meteorologist, bill evans talks about that. >> bill evans accuweather forecast. >> the devil. we have clear skies, we're washington bridge. looking good as we take a look at the sunrise. we're looking at temperatures of 75. 75 to 76, newark, north, northeast, northwest, a very light wind today. it's going to be a pretty day. 81 degrees by lunchtime. we're off to a beautiful start in the weekend. i'll tell you more about your forecast. she is looking at all that in the area. >> exactly, exactly. and bill, i'll show you what's this is right on the ramp, hamilton avenue getting to the bqe is blocked. this is so close to the be, qe. hamilton avenue and 3rd avenue, look at this problem. it's overturned garbage truck. this ramp right here from hamilton avenue to the bqe is going to be closed for awhile. you can see crews trying to get ahold on this situation. but again, this is hamilton avenue. watch out for that problem. tell you about another problem. over on the l.i.e. getting out toward the bqe, it's another accident, all lanes closed as we highlight the web cam. let's go over t

and bill evans with the accuweather forecast. now, eyewitness news this morning. >> developing at 4:30, two home overnight. we are live in belmar as investigators search for the cause. >>> the man suspected of killing an imam and his friend is set to face charges after investigators work to find a clear motive. >> plus, two years after he was killed by a police officer, his family is about to get a big payout from the city. >> good morning, i'm mitchell charlesworth. >> tuesday is tuesday, august working alongside you. you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. >> your temperature around a soupy 80 degrees. it is humid out there this morning. that's going to fuel some rain across the area. you're going to be looking at 82. murray hills 80. 81 riverdale. 76 bridgeport. heat advisory in effect. there's so much humidity, it will feel like 95 to 100. a couple sprinkles are popping a thunderstorm today across the area. that could be dangerous, heavy, gusty winds. heavy downpours of rain. frequent lightning. that

i'm meteorologist bill evans. -- 5:21. i'm meteorologist bill evans. they are cleaning the beach at asbury park to point pleasant. a shower headed toward the overnight hours, 77, 76 degrees here. winds have gone southwest to west, although the humidity is starting out high from 87 to 91%. those were dropped today. even though it is going to be a warm day, lowlights 80s by lunch time. upper 80s today. you're never more than 7 there's heather o'rourke. >> reporter: south midland avenue into century road, they are still out there. the left lane remains closed down. flooding on 17 has subsided so we have good news there. hoboken first street closed between harrison and patterson avenue because of a water main break. if you live on the south end of hoboken water pressure may be crossbronx expressway. eastbound side webster avenue into the sheridan two lanes are closed down. construction. street cleaning rules are in effect today. over to you. >>> thank you very much. it is 5:23. out west raging flames destroying buildings and forcing tens of thousands of pe

bill evans is here with the exclusive accu-weather forecast. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. >> reporter: grab an umbrella, the temperature 78 degrees a little humid, not so much as the fact that we've got showers around this morning. temperatures 80 around ridgewood queens on the jersey shore. 72, 73. showers are not heavy, there are no thunderstorms, no lightning, no gusting winds. just sprinkles with a little upper level system. then you e sun breaks out at noon. wind south southwest, we'll be the mid-80s today. a good day after a couple of showers this morning. we talked about your weekend next. hecht they are says check out the bqe, better known as better quickly exit. >> reporter: we have a lot of activity on the scene. 7 trains, track work, that is the bq eaccident you can see. all that activity. head into that area on the southwest side. back over to the maps, talk about rainshower subway status. 7 trains track work until 5:00 a.m. . cxfing -l. , mtracker work until 5:00 a.m. long island railroad, jersey

and bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now, eyewitness news this morning. >>> breaking at 4:30. deadly gunfire erupts at a birthday party. we're live in jersey city with new reaction from an eyewitness. >> 30 firefighters injured while responding to a fire in the bronx that was started by children. the fire truck crashed, but one man suffered a serious injury. >>> and another rough night for snoop dogg fans. the medical emergency that set at least a dozen people to the stokes. >> you are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist, bill evans. >> it's humid this morning. current temperature 75 degrees. warmer than normal this hour of the day. wind out of the south today, pumping up the moisture. 74 around white plains. la guardia, 77. heat advisory starts later today. it lasts through 8:00 tomorrow. but really, that's going to be extended th heat wave headed at us. those have been working across the five boros. but today, you're going to run into a scattered shower and thunderstorm and you'll

