astoria was already there. he had missed it by three months. he could have gotten there first. >> in the writing of history as it has has been dealt with. it seems like a book comes out every 15 or 20 years and david labrador wrote about the early years. your writinge about this as one that adds to the breath of the story? >> the books that have come out previously haven't really focused on these expeditions in the depth that i have. i am an adventure writer and i focused on the exploration and the adventure and i tried to get into the minds and the physiology and at the very detailed specifics of what it was like on those overland journeys and to try to bring them to life as much as possible. so the idea of the wonderful books about astoria and that is a really well beautifully researched scholarly work about astoria and if you want a historical detail that tells everything there is to know and that wasn't really my mission. my nation, my self-appointed mission was to focus on the adventure story of these expeditions. there is such tremendous

in the astoria section of queens, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> an arrest tonight in a hit-and-run in new jersey. the victim, a man in a wheelchair. fort lee facing charges including leaving the scene of the an accident. he hit the 78-year-old victim and kept going. the victim ejected from his wheelchair, thrown 20 feet on to the street. he suffered several broken bones. >>> caught on camera, a terrifying ordeal for a man who was just trying to check the mail. the man left his car running as he went to his mailbox outside dallas. that's when a thief jumped behind the wheel. the owner ran back and grabbed away. the victim was dragged several yards but managed to break free suffering only a nasty cut on his knee. >> don't try to stop somebody stealing your car. you'll end up getting hurt. >> i was petrified he could have been hurt. he could have been ran over. >> the car was later found abandoned and trashed. it's hoped the surveillance video will lead to an arrest. who became an aide to richard nixon then founded a political talk show that created a genre. host of the mc

morning saturday at the corner of 40th street and 48th avenue in astoria. police don't have much of a description at all of the suspects in this case. they're hoping someone might have noticed something who can help bring them to justice. in the astoria section of queens, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> an arrest tonight in a hit-and-run in new jersey. the victim, a man in a wheelchair. scene of the an accident. he hit the 78-year-old victim and kept going. the victim ejected from his wheelchair, thrown 20 feet on to the street. he suffered several broken bones. >>> caught on camera, a terrifying ordeal for a man who was just trying to check the mail. the man left his car running as he went to his mailbox outside dallas. that's when a thief jumped behind the wheel. the owner ran back and grabbed the door handle and got his hand stuck as the crook started speeding away. the victim was yards but managed to break free suffering only a nasty cut on his knee. >> don't try to stop somebody stealing your car. you'll end up getting hurt. >> i was petri

this is a busy intersection along ace astoria boulevard. it was light out when this happened, but the attacker was able to get away. police hope this surveillance video will lead them back to him. that's the latest live from astoria, back to you. >> tnk time for weather and traffic on the 4s. heading over to chris cimino. good morning. >> made it to a friday. looking pretty good. temperatures in the low to mid 70s out across nassau county. floral park, 73. 73 north merrick. muttontown down to 70. monticello, 64. more comfortable in the suburbs. mixed into the picture. 83 at noontime. 87 by 3:00. weekend forecast coming up on the 4s. right now the latest on the commute. >> we have fastrack maintenance on the "l" this will wrap up at 5:00 a.m. no service between broadway junction and lorimer street. as far as other overnight track work, 1, 2, and shuttles are affected. >>> police are trying to find two armed robbers who got trapped inside a cell phone store in paterson. they eventually escaped after a slow emergency response. the men with gun

. >>> we're following a developing story at 6:00, a water main break in astoria. chopper 2 over the scene in queens 30th avenue and 12th street. this is near the rfk bridge. there is a badly across the street from the break. but we're told it's from a neighboring auto body shop. crews are on the way to dig up the street so they can fix this water main gushing in astoria. >>> the body of a new jersey mother missing for five months is found and her friend now charged with murder. 41-year-old tyrita julius of linden disappeared in march. prosecutors say her friend, jennifer sweeney, originally told police that she dropped train station. but police say sweeney and an accomplice andre harris killed the mother of two teenagers and buried her in a backyard in long branch. >> during that search in the backyard, tyrita's body was recovered in a little under 3 feet of soil wrapped in a plastic tarp. >> prosecutors say sweeney and harris trade to kill julius months before her disappearance. the d.a. says julius was shot while inside a car in november. sweeney's lawyer says t

