(cohen) i did a film in greece and in astoria queens about this terrific community of epirot musicianstime they have one of their celebrations-- it could be a wedding or it could be a feast day-- they have to have music. [tambourine, drums, and clarinet playing] you can't have that ritual unless you have that good music. and the best musicians are up there in the mountains of greece, and they'll fly into athens for that one festival. the issue of money isn't important-- that he's there. [music continues] you know, most places, when you want to get excited, you go faster, but somehow with the epirots, they go slower when they want to show how intense they are and expressions of agony and pain and ecstasy-- slow-moving, exotic things... it's crazy. and they dance, and they kind of outdo each other. and they lead each other around doing these slow, slow, slow things. it's very elegant. well, by the time you get involved in that, everybody's sweating and pouring on the energy and slowing down. they're no longer where they were when they came into the room. it's a different place, and i thi

in astoria queens, news 4 new york. now the state is increasing the pen tal alty ies for groping on public transit. make it punishable by up to a year behind bars. this includes all new york state operated bus, train and subway systems. >>> new tonight, yet another apparent cyberattack targeting rutgers. if you logged on to the university's website today you saw this notice saying the network was experiencing technical difficulties. this is the fifth attack on the computer network in the past year. investigators say they're coming from somewhere outside the university, but it hasn't been narrowed down. >>> coming up, what the pope said about government workers refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. >>> she helped two prisoners escape in a wild story that commanded our attention over the summer. what joyce mitchell begged for from the judge before she was everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. so whatever

in astoria, queens, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> abc news exclusive tonight. kim davis, the kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples because of her christian beliefs is speaking out. davis believes she's been victimized. >> i've been called hitler. i've been called a hypocrite. i've been called -- homeophobe. i've been called things and those names don't hurt me. >> you can watch the full interview with kim davis tomorrow on good morning america. >>> the apple watch tonight credited with saving the life of a high school football player. 17-year-old paul says the heart rate monitor on his watch alerted him something was wrong. the watch showed his resting heart rate was more than double his average. >> to feel my heart pounding, so after practice i went to take a nap. my heart rate was still like 145. >> i can remember when the apple watch was coming out, i said there's no way i'm ever buying one. i went out on saturday and purchased an apple watch for my wife and for myself. >> went to the hospital where he learned he had heart

good morning, everyone. , breaking news in queens, a man was shot and killed in atorier -- astoria queens. >> president barack obama and putin speak to the u.n. general assembly today and then they will be face-to-face. >> the pope is back at the vatican today. he took off from philadelphia last night. after the biggest masses ever held. pope francis i is saying one of the highs is the interfaith service after the 9/11 memorial. >> i broke into tears. >> this young lady was confined to a wheelchair and the pope stopped to greet here. >>> this is an indication of the gees yesterday, marshal with the catches and then tries to lateral the ball, the only the jets would go on, to turn the ball over four times on their way to the first loss of the season. >>> the rams, the greatest show on turf, well, it was on the turf before the game, the field caught fire. atechnical delay. it was delayed for 30 minutes when they put it out. >>> all right. 6:02. traffic and weather on the 2s. >>> okay. fog in the area right now. we're waiting for rain. all right. the busy period is tuesday into wednesday. by

this is from our camera in astoria, queens. 67 and it looks so crisp and clear. it's a really nice air mass that came. the wind shifted and it brought in the drier air and the clearer air. it doesn't look as hazy. 81 was the high in newark. that was the only place that got up above 80. high pressure situated to the north during the day tomorrow. we'll ensure dry weather around here. it develops an on shore over the parts of the middle atlantic. they'll be showers in virginia and north carolina. i don't think the showers ever make it all the way up the coast. i do think some cloud cover increases here by late tomorrow south of new york city. especially tomorrow night into tuesday. much of the area goes overcast. 46 right now at monticello. this is the coolest air we've you have temperatures in the middle and upper 60s. mid-60s on the island and on the jersey shore. clouds from the west and a system off shore. might back some clouds in here during the day on tuesday. between those two systems we increase the cloud cover tomorrow night into tuesday. we're watching t