12th. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans. hey, bill. >> good morning, lori. rob, nice to have you with us. it's humid to start the day. temperature is cravening at 74 -- cranking at 74. it's going back up. haze, 78 around long branch to toms river. 75 long island. 77 bridgeport. urban areas of new jersey. nassau county, heat advisory. however you want to paint it, heat advisory, heat warning, it's hot. that's what everybody needs to know. small craft advisory on the waters. there is that good old heat index again. you see that 105, 110 from the city west and north. it will be a little cooler for the feel at the beach areas. not a whole lot. we have a humidity thing out there. that will make it unbearable. it gets to about 110 tomorrow for the real feel. we will talk about that next. weather and traffic every seven minutes. heather is busy. the lights -- lights out there. >> the l.i.e. all lit up with brake lights. that's because of an accident. we will head to the maps and i will tell you what is going on here. l.i.e. eastbo

i'm meteorologist bill evans. we have sunshine and nice weather here down theier. going to be looking at a nice start to the day here. a west-southwest wind will keep it warm. the humidity will keep it dry. spots here we'll have a lot of sunshine today. by the time we get to noon, we are into the mid-80s, heather. >>> here we go. southern state parkway near exit 35. a little bit of a residual delay. an unauthorized tractor trailer. here's the l.i.e. eastbound, one lane is open with the ongoing construction right near the grand central. l.i.e. going west picking up volume there. this is the southern state right where the unauthorized tractor trailer was. 59th street bridge going over to queens, unauthorized tractor trailer. and we do have mass transit doing just fine. street cleaning rules in effect. >>> heather thank you. >>> happening today. mosquito spraying will resume. trying to prevent the spread of the west nile virus and virus. they will treat nonresidential areas. the health department said in a statement, while we do not expect to find zika in new york cit

traffic and bill evans. >> we are looking across the park. we have sunshine and clouds, high humidity. the temperature now keeps increasing. it cooled off with a shower overnight. now we are back up to 75. isolated showers around. 77 in riggo park. 75 islip. excessive heat warning through tomorrow, really. a heat advisory, heat watch. the hudson river valley and northern new jersey sliding across the city, urban areas of new jersey. this is how it will feel today, tomorrow and sunday. so, you want to be careful. no one can escape the heat this weekend. 93, 94 later on today. real feel 105, 110. weather and traffic every seven minutes. she has been busy with the l.i.e. she has been lying everywhere. >>> this is the l.i.e. and it's no lie. this is a mess. what is going on here. this is exit 58 in paterson. i saw a police vehicle go by. let's go to the maps and i can tell you what else is going on route 80 unrelated to the webcam i was showing you, near exit 19 we have an overturned dump truck. we have a couple of problems on the l.i.e., one cle

checking with meteorologist bill evans. nice long look at this. johnny is over brooklyn looking back over lower manhattan. see the clouds there to the north and east. you get a nice look at manhattan there governor's island in the lower left and a good picture of the battery and the brooklyn bridge and the ninth street, good visibility here. between 800 and 1200 feat beautiful shot. in high definition. we have clouds and showers looking at a few more of those for a couple more hours. 90% humidity, 73 degrees the temperature. yesterday's high was 85, 83 is normal. 7:49 the sunset, it is going to be pretty. showers continue for a few more hours this morning. thunderstorms come in sunday evening. big game changer for next week when it is going to be cool and start of school. good air quality index a 9. mid 70s right now. 72 down the jersey shore. we are looking at a light to calm wind, not much of that out there the wind will start developing, kind of pick up out of the west northwest later on. showers coastal connecticut, long island, the back edge

meteorologist bill evans has the st. louissive accu-weather forecast. >> reporter: -- exclusive accu- weather forecast. >> reporter: new information on de blue cut de if you're approaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so don't wait. call to request your free decision guide. and gather the information now to help you choose a plan later. and there's a range of plans to choose from, depending on you needs and your budget. so if you're turning 65 soon, call now and get started. because the time to think about tomorrow...is today. >>> in louisiana the national guard and many v

you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans. >> reporter: it is the hottest stretch of weather so far this summer when you tack on the humidity and the heat, it is 80 degrees right now to start the 6:00 hour. southwest wind 82 in white stone 77 long island coastal connecticut. 76 jersey shore. heat advisory until 8:00 saturday night that. tells you how long the stretch will be, probably will move that to sunday, heat warning the heat index for tomorrow to toms river through the five boroughs .10 4 is the real feel. today we are going to be hovering right around 100 degrees. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. weather then heather how are the trains doing? >> reporter: just fine. long island railroad, jersey transit and metro north doing okay. you had some earlier signal problems on the 5 trains yesterday near morris park. they are repaired but you expect residual delays as a result. then we have this issue on 17, southbound side midland avenue into century road, we have construction. all lanes are closed down and diverted a

let's check in now with bill evans with the weather. good morning. >> with e have a beautiful sunrise. a great start to your day. we have a light northwest wind here at 3 miles an hour. we are going to be looking at 76. we're looking at 71islip. beautiful weather to start your weekend, some big changes coming up on sunday. all that and your accuweather weekend. >> thank you. this morning, the olympic sized scandal involving members of team u.s.a.'s swim team appears to be over. half of the foursome just landed in miami moments ago after leaving rio overnight. >> now the last swimmer is heading home after making a deal to pay thousands of dollars to charity in avoid being prosecuted. darla miles has the latest. >> jimmy walking out of a crater in rio early this morning. after spending hours speaking with a judge to work out a deal so he can go home. teammates, jack and gunner met with boos as they left rio. they are heading back to the u.s. after being pulled from their flight wednesday, and spending thursday giving committee released a

