in lower manhattan, brynn gingras, news 4 new york. >> thank you, the pope began his day with a speech before the united nations general assembly where he asked them to respect >> any harm done to the environment therefore is harm to humanity. >> reporter: francis declared the environment has rights and said humans have no right to abuse it, much less decembers troy it. the pope continued his advocacy for the disadvantaged saying the poor have a right toej case, lodging, labor and land. as well as immediate access to food and water and religious freedom. he said the u.n. and member nations must respect that sacredness of every human life from the unborn to elderly and he drew applause from the u.s. and iranian delegations when he praised the recent nuclear agreement. calling for a world free of mass destruction. >>> he wrote a message in the visitors book saying may the ail tighty bless the assembly and be marked by fraternity, solidarity and justice. >>> the pope has another big day tomorrow. preparations are in full swing. many roads are closed. the national guard brought in 30,000 t

brynn gingras has details for us. >> reporter: you know how exciting the first day of school is, but it could be also a tough one, depending on what school you go to. that's something, as you just said, districts are factoring in because the temperature inside the classrooms, of course, can be a lot hotter than outside. after a memorable summer, sending the kids back to school is tough enough. now, at a dd a hot classroom to the equation. >> it's tough for the kids. >> reporter: roughly 1/3 of new york city schools don't have air conditioners in the classrooms. with this late summer heat wave, kids may begin class with a tough assignment. this soon to be student told me she's one of the lucky ones. >> we don't get very hot because they keep it on all day. our classrooms get very cold while we go to lunch. >> reporter: classes will begin and end on time wednesday, but head to connecticut, where the stanford school district announced an early dismissal. what some other connecticut districts did today. >> making sure students are hydrated, not doing any extraneous outside activity. >> r

brynn gingras is there with fan reaction. brynn? >> you know what amazing me is how many houm couples, relatives and friends are split in their valry. certain they came together here at citi field to root for their individual team. tonight the mets have a slight edge. >> high fly ball, deep right center. >> aw with, sweet september. it has been a while since new york city baseball sounded this serious. the mets and yankees squared off for the second sub ay series this year to a full citi field and the stakes are high. and the 34e9s want to strip that away from them as they sit on top of the nl east. >> going to the playoffs. we're back in the race. yankees are. it feels good. >> in the wild card and we will be in the playoffs. i'm happy. >> fans young and gold old know what the games mean. >> do you know how big of a fame game this is this weekend? >> yes. >> that's why the gloves came off. >> these two are old army buds, both from the bronx but baseball is where they differ. >> this is our year. >> the same for these two, a married

i'm live here in union city, brynn gingras, news 4, new york. >> brynn, thank you. explosive performance by republican presidential candidates tonight. >> in their second national debate, the candidates launched heated exchanges on a wide range of issues from the power to handle the nuclear button to personal insults. >> ray villeda is live in the newsroom with some of the more memorable moment. >> very memorable. the republican hopefuls for president did their best to stand out. donald trump started with jabs at the other candidates. but when it came to the issues, it was a different political outsider who took center stage. carly fiorina. >> good evening. my story from secretary to ceo is only possible in this nation. >> reporter: it started with introductions. and for donald trump turned to jabs pretty quickly. >> first of all, rand paul shouldn't even be on this stage. he is number 11. he's got 1% in the polls. >> my goodness, that happened in junior high. are we not way above that? >> reporter: even wisconsin governor scott walker jumped in. >> we don't need an apprentice in the whi

. >> news 4's brynn gingras just spoke with blake outside the grant hyatt on east 42nd street. >> reporter: he came outside to the exact spot where police allegedly mistook him for a criminal. and he spoke to us briefly about the incident, also telling us, though, he's going to hold a press conference and reveal more details tomorrow. but again, this is where it happened. here on 42nd street in front of the grand hyatt. police allegedly mistook the tennis star for a criminal, in an identity theft ring. according to blake, he was headed to the u.s. open when police say an undercover officer tried to arrest him, taking him to the ground. blake suffered some cuts and bruises and moments ago, he appeared frustrated talking to us, yet vocal, saying it should not have happened. saying video of this incident will prove that the cops were in the wrong. >> it shouldn't have happened, and it's something that we'll deal with, with the police, and we'll find out what they have to say internally. and, you know, hopefully there is video of it, and people can see what happened. >> reporter: can you say i