this is our camera in astoria queens down the east river at noontime. a temperature of 69 degrees. a moderate to dry humidity. northeast wind at 10. a rising barometer. that would normally point to a nice fair-weather day except we have a wave of low pressure under cutting that. temperature 67 long island. 71 islip. 69 belmar. 59 up to monticello. northeast wind 10, 12 miles per hour. that keeps a gloomy feel. a couple of sprinkles in passaic county and up around orange, sullivan ulster across the hudson river and breaks in here, too where the sun is coming through. this will continue for the afternoon. to the west, dry air filters in tonight. at the bus stop 74, cloudy, breezy, nice for sports. no rain. atlantic up to 20 miles per hour. 25 in some places. it's rough out there. rip current risk is high at the beaches. still looking at 74 this afternoon, close to normal. tomorrow as more of the high slides eastward it dries things out and you a come arriving with summer weather this weekend. this weekend waves in the atlantic and rough surf if you want to head to the beach. we have

check this live picture out from the camera in astoria queens looking south. on the left is the sculpture, the socrates sculpture near the art gallery. that is an area where you can go that is shady. stay in the shade. keep it where you have access to water and frequent breaks if you have to work out in this stuff. humidity 57%. you tack on the temperature and we are looking at low to mid- 90s for real feels. normal high is 78. we are up to a real feel of 98 today. sunsets at 7:15 which should be a beautiful sunset. heat and humidity tack it on. this is the last 90-degree day for a while. the heat wave will end today, third of the season. showers and storms tomorrow could bring a lot of rain and lasted until tomorrow night. it will be a long period of rain off and 0 that could cause flooding. 88 kingston and poughkeepsie. with the south facing shore like long island, a little cooler. hot when you look down the jersey shore because it's a land breeze out of the southwest. 96 is the real feel in brooklyn around queens, jamaica queens and st. albans, in that area

. >> from astoria, queens, kala news. >>> a woman in brooklyn has good proof that a letter sent to her by the city is 87-year-old selma cohen got a letter in the mail saying she no longer would receive medicaid benefits because she is dead but she isn't. and she needs the benefits as a cancer survivor who depends on to stay healthy. she is alive is a lot harder than one might think? >> i said to her, i'm not dead, i'm talking to you. bureaucracy. they are not that fast to fix anything. >> well, a representative from the city told eyewitness news be fixed. if? >> my favorite line, i'm right here. >>> mayor de blasio will announce a new strategy for afternoon. the city plans to hire more avoid eviction. a third of the families were the city had 50,000 homeless office. that now has climbed to 57,000. for you. drivers who take the george washington bridge into new york at night may want to find an tonight through thursday, the eastbound lanes on the lower level will be shut down from 9:00 to 5:00 in the morning. on friday they will be closed from 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. saturday. the remov

we talked to an 11-year-old, francesco from astoria queens. he is out easterly to see the pope. he tells us what he likes specifically about this pope. >> he is like a pope that is really nice. he is not like those people that are -- that they want a million things. he is a simple guy. he is a peacemaker. >> reporter: his mom was the sweetest. she started tearing up thing about the possibility of her son being blessed by the pope. he had flowers. he wants to give those to the pope. him is an honor to her and her son. central park is closed to the public today. kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kala, thank you so much. >>> it's amazing to see how kids are responding to the pope. he is like a rock star to so many kids. >> he is, the way they light up. >> he does love and light up around the kids. >> he really does. you know what is nice? it will be a great day for a pope processional in central park. >> let's find out how great. meteorologist bill evans joins us with the forecast. looking out to long island high thin clouds to keep the sun's effect down. index 5 to 6. press

here's what's happening now. 85 is the current reading in astoria and queens. 87 in emerson. 84 harrison. 86 now in abnell. poughkeepsie, temperatures still in the low 90s. we are clear on the satellite image. high pressure is in control, and today once again lots of sunshine across the area, with the southwesterly winds in place. it's been a very warm and very muggy day. and tomorrow we'll see more of the same. all of these thunderstorms off to the west will die down. in fact, they're crashing into that area of high pressure, and getting forced down towards washington, d.c. but there's a front right here, and this is going to drop down into the region tomorrow. and late in the day tomorrow, may bring a shower or thunderstorm, but behind the front, that's when we finally get into the good weather, the cooler weather, and the less humid weather. and that will start on friday, and go into the weekend. but tonight is going to be another warm one. we're at 73 degrees in the city. it's a warm and muggy night on mainly clear skies. with all the humidity in place, we can't rule out areas of fog

