let's send it over to alex denis. >>> good morning everyone. if you're traveling in queens some changes already. there's an accident that has the l.i.e. westbound closed at maurice avenue. we have delays that extend back to 74th street. one lane is also blocked on the eastbound side by emergency vehicles. traffic moving through the area a little better as you take alternates. in brooklyn the delays remain. an overturned tractor-trailer with a debris spill and. in newark it's crash. police are on scene investigating. it has washington street closed in both directions between university and west kin knee street. alternate side parking is in effect city wide today. be safe, don't text and drive. >>> no a move affecting thousands of federal inmates, the government announced it will phase out the use of private prisons. the move comes after a recent justice department audit found private facilities have more safety and se government. human rights advocates who have long complained about conditions at private prisons applaud the move. >>> five new yo

time now for a check on your roadways with alex denis. >> thank you. we have some construction on the cross bronx. if you are traveling to the inbound upper level of the george washington bridge, it is now affecting traffic here. there's at least a 15 minute delay. lower level moving much bettner you choose to go out of your way. at 6:03 in the mo have a smoother ride. we have path problems due to a car equipment issue. path service 33rd street via hoboken line is operating with a 15 minute delay. everything else is on or close to schedule. starting tonight at midnight service to the 33rd street and 6th avenue path stations will be suspended until monday at 5 in the morning for new signal installations. this project will run every weekend through december so be prepared for that. alternate side is in effect city wide. be safe, don't text and drive. >>> thank you. the killer of a queens woman attacked while jogging may strike again. >> the reward in the case growing as well. cbs2's andrea grymes has more live from howard beach. >> reporter: chris and ma

. >>> here's alex denis. >> thank you, vanessa. extensive delays with an overturned tractor-trailer. all eastbound lanes are blocked. it's at exit 26. miles of traffic now extends back to the belt merge. you can stick to 3rd avenue as an alternate. again, that's slower than normal, as well. give yourself plenty of time going through the area. tow trucks on scene. we will tell you when it clears. it's been out there for the better portion of the morning ride. on the bruckner expressway, a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane. the left lane, on the outer roadway of the inbound williamsburg bridge. alternate side is in effect citywide today. back to you. >>> let's get to breaking news now. a crippling outage at delta air lines affecting thousands of air passengers this morning worldwide. >> janelle burrell joins us live from laguardia airport with the very latest on what's happening there this morning. janelle? >> reporter: this is an issue affecting delta passengers across the globe and lines and internationally this morning. i w

as alex denis introduces us to a teenager trying to change those numbers. >> i was scared. >> reporter: lauren shields is lucky to be alive. eight years ago she was gravely ill, a virus attacked her heart and she suffered heart failure. >> coming that close to death young age was crazy. >> lauren would only survive with a heart transplant. her condition was so grave. >> i needed to be put on life support for 15 days. my body was shutting down. i couldn't wait any longer. >> reporter: it was a long road back. when fully recovered lauren led the fight to increase organ donation. >> now the numbers have really >> she's on another mission. currently a driver must be 18 to be a donor. she's pushing a bill that would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to also sign on. >> i think the numbers will increase if the age is lowered. >> the teens parents would ultimately have the final say over whether donation does take place. >> i know that new york can do better. >> james of live on new york says just being aware of the teens who wish to donate could be helpful at an agonizing time. >> to give them infor

for john and the entire cbs news team, thanks for joining us, i'm alex denis. i'm chris wragge. we will see you tomorrow at 4:30, dark and early. >> paul: what the hell is this? >> kevin: spring grove bus anonymous tip about. except this footage is less than an hour old. >> paul: kevin! >> kevin: paul, come on. this could be a huge break. >> paul: there are no breaks. the case is closed. i told you that. adam pled guilty. >> kevin: this is about more than clearing adam. it could prove that chloe is innocent, too. >> chloe: [ sighs ] i'm so sorry.