in the bronx, i'm brynn gingras, ne ws 4 new york. >> t> gring concern and fear as the city tries to contain another legionnaires ouenreak in the bronx. today the number of cases jumped from seven to ten all in the moores park section. night we learned that seven cooling towers tested positive for the bacteria, all within blocks of a each other. ray villeda is live with more. towers are being cleaned at this school tonight. it tested positive for the bacteria. with ten cases confirmed they are worried it is the start of an outbreak. word is spreading as health leaders look to stop the spread of legionnaires disease. >> i just picked up my daughter across the street from there. >> the health department announced seven tested positive for the area. including cooling towers at einstein colleg sal vary hospital and the high school. the department of education said the air conditioning is turn ed off and since the towers are not functioning they don't pose a risk. another site is this chase bank. >> what is your reaction to that? i thought it was further in morris park. it makes me rethin

brynn gingras has more from far rockaway. >> reporter: two teenaged boys gunned down three years and three blocks apart. both killings witnessed by their friend. >> come outside, and i just see him on the floor, and it's like almost the same picture as his brother. >> both boys were in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: family members are trying to process how it could happen twice and so eerily similar. they were riding their bikes in the rockaways. sean shot sunday and died two days later. sean in the summer of 2012. down the road, this memorial still stands for sean. >> i just hope that they find out who did this. >> reporter: police hope this sketch released late this afternoon will help catch nasean's killer. it's a closer look at one of the men police say is in the video leaving the scene of the shooting. >> we believe they live in the area, we believe they're nearby and right now it appears to be a dispute with some of his friends, not mr. plumber. >> reporter: that same video is being shared on social media, posted by the teens' mother who made a plea, saying for

i'm brynn gingras, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> we've got breaking news tonight from the u.s. open. it involves a drone. a small one crash landed at the [000:29:57;00]

news 4's brynn gingras is live with details for us. >> reporter: this is the first time all three men sat around face to face together. james blake said the takeaway for him is accountability for officers who act out of line. he also said the commissioner and mayor were on the same page. a two-hour meeting at city hall fo hcused on thspuhen an nypd officer aggressively tackled former tennis star james blake, mistaking him for a suspect. at the end of the discussion between blake bill bratton and mayor de blasio blake summed up the talks. >> the meeting was civil. >> f a civil conversayion bout what happened outside of a midtown hotel earlier this month ani d according to blake what's being done to prevent something like this to happen again. >> we are looking for a lasting, positive impact on the city and the police force. >> reporter: de blasio and bratton left without addressing the media. earlhoier in the day the mayor saisid the changes he believes ake wants are already happening. >> we are retraining our entire patrol force which has never been done before. >> reporter: the man w

brynn gingras is live. >> reporter: he's got a packed schedule. it's going to end with a meeting with vladimir putin. a big meeting everyone is focusing on. first, the president does need to address the general assembly. this is the 70th union of the general assembly. there's he's expected to discuss the need for international cooperation to address threats while supporting diplomacy and international laws. the president is expected to point to the iranian nuclear deal as an example of diplomacy and what can be accomplished when nations are held accountable for violating rules. president obama is also expected to address the need for political resolution in syria and fighting isil and that need for a unified effort in world matters like education and hunger and climate change. delivered ahead of today's address. >> we understand this is something that we must commit ourselves to. because in doing so, we recognize that our most basic bond, our common humanity compels us to act. >> as i mentioned, the president's going to sit down with vladimir puti

brynn gingras, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> an armed robber appears to be playing a game of catch me if you can. police say he pulled off 15 heists in less than two months and shows no fear of getting caught. we have more from the scene of the robbery, the latest one in westbury. natalie? >> reporter: that robber hit this mobil station behind me last night. as you can see as we walk over here it is a busy area. there's a cafe, shops across the street. tonight, police decided to release surveillance photos to help to find him fast. >> scary. >> reporter: for people who grabbed their gas at the mobil station a surprise tonight to hear this man armed with a gun robbed the place just last night. what's worse, police say it was his 15th gas station robbery in less than two months. >> it's concerning. >> reporter: i caught up with this local mom who often stops in with her kids to this bp station in lake view. it has been a week since the suspect robbed this spot, too. >> our kids are walkers to middle school and to know someone is doing this is very concerning. >> reporter: we made a m

