firefighters warned neighbors to get out of their homes. >> the bertha promises to gave you a energy boost and lower blood pressure. >> started out as typical day on the beach. and then it all changed in a instant. wait until you see what sent beach-goers running for safety. when we come back. >> ♪ >> jazzy tack on a stormy monday here. >> play little symbol now and then. >> i like it. >> stormy monday. katie has your forecast. bob is looking at your roads. good morning, family. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> inferno near boston, entire neighborhood put on alert, several homes evacuated this after house under construction caught fire. now, the flames could be seen from miles away. strong winds, fueling the fires, and blowing embers onto a building next-door. no one was hurt, and the cause that far fire is under investigatio

. >> he made a big mistake shutting down a few lanes on the george washington bridge.eil: no, no, no, careful, there's no proof he did. that no proof he did that. you think this is going to come back to haunt him? >> yeah, yeah. neil: okay. >> absolutely. yeah. when that young lady he discharged comes back, he's going to have problems. neil: all right. who is your candidate for president by the way, while i've got you here? >> mine? neil: yeah. >> i like senator cruz right now? neil: really? ted cruz. sorry we had a slight audio delay with carl, i look worse than normal interrupting guests. why the government wants rosy the robot to raise your kids? okay. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. but hurry, offers end july 31st. share your summer moments in your mercedes-benz with us. what happened? life happened. stress. fun. bad habits. kids. kids. kids. now what? not milk. not sheep. not that. let's think smarte

. >> he made a big mistake shutting down a few lanes on the george washington bridge.l: no, no, no, careful, there's no proof he did. that no proof he did that. you think this is going to come back to haunt him? >> yeah, yeah. neil: okay. >> absolutely. yeah. when that young lady he discharged comes back, he's going to have problems. neil: all right. who is your candidate for president by the way, while i've got you here? >> mine? neil: yeah. >> i like senator cruz right now? neil: really? ted cruz. sorry we had a slight audio delay with carl, i look worse than normal interrupting guests. why the government wants rosy the robot to raise your kids? okay. unlimited cash back. let that phrase sit with you for a second. unlimited. as in, no limits on your hard-earned cash back. as in no more dealing with those rotating categories. the quicksilver card from capital one. unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you purchase, every day. don't settle for anything less. i'll keep asking. what's in your wallet? . >> just like a good personal trainer, we want the robots to be able

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. >> he made a big mistake shutting down a few lanes on the george washington bridge. no, no, no, careful, there's no proof he did. that no proof he did that. you think this is going to come back to haunt him? >> yeah, yeah. neil: okay. >> absolutely. yeah. when that young lady he discharged comes back, he's going to have problems. neil: all right. who is your candidate for president by the way, while i've got you here? >> mine? neil: yeah. >> i like senator cruz right now? neil: really? ted cruz. sorry we had a slight audio delay with carl, i look worse than normal interrupting guests. why the government wants rosy the robot to raise your kids? okay. 3rd and 3. 58 seconds on the clock, what am i thinking about? foreign markets. asian debt that recognizes the shift in the global economy. you know, the kind that capitalizes on diversity across the credit spectrum and gets exposure to frontier and emerging markets. if you convert 4-quarter p/e of the s&p 500, its yield is doing a lot better... if you've had to become your own investment expert, maybe it's time for bny me

teched the governor her thoughts about testimony on the closure of traffic lanes near the george washington bridge but later deleted the messages. she says she believes she dumped the messages before the story erupt flood a major distraction for christie but can't be certain. >> to your knock 29 weather authority today. today could not have been much better. did not feel like mid july. here's chief meteorologist scott williams. big thumbs up, scott. >>> you know, lucy, it's been a breath of fresh air. low humidity, temperatures below average. look at this. 82 degrees right now in the philadelphia area. but look at that humidity. in the 20s. 29% humidity for the middle of july, yes, we will take it. winds out of the west right now at 16 miles per hour. so we still have dry conditions. cloud cover humidity and showers well out into the open waters of the atlantic basin but look at the temperatures right now in the low 70s in the pocono mountains. up tower 70s in allentown. mid 70s in lancaster. 80 in wilmington. we are looking at 81 in millville as well as dover. so beautiful weather and take a look