. >> host: how long did they live at the waldorf-astoria? spee2 they live?>> guest: they live there to his death in 1964. i'm not entirely clear about how long she continued to live at the waldorf-astoria by herself. but her son is a new york city, arthur mcarthur. the waldorf-astoria apartment was a place that was for him not just a refuge but also a watchtower where you could keep track of current events including the american president. it was a place together the moment does from his years in japan. everything else of his earlier life had all been destroyed during the recapture of manila during world war ii. everything had gone gone up in smoke and hotel manila. he is a man who a couple of times basically had to rebuild his life, rebuild the mementos, the favorite things around him and his family several times. >> host: there are remarkable things about him. >> this is someone who is knockdown and beaten down so many times in his career where he could have been written off as being somebody who is at the end of the career, it's the end of his usefulness

this is in astoria. shannon sohn in newscopter7. >> you can see while crews are on the scene they've not yet found the source of this water main break. water continues to bubble up through the street, undermining it as well. this is at the intersection of 12th street. this is a rough intersection. we've got several roads coming throughout the area. this intersection right here is the one with welling court. they've not yet shut down any of these roads. but as the cars come through it's flooding the street. the only thing shut down is the sidewalk itself. other than that, they're keeping it open. no word as to whether or not there's any loss of water in the area. keep it in mind if you're in astoria there's this water main break to contend with. shannon sohn, channel 7 funding to fight terrorism in new york city held up in congress. new at 5:00, the push to get the money to city agencies. >> fire consumes a house in new jersey. one family's incredible survival story and the police officers who helped them

that is our camera astoria looking toward the moon. hazy, a few more clouds around. 79 degrees is warm for the overnight hours. there is a shower cutting up through northern bergen county here across rockland. these are dying down and kind of going south with this front and more in the way of this breezy high pressure ridge afternoon 86, 87 degrees. probably hitting 7989 -- hitting 89. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. weather then heather. >> reporter: you can see the sag coast parkway near the southern coast parkway, traffic doing fine but a little bit of following out there. we have construction on route 17 and that construction is as you get into the area of lane is getting by at there point, actually they have a complete traffic halt at this time. looks like hopefully they may be clearing up that construction. let's go over it our maps. route 17 north from century road into midland avenue all lanes are closed down. route 17 both ways you have the flooding going on and mass transit is doing okay. alter

what he took from girl at an astoria laundromat. >> the end of an era. a packed stadium bids farewell to a-rod. >>> welcome to "today in new york," i'm pat battle. >> i'm gus rosendale. just don't go outside today. that's the bottom line. we get up early here and the wall of humidity smacked you. >> yes, it did. >> i don't know about any relief but let's go through hour by raf miranda in the weather 4 storm team. >> it's better to stay indoors, stay in the ac. if you go outside, that's when you need to be concerned about staying hydrated and out of the sun. it's very hot out. a quiet start to your weekend. this is the problem. excessive heat warnings in effect. all of these counties shaded in pink. look where they the heartland. dutchess county, westchester, rockland, the five boroughs, under excessive heat warnings. this is in effect through sunday afternoon. basically all weekend long the heat will stay dangerous. we didn't cool off last night so now we're down at 81. winds out of the southwest at 8 miles per hour. plan your day. 90 degrees, fools like

his death in 1964 through the not entirely clear about how long she continued to live in waldorf-astoria herself but her son after all is a new york city arthur macarthur. the waldorf-astoria apartment was a place that really was for him not just a refuge but also a watchtower where he could keep track of current events and have distinguished guests including including -- it was a place to gather momentum as from his years in japan. everything else of his earlier life had all been destroyed during the recapture of manila during world war ii. .. >> >> he was empowered by a the other allies and by president truman to reconstruct japan and he did it with the success even with his most severe critics today and go over with a fine tooth comb to give him high marks. take that country of a broken nation organized by defeat with a cloud and behave eagle for it with the allied pows a country whose reputation was in in tatters did he manages to rebuild the economy and a source of pride that comes out from the soviet n chinese archives of the previous biographers. but this is a biography that takes

let's start in astoria down the south river, shall we? a humid day. so far the high temperature is 89. normal 83. sunsets at 7:57. beautiful sunset. high heat won't quit until monday. summer sizzle through sunday. monday will be close to 90. excessive heat warning is in effect. thunderstorms in the afternoon each day. 91 newark. 92 trenton. temperatures are firing up here. real feels 102, 104. 110 in toms river. so, it's going to be t. blow torching in here. it makes the extreme eastern end of long island, arrive head, twin forks cooler. it will be like 90, 95 even there. nobody is escaping the heat and humidity. futurecast shows a pop up thunderstorm at sunset from the hudson river valley through northern new jersey. if you ar going to the bronx -- if you are going to the bronx for the baseball game, 6:30, then that will pass by. won't delay the game, maybe for a few minutes but won't cancel the game. then tomorrow we do it again, back in the 90s. real feel 105, 110. look how much of the northwest and even new england will have -- northeast and even

the surveillance video shows the suspect in the area of astoria boulevard and 44th street last month. police say the man walked up to the 14-year-old victim, punched him in the hand over the phone and $7 cash. >>> 25 years ago today one of new york city's uglier moments erupted in crown heights brooklyn. riots, black residents and orthodox jews turning against each other. andrew siff shows us how much has changed. >> reporter: an african-american crossing guard helping orthodox jews cross the street. added meaning. on the same corner where black teens stabbed a jewish teen 25 years ago today. still painful for his brother. >> sense of helplessness, a sense of loss, real loss. >> reporter: for relatives of gavin cato, the 7-year-old crushed by a hasidic driver just before the stabbing. those what some saw new york's low point in the crime-riddled summer of 91. cato's dad told me the healing took time. >> as a father, i wanted to see things better. >> reporter: to get a better understanding of how 25 years has impacted crown heights, we got the perspective of two mayors. the man who is