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alex denis here with that story and more. alex. >>reporter: good morning to you both. well, a school in arkansas is not only teaching students reading, writing and arit ma particular, it's also giving parents a crash course on tough love. the catholic high school for boys in little rock posted this sign on a door last week. son's forgotten lunch, books, hokier, equipment, et cetera, -- homework, equipment, et cetera, your son will learn to problem solve in your absence. the photo got more than 69,000 likes on facebook. but some says the school should just butt out of the parents process. the school later updated the facebook cover photo with a plaque that says, come boys so that you may become men. >> which is a nicer way of saying quit being coddled. >>reporter: that's true. it's so funny, though, my down? >> make a list. >>reporter: make a list. he's, like, don't nag. i'm, like, i know. >> so if it's not one thing, it's another. >>reporter: they just grow up. so you remember the ice bucket challenge? well, a whole new sensation is spreading on social media and it req

one of alex denis' favorite soppings, "the macarena." it is still living on at parties and weddings. a look back at the song that believe it or not made history. >>> and we'll get another check on your traffic and weather on the 2s coming up >> hey. >> president obama being serenaded by participants at a summit for young african- american leaders. the commander in chief turns 55 today. no word on any official birthday plans, but by his schedule it looks like business as usual during the day. >> there you go. happy birthday, mr. president. >>> time now 5:22. traffic and weather on the 2s. here is vanessa murdock. >> looking good for today, a beautiful beginning, cool and comfortable out there. 56 in mccalfy. it's 51 in new rochel morning, 63 for richfield, 60 in toms river. as we make our way into the afternoon, we warm into the low 80s out there, even just upper 70s for some. so 79 the high this afternoon in montauk, 80 in sparta, 82 in central park. on fire island a high of 80. tons of sunshine, yes, a few clouds here and there, low hum

about a quarter to 6:00 and the lovely alex denis standing by. i'll e-mail all him the information so he can get it for his girlfriend. a disabled vehicle on the triborough bridge, blocking a lane through the area. so you want to anticipate that for your morning ride. there's also now an unauthorized tractor-trailer on the southern state parkway. it is just east of exit 37, so anticipate that. also an accident on the ramp from the westbound side of the grand central parkway to the l.i.e. service road. alternate side parking, it's in effect city wide today. be safe don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >> alex, thank you. >>> a nassau county n by groundhogs. >> and they're causing a lot of damage. cbs 2's jennifer mclogan reports from syosset. >> oh, my goodness. i started screaming to try to scare him. >>reporter: this summer is not quite the same in the cook's syosset back yard, now inundated with groundhogs, snack on garden vegetables and destroying landscaping. >> they're about this big, and i don't know how many there are because

do catch a with the opportunity to dry out, but that said, there are still issues out there and alex denis is in with time saver traffic. >> route 109 closed northbound at secaucus road due to power lines. if you stick with kennedy boulevard, a smoother ride. avenue closed. live look at fdr drive between 61st and 96th street. no major delays as traffic is being detoured on to the avenue. alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide today and be safe today. >>> police in brooklyn are looking for the man seen here in the lobby of an apartment. he's suspected of a string it started when he stood on a bucket and took a cell phone earlier in july. the same than then made his way in and stole cash at a later time. >>> radio threats are targeting one police captain. >> reporter: it appears this unknown hack jumped on to nypd radio frequencies to get under captain. police are trying to figure out who he is and what his gripe is about. >> reporter: the relentless radio taunts began just before 6:00 saturday afternoon. the man accessed the nypd radio frequencies, and he was harassing the departme

let's get right to alex denis with details. >>reporter: that's right, mary. well, chopper 2 was over the scene. it's an overturned truck blocking island expressway eastbound. it's at highland blf. we have slow traffic that extends back all the way several miles to the west shore expressway. only one lane is starting to creep by through the area. crews are on scene trying to clear up, but we anticipate this will be a mess for the better portion of the morning rye. mary. >> alex denis, thank you. >>> a 19-year-old virginia man is at bellevue hospital for psychological evaluation after climbing trump tower with suction cups yesterday. police pulled him through a window. >>> a person jumps to safety an many others injured following an overnight fire in bedford park. firefighters encountered heavy flames and smoke and had a tough time battling the blaze. still no word on what caused that fire. >>> a hometown superhero honor in brooklyn. a bronx statue of captain america was unveiled in prospect park yesterday. it marked the 75th anniversary of the creation of the

alex denis is here now with the latest. >> thank you. we have bus service now affected in downtown newark. commuters should anticipate chase and detours in the mid area of raymond boulevard and broad street as well as in greater downtown new york, now schedules have been time for the morning ride. andrea. >>> nearly two dozen firefighters were hurt battling a fire on staten island. the flames destroyed two homes and damaged five others in the st. george section last night. at least two residents were injured, one of them seriously. the red cross is helping the displaced victims. now let's get over to vanessa murdock for a check on the forecast. >>> looks gorgeous out there right now. beautiful skies, a few clouds, it is a little bit muggy out 76 degrees north winds at 5. relative humidity at 77%. for today warm and humid, 87 feeling closer to 90. there is a 20% chance of a stray shower this afternoon, nothing worth changing your plans over. just something to keep in mind. overnight mainly clear and muggy, 74, and for your saturday, 87 de