this is the camera in astoria queens to the south of the rfk. this is the east river, roosevelt island. on the other side of that, this is the fdr. this is midtown manhattan where we can see from the empire state building, the chrysler building down to one world trade. nice morning, cool, crisp. you may need to grab a jacket. temperatures are in the 50s. 59 in the park. low 50s north and west. humidity is dry. wind is west 7 to 14 miles per hour and the pressure is rising. brand-new high-pressure ridge is coming into the area. brand-new air mass out of canada will make it feel great today. normal high is 76. low 62. keep this in mind as we go through the forecast this morning. sunsets at 7:07. the first 50s since june 27th. breezy today. lots of seasonal sunshine. but a big warm up starts tomorrow. and the humidity will remain low but the temperatures are going to be quite warm. 58 in north port. 55 hauppauge. 65 east hampton. 58 in massapequa. 59 in the park. 52 monticello. with this little west wind here, a dry wind, parts of the area have the

another look over to midtown from our camera at astoria, queens. temperature 78. humidity up there at 64%. humidity will continue to make the temperature feel even warmer. heat index values will be higher than the air temperatures. pressure falling from 30.03 and no breeze out there. calm wind. that is promoting development of fog in the suburbs. hot and humid weather persisting through thursday. highs in the low to mid-90s feels like the mid-to-upper 90s. tack on almost 5 degrees to the air temperature to see what it feels like especially during the hot afternoon sun. backdoor cold front provides relief by friday. with the front, there could be a couple of showers and thunderstorms moving in from the north and east by thursday night. visibility right now, i show you this map because this shows you where it's foggy. down to a third of a mile at morristown. if you are driving in areas west and north of new york city, especially far west and north of the city, you will run into fog this morning. three mill visibility at monticello. elsewhere no real problems. 77 in

. >>> a beautiful view on your birthday, lori, from astoria queens, right over to roosevelt island and the fdr. all the way down you can see one world trade. the east river glass. a pretty morning outside. how about we go to the beach. it will be a pretty day for it. a wind out of the west southwest. here we are asbury park looking nice here down the beach. great morning for a walk on the boardwalk or on the beach. humidity dry. wind are calm and the pressure has been at 30, 33 which is strong high pressure right over us. the high yesterday 84. the low 62 which is well above normal. well above 75-61 the numbers for this time of the year, the average high and low. sun up at 6:37. gorgeous sunrise. today we are looking at more of a feel of midsummer. for the rest of the week. fog is possible in the mornings from the warm days and cooling overnight. the next shot at a shower maybe on sunday and maybe not. looks dry right now. 65 around north port and massapequa. hauppauge 63. the hamptons 69 where the weather is nice the next couple of weeks. the rentals have ended. 57 at belmar. 50 toms

1-866-386-4180 . >>> a car crashes into a building on steinway street at 25th avenue and astoria section of queens. in this video, you can see a police emergency vehicle the crash happened just before 4:00 this morning. firefighters tell us one person was transported to a nearby hospital. >>> governor cuomo's office is in mourning after losing an aid to gun violence. 43-year-old carey gabay passed away last night at kings county hospital. gabay was hit by a stray bullet in crown heights on labor day, after he was caught in crossfire in a gun battle between two gangs. he was a harvard graduate who worked as an attorney in the governor's office. >>> let's get a check of your forecast with john elliott. >>> good morning, everybody. some mixed skies out there. a little bit more in the way of cloud cover than we saw yesterday. still, mostly clear and 70 degrees. winds are calm. around the area, a little cooler. staten island, cooler through parts of brooklyn by a degree or two. 61 in hackensack. around the area, coolest readings north and west. sparta through parts of sullivan, orange county. temperatu

police investigating a fatal shooting in astoria queens. it happened at 4:00 this morning. it appears the victim was involved in a dispute inside a building on steinway street and the gunman was waiting for him outside. the victim was shot several times and died on the way to the hospital. his name has not been released. >>> police in queens are searching for a hit and run driver. investigators say a burgundy-colored jeep struck a 30-year-old man crossing union turnpike in forest hills. it happened just before 10:00 last night near woodhaven boulevard. the victim was taken to jamaica hospital in critical condition. let's look at the commute with emily west. >> darlene, a lot going on with the roadways. it is a mess. couple accidents in the thruway, one at exit 11, disabled mid span of the tappan zee. lot slowing you down there. delays route 3 westbound at valley road. couple lanes blocked with a crash. lane and april new accident on the belt westbound. francis lewis boulevard. >>> thank you, emily. let's check the weather. warm, humid, high of 79. tonight, cloudy, chance fo