. >>> updating that breaking news in queens where parts of an intersection is flooded in astoria because of a water main break. chopper 4 over the scene on 30th avenue. not clear what caused the break. we are keeping an eye on it and >>> tonight an nypd officer is off the streets after his gun was used in a shooting in brooklyn. a police officer has been stripped out of his gun and badge. investigators say he was off duty early yesterday morning when he and his cousin were robbed outside a bar in park slope. one grabbed the service weapon and shot one of the suspects. the officer will be on modified duty during an internal investigation. >>> police say they now have 70 tips about the killingf jogger in howard beach. they say they are running down every single one of them. carina vetrano was found dead two weeks ago. they're checking surveillance video from the park in hopes of identifying a killer, but right now no word of any suspects. >>> tonight, we have a good look at the two suspects wanted for choking and robbing a 19-year-old in the bronx. this happened one week ago inside the bui

mary's in the bronx, betsy head in brooklyn, fresh kills on staten island and astoria park in queens. each was selected based on high surrounding population, potential for park development and historical underinvestment. >> we took the question of equality and how do we address it. this became one of the most glaring examples of how resources actually didn't flow >> reporter: renovations will include new soccer fields, hiking trails, running tracks and comfort stations. >> great. that will really make a big difference for the community. this community and the youth people for this community need this type of setting. >> reporter: starting in the fall, the parks department will hold regular meeting to see what renovations you want to see the most. the mayor expects all renovations to be complete by 2020. >>> we've been exciting time here at news 4. a few minutes ago we introduced you to storm ranger 4, our new mobile radar. the mobile park is a big deal. up until now we've been relying on radar stuck in one location, usually up on a tower gathering information in the atmosphere, but st

these are the current readings across the area. 70s across the board from west milford to the city, astoria, sheepshead bay. staten island, 74. 66 right now in monticello. look for the 50s pretty soon there. 83 degrees bridgeport. these temperatures outside right now are about four to five degrees cooler than they were 24 hours ago and it gets better than that as we go through the next 24 hours. the humidity levels range from about 34% to 50%. dry air is in place. we can thank that north to northwest wind for that. brisk wind out there. some gusts from time to time up farmingdale and belmar and white plains. monticello a 28-mile-an-hour gust. because of those gusty winds, you're likely seeing airport delays. newark and laguardia, 30 to 45 minutes. jfk, 66 minutes. over an hour for you there. live doppler radar network shows it is clear sailing in terms of rain. there's no rain around us. as a matter of fact, most of the rain is along the gulf coast corners area of the southwest. we're enjoying a beautiful and quiet weather pattern for the next several days here. the sunsets at 7:43. down to

jen maxfield is in astoria with what happened. it's always shocking that something like this happens over a few dollars. just a terrible crime over a few dollars. >> that's right. the victim in this case is just 14 years old. w man who wanted to rob him. the assault happened on july 26th. the nypd just got this surveillance video from an auto repair shop it shows the man who police say sucker punched this boy and stole $7 from him and his iphone 4 before he ran away on 44th street. the boy was shaken up by not seriously hurt. this is a busy intersection there are two gas stations here. the robbery happened 8:00 in the morning on a tuesday, the suspect did get away, with this surveillance video just being released, police are hoping it will lead them to the attacker who sucker punched a 14-year-old boy. that's the latest live ins a torya, now back to you. >>> new developments in the u.s. swimmer scandal. about a half hour ago we learned one of the four athletes just made a deal with authorities in "today in new york's" kerry barret

the department of health will be spraying pesticides to help prevent the spread of west nile virus, astoria jarksen heights, woodside in queens. the spray something starting 10:00 tuesday night and wrapping up at 6:00 am wednesday morning. >> erika grove is joining us with a look at the week's weather. probably you'll have your windows close bid then. chance to further dry things out. it only takes a couple of tablespoons of standing water for mosquitos to breed in. oent tonight, nice and comfortable. another great day tomorrow. humidity will be on the rise by mid week. that's when we're looking for the threat of showers and storms to return to our forecast. hatchton bay, 63. 79 now in central park. we're missing a bunch of observations and having trouble with the in clo familiar with the data, whether observation stations. keep in mind, temperatures are only going to fall into the 60s overnight tonight in the outlying suburbs, down to about 70 in midtown. not a great night to open up the windows despite the clear skies and diminishing winds. lots of sunshine tomorrow, low humidity. great o