. >> meteorologist amy freeze is in for bill evans. >> reporter: that is spectacular this morning. sometimes you guys, you look outside the window and you are today as advertised. temperatures easy to take all day long. no worries about stifling humidity or uncomfortable weather. instead we are getting a break monday and tuesday. here's what you can expect. brooklyn into lower manhattan, beautiful pastel colors over the buildings. looks nice. calm winds, pressure on the rise. upper 60s right now, mid 70s. no need for umbrellas. instead, grab the sula degrees by 1:00 this afternoon. what we are looking at is humidity dropping, bringing in a breeze from the northwest. this sets up a super stretch of weather. wednesdays we'll begin the warm up and the heat and humidity are back by late in the week. summer is definitely not over. the front that came through, bringing about an inch of rain in some areas and also we had storm reports, thunderstorm had almost a 50 miles per hour wind and azerspace-2/intelsat- 38 the thunderstorms blew into parts of new england, with wind damage. they had

meteorologist, bill evans is back. lacks like we will have a good be warm. looking at low humidities today. temperature now 71 degrees, high thin clouds, north, northeast wind, 68 staten island. 73 bronx. 71 in the park. 66-68 long island. 83 noontime. hitting 87 this afternoon. a beautiful evening is coming at you, the wind out of the north and northeast keeping the humidities low. the heat and humidity will make a come >>> more on the breaking news we reported on the abc news app. delta airlines working on restoring the computer systems to get flights up and running again at airports around the world. toni yates just talked to passengers at newark and going to share their stories with us. >> reporter: we spoke to one couple who said they first heard about the problem on the at newark earlier. other people didn't hear about the problem until they got here. look at this, we want to show you still photographs from heathrow, where the back ups started earlier. passengers grounds as no planes are taking systems are down. we went inside to newark liberty where t

he is in for bill evans. how does it feel out there? >> it hasn't felt like this in a long time. since mid-june to be exact. it is our coolest morning of the entire summer so far. let's head upright now and check out our shot from news copter 7, which gives us some of the best shots in the tristate region. we are looking at the sun, coming up over the horizon as we look off to the east. crystal clear skies out there to wall sunshine. another shot right now, a similar shot, as we look from our roof cam over central park. 63 dew point at 52 degrees. the wind is calm. dew points measure the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. they are in the invigorating to pleasant category after being so oppressive for such an extended period of time this feels great. normal high this time of year 82. the sun officially came up one on this date back in 196. so 80-degree sunshine low humidity light wind, absolutely perfect out there this afternoon. humidity will be on the rise by very late in the weekend, along with that a shower or thunderstorm during the day friday. each that possibility is low

you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans. >> reporter: a beautiful morning outside, sunshine. brooklyn bridge basking in the 71 degrees, clear skies, nest wind at 3. 65 to 63 down the jersey shore. just a little wind this morning, going to be a great day. a wind out of the southwest today still keeps that humidity away. it will be absolutely gorgeous. temperatures in the mid-80s by noon to maybe mid and upper 80s later on today. still the humidity stays away until tomorrow. and thunderstorms come with it. yo traffic. weather then heather. what do you have going on this morning? >> reporter: a delay on the bruckner near pelham parkway. an accident. two lanes are closed down through that spot. here's another look right by jfk. you have that volume. eastbound side doing okay. and we have long island railroad, jersey transit and metro north doing just fine. going to the 59th street bridge tractor trailer. this isn't causing much of an issue at this point. however they are going to have to remove it from the span. that is when the problems wi

meteorologist amy freeze in for bill evans. >> reporter: ken, michelle what a great shot here. beautifu up over the city, now we are going to see a lot of sunshine and it is going to be difficult to find clouds here over the next couple of days, we have such a beautiful weather pattern in place. north winds creating a very dry atmosphere. 70 degrees in central park, winds calm. coming out of the northwest for the afternoon. the humidity drop is the first thing you are going to notice. makes for a breezy, very comfortable afternoon. this is a super stretch of middle of next week. a slow warm up beginning on wednesday and the heat and humidity follow by the end of the week. nice break here. radar estimated rainfall totals areas in inch of rainfall. we did get some areas that got a nice soaking last night. all that rain has moved off, the front completely out of here up into new england. we are replacing the storminess and even the heat and humid with this kind of weather. sunshine, low 80s. for you today. same for islip. it is going to be a wonderful day today and tomorrow to be