. >>> first alex denis with your traffic update. >> reporter: the summer in the city harlem day. west 155th street will be closed and lennox terrace from it's the indian day parade and festival. 38th and 35th streets will be closed from 5th to park avenue. that's your cbs 2 news traffic ?? i don't want to lie down. i refuse to lie down. why suffer? stand up to chronic migraine... with botox?. shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. botox? is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. it's injected by a doctor once every 12 weeks. and is covered by most insurance. effects of botox? may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition. ite pain, fatigue, and headache. don't take botox? if there's a skin infection. tell your doctor your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions, and medications, including botulinum toxins, as

alex denis reports. >> i was scared. >> reporter: 16-year-old lauren shields is lucky to be alive. 8 years ago, she was gravely ill a virus attacked her heart and she suffered heart failure. >> coming that close to, you know, death and that's just -- such a young age it was just crazy. >> reporter: lauren would only survive with a heart transplant her condition was so grave. >> i need to be put on life support for 15 days. my body was shutting down. i couldn't wait any longer. >> reporter: it was a long road back but when fully recovered, lauren led the fight to increase organ donation. urged lauren's law drivers who apply more a license now must -- for a license now must complete the section that would enroll them in the donor registry checking yes or no left blank. now she is on another mission. currently a driver must be 18 to be a donor. she wants to allow 16- and 17- year-olds to sign on. >> i think the numbers will increase if the age is lowered. >> reporter: under the law the teens parents would ultimately have the final say over whether donation happens. >> i know that new yo

alex denis, cbs 2 news. >> gardener encourages everyone to glue things to their hou, figure to add. >> they seem to be done enough. i think that it is. >> lots of color. >>> a nice evening for a walk through your neighborhood. >> lonnie quinn headed outside with the mobile weather lab. he is at columbus circle tonight. >> reporter: imagine that, i got to tell you, i love being positioned here with the mobile weather lab at columbus circle, never-ending parade of people are coming by. mean, where folks are from, i heard london there, tell vive here, brussels right there. mexico, where? israel right here. guys, welcome to new york. any locals? >> long island. >> reporter: couple locals. let me show you what is going on. all of our visitors and residents are enjoying great weather because the mobile weather lab point, 50.1, it was down to 49.9. i have never seen dew points in august in the 40s. this air mass is incredibly dry. a different vantage point, looking over the city, you can see forever because the dew points are so low. winds are a little bit of a gust. remain that way during o

a-rod has been a lightning rod of controversy over his career and no denying alex rodriguez is one of the best baseball players of all time and his player days are just about hour, in an emotional press conference he says he will leave the yankees and the game on friday when the team releases him, only three players in baseball history have hit more than a-rod but will always be remembered as the star who was suspended for taking performance-enhancing drugs. >> this is a tough day. i love this game and i love this team and today i'm saying good-bye to both. >> reporter: history is made today, the suzuki gets his 3,000 hit with a triple in colorado, the marlins outfielder only the 30th player in major league history to reach 3,000. each only needs roughly 1200 more to catch pete rose the all time hit king. eagles fans may live and die with every win and every loss but eagles rookie quarterback says he is not throwing any extra unneeded pressure on himself to live up to the title as future franchise quarterback and he says it's just football, the second over all pick is trying to make i

i'll tell you who's always smart is, alex denis. >>reporter: john, thank you. good morning, everyone. an accident partially blocks the ramp from the garden state parkway. it is southbound at exit 129 in woodbridge. you can still exit, but just know it's a little bit of a route 17 southbound a little farther north has now reopened between century road and midland avenue. this is in paramus. we had some late-running construction. still some residual delays because it was closed for a better portion of the morning. we have delays on the l.i.e. at the grand central parkway as you make your way westbound. you can see here that you have some standstill traffic as you try to continue your way through queens and into the city. alternate side parking, it is in effect city wide. be safe, don't text and drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a former staffer of new accuses him of lying about the bridge gate scandal >> that's according to a text message newly surfaceed in court filings. cbs 2's magdalena doris reports. >>reporter: governor chris christie is on the defense a