surveillance video captured the incident that happened around 6:00 outside of a laundromat in astoria. from a girl's neck and walked away. police are looking for pablo escobar who was identified through witnesses in the area. >>> investigators in massachusetts are testing dna samples from a person of interest in the case of a murdered jogger. that person is only described as someone with knowledge of the park where vanessa marcot was found dead. she lived and worked here in new york and was in massachusetts visiting her here in our area, it has been a week and a half since the murder of a daughter in queens. her father sat down to talk about his mission to find her killer. carina vetrano was sexually assaulted and strangled. phil says his daughter really fought back before she was killed, and he is convinced someone other than the killer knows something. >> somebody saw somebody come house. hillary clinton yesterday released her taxes for 2015 in hopes of putting pressure on the same thing. she and former president bill clinton made $10.6 million last year combined. they paid about a

you can have greek in astoria. there's like the -- the possibilities are endless. >> whether you're in the mood for dim sun or a hot sandwich, you can find it in this one borough. ernie: great stuff. and we're only just getting started. tomorrow we're going to tell you something really good. the taste of the olympics host country with brazilian food here in manhattan. so be sure to join us for that tomorrow. coming up next, google is taking on apple again. we'll talk about it in our trending tuesday segment. plus, i've got a question for you tonight. here it is: what difference do do you notice a difference? hear what people said. we'll be right back. hi guys! got the birthday girl a drum set. drum set? oh you guys must have time warner cable. this is gonna be some party. yeah, their free home wifi lets us connect all our devices at the same time. and there's no data cap, so... the kids must love that, huh?! hey, there's the birthday girl! let's get this party started! imited data and speeds up to ultra-fast 300 me

this morning, police are looking for a 22-year-old man this happened yesterday at the laundromat in astoria. the suspect is 22-year-old pablo escobar. they say he hangs around ravens wood, queens park. if you see hi please give police a call. >>> the official reward $25,000. someone strangled the 25-year-old while she was out jogging. her family has already raised more than $213,000 for rewards and leads in the case. >>> police need your help this morning to find a missing family in brooklyn. detectives tell us janet smith hasn't been seen since noon thursday when they left human resource administration building daughters, 3-year-old and 6-year-old. if you see them, you are asked to call crimestoppers. >>> in the bronx, a man allegedly pushed an elderly man down a flight of stairs and tried to rob him. now police looking for that suspect. here's the surveillance video from inside the building. you can see the suspect shove him right there and the elderly man falls down the stairs, still holding onto his cane. police say the suspect searched the off empty-handed when the victim screamed for

chopper 4 is over a wet mess in astoria. a water main broke near 30th avenue and 12th street. the water is still pouring onto the street. crews are working on the scene to stop the flow. >>> julius was missing since march. her family desperate to find her. today they learned her fate. >> the friends and family people who were accused of murdering the new jersey mother. her body was wrapped in a tarp. one of those suspects was her friend. pat battle is in freehold with more. >> reporter: yes, a very emotional day here at the monmouth county courthouse in freehold. two dozen of julius' family and friends in the courtroom. first they came to the prosecutors' news conference the prosecutor apologizing to them, saying he wished it had not ended this way. then they came here to court to see 32-year-old jennifer stand before a judge and face murder charges and desecration of a body charges in the death of tarita. this woman dropped her off at a train station back in march, told police that's when she then police found her body in the back of this man's home. they found that body last

. >>> keeping our eye on some breaking news in astoria. a water main break. chopper 4 sending us live pictures here. this is the area of 30th avenue and 12th street. crews on the scene working to get control of it. we don't know what caused it, but we'll keep an eye on this for you. >>> the next time your cell phone battery runs low in new rochelle you won't have to run >> park benches are now equipped with solar-powered charging stations. officials say the stations are part of a new effort to modernize the downtown area. residents love the convenience. >> charges really fast. within less than 20 minutes, you can get it to 100 for real. >> it's already installed at several parks and emergency. fire erupts on a boat carrying 500 passengers from puerto rico. >>> tonight, 4 investigates why this gaping crater in brooklyn still hasn't been fixed and why it could happen on your block next. >>> i have never heard of roads that had tolls that you couldn't pay. >> toll trouble for a new jersey vacation. better get baquero. the one thing you need to do so you don't ge