unanswered questions about what happened last year when the the lane right here over the george washington bridgeere shut down cause ago this traffic backup. governor christie will be in iowa on thursday when all of this is scheduled. >>> now to a developing story out of the middle east, ongoing violence with no end in sight. sirens constantly sounding in cities across israel, as militants in gaza fire rockets in to the the country. >> although israelis using that missle defense system, israeli leaders are asking citizens not to be complacent. fox's david lee miller reports. >> reporter: militants in gaza today fired their longest range rocket yet of this ongoing conflict, targeting the northern israeli city of the area that is distance from gaza, a little over 100 miles. in the past, the area has come under fire by hezbollah, in south lebanon. this is the first time that militants in gaza have fired upon this city. this incident underscores the virtually all of israelis from one end of the country to the other are within their reach of hamas. also, today, sirens could be heard from the city of t

>> i guess, does this indicate that he thinks he's passed the george washington bridge investigation scandal? >> yeah, i think it does. look, terry brand stad is up for reelection, but the republican governor of iowa, nobody thinks he's going to lose. there are plenty of other places chris christie is going to go if he wanted to raise money. he has gone many places i would say as republican governors' association chair. he knows what going to iowa means. he gets that. there's no smoking gun. i'm moving on. i think he dismissed it i believe in the "new york times" sort of the focus of east coast democrats. i'm not sure it's limited to them. i do think it will come up again. i think if he does run and i think he probably will. i think his opponents will use it in subtle and not so subtle ways. yeah, this is what was supposed to happen in january, which is he starts making the moves that say to everyone, i'm running for president. it's been delayed by about six months. like we said, side tracked but not derailed. i think that's where we're 0 at. >> i think he probably got signals that j

happening today, another of the new jersey governor chris christie's aids testifies about the george washington bridge scandal. governor christie is in iowa for a republican fundraiser. >>> there is a preliminary hearing for jeffery chandler accused of attempted murder and other charges. police say he took part in gunpoint robberies outside of philadelphia gun ranges last in. >>> is there also a court appearance for philadelphia police officer edward sowicki the third. he threatened a man after a fender bend inner south philadelphia last october. >>> well, developing right now a raging wild fire is growing large they are morning and leading to a new threat, also this. >> listen to that, something out of the movies, police get the in a wild gun battle with bank robbery suspects, and see more of this terrifying standoff ahead. >>> it is unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog how you that dog turn into a hero, at just right >> ♪ >>> oh, after the storms we have had earlier this week that little sliver of sunshine, what a welcoming site, soak it up today, it will be a nice one. >> one of my facebook f

. >> before we get to the george washington bridge comedy, this was the movie we were expecting.n iowa, south carolina, a lot of early primary states would have a field day with his non-far to the right record. he's still not conservative enough for them, and of course, he worked for the president after sandy superstorm and a few other matters. we're expecting the establishment republicans and bill crystal and funders like the koch brothers that he would run into this wall of opposition in iowa, led by a former aids to supreme court justice clarence thomas. i guess they are trying to make a name for themselves early on. i don't think they have to do a lot to smother his presidential prospects at this time, but i assume it's good for fund raising for the group attacking him being none as the first group to do this. >> on the program, his presidential prospects have been zero for many, many months now. that's the official judgment of the anchor desk here. >> it's not box office -- >> at this particular anchor desk, the results are in on the chris christie presidential campaign. dav

to testify before state lawmakers, legislative panel investigating whether lanes on the george washington bridge were closed last year, as a form of political retribution. >>> daring rescue on waterfall. how rescuers managed to save a teen in jeopardy. >>> then an all out brawl outside a courthouse, connect today aired america case, what >> skyfox over the scene after mess in philadelphia's brewerytown neighborhood. that's where a train jumped the tracks yesterday afternoon, near 33rd street and girard avenue. thankfully, police say, no one was hurt. no word yet on what caused that train to jump the tracks. don't see that every day, caitlin, don't see tens weather wise every day, especially this past week. but today looks great. >> really does. and it is hard to come by, these nice, cool-ish days in the middle of summer, right in the thick of it here, july 17th. we're seeing actually very comfortable afternoon ahead. courtesy of cold front, now moved off shore, clouds, showers, well off to the atlantic. brought us three nights in a row of the heavy rain. probably so hard even to catch up with mo