here's alex denis with what you need to know. alex. >>reporter: an dree, a thank you. well, we have a little bit better news. limited service has been restore on th port jefferson branches with trains operating at a reduced speed. that's through mineola as a result of an earlier police activity situation that was under way. all westbound ronkonkoma and port jefferson trains, though, will be making local stops, however, oyster bay branch continues to be suspended at this time. back to you. >> alex, thank you. >>> suffolk county police have charged a man with the murder of his mother in lloyd harbor. 23-year-old dennis cullen is accused of intentionally drowning 63-year-old elizabeth cullen spent the night in the precinct and he's expected to be arraigned later today. >>> the hunt is on for a man who robbed an off-duty cop in the bronx last night near crotona park. police say the thief grab some necklaces the officer was wearing. the officer fired one shot during a struggle. the robber was not hit and ran off. >>> happening today, the man accused of hurling a suspicious

a-rod has been a lightning rod of controversy over his career and no denying alex rodriguez is one ofseball players of all time and his player days are just about hour, in an emotional press conference he says he will leave the yankees and the game on friday when the team releases him, only three players in baseball history have hit more than a-rod but will always be remembered as the star who was suspended for taking performance-enhancing drugs. >> this is a tough day. i love this game and

. >>> whether you love him, when hate him, when think he is a cheat or not, there is no denying alexhe best baseball players to ever live. a a rod may never play again. an emotional press conference today yankees star said he will step aside after friday's game when yanks will release him. forty-one year-old has played 22 seasons, only three players in baseball history hit more home runs but three time mvp is barely hitting 200 and coming off bench. a rod is not using the word retire and he is not completely ruling out playing elsewhere down the road. >> it is a tough day. i love this game. i love this team. and, today i'm saying good bye to both. >> bye-bye, a a rod. >>> the way eagles secondary has played the last few years eagles fans have every right to second guess their decision making but now with a new safety, new corners, everyone is hoping that they will finally be second to none. eagles have a new defensive coordinator plus they have added rodney mccloud, mche will inn and ron brooks. seventh round pick jalen mills has seen time with the starters already, surpassing some e

that is alex denis. >>> good morning, everyone. overall it is a smooth ride. but there is an accident on the van wyck northbound at the grand central parkway. minor delays through the area. expect a temporary hold on the jersey brown bridge. the process is clearing and it extends back to the west shore expressway on east rutherford there is a accident blocking the service drive. route 17 and 109 in the garten state parkway still moving well. alternate side parking is in affect citywide. be safe. don't text and drive. >>> a brooklyn woman that had no idea when she took her dog for a walk on friday, it would be her last together. >> yes. the woman was killed. while police were able to get to be an arrest. i sat down with the victim in this exclusive story. >> he was so happy. he was healthy. he was five years old. it is so awful that he is not here anymore, you know? >> reporter: emotions are running high for cat sullivan. she is fortunate to be alive after getting mowed down friday afternoon just after 2:00 p.m. while walking they are dog, andy. >> he was lying

. >> here's alex denis with the scoop. >> from a wrist worn -- beach volleyball players jake gibb and casey paterson aren't losing sleep over the rio games. instead they're tracking it with tech. >> we're using it to get the best performance we can in rio. >> with a wearable called wohp the olympians enter activities and training for then see what it takes to -- for the day and then see what it takes to recover. >> kind of breaks down your slight and how much light sleep you're getting, how much deep sleep, how much rem. >> you can see if you're recovering at night. >> members of the u.s. olympic swim team including ryan lochte and michael phelps used whoop leading up to the game. phelps long-time trainer tracks latency, which is how long you the training correlation, volume, expense -- intensity, and we achieved a great deal of success. the way that it's changed is it just gives us a little bit deeper look into the athlete and the athlete's body and how they respond to it. >> the u.s. olympic women's volleyball team hopes to get the jump on the competition with a device that tracks e