i'm live in lower manhattan, brynn gingras, news 4 new york. >>> mr. speaker, the pope of the holy city. [ applause ] >> quite a moment today. before heading to new york, pope francis made an historic appearance on capitol hill today. he became the first pope to address a joint session of congress. in a gentle voice and a heavily accented english he delivered a simple message about getting along. reminding the representatives and senators about the gonld rule. -- golden rule. let us remember the golden rule, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." >> he urged compassion for immigrants referencing his own family is one of immigrants. the first of several standing ovations inspired by the pope's mention of dr. martin luther king. the dream continues to inspire us all. and i'm happy that america is a land of dreams. >> commentators expressed disappointment he made no reference to abortion or same-sex marriage. nearly a third of the members of congress are catholic including vice president biden and speaker >>> we have been telling you about t

live here, brynn gingras. >>> stunning details, five football players have been arrested and suspended from the university. >> and one was charged in two home invasions, four others charged with assaulting a group of people in a fight that left a man with a broken jaw. the charges are the latest blow to a program whose head coach is embroiled in an academic investigation. brian thompson is live with more on this. brian? >> reporter: stunning is the right word for all of this. four current players accused of an unprovoked assault on a fellow student. that's the one with the broken jaw. a fifth player charged with being part of a ring of home invade in invaders invaders. and in the middle of both, there is a former player from last year's squad who had just been cleared of robbery and assault charges down in egg harbor. that, including an assault of an accusation he had choked a woman. >> when the rutgers team runs down that chute saturday, five team members won't be there. students on campus were stunned. >> they're well known if they're on the football team. or in the big ten, they're

. >>> brynn gingras, thank you. >>> and crews removed a small plane that crashed nearly 24 hou'urs after the accident. tonight, authorities identified in the pilots in the aircraft and we're learning more details as to what may have caused that pl e to go down. eric pearson and jack rosenburg e recovering from injuries, they were on routine patrol when the plane's engine failed. sources say two wires appeared tore be cut. the pilots managed to c sh land inctrees and avoid hitting people on the ground. >> the teacher arrested for allegedly crashing a drone could be back in the classroom as usual tuesday when the students head back to school. school officials are holding off on action against daniel verley, after he turned himself in after the crash. police say he had been flying the drone outside the stadium at the flushing meadows park. he teached at ed es at the acade of technology. he is free pending a scheduled hearing later this month. >>> and it does look like there will be a football season at the high school after all. late this afternoon, the principal says he is lifting the sche

i'm live here in little fall, i'm brynn gingras, little falls, new york. >> never forgot his roots. thanks. go to nbcnewyork.com for more on the life and legacy of yogi rra. check out a photo gallery of yogi through the years, and we have video of his best one-liners. >>> new tonight, a major drug takedown on the bronx. laundry bags of synthetic marijuana confiscated. the nypd, dea and homeland security worked together to haul as much as two million bags of k2 from this home. information from a drug bust earlier this month led to today's discovery. no word yet on any arrests. >>> and in queen, several special needs passengers were injured after an accident involving the bus they were riding in. chopper 4 was over the scene just after this. this afternoon at wood haven boulevard and 81th streets in forest hills. police say the bus and a car collided. but the details surrounding the accident are still not clear. eight people suffered minor injuries. at this point, no charges have been filed. >>> and a traffic nightmare in the bronx after a tractor-trailer lost control getting lodged u

news 4's brynn gingras is outside the u.n. is more details. brynn? >> reporter: darlene, good morning. we're already seeing a packed third avenue. take note of the closures around the u.n. today and tomorrow. it's shut down from 42nd to 48th. closed to 1st and 2nd avenue. third to lex. expect closures on 42nd street here on the east side. maybe just take a bike or walk around this area. darlene, back to you. >> good advice, brynn. thank you. let's look at the commute with emily west. >> darlene, subway delays on the uptown 2 and 5 trains and a lot of problems with the roadways. two lanes blocked with a crash. also heavy delays on the tappan zee bridge. we have a debri spill here. a lot of disabled vehicles. couple of accidents in the ba ckup through way on west nyack. another on palisades parkway. l.i.e. westbound, willis avenue crash here. still the closure on montauk highway westbound around venetian promenade. that's both ways, darlene. >> thanks. >>> weather picture looks like this, this morning. rain rolling in. high humidity and high temperatur