battery park. this will give you a picture outside of what things are looking like. here we go. the vehicle looking great. the people looking even better down in battery park city. and as we zoom around, yeah, there's our pride and joy here at cbs 2, the mobile weather lab. the latest edition. if you zoom in tight to the display monitor, what i'd like to check out right now, couple of things. i want to check out your dew points which i know are lower number down on the left 64.4. you get above 70 that's oppressive humidity. 64 much nicer than yesterday. yesterday you were 74 dew point. and your winds are blowing today from the north. now, if you come back home here i'll show you what's going on there. you can see how everything is working with the wind direction when i show you the wind particles. here's your vortex satellite and radar. what you're going to see right here is how the winds coming in from the north. when you get a north wind it's drier. the minute they hit, these arrows showing you where that northwest wind is, dry air, right? they just can't hold themselves together. i believe as you go overnight tomorrow some of this will hold itself together, h

. >> upper west side, upper east side stores, battery park city. it's time that these guys get captured! >> reporter: police say the crooks most often go for the 14-ounce cartons haagen-dazs and ben & jerry. they fill a bag up with as much as they can and f one or two to grab the goods while others keep store managers and security guards occupied. >> they just distract the manager and ask them, i can't reach the breadcrumbs on the top shelf or gets them away from the area. >> that's did he spiccable. i hope they get them quick. >> reporter: it's quickly resold to small local stores for as low as 10 cents on the dollar. police say ice cream theft in the city so far this year owners might do the right thing and help him. >> if the bodega owners wants to collect $5,000, maybe he can work out a deal with the police department but he is a bad guy, too, for buying it! >> reporter: already, the chain stores are responding hiding special makings on ice cream containers to track them to stop this from spreading. dave carlin, cbs 2 news. >> shoppers are warn

a thunderstorm around battery park city and staten island on top of you. feels-like temperature, we feel like this: i just showed you some of the cooler air out east the hamptons still felt at 95 at the p if you look at the future feels-like temperatures by tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m., feeling like 107 in the city. 106 in paramus and freehold. 107 -- everybody just so hot again tomorrow. by the time you get to saturday a repeat. triple digits feels-like temperatures out there. that's why we have a heat advisory in effect right now until 8 a.m. saturday. but hold on. that's a heat advisory. it will then become an they they can't issue the warning that far out so it becomes a watch. we know it's going to be happening and we also know some storms are going to be sparking up, as well. so that's all part of this forecast. every day you're looking at a storm chance and every day you're looking at the humidity remaining high and the temperatures remaining high, as well. 93 for a high thermometer reading on friday. 93 saturday. 94 sunday. 90 monday. 86 on tuesday

and cyclists can explore the historic streets from the brooklyn bridge to battery park from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. this weekend's city summer street event runs from central park to brooklyn bridge. >> lots going on. >>> you can have the state fair kitchen as hose steel launches frozen deep fried twinkies. >> yum. >> the treat will be available at walmart starting today. original golden and chocolate flavors. >> what is golden flavor. >> they are battered and fried before being frozen. that means all you have to do is pop it in the oven, toaster oven or frying pan, not the microwave. you got yourself a deep fried treat. >> wow. >> well, get ready for a lot more hea today and throughout the weekend. >> we will be sweltering under sun and humidity. it will feel like the triple digits. another check on the introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. for the road. for the ride. for the early mornings... and late nights. for the love. ?? >>> new video shows a brutal attack on a 74-year-

city. sending power to tesla batteries in their homes and tesla cars parked right there in their garages. how convenient. nicole: buying uber china operations, announced the deal just a short time ago, the tale will put an end to fierce competition between the two companies, just last week china officially issued nationwide guidelines. lauren: let's get you caught up on global market action overnight, in asia this is how they turned out, the nikkei in japan up .4% and nikkei up and kospi in south korea up two-thirds of 1%. nicole: this week we do see up london ftse, the cac quarante basically flat in france. most of the banks made it through the european banking authority stress test with the exception with just a couple. lauren: glad you pointed that out. this is how u.s. stock market futures. august is not a great month for portfolio but on the first day dow futures are higher by 39. s&p futures are up 3 and a half points and nasdaq gaining 6 points this morning. july was a terrific month for for the portfolio. nicole: 41.19 this morning, down 1 pull percentage point and gold down a buc