beginning with bill evans. >>> good morning, we are going to have a beautiful start to the day. temperatures 74 degrees, humidity is very low. really nice, clear skies, light northwest wind. 71 staten island. 66 montauk. today, by noontime 82. later on th 85- 87. very low humidity, it is going to feel great. the weather is great, already starting the day in the traffic department, i can't bare to explain or tell the story that heather is about to tell. it is way too graphic. >>> a sad day in the traffic center. we have an overturned tractor trailer, the tractor trailer was carrying beer. tractor trailer. the hoboken to 33 street line, until december 19th. 1, 2, 3, 4 trains, track work until 5:00 a.m. defq trains same situation track work until 5:00. long island railroad metro north, new jersey transit, that is doing fine. alternate side of the street rules in effect. >>> we will start breaking news overseas, a suicide bombing a at government run hospital in pakistan killed 53 people, injured dozens more. this is video from the scene. the blast took place after the body of a prom

meteorologist bill evans is in the weather center with an update. bill? >> you are absolutely correct. our temperature at noontime now is 86 degrees. a little cooler than yesterday, but the humidity is higher than yesterday. we have the high clouds around now. it's 86, 89, 87 degrees here. you can tack on a little more with the humidity here. feels like the low 90s already here. it will feel about 95 to 100 this afternoon. branch and tom's river and wrightstown is 87. these numbers are warm. the humidity will drive it into the 90s. that's why the heat advisory is in effect until 10:00 tonight. for this time the humidity being higher. already thunderstorms are popping up in northern dutchess county and over toward albany. this is a spot here where everything is good that comes into alignment where there may actually be a tornado or the possibility of that kind of severe weather as we get to the latter part of the day. this front we're with the storms, likely to miss much of the daytime hours, the daylight hours. we'll be seeing that kind of creeping into t

here's meteorologist bill evans. >> 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 pede

you are never more than 7 and traffic beginning with bill evans. >> a beautiful sunrise this morning. a look over toward the throgs neck bridge. we have a pretty sunrise, 79 degrees. partly cloudy, calm wind. 81 laguardia. 76 down the jersey shore. 75 tom's river. heat advisory until 10:00 tonight. showers are starting to pop up to our west. they will get here this take an umbrella. they get going after lunchtime today. weather and traffic every ten minutes. >> we have the new jersey turnpike south of exit 13 earlier tractor trial fire. continue to block two lanes and news copter 7 scene and john can give us more information about what is going on. that looks messy, good morning, john. >> it is a meze indeed. these are live pictures. we are southbound on turnpike. as you said, just south of exit 13. this was a tractor trailer fire, which i'm told began around 3:00 this morning. you can see it off on the right shoulder. this is a big, big mess. the fire department is still out here. the fire is obviously been extinguished. but you can see them putting water on the fire and as a result,

. >>> i'm bill evans here in the weather center. what a great start to the weekend. sunshine and as a matter of fact, we are already into the low 80s, 82, 38 degrees. and we will have ourselves a great afternoon into the weekend. we will talk about showers and thunderstorm i know you! [laughs] ghbors. we live across the street. thanks for this. i see you've got time warner cable like the rest of the hood. genius. yeah, they offer tons of free hd channels. and you can record six shows at the same time. and with the super fast internet, entertainment nirvana! wow. nirvana. switch to time warner cable for $89.99 per month, you'll get free hd channels, 100 meg internet with no data cap, and unlimited calling. call now. looks like you're all hooked up. game's about to start. let's do it. we're watching here? oh yeah. i go watch my favorite show? switching is easy. you'll get our exclusive one-hour arrival window, a money-back guarantee, and there's no contract to sign. oh you've got the twc phone. it's unlimited calling to like half the world. including mexico, canada, in

we check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> reporter: cloudy skies, 72 degrees here now. still a couple of showers monticello, 73 bridgeport, connecticut. 72 monmouth, ocean county. a few showers in western jersey, up the hudson river valley, eastern long island. a few sprinkles then the sun will break out. 85 by afternoon and then we are looking at upper 80s for friday and saturday. ken? >>> thank you, sir. coming up mystery swirls around the u.s. swimmers's robbery claim in rio when "good morning america" continues after the ? ? amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year, n the labor day limited edition bed. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. we could brag about what's in new light & fit yogurt. but we'd rather talk about what's not in it. like no artificial colors or preservative ingredients. and with 70 calories... maybe we're kind of bragging? new light & fit. hugo and princess aren't morning peopl

bill evans. almost chilly outside. >> reporter: it is. i mean it is downright chilly in the suburbs temperatures in the 40s and 50s well north and west of the city. in times square temperatures in the low 60s right now. another shot looking off to the east. 62 is our coolest reading of the entire summer so far. dew point down at 52, in the pleasant category. don't forget we had dew points above 70, that was oppressive to stifling for the past weeks. coming up just shy of the normal high. sun will set at 7:42. >>> 80 degrees sunshine, low humidity, light wind. absolutely perfect out there this afternoon. humidity will be on hold until there. 90 degrees muggy, could be a shower or thunderstorm around. a small chance of that especially north and west of the city. clearing out for the final weekend of august. temperatures in the middle 80s. so check this out in the suburbs, especially north and west. 50 in morristown all the way down to 46. that is chilly by most people's standards in monticello. 61 at bridgeport. 57 islip. 56 down the shore.