the heat index is still around 90, astoria, passaic. but to the north and west, we're seeing a little cooler conditions here, drier air slowly starting to work its way in. 91 is what it feels like in the city right now. the actual temperature is about 85. humid tomorrow. not so much tonight and the morning. it will still be around by tomorrow afternoon, we'll get a breeze, it is much drier. the humidity plunges. temperatures will be in the upper 80s to around 90 so still pretty toasty in spots. but a wind makes it feel more comfortable. sunshine and no risk for thunderstorms. watch out, though, if you're going to the shore areas because currents. don't go out too far. uv index of course very high tomorrow, temperatures in the 80s to near 90. no risk of storms tomorrow, but we might see a couple showing up thursday morning in some spots. storm spot storms here, humidity creeps up ail a little bit going into the weekend but not nearly as what we saw last weekend. we're in the 80s through 90 saturday. sunday there could be a few storms aro

might want to close the windows in astoria. maybe over the east side, a light easterly flow may take the smoke and go in to the east side of manhattan. empire state building in pinstripes. 70 degrees right now. southeast wind at 5. barometer on the rise. high pressure is dominating our weather the next couple days. closer to the normal high of 84 by the weekend. there are your sunrise and sunset times for a beautiful perfect pair of days on the way. a bit more humid on friday but still very nice. 70s at the beaches. here's where we get in to a little trouble over the weekend especially on saturday. thunderstorms coming in from late morning and midafternoon. more specific timing in a moment. 86 to 88. and then sunday looks like a beautiful day. mostly sunny. 84. nice and cool again. comfortably cool in our northern suburbs. we'll see upper 50s north and west in places like newburg, poughkeepsie, white plains. patchy fog. same thing in danbu. the east end of new jersey, patchy fog tomorrow morning. after that comfortably cool sta

in astoria, you can finds greek specialties. no matter what you order, you're transported to greece. >> we included. we do zucchini, mini olive pies from crete. >> reporter: on steinway street is el basuari for columbian cuisine. it's the food that keeps you coming back for more. if you stop in for breakfast, traditional arepa and cheese but try the bandeja stock. let's see. delicious. stella comes here for a taste of home. >> colombia real food is here. i bring my food with me and i introduce this food to her because it's have in queens. >> reporter: if you're looking for tasty mexican cuisine, find central boulevard in long island city and find skinny's cantina. they have the best tacos, guac and soup this side of the border. the margaritas are amazing, too. when you're done, for a different culinary experience, hop on the no. 7 train and you're a few stops away from a central queens neighborhood brimming with the flavors of india. if you find yourself in this part of queens, you have to try kebab king. the food is fab. the me

. >>> new at 5:00, luxury hotel brand waldorf-astoria is coming to san francisco.hese are renderings of the hotel that will be located at first and mission streets. it will occupy the first 21 floors of a 2 million-square- foot mixed use tower making it the second tallest tower in the city. the hotel will have 171 rooms and suites plus several restaurants and waldorf spa. you can't book a room yet. the hotel won't open until 2020. >>> a global power outage is causing more flight cancellations for delta. this was the scene at sfo this morning. the airline cut more than 500 flights worldwide by this afternoon. the company officials say there are still problems with the system used to check in and board passengers. it all started after a power failure. delta is offering compensation to customers affected by delays or cancellations. delta's network outage raises questions about the reliability of computer systems used by airlines, which are not regulated by the faa. last year united and american both had computer problem. in july a faulty router forced southwest to gro

chinese owner of new york's waldorf astoria may be closer to a planned hong kong ipo.ng to people familiar with the matter, and insurance group will pitch a role in a share offering with one suggesting a deadline of the end of this week. two of the people said the listing may include a life insurance operation, as well as many of the overseas business. and that is your bloomberg business flash. anna: sherry, think you very much. glencore reports first-half reports at 7:00 u.k. time, around seven minutes. investors will be watching for the debt reduction strategy, as asset sales continue. this morning, the agreed to a $700 million deal to sell future out ports from us trillion mines. research,mmodities colin, always great to see. let us talk about the streaming deal the glencore has done in relation to this australian copper and gold mine. the balancellars, sheet of the mining company, this just more of the same really coming through from the mining sector as a whole. mode, still in divestment trying to get a balance sheet back in order. now, the deal is not new. but gl

they'll work in east new york and canarsie and astoria, jackson heights, steinway and woodside in queens. all starts at 10:00 tonight. michael phelps and katie ledecky are jumping back in the pool for 200-meter finals and the women's soccer team will take on colombia. >>> 4:45. tuesday morning. a lot of dry conditions out there. you see the wet sidewalk. they just waurkd it down outside rock center. no rain today. on and off for several days we'll have to dodge a few showers and thunderstorms. right now, 73. skies mostly clear. weathe lots of sunshine. still fairly low humidity. clouds building in tonight. showers and thunderstorms scattered around tomorrow afternoon and tonight. steamy into the weekend. stamford at 60. greenwich at 68. west point 64. 59 in fairfield. you get towards the city, a little warmer. low 70s. down the shore, upper 60s. the northwestern suburbs, upper mid-60s for the hudson valley. nothing in terms of organized areas of clouds tore rain. starting to see showers bubbling up from south to north and become a player in the weather. the dew point, we often look at th