alex denis back with this morning's "two talkers." >>reporter: good morning to you both, chris and mary. michelle obama going hollywood for the first couple's last state dinner at the white house. the fashion forward first lady wearing an all-white gown by lady gaga's former stylest turned designer maxwell to host the prime minister of singapore and his wife. he was well known in the red and a role model for women sp2 over the globe. he showed the strapless gown with a little bit of a thumbs up. >> she looks gorgeous. >>reporter: zp.t: she has great ways does.taste i opinion. she's tall too. i always look to her to see what are you wearing. >> you should call maxwell. >>reporter: can you imagine if i showed up tomorrow, heldo, good morning. justin beiber, even michelle obama, they have all hopped in the passenger seat with james corden for some carpool karaoke, but one star is a little tougher to kanye west has canceled on him on two separate occasions. he says kanye tried to make amends sending three dozen white roses in the shape of

alex denis is here with some tips hon tow to cut the -- how to cut the costs. >> reporter: good morning to you both. a recent survey found the average worker spends thousands of dollars a year just to have a job. but if you are careful, there are some ways to save a few bucks while you are earning them. make money right? so i'm driving, i obviously have to eat well and keep up do my training and pay for my gym stuff for myself. clothes,. >> reporter: at all that add to the price of commute -- add all that to the price of commuting and the average workers spends $276 a month to go to work. there's $3,300 a year. >> most people think about their job and what they get in their paychecks they need to think more broadly about what it costs them to actually to earn that paycheck. the cost the cost of business appropriate clothes. the cost of daycare and pet care. it all adds up. >> reporter: nearly half spend at least $250 a year on clothes for work. and half of the employees who buy lunch spend $25 or more a week. more than 30% of people who need daycare spend at least $500 a month. even cof

alex denis back with us here with more. >>reporter: good morning, chris and mary. in brooklyn not far off thebergen street, you'll find a hidden gem, a home unlike any other on the street meant to bring the neighborhood together. >>reporter: 108wykoff street isn't your typical brownstone. >> i do tend when i'm walking in this direction to walk down this block on this side just to kind of pass it. >>reporter: artist and owner susan gardner began working on the display as therapy following the 9/11 attacks. it has since become a wall of hope and beauty. neighbors say it started with a flower made of glass tile and blossomed into this mosaic masterpiece for a public muslim of art -- museum of art. >>reporter: if you look closely, you'll spot sea shells susan lives a few doors down and has watched the art evolve. >> it's spectacular the way the sun shines off of it or as the sun is coming down on of it. so it's a different piece of art every hour of the day. >>reporter: despite 15 years in the making, caplan's part remains the same, the happy, dancing couple. >> i thin

alex denis has more. >>reporter: from performing to return to a stage she is quite comfortable on. ? ? >>reporter: that's right, britney spears is getting ready to give us more at the mtv video music awards. this will mark her first vma performance in nearly 10 years. in 2007 she hope opened the show performance, as you can see here, of "give me more." this year she'll debut her new si madison square garden on august 28th. if anyone knows how to get tickets to that event, you let me know. so difficult to get in. but she looks stunning. you see her recently after two kids, come on, brittney, help me out. >> please, alex, you just look so awful, so bad. >>reporter: well, i got a little help under here. there's not only fierce competition at the rio games, we're also seeing the olympic hamlin in the women's 5,000- meter heat. instead of continuing on, she helped hamlin up and stayed to make sure she was okay the entire way. yeah, sportsmanship at its best. in gymnastics, he made team usa only as an alternate

. >> ifs weather holds up tomorrow night will be alex rodriguez's final game with the yankees, and yankees stadium. joe girardi denied his request to patrol third base in his final two games in a yankees uniform. alex batting cleanup. looks like he's about to retire. yankees rallying in the 8th. 2 runs gonna score here. givens new york their first lead of the game. a-rod will retire 3rd on it's not confirmed that might have been the softef of his career 4,000 rbi. it still counts. >> it's gonna be strange and surreal. i'm so grateful for the fans in new york. they have been so good to me through thick and thin. i'm finally graduating, day. >> the mets' season is starting to spiral out of control. terry collins has had enough. skipper unleashing a postgame tirade you my belly pain and constipation? they keep telling me "drink more water." i know that. "try laxatives..." i know. believe me. it's like i've. tried. everything! my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know that. tell me something i don't know. (vo) linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation, or chronic c