and bill evans. >>> this fan catch of the year, or noncatch. >> that was good. in 10 years. really god. >>> 78 around new brunswick. it is going to be a really warm start to the day. hot town today. high pressure will dominate today through the weekend. heat index tomorrow about 105. maybe up to 107 on saturday. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. heather is going to talk about route 17 this morning. >> southbound the century road construction. all lanes divert a result. 80 westbound local lanes near exit 62. there is a downed pole but it is not blocking any lanes at this point. downtown rains are running with delays. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. lori and rob over to you. >>> a loving dog is back home with her family in south carolina thanks to a cop jersey. >> patrolman frank cole and his in a broken down along the side of the road in wall township. after 11 days with the cole family their black lab and german shepherd, patrolman cole and another officer drove 10 and a half hours last thursday to reunite bel

. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist bill evans. temperature 75. we have some outdoor clouds, 77 white stone. 76 howard beach. we're looking at 71 around belmar. we're looking at sunshine today, mid and upper 80s. a beautiful day with low the 70s. tomorrow, another great day. humid sunshine on saturday. some late thunderstorms sunday, breezy, cooler next week. >> ryan lochte under fire after that scandal in rio. now facing possible charges but it's not his first run-in with want great whitening without the mess? think outside the box colgate optic white toothbrush plus whitening pen for 5 shades whiter teeth. brush, whiten, go! plus whitening pen. someone's finally ready to start her day. time to work some magic. tada. toaster strudel. covering is caring. because covering heals faster. to seal out water, dirt and germs, cover with a water block clear bandage >>> this is breaking news from channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> at 7:23, that breaking news is in newark. involving two buses. the intersection of raymond boulevard and broad street completely sh

commissioner bill evans wants to fingerprint all those drivers to check for a history of violent crime. the bill passed sunday night by lawmakers requires background checks but not fingerprinting. police already fingerprint c randy: a political victory for native americans in north dakota. a federal judge has blocked the state's voter id law after the group challenged it as unfair to minorities. it's the latest in a series of court decisions around the country. supporters of these measures have said they're intended to fight fraud at polling places. emily: a long-time fbi electronics technician pleads guilty to funneling sensitive kun shan chun, a naturalized u.s. citizen, was charged with making false statements in connection with his security clearance in order to gain access to the information. his lawyers say chun deeply regrets what he did. randy: apple is replacing a controversial gun emoji with a water gun. the company announced the change yesterday. the water gun will be available on the new ios 10 update. it follows a months-long campaign by the group new yorkers against gun v

. >>> meteorologist bill evans, up next with your exclusive accuweather forecast. >>> plus, caught on camera. cement tanker, overturns right onto an suv. >>> and we see strollers all over the street of new york c over the street of new york c if you're approaching 65, now's the time to get your ducks in a row. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so don't wait. call to request your free decision guide. any doctor or hospital that takes medicare patients. and there's a range of plans to choose from, depending on you needs and your budget. so if you're turning 65 soon, call now and get started. because the time to think about tomorrow...is today. >>> new at noon. if you thought last month was really hot, you were right. nasa says july was the hottest month in the

we want to turn to meteorologist bill evans, he has the afternoon accu weather forecast. i don't know, tad is the pick of the -- today is the pick of the week. >> dog days are here, sunshine, 83 degrees right now. looking at possibly 85, 87 degrees, we are looking at 3:00 temperature 85 degrees. 87, 88 near 1:00 or 2:00, the winds will turn around from the northwest wind to a southw west wind. that's going to keep us dry in to tomorrow which we will talk about as to when the heat and humidity returns. >>> new questions surround ohing the injury of a paralympic athlete in prison , the claims about what led to the fall that put oscar pistorius this the hospital. >>> three officers attacked on >>> 3 officers with were i tacked on reicher's island. the unit union.spoke to eye witness news. a man slashed open an officer's arm after he knocked an officer out cold, a third female officer was punched in the face blame. >> we deserve to be protected. we don't deserve to be slashed and cut and have bones broken. the message to the mayor and the commissioner is simple, do something

last night at a hearing on the issue, commissioner bill evans revealed no officers have volunteered to wear the cameras. >> we still have a little work to do. sera: the plan agreed upon by the police union was to have 100 officers willing to wear the body cameras for the six months, but without volunteers, the department may have to assign officers to wear the equipment. >> it's a change in conditions. people are leery all over the place. our police officers have a lot of equipment on them. this is just another piece of equipment, concerns about when they're on, how they work. we're going to get there. sera: commissioner evidence is and running september 1. emily: thank you. city leaders are responding after boston's police unions deliver a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner. mike beaudet obtained this scathing letter claiming the city is putting officers at risk. the union says it has been begging the city for what they call the necessary personnel and equipment for 18 months. the letter goes on to say "you can sing kumbaya or we shall but that won't stop a rifle roun