the waldorf astoria will build a skyscraper and have hotel rooms and office and retail spa and a highnd restaurant. the waldorf in new york is synonymous with extreme luxury. the san francisco version is billed as a destination spot for the rich and famous. >>> still ahead tonight, delicious dumpings. who knew they might be able to power. >> and the story when abc 7 news at 5:00 continues. >> when it happens when you live -- >> the abc 7 news team covers your neighborhood. >> your story -- >> choose the news that matters where you live. choose the team that works for you. california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ >>> i'm ama daetz, coming up at 6:00, a look at the action daly city officials are considering days after a young girl was hit by a car in a

the waldorf astoria unveiled plans for a destination spot for the super rich and famous. >>> californiaers will get to decide on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in november. >>> tonight, taking a look at a possible unintended consequence of prop 64. >> this is not the first time. >> the ongoing crime wave one business has to deal with which san francisco police say is part of a growing trend. >> the problems inside san francisco's sinking high highs. a new lawsuit >>> repeat business is a good thing for stores and repeat burglars are not. >> that is what some shops are dealing with. >> surveillance video shows burglaring using their car as a battering ram. >> this is where you don't it. >> how they got in is less of a concern. the number of times they've been burglarized is a big deal. the repair technician says technicians have had five repair jobs per week. >> without that, it took about a week before we're back up and running. >> police say commercial burglars are on the rise. >> i won't say common, but it does happen. during the burglary, a bicyclist rode by and officers w

astoria park in queens. >>> the major packet train changes. what the agency is doing now to help you get around. >>> coming up next, donald trump hits the road for the first time with his new campaign team as rival hillary clinton sounds off about the shakeup. >>> and we're going to have "weather and traffic on the 4s" coming up. you're watching "today in new york." ? ? ? award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. >>> it's 6:134. here's four things to know this morning. three swimmers who were allegedly robbed are expected to speak with brazil today. two of them were taken off a plane to be questioned. a third is still in brazil at the time. lochte is already back in the u.s. >>> a 17-year-old boy is dead following a double shooting in the bronx. a 21-year-old man but stable condition and so far there are no arrests. >> nearly 6,000 youth football helmets are being recalled because they can crack and cause head injuries. the helmets involved are from the zenith company. >>> mcdonald's is recalling the tracker toys fro

this happened yesterday at the juan juan lon droe matt in astoria. police are looking for 2 2-year-old pablo escobar. he hangs around ravens wood, queens bridge and dutch wood park. if you have seen him, please treated for serious injury after a lightning strike in poughkeepsie. police were called just after 4:00. the victims were sitting on benches underneath a tree in the center of the park when this powerful lightning bolt hit and three people were critically hurt. >>> the excessive heat warning continues in new york city. there are cooling centers open in all five boroughs open through sunday with extended hours. if you don't have air chronic health conditions, take advantage of those centers. head to our website at nbcnewyork.com. >>> we were talking earlier, one of the -- it's a cardinal rule, you never sit under a tree during a thunderstorm or lightning -- >> that's right. we may see more storms today, really every day throughout next week. we'll see scattered storms. the real story, the dangerous heat and humidity. when you see 95 today, that

chinese companies now owns such and the the soccer team waldorf-astoria hotel.deal cleared its biggest hurdle when the committee on foreign investment in the was approved it. globally, u.k. lawmakers have expressed concern over chinese investments. industrial you, the government blocked a seal of the nation's largest auto renter to a chinese led group. the background. chinese emperors for centuries consider the country self-sufficient and foreign trade opened up after the unlocking of china's borders in 1979. the government has encouraged to recent overseas push due slower economic growth and businesses have an incentive to spend cash sooner rather than later. critics say china should loosen restrictions and give foreign companies the same freedom chinese firms enjoy. easy financing from government-backed banks. some argue chinese investment should be embraced. chinese takeovers could save many american friends from bankruptcy. the was closed more than twice as many deals in 2015. matt: that was just one of the many quick takes you can find on the bloomberg and

it's the astoria park in queens. it will go to new hiking trails and running parks the improvements could take up to four years to complete . cuomo launches the review that happened on sunday night. remember when we heard the gunshots? they said it cause a lot of panic in a massive response. liz is in the newsroom with the story. >> good morning. at least 29 911 calls were made. there were talks about the shots being fired off but they were just the sounds of cheering and clapping from a airport bar. they eventually found no evidence that shots were fired but during the initial response, two terminals were shut down for planesthat were diverted the port authority says 200 people responded and he calls the response tactically sound. three high-ranking officers told the news that the port authority police were understaffed. police commissioner bill bratton says it's something to learn from. we had a very short period of time with 300 police officers with the right equipment and that if there had been an actual event or

surveillance video captured the incident that happened around last night in astoria. the man snatched a gold chain from the 4-year-old's neck then walked away. police are looking for 22-year- old pablo escobar who was identified through witnesses. >> all of this excessive heat is having a strong impact on the area's power grid. right now, con ed is reducing power by 5% in several queens neighborhoods. it was the same last night on staten island where the company reduced power in order to work on some of their equipment. folks were without power. richmond university medical center was also forced to run on generators waiting to be phased back onto the grid. >> just keep it a little bit less than frigid so that we can all stay reasonably cool, right? >> i'm not mad about that. >> but doing whatever you can, really, for the next cupful days. we've got -- next couple of days. we've got two more days of this where the humidity is high and it's uncomfortable. can't reflectish and find relief -- replenish and find relief. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows temperatures