with everything going on lately, it feels like this alex rodriguez farewell tour has been going on for months. he was promised playing time and then denied a chance to here we are, his finale designated hitter, batting third as the yankees say good- bye. >> i'm at peace. and i'm really excited. this is a happy day for me and my family. >> reporter: alex rodriguez had hoped to play more in his final week but says there are no hard feelings. >> if this was september 30th and everything had been different, this would be that we wanted. i could play him at every position. i could pitch him if he wanted to pitch. i don't know if he would want to. my guess is he wouldn't want to catch. but you just can't do it. >> families have disagreements. and that's okay. he has his opinion. i have mine. but in the long run, we're going to be fine. >> reporter: a-rod is wrapping it up just four homers shy of 700 with no indications that he will play for another team but leaves the game content. of my view-ups and how badly i acted the fact that i am walking out of the door and part of the family, that is hitting 800 home runs with me. and i will be able to

denied. and the republican party pointed out a chief from the chiefstratg the story. alex altman is a -- >> they're really pushing back hard and saying they can't do this, what "time" says they want done can't be done and some of our reporters are like, you need to check into this, but it happened? >> yes, it happened. you're not surprised to see this kind of pushback for what is obviously a tricky issue. the rnc has a joint fundraising agreement with mr. donald trump. reince priebus worked very carefully with him to forge a partnership and is in regular contact with mr. trump about all facets of the campaign. we reported that last week, precip priebus told trump that internal polling suggested his campaign is on the wrong trajectory and needs to turn it around and if that doesn't happen all options are on the table to redirect the party machinery going forward. >> so priebus tells him, turn it around. what is your reporting enthusiasm responded? >> well, trump has -- one thing he mentioned to us he listens to people much more than people realize. he believes reince is a f

. >>> it turns out alex rodriguez will not be playing the field in his final major league game third base to be denied by his manager. he'll stale in the lineup as a designated hitter. >> lot of folks will be watching tonight. >>> time rate now 6:50. stay with us as we run through all of the big stories we're following for you right now. >> first we'll check in with gayle king to see what they're working on. >> reporter: ahead on morning severe turbulence injured self people on a jet blue flight. the founding editor of politifact joins us. the news is back in the morning. morning. we'll see so is the field where i played football and the school where my mom was a teacher. and she was a good one. what we've lost is harder to see. i'm roy cooper, and this election is not just about one bad law. it's about bringing back our teachers, our jobs, and the companies that have left. >>> we are continue to follow breaking news. a tractor trail accident's caused a mess on i-40 at u.s. 1 right here in wake county. >> lauren haviland joins us now what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, it's start to death male ca

alex rodriguez's last game with the yankees. he asked the manager if he can play 3rd base one last time. he was denied and will be the designated hitter against the rays. after tonight he will become an advisor for the team. >>> team usa still leading the way in rio. japan, 22, russia 19, team usa looking strong. >> going strong and the weather is still very strong across northeast ohio. we're tracking storms coming in by the noon hour. there will be more widely spread rain for saturday afternoon into sunday, but temperatures are back in the 80s. the heat and humidity, we are going to finally still are picking up the pieces from yesterday and tuesday afternoon. more storms on the way. >> it has been a rough week. our odot views, the highways look good . in the upper left- hand camera you are seeing 77 at 271. for the most part the highways look good. it is just so side streets. you might come across some debris. at traffic lights are out, use them as a four-way stop light. weather and traffic for you and about 23 minutes. >> closed captioning is brought to you by:. carpet country flooring and >>> good

deny a lot of people have that opinion. but not very many of them are here tonight. most of these folks came to say good-bye to alex rodriguez and to remember his brilliant career. the sting of this somewhat embarrassing mid season retirement may be softened some by the fact that yankees still owe alex rodriguez over $20 million. most of the fans hearsay he has been well worth all of the money. reporting live from yankee stadium, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> reporter: thank you, jim. tonight we have no idea exactly how the game is going to play out. joe is hoping to send off a-rod in the proper way. live at yankees stadium, laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, laura. >>> just in a judge's ruling about the murder conviction related to the wildly popular show making of a murderer. >>> hillary clinton releases her tax returns. we will tell you what they reveal and the surprise appearance on stage for donald trump. >>> and the man known as the taxi king speaking to the eyewitness news investigators i'm robert de niro and new york is my home. it's the best place to visit in the world and now it's the