you can see the men running and shooting at each something that doesn't make police commissioner bill evans happy. >> this particular incident is troubling and hopefully we get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: and he wants to know who was involved. >> we're working on the video. we have it out to every officer. we're looking for the identities of these 2. >> reporter: as for the people who live around here they say it's why many people are afraid to open their doors and look out their window. to the leg. like they say it is what it is. >> being here for a bunch of years. >> scared to open their door. >> when i'm in the house i close and lock my door. i hear the sounds but i don't run to the windows to see and look. not at all. >> reporter: kelly o'hara 7 news. >> anchor: on to the developing story in the fight against the zika virus. issuing a new warning for pregnant women. expecting not to travel to a certain part of miami. there are 10 new cases in that state all likely transmitted by mosquitos. >> anchor: that brings the total number of infections up to 14. >> reporter: and the cdc say

. >>> boston police commissioner bill evans will assign 100 officers to wear the body officers were originally asked to volunteer to be a part of the body camera trial. and they tried to tempt them with a $500 bonus. >> it didn't rule out the fact that we could take action. >> the department has the test months. >>> a california man is facing arson charges, suspected of the flames have destroyed 175 homes and businesses. >> chris martinez has a closer look. >> the battle line against northern california's clayton fire has been drawn in tinder dry terrain. red fire retardant should keep thfrom spreading while airplanes and helicopters douse them from above. so much has been lost. 20sinesss been destroyed. police say they know who started it. >> it's my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony -- age 40, of clear lake on 17 counts of arson. [ cheering ] >> news of the arrest was welcomed by some of the thousands of residents displaced by the fire. >> i'm excited that he is now >> he's charged with start thanksgiving fire and several others that have burned through lake county over the pa

police commissioner bill evans spoke candidly frustrated that the suspect arrested was awaiting trial on a separate open gun case. open gun case and here he is running with another gun. >> reporter: evans said this video was sent out to every officer as top priority to track those two men. they are still tracking the second suspect. the commissioner is confident with the community's help, he will be caught. >> police can't do it alone. we need the community's help. and with this arrest you see what the community help will end up helping us. >> the couple that recorded that video asked to stay anonymous and we posted it to our website. police any information to give them a call. in roxbury, john coco, 7 news, today in new england. >>> in ayer are looking for an alleged bicycle thief. stole this bike that belongs to a 14-year-old boy with autism. the boy's parents reported that the pike had been stolen over the weekend. friends have started a go fund me page in an attempt to raise money to buy the teen a new bike. >>> three massachusetts men facing charges after an alleged shaving schem

boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. ben: five investigates in court as a massachusetts judge took the stand in the hearing that could send a convicted murderer free. mike beaudette is live. m ike: eva lee was whitey of him today. instead the focus was on the police report that was never turnover to the original defense lawyer. day two of his fight for new trial, and the question remains the same. as someone withhold the police report that showed another man could have committed the 1980 murder, tilting the scales of justice against him? the police his attorney submitted a public records request to braintree police. the prosecutor is now an appeals court judge testified. >> i have no memory of seeing it. i can say with confidence i didn't see any connection. mike: the defense team is calling two inmates to the stand. >> i am testifying because that is an innocent man. mike: the inmates knew him from prison. >> he told me that he had clipped someone. >> sort of irate, he was -- i didn't escape chasing a piece of you know

let's check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> lies the humidity, too. hazy looking across the park at 76 degrees. 72 hopatcong. 77 islip. excessive heat warning for the five boroughs, urban areas of new jersey and everybody else is in a heat advisory because of this. the real feel of 100 to 110 over much of the area today except for eastern long island. it's going to be hot and sweltering today, tomorrow and sunday with a pop up thunderstorm in the afternoon. be careful in the heat. lori? >> thank you, bill. >>> coming up, a rising tennis t that was invigorating! you're probably wondering why t i've just carved a giant wooden tiger. well, the answer is that a real one would maul me. i've crafted dr. whiskers here as a visual aid to show you that should you visit the lot, carmax associates will not pounce like tigers because people don't like that. nobody will. ? ? good is in every blue diamond almond. good is a catalyst, good is contagious. and once it gets going there is no stopping what you can do. get your good going. blue diamond almonds. proud spon