queens. a man has been shot and killed on a street in astoria. we have a crew heading to the scene. >> the pope is gone but the traffic is not. what you can expect as leaders on manhattan. we are the largest and most diverse school district in america! yet we are one! one point one million students! one thousand eight hundred schools! sharing one common goal. help all kids succeed. we're new york city public school teachers. taking learning to the next level. and parents and the community are on board! all coming together... ...as one. to celebrate the passion and promise of our public schools. >>> breaking news near the jersey shore. police investigating a shooting at a parking lot outside of a convenience store. >> two young sisters allegedly taken from their foster parents. police are trying to find their biological mother. >> pope francis returned to rome and what he is telling reporters about his trip to new york. good morning, i'm ken rosato. >> i'm lori stokes. it's monday, september 28th. you are never more than seven minutes away from we

as we look from our camera here in queens, looking south from astoria down the east river, you can see all the way down past 1 world trade, got some great visibilities. temperature's 71 degrees, the and 78%. a southwest to a west wind. that will shut that down. the pressure holding steady. normal high is 78 degrees this time of the year. we're going to crush that today and tomorrow and wednesday. sun's officially up at 6:30 and sets at 7:19 this evening. today we're looking at some abnormal heat for september over the next three days. 90-degree possible heat wave in september which is unusual. 90 plus through wednesday. it's going to make the outdoors tomorrow, but thursday that cold front i was showing you in the great lakes comes through with thunderstorms thursday afternoon. in kingston it's 59. 57 carmel. 67 at bridgeport. these are some nice overnight numbers here. it's a great morning. we have southwest wind which keeps it dry and not so humid, but at the same time it also gives us a risk today that's moderate and on the south facing shores of long island and the new york city be

queens. police are searching for a killer after a shooting on a popular street. this happened about 4:00 this morning on stein way in astoria. police say a 26-year old man was shot several times. he decide on the way to the hospital. no arrests have been made. in queens, police are searching for the driver who hit a man then took off leaving him critically hurt. this happened on union turnpike before 10:00 last night. 30-year-old victim is in critical condition at jamaica medical center. police say the driver was behind the wheel of a burgundy colored jeep with new york license plates. >>> the man known as the people's pope had a message for the people as he arrived in rome this morning. pope francis ended his eight- hour journey from philadelphia with this sweet, my heartfelt thanks may the love of chris guide the american people. od bless america. he spoke to reporters during the flight. he was surprised by the warmth of the american people and said staying close to the people. >>> even with pope francis back at the vatican it won't be smooth sailing around manhattan. president obama is here with more than 90% of the worl

most of the worst stations were in queens, n, q, astoria line and flushing line which runs the 7 train. commission recommends the mta stop expansion projects to focus on much-needed repairs. mta says it needs to expand to keep up with growing ridership. >>> republican nominee committee is asking its presidential candidates to sign a pledge, you may have heard about this, asking they will not run as independent. >> yeah. no shock here. sources tell the ap aimed directly at donald trump. he is the one who hemmed and hawed, said i might run as a third party candidate if i don't get gop nomination. they don't want him to do that. it would likely siphon votes away from whoever the republican might be and then the republicans could end up losing. rnc chairman is set to meet with donald trump privately today here in manhattan to see if they can reach some sort of a deal. >>> meantime a little further north construction of the new tappan zee bridge mark ad new milestone. it reached the halfway point. >> work has begun on eight towers that stand as high as 42 stories to span it across the river

astoria. then we lived in washington heights. we lived in the bronx. we lived in queens. we jumped all over the place. >> but you were in a homeless shelter -- i mean, i guess >> yes. we spent a year in two homeless shelters after my dad left. we were evicted from our apartment in queens, and we entered the shelter system. >> how is undocumented dan-el getting his education at this point in his life? >> i was getting my education from the public school system. i had been going to schools wherever we happened to be at the time -- went to a public school in the bronx, several in queens, one in chinatown. >> at some point -- and tell me how you got there -- you ended up at collegiate, a very prestigious and elite private school here in manhattan. i think it's the oldest in the country. how did that happen? >> at the second shelter, i met a volunteer who was a photographer by training, and he took me under his wing, and he told my mom that it was imperative that he and she work together to get me the best education they could. >> and you got into -- on a scholarship -- to col