alex rodriguez. [ crowd booing ] >> they are booing. arood went 0 for 4 in the win over boston. he will make his final appearance in pinstripes tonight. joe girardi has denied's request to play third base in his final game in the bronx. he will be the designated hitter. that's a little rough. >> not going out the way he wants to. >> give it to him. i say give it to him. >> we'll see how the crowd does tonight. still ahead donald trump and the libertarian candidates for president find themselves in agreement over controversial claim about president obama, and later turbulent in flight dozens treated after a flight had to make an emergency landing in the dakotas. she spent summer binge-watching. soon, she'll be binge-studying. get back to great. this week sharpie singles now twenty-five cents. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. [ hip♪ olympics 2016, let ] me get you on my level. ♪ ♪ so you never miss a moment, ♪ ♪ miss a minute, miss a medal. ♪ why settle when you can have it all? ♪ ♪ soccer to wrestling. track and field to basketball. ♪ ♪ fencing to cycling. diving to balance beam. ♪ ♪ all you have to say is, ♪ "show me," and boom

alex he's not put this behind him just yet and the will leave this door open. you mention defensively nowhere to put him he did ask sk to play third base again tonight but was denied manager joe injury racudipathy. >> i don't think so. i mean, i think joe still is trying a win. i think that's part of even though yankees for me probably have about 1 percent chance of going to the post season joe is not going to change way he manages. he does not belief alex rodriguez a good third base man and not comfortable putting him out there i know alexis a little disappoint he will not play third base but joe is no the going change everything. not going to change the game plan for whole team just player even if it is alex rodriguez. let's say alex does and up retiring what's next for hum he still stays on the team's payroll, right? lot of different things. we had him on fox last year he bunch post season stuff he was very good. did world serieshe took it very seriously. he brought lot to the broadcast. this guy obviously has done very well financially has lot of option as couple of different companies that is he runs. he we also know how much he loves the game and yankees wan

denied the allegations. >>> the statue of a naked donald trump that appeared in severances is castro district yesterday was taken down overnight i city crews. >> alexnow here to explain where that statue might wind up next. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. we are here inside of lefty o'doul's off union square. the owner of this popular restaurant is hoping that he can have a donald trump statue to put it on display. he was telling me he wants to put it on display in the back next to marilyn monroe, in the corner. the owner is asking the city of san francisco to release donald trump from custody they believe he is being held without cause right now. let me show you some video from overnight, cell phone video as city crews came in and removed the statue which was right at the corner of castro and market. it had appeared there yesterday. the department of public works says that the statue had to go because no one had a permit to put it up. the new donald trump statue popped up yesterday and certainly drew quite a crowd. a lot of onlookers and folks stopping by to take selfies. i talked this morning with a woman who showed up to see the statue up

deny, defy or ? ? crucify you. ? ? is, baby, be friends with you. ? ? >> it's been 32 years since u.s. gymnasts have won a medal on the pommel horse but that streak was broken on sunday. alex naddour. what did it mean to win that? >> it meant everything. it meant a lot to me and my family and my teammates. i smiled before i went. i thought of my daughter. i'm just going to go out there and do the best that i can and see where it ends up. >> when you're watching the scores come in, there had to be hand wringing making sure you made the podium, right? >> before i went, i knew i needed 15.7 before anything come down to the last guy. >> tim daggett said there's something special about a guy that knows he has to do his very best at the end and that's what you did. nice job. so much more from rio and copacabana. take a look at some of these great images from our good ? >> an investigation under way and mwta driver assaulted by a passenger while at the wheel. a community coming together to remember a young women killed while out for a jog in princeton. airport after reports of shots fired inside a terminal. milestone of south shore project. will the installment at the bridge in q

denies, but it does admit the two men do talk because they are lifelong friends. so let's talk about the debate and how both candidates might prepare. trump and clinton. alexe former communications director for the marco rubio campaign and he helped rubio launch some of his fiercest attacks against donald trump. before we get into it, alex, i'd like our viewers to walk back in time with us. >> you're the only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. you hired some workers from poland. >> i'm the only one on the stage who hired people. you haven't hired anybody. you have so many different plans. >> now he's repeating himself. >> no, i'm not repeating. no. >> he's repeated himself every day. >> talking about repeating, i watched him repeat himself five times for weeks ago -- >> i saw you repeat yourself five times four seconds ago. >> i watched you -- >> all right, alex. that was something, right? good times. so a lot of people said marco rubio should have come out swing like that much earlier on the debate stage. do you feel that way? >> well, i don't know. i think it's going back and revisiting histo