. >> next on history bookshelf, author peter stark discusses his book, "astoria." he recalls the partnership between john jacob astor and president jefferson and the exhibition that began in establishing an international trading post on the pacific coast. inis at powell's books oregon. [laughter] [applause] peter: thank you for the introduction. and thank you powells and you , all, for being here. normally i have a more formal presentation. but tonight is a special night so i will do something a little bit different. and i'm going to tell stories a little bit more and, of course, i'm going to do some reading as well. but it's special because, one, this is powell's, we're in oregon, astoria is very nearby. the center of this story. and also we're here with c-span, booktv. and so we have a national audience as well as a oregon audience.

companies not on such things as pirelli tires, the inter-milan soccer team, and new york's waldorf astoriasyngenta.now includes that deal cleared its biggest hurdle when the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. approved it. committee that's foreign acquisition of companies for national security threats. u.k. lawmakers have expressed concerns about chinese investments in proposed nuclear plants. in australia, the government blocked the sale of the nation's largest cattle renter to a chinese group and rejected bids from china and hong kong for an electricity network. the chinese emperors for centuries consider the country sell sufficient and foreign trade only opened up in 1979. more recently, the government has encouraged the recent overseas push due to slowing economic growth. businesses have an incentive to spend cash sooner rather than later with a weakening yuan. should givechina foreign companies and same advantages that chinese companies enjoy when making overseas acquisition. easy financing from government-backed banks. some argue chinese investment should be embraced. one rep

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several dog days are ahead indeed. 74 in astoria right now. 64 in larchmont. across much of new jersey. few upper 50s in a couple of pockets. danbury is 58. now as we look at the satellite and radar, not much going on nearby. high pressure stilg ruling the roost here. you're starting to see moisture, return flow through virginia and the north carolina area. it will be in the form of rain and thunderstorms. you'll need the shades today. high of few clouds in the mix late afternoon. clouding over tonight. muggier overnight. tomorrow, lots of clouds, scattered showers and thunderstorms around. especially in the afternoon hours into the evening and a high temperature of 86 degrees. citi field, mets back home. the d-backs in town. no rain to worry about. muggy at the onset. high humidity and scattered showers and thunderstorms each day. best chance in the inland spots. maybe a larger area gets covered by the shower and thunderstorm threat. 93 on saturday, 89 on sunday. so no real break in the action once this humidity builds on in with the threat of showers and sto

lacking south from the camera, astoria, great day to go the power plant. 59th street bridge, down to one world trade. great start to the week. continuation of the gorgeous weather we had yesterday. low humidities, comfortable temperatures. rising barometer. sun is up, sets 8:03, a beautiful sunset. humidity on hold today and tomorrow. humidity returns on wednesday. hot by the end of the week with weekend. we will talk about 70 newark, 63 around lake hurst and toms river. northwest to a northeast wind today, high pressure ridge, will keep the humidity away. the temperature warms up nicely. 77 by 8:00. noontime temperature 82. to the mid-80s this afternoon, 87, above normal. light wind. waves on the sound a foot or two. water temperature 77, 78 at the beach. nice day of dry heat from the ridge sliding eastward, high and dry again tomorrow before the high goes to the atlantic, the wind turn south and bring up hot air. that's going to happen in to the weekend, and in to the next week,s that dog days of summer on schedule. low humidity today. 87, warm, tonight clear and sunny warm day tom

and now he's opening in his own neighborhood in astoria. the food is second to the drink. >> the real interesting things that people can sink their teeth into. and the food is it. >> reporter: there's the guinness mac and cheese and dumpings and spring roles in steak. they've don't interior. but the food is the best part, no you do. >> reporter: another classic that gets a twist is the shepherd as pie and he as ground lamb and curry powder. and a boy leaf for more flavor go in and peas are last. a kick. >>i love that. all the time i come here i have to eat that one. you can finish the meal off with a 99. the community pubs and he hope passage is as well. >> come home to comfort food, which is really what we are. for the curry shepherd pie is on abc7nj.com/eat. they also sent over a salad. >> this is really good. >> very comforted right now. >> right. >> excellent. >> you're right. this is delicious. curry shepherd pie. >> delicious. we'll value to go. in west chester county in a community to keep k- 9 officers safe as they patrol the street