. >>> police in queens hope you can deliver them a thief that stole packages from the victim's door steps. the crime in astoria. you can see the man walking to the door of the house. he sees two packages that were dropped off, stuffs them in a bag then calmly walks away. one neighbor said she saw the man a short time before the crime. >> i saw him this morning when i was walking my dog actually. i was that way and i saw him coming up the block. i turned around and loaned looked at him and he went back. >> another neighbor said she has seen the man wondering the neighborhood every day for the past four months. anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers. >>> we are following a developing story in new jersey. towering flames rip through a home in the middle of the night. the quick work to keep it under control and the efforts by the fire department that may have saved a life. >> today is the day pope francis arrives in the united states for the first time. we are live in washington with the last minute preparations place. i'm sigourney weaver, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the w

queens. it happened after midnight on the grand central parkway when the cruiser lost control near astoria boulevard. both officers are expected to be okay. a motorcyclist was hospitalized after slamming into the back end of another police cruiser blocking traffic. >>> the death toll is rising from a deadly stampede at a religious pilgrimage in saudi arabia. 700 people outside of mecca are dead. almost 1,000 more are injured. this happened in a tent city that is used for the islam major hajj pilgrimage. this is the deadliest stampede in decades. >>> a new chip on credit cards is supposed to stop fraud. >> there maybe one thing standing in their way. >> as we go to a break, here is tomorrow: are you new to medicare? thinking about retiring? do you have the coverage you need? now's the time to get on a path that could be right for you... with unitedhealthcare medicare solutions. call today to learn about the kinds of coverage we offer, including aarp medicarecomplete plans insured through unitedhealthcare. these medicare advantage plans can combine parts a and b, your hospital and doctor coverage... w

queens where police are searching for a white bmw. the get away car. investigators say that a killer used after shooting a man to death in estor astoria. news 4 tracie strahan explains it all start would a fight inside. >> reporter: our cameras were rolling when crime scene detectives discovered one of many slugs on steinway street. dozens of orange cones marked bullets that flew in an early morning shootout that claimed a man's life in front of crystal

queens. it happened just after midnight on grand central parkway when the cruiser somehow lost control near astoria boulevard. both officers are expected to be okay. the crash also landed a motorcyclist in the hospital after the rider slammed into the back end of another police cruiser blocking traffic. the rider's condition remains unknown. >>> also new this morning, police have a suspect behind bars for the murder of a bronx cab driver. police arrested 24-year-old nicholas sanchez last night at his home. he is being charged with murder, manslaughter, attempted robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. police say he shot him in the head in a dispute over the fair on monday morning. mr. mamadou was the father of three children and his wife was expecting the fourth child. >>> we have new sketches of suspects in an apparent bias attack p. police say these three people beat a woman after shouting antigay slurs at her in an east village restaurant. she was dragged by her legs before the suspects ran off. she suffered minor knee injuries. >>> time to get a check on the accuweather forecast with bill.

. >>> breaking news in queens a car crashes into a building on steinway street in astoria. this is video of the car being pulled from the building. firefighters said one person was transported to a nearby hospital. >> governor cuomo's office is in mourning after losing carey gabay to gun violence. he was taken off life support. he was hit by a stray bullet on in the cross fire of a gun battle with two rival gangs, and police released surveillance video and a sketch as they work to make an arrest in the case. he was a harvard graduate who was an attorney in the governor's office. the governor said in part "caey was the epitome of an outstanding public servant. and he chose to better the lives of many others. >>> the republican party's second presidential debate. the 11 candidate spent more time focusing on donald trump. >> reporter: thing got personal with donald trump and car i will fiorina -- carly fiorina. >> look at that face, would anyone vote for that? >> can you imagine that? the face of our next president, and mr. trump said he was talking about your persona, not you

queens sends two officers and a motorcyclist to the hospital. the wreck happened just after midnight on the grand central parkway. when the cruiser somehow lost control mere astoria boulevard. both officers are expected to be okay. >>> meanwhile, as investigators block traffic, a motorcyclist slammed into the back end of another police cruiser while likely trying to avoid the lane closure. the rider's condition remains unknown at this hour. >>> new this morning, police have arrested a man for murder of a bronx cap driver. police grabbed 24-year-old nicholas sanchez last night on his home on lori lard place. investigators say he shot green cab driver barry momodue in the children. his wife is expecting their >>> 5:39. you're never more than 10 minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with your accuweather forecast. >>> we have a beautiful morning. clear skies, we can see the verrazano bridge between brooklyn and staten island, toward sandy hook, new jersey. 62 degrees, a pretty morning. we're looking at what's going to be a beautiful day today. a warmer day. feels like fall this morning outside at 62 degrees, with clear skies. and the skies are clear a