and police commissioner bill evans has set a september 1 tentative start date for a six-month body camera pilot program; however, that depends on technological readiness and getting 1 time. plus, even though the police union agreed to this program last month. union leaders released a strongly worded letter yesterday opposing it. the union's change of heart is ahead in our next live report at 6:30. live outside boston police headquarters, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> a nice start to the morning out there. a little bit cool but we know that will not last long. >> daniel: will not last long at all. meteorologist shiri spear for our zip trip this friday. good morning, shiri. >> shiri: good morning. i feel like all of a sudden the people have come. the sun is up. the weather will warm up within the hour, and great friday forecast. things get tricky as we get into the day tomorrow. we need the rain. here is where our rainfall deficit stands right now. the new map since yesterday morning at this time and conditions have become worse. moderate to severe drought in most of the areas of massach

it's just part of a lawsuit filed back in march, accusing the mayor and boston police commissioner bill evans of violating the group's constitutional right. the mayor is denying the allegations. commissioner bill bratton announcing today he is stepping down. he had been expected to stay on through next year's mayoral election. his last day will be next month to take a job in the private sector. bratton has twice served as new york city's police commissioner. he's also been the l.a. police chief, and boston's police commissioner in the early 90's. ed: a new group will be keeping tabs on plymouth's embattled nuclear power plant as it prepares to permanently shut down. a panel of state energy experts, legislators, local officials and residents will ensure that public safety and financial concerns are addressed. the pilgrim nuclear power station is set to close in three years. the group is part of a state energy bill that was approved sunday night. the bill now awaits governor charlie baker's signature. heather: new at 4:30. the family of star trek actor anton yelchin is suing fiat chrysler weeks

commissioner bill evans hoped to have 100 cameras on the streets by july but he says that's turned out to be unrealistic. his new target date is september first, but he says the department will probably have to assign officers to wear the devices if they won't volunteer. emily: commitment 2016, this morning president obama is preparing to head to martha's vineyard for vacation. but not before firing back at donald trump for repeated claims that the election to replace him is rigged. >> if mr. trump is up 10 or 15 points, and ends up losing, then maybe he can raise some questions. that doesn't seem to be the case in maine yesterday, the gop candidate himself tried to get back on message hammering familiar themes, including telling the crowd the boston marathon bombing could have been prevented if the u.s. had not admitted the tsarnaev brothers as refugees. >> the most important issue facing civilization right now is radical islamic terrorism, and we have a president, we have a es emily: both campaigns will be covering a lot of ground today. hillary clinton and tim kaine holding events f

boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. maria: homecoming 65 years in the making. an flag-draped casket carrying the remains of corporal ronald sparks rolled off a plane at logan. a procession then guided the remains to sparks' hometown of cambridge. sparks died at the age of 19 in a prisoner of war camp during the korean war and his remains were only recently identified from a dna >> could you tell me how that felt when you got that phone call? >> well, my throat tightened, my eyes welled up. and i had to call back because i couldn't speak. maria: sparks' family plans to bury him in a cemetery plot his parents purchased some 60 years ago. the military says there are about 7800 korean war veterans it is still trying to identify. what a great thing for him to do. harvey: we only had one storm report and it is right here in clinton. that is where we did have the report of a medium-sized tree down on mauldin street. this is an interesting shot that was taken near milford i gregg. rotating wall cloud. there was no tornado. when

last night commissioner bill evans revealing no officers have volunteered to wear the cameras. the plan was to have 100 officers willing to wear the cameras for six months. that usage would then be analyzed. evans hoped to have the cameras on the streets by july. he says that's now turned out to be very unrealistic. without volunteers, though, the department may have to assign officers have a lot of equipment on them. this is just another piece of equipment. i think there are concerns about making sure the cameras are on. we are going to get there. heather: the proposed terms were agreed upon by the police union. ben: sentencing day for a former fbi agent who lied during his testimony at the james whitey trial back in 2013. newscenter 5's todd kazakiewich was inside the courtroom. he joins us live from south boston tonight. todd? trial, robert fitzpatrick made many claims, including he was the agent who found the rifle used to assassinate martin luther king jr.. today, he admitted that he lied under oath and we learn his sentence. >> we will process it later and then talk about

. >>> let's check in with bill evans. >> we have clouds, we have breaks of sun. haze, humidity. 77 degrees. 72 toward west hampton. we are going to be looking at a lot of sun and humidity and clouds. that will build the heat. heat advisory is in effect. showers toward the twin forks of long island. a couple more showers and thunderstorms pop up midday and afternoon today and then the heat is on starting tomorrow. lori. >> all right, bill, thank you. it is 7:26. that will do it for us, more good morning america after the my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue.

something that doesn't make police commissioner bill evans very happy.obvisly this particu incident is and hope hopefully we can ge bottom of it. >> anchor: evans said this is the problem when there are too many guns on the street. he wants to know who was involved. >>> we're workg onhe video. we e it out to every officer. we're looking for identities of these two. >> anchor: as for people who live around here they say it's why many people are afraid to open their divorce and look out their window. >>> nobody want to take a bullet to the leg. you know? but like we say, it is what it is. >>> people been here for a >>> when i am in house and i less and lock my door, i hear the sound but i don't run to the windows to see and look. not at all. >> reporter: the commissioner said if you recognize those young men please let the police department know and he says if more people came forward with video like that maybe they wouldn't have so much crime on the streets. in roxbury tonight, kelly o'hara 7 news. >> anchor: also today major milestone to tell you about up at the st bill that makes sure