they still have unanswered questioned about what happened last year when lanes near the george washington bridge were shut down, that, of course, caused a traffic nightmare. >>> governor christie will be in iowa, on thursday, when this is scheduled to happen. >>> president barack obama is coming to our area this week, delaware governor jack markell's office confirming that the president will travel to wilmington also on thursday. he will be here to talk about the economy. we will learn more about the specific, in the coming days and, of course, we will keep you posted. >>> conflict in the gaza strip showing no signs of slowing down. >> israeli leaders say they will use any means necessary to stop attacks from hamas and protect its citizens. the offensive is a week old, thousands of residents left gaza as israel ramped up its military efforts. israel has launched more than 1300 air strikes, just since last week, saying that it has killed dozens, excuse me, of palestinian militants but militant have fired more than 800 rockets at israel at a rate that has not slowed down at all, israeli officials

she testified that the george washington bridge lane closures in fort lee last year were a part of the legitimate traffic study, and that she blamed a lack of communication between the port authority and local officials for those traffic jams. >> i think they would have been able to coordinate and maybe change it, i don't know, to be honest, i don't know what would have come out of that communication, so the tests might have been different if they had improved their communication. >> she is by wait in line to be governor christie's next chief of staff. now the legislative panel is investigating whether the bridge lane closures were carried out as part of the act of political retribution. >>> we are continuing to follow developing news out of the middle east. the israeli military has sent in ground troops in the gaza strip and this ground invasion follows days of rocket attacks from both sides. pat ciarrocchi talks with the local rabbi who has been on vacation with his family in israel, as this fighting, continues. >> reporter: for rabbi neil cooper and his wife laurie, posing with his

was bad traffic was backed up for hours on major highways and bridges including new york's george washington bridge. traffic was brought to a stand still for hours. out west more storms are expect to hit. people in california were hit with a rare summer hailstorm. while there's rain and hail in some areas, california is dealing with the worst drought in history. in fact, it's gotten so bad the state will be the first in the nation to issue hefty fines for people caught wasting water outdoors. joining me now karl parker. let's start with mike who has more on what has become california's drought emergency. what are the warnings there, mike? >> the warnings are dire, tamron. it's a story building for a couple of years. somehow it's been out of the headlines for a month or so people forget about it. the story that happened last night snuck up on people. because of regulations now passed unanimously last night in a late night meeting it will be hefty fines for people who violate water conservation measures for things like washing your car our watering your plants or wlaun a hose that doesn't have a shut

. >> he made a big mistake shutting down a few lanes on the george washington bridge.l: no, no, no, careful, there's no proof he did. that no proof he did that. you think this is going to come back to haunt him? >> yeah, yeah. neil: okay. >> absolutely. yeah. when that young lady he discharged comes back, he's going to have problems. neil: all right. who is your candidate for president by the way, while i've got you here? >> mine? neil: yeah. >> i like senator cruz right now? neil: really? ted cruz. sorry we had a slight audio delay with carl, i look worse than normal interrupting guests. why the government wants rosy the robot to raise your kids? okay. we never thought we'd be farming wind out here. it's not just building jobs here, it's helping our community. siemens location here has just received a major order of wind turbines. it puts a huge smile on my face. cause i'm like, 'this is what we do.' the fact that iowa is leading the way in wind energy, i'm so proud, like, it's just amazing. what happened? life happened. stress. fun. bad habits. kids. kids. kids. now

. >> when we read the banner over the george washington bridge, it said 240 minute wait on the bridge. >> reporter: good news to report this morning. at about 6:16 a.m. samuel jake coslowe was born. eight pounds, one ounce. the good news mom and baby is healthy. bad news, when dad gets home, there's work to be done. >> going to need a chain saw. >> little known sign of labor. the tree breaking. who knew. craig, thank you. >> they don't always show that in the baby books. >>> it's a much different story out west where people are still struggling with the historic drought. late last night, lawmakers approved hefty penalties were made for homeowners who waste water. here's nbc's mike taibbi. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> reporter: this morning california's worst drought on record is also bringing record fines. with millions now facing penalties of up to $500 per day for a list of specific violations. among them, washing your car without a shutoff nozzle on the hose, unchecked runoff, washing down sidewalks or driveways. to catch water wasters, some cities are encouraging shaming rep