pedestrians and cyclists can explore the historic streets from the brooklyn bridge to battery park from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. and city summer streets event from central park down to the brooklyn bridge. >>> closing in on 6:00. air! two words.. piglet races! wine slushees. bonding time. fried everything! there's so many bands. the bands! those pigs are just so cute! cheesecake, on a stick. a rollercoaster! the great new york state fair just got greater. with all new fairgrounds, more rides and more fun. from august 25th to september 5th in syracuse, new york. order tickets before opening day for just $6. it's all here, it's only here. >>> good morning. as the sunrises, so does the temperature. a brutal heat wave is upon us. we are live with tips to keep you cool. >> also new this morning, a devastating head-on crash leaves several people hurt. >> a rod's farewell tonight. yankee fans say their good-byes to the long time slugger. >> good morning, i'm lori stokes. >> i'm rob nelson filling in for ken rosato. thanks fortuning in. t.g.i. fridays august the 12th. traffic and bill evans. >> we are looking across the park. w

batteries. this new place in manhattan, i-park, tesla is building charging stations for every tesla owner in the city. they are doing things they need to do to build the company. yeah, shares are down. sales are up. liz: our own tom sullivan has a tesla, showed me the app on the phone, everybody says where is the nearest gas station? there are very you few gas stations in new york city. when you do where's ther. >>est charging -- the nearest charging station, the map is clustered. seems like opportunities. ramming up production and gigafactory are they extending themselves too much? 2 .6 billion solarcity, trying to do soup-to-nuts, i admire any ceo trying to do a lot but sometimes you can bite off more than you can do? >> solarcity was bailout after company heading south pretty quick. elon musk in is a genius. i know a lot of people owe own the cars, they live by the cashes, die by the cars. they love them very much. bottom line dealing with markets and businesses you have to make money. they still don't. they keep promising they will and another quarter passes. if we go into a bear market, this bab

battery and issued several citations for ticket scalping and dozens more for parking and moving violations. live in san francisco, sharon kpix 5. >>> target has announced plans to build a new store in marin cityconstruction begins in march. meanwhile, another new location is hiring. the cupertino store looking for about 100 people. hiring events are planned on the location at stevens creek boulevard for the next four mondays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. that store in cupertino set to open in early october. >>> target might not be tesla's speed but they want to put more sales centers in shopping centers and malls. elon musk wants four cars every day. tesla is buying the company for $2.6 billion in stock. tesla is going to open its first san francisco store on van ness avenue next week. >>> amazon is unveiling its first cargo plane with the company logo. amazon one is one of 40 planes that will make up the seattle- based company's air network. the online sales giant is working to improve delivery speeds and move away from airfreight services. >>> there are growing concerns over the spread of zika virus. the popular tourist destinations some fear is the next target. >> a little sting in the air her

battery tunnel, an accident. mass transit, doing very well, and alternate-side parking rules in effect. ken? over to you. >> thank you, heather. subway series after a late night loss at citi field. a rocky start by sabathia had the yankees trailing into the 8th inning but game one into extra innings and extra attention. eventually it came to an end with the strikeout in the 10th leading the yankees to a victory. tonight it will be tanaka against degrom. the series moves to the bronx tomorrow. >>> check this out west. a ball girl with a clutchca down the 3rd baseline. watch this. unbelievable! makes the back hand grab in the stands to save a fan from getting smacked in the face. good job! she got a standing ovation from the crowd and threw the ball to the fan as a souvenir. >>> one designer is bringing a whole new meaning to having something old at your wedding now recycled and reused to the wedding gown. erin shannon cut out all 500 of them. now she has her own slogan for the big day. something donated, something green, something upcycled you have never seen. >> a lot of time on your hands. >> it's pretty. >> it is nice. >>> changes coming to mcdonald's, but will you tast

battery tunnel. again, road work under way there. the manhattan-bound tube is taking that two-way traffic for you. alternate side parking, it is in effect city wide. do be safe, don't text and drive. chris, over to you >> alex, thank you. >>> if you're just waking up, here's a quick look at your morning update. police in princeton, massachusetts, say a new york city woman who disappeared been found murdered. 27-year-old vanessa marcot worked in manhattan. she was in massachusetts visiting her mother. >>> surveillance video released of two robbery suspects in the bronx. they're accused of beating a man on the grand concourse in fordham heights last month. police say they stole $1,300 in cash, a cell phone and a tablet computer. >>> donald trump has announced an economic plan which he says will revitalize the u.s. economy by cutting taxes for workers and businesses. hillary clinton responded by saying trump's plan would to create jobs or boost the economy. >>> the kansas city water park where a 10-year-old boy was killed is scheduled to reopen tomorrow, though the ride where the accident happened will remain closed. police say caleb schwab bro