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and bill evans with the accuweather forecast. now, eyewitness news this morning. >> developing at 4:30, two home overnight. we are live in belmar as investigators search for the cause. >>> the man suspected of killing an imam and his friend is set to face charges after investigators work to find a clear motive. >> plus, two years after he was killed by a police officer, his family is about to get a big payout from the city. >> good morning, i'm mitchell charlesworth. >> tuesday is tuesday, august

jeff smith is in for bill evans tomorrow morning with an update on the showers for your morning commute. >>> a surprising marriage proposal involving the nypd. it's now under investigation. >> plus, a bear goes for for a ride on a garbage truck but just wait till you see how it gets down. >> first let's check in with jimmy kimmel to see what he's got for us tonight. >> tonight chris pine, the 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! like unlimited data and speeds up to ultra-fast 300 megs. uploading! honey, i'm goin viral! call now. get 50 megs for $39.99 a month. >>> nypd officials are investigating a romantic gesture that could land some officers in trouble. three officers helped a propose to his girlfriend by pulling over his car and accusing the couple of transporting weapons and drugs. when the man's gir

bill evans has an update. >> open the windows. >>> up next, could bananas soon be extinct? for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers, ...so you don't have to guess. everything nature's promise is so wholesome. and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. stop & shop's exclusive nature's promise. >>> yes, we have no bananas. the hit song from the 1920s could be reality within the next decade. scientists now say bananas are facing extinction. researchers in california say and deadly fungi. they warn the world's bananas could be extinct within the next 10 years. they say the fungi has already reduced the global banana yield by 40%. >>> in tonight's health alert, endurance exercise could slow down the aging process. listen to this. researchers in belgium found that intense training like running or cycling releases an enzyme in the body. that enzyme strengthens a part of human cells that protects dna slowing the weakening and aging of our cells. ac >>> young people in the bronx and in the stadium. >> not just sitting in the stands. there's it means a new lease on a potent

might have to pay attention to bill evans in the morning hours to see where to avoid after a couple isolated downpours. more sunshine coming in to the mix. should be a pleasant end to the day. named storm yet but winds of 45 miles per hour. could be tropical storm earl. looks like there's a circulation here. that would be going off to the west here and probably over to yucatan and in to southern mexico within five or six days. we'll be watching that. doesn't look like it's going in to the gulf of mexico. we'll have to see if any of the moisture gets in to the system in the u.s. mostly cloudy with us tonight. shower around. heavier shower later on tonight especially north and west. any clouds and showers will be breaking for a little sunshine the afternoon. not so much the flavor of the day. partly cloudy skies, 69. here's your 7-day accuweather forecast. 78 tomorrow. then things start to warm up wednesday. look at the futurecast on wednesday. we're seeing much more sunshine on wednesday. that should get us in to the lower 80s. thursday and friday look absolutely gorgeous to finish off the we

amy freeze in for bill evans tomorrow morning. >>> health alert tonight for women. does menopause increase the risk of heart disease? the new research tonight. >> plus, is the battery level of your cell phone leaking personal information? >> but first, let's check in with jimmy kimmel. >> thanks, david. hello, new york. tonight hugh grant, nicky glazer, music from miranda lambert and brittany spears broke in my bedroom in the >>> in tonight's health alert, the potential risks women face during the onset of menopause. new research shows the severity of risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke, may increase more rapidly in the years leading up to menopause. the study found the risk factors to be more pronounced in african american women. >>> there are many warnings about prying eyes tracking your online activity but is someone tracking the status of your battery charge, and is it compromising your privacy? princeton university researchers crawled the top websites and found a small number are tracking how much charge is on your device's battery. that informa

is live in dorchester right now and shop tea, this is tied to the caribbean festiv commissioner bill evans with bpd was here earlier today. he says three of the four shootings overnight is tied to this festival. >> i was aleap in the house. and -- asleep in the house and heard gunshots. >> in the middle of the flight. >> reporter: bulleting in jamaica plain outside center street strikes and kills a man. he was sitting in a wheelchair. >> it's very surprising. there hasn't been much violence at all in the neighborhood. sufficient that goes down like any other major city but generally a pretty safe spot. >> clearly he was targeted. i know he was in the area and i think he's out panhandling quite a bit. and you know, it's troubling. >> reporter: that was one of four shootings overnight. the three others were from parties indirectly tied to events surrounding the annual caribbean festival parade. >> yesterday, i went out in front of the media and sort of said this is always a challenging night for us. i think we by the time we -- this time last year. we had four so far this year. and so we're