. >> reporter: let's lock from our live picture here from our camera in astoria. we have a little bit of haze, and there we have one world trade, and bill alice the power plant, and the chrysler building. be blowing off the east river, 77 around ridgewood, 78 long island, all the way out to montauk today. 82 by noon. 87 to 89 this afternoon, that is warm but the winds will be out of the northwest and that will keep the air moving and knock down the humidity. we'll talk about the heat and humidity returning. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. weather then heather. what have you got going on? >> reporter: here's the new york state thru-way southbound. let's go over to our maps. we have an accident new york state thru-way southbound near exit 10. that being cleared. also reports of an accident staten island expressway westbound ramp and news copter 7 up above. john del giorno is here to clear up all that information. >> reporter: good morning heather. first live pictures of the staten island expressway. we have a report of a pedestrian ac

. >>> and if you would like to book a room at the waldorf astoria, you better do it now. they'll stop taking reservations after february 2017. last month, the owner announced they would convert a thousand rooms into luxury apartments. renovations will begin sometime in the spring. the hotel opened 58 years ago of famous guests, including every u.s. president since hoover. >>> up in flame, homes destroyed and residents forced out by an inferno on staten island. and nonanes are talking to us i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now

chinese companies now on things the u.s.ires for soccer team and the waldorf-astoria hotel.cide. committee is a regulated acquisition company. globally, u.k. lawmakers have expressed concern over chinese acquisitions. in australia they blocked the , sale to a group and rejected bids from china for an electricity network. here's the background. chinese emperors for centuries consider the company self-sufficient in foreign trade only opened up after they began unlocking china's borders. more recently, the government has encouraged the push to the -- a due to slowing economic growth and businesses have incentive to spend cash sooner rather than later. the weakening yen. china should loosen restrictions and give foreign companies the same freedoms the chinese firms in joy. and that has one huge advantage. easy financing from government backs banks. but some argue that chinese investments should be embraced. it has saved many american firms from bankruptcy. china says it's overseas purchases are nothing more than usual. they closed twice as many deals in 2015. matt: that was just

moscow two days, and this was rather interesting, because we stayed in this hotel that was called astoria that before the revolution, the soviet -- the communist revolution was a very fancy hotel, but it fell on bad times. the chandelier were beautiful at one time, but covered with cobwebs. the beautiful curtains were in tatters. and we were the only guests in the dining room. they gave us a menu that was a very thick menu, but the waiter said, we only have one dish. stew. >> he gave you this big menu anyway. >> yeah. and then my father befriended this waiter, and told them we are going to odessa, which is the russian city on the black sea. and the waiter said, well, it will take you three days and there won't be any food on the train. so my father traded some silk ties for a baked goose. the goose was pretty good. by the way, europeans don't eat so much turkey, they eat goose for -- especially for christmas. >> that was the food you would take on the train with you. >> yeah. >> mm-hmm. >> and i remember it was wintertime, we got on the train, and went through russia and moscow and came t

there are your sunrise and sunset times. 81 degrees, astoria. certainly sunny spots during the afternoon hours. elmhurst at 79. parkchester coming in at 79 the catskills. only 66 degrees. 77 in islip. 74 in belmar. it's this light wind off the atlantic that's assisting us today. yes, it's keeping a lot of clouds and cool temperatures but it's saving us from the heavier downpours. 77 during the early evening hours. look during the overnight. showers, a few rumbles of thunder and downpours become a little bit more widespread to the north and west. some of those may slide toward the coast in a bad time, in the predawn hours toward sunrise. maybe that interruptsou morning commute. during the midday, a lot of clouds start to break during the afternoon hours. see how the satellite and radar is fairly clear. thin spots in the clouds. these downpours over eastern pennsylvania, they've been falling apart. just diving down to the south. but i think they'll at least make some more progress in to the hudson valley and northwest new jersey in to the evening

we are in astoria just in the shadows of the triborough bridge. big water main break on the corner by the auto repair place. they say the street has been undermined so obviously, they will have to get crews out here to dig up the street and fix that water main. no word on what size it is yet. live in chopper 2, joe biermann, cbs 2 news. >>> a heartbroken homeowner wants to know why someone would steal a sacred from her lawn and she is not alone. cbs 2's vanessa murdoch says tonight police are searching for a suspect who has been on a burglary spree in nutley. >> i feel so bad. >> reporter: maria says she felt like crying when she discovered her statue of st. anthony had been stolen. >> i didn't do nothing to nobody. why the people got to steal my stuff. >> reporter: an elephant now stands where the blessed virgin mary used to. or who would want to steal it. >> they range between $200 and $700 apiece. >> reporter: surgeon anthony a detective with nutley police said nine religious statues have been stolen in the past several months along with other