officers caught up with the shooter at bushwick and jefferson avenues. the officers and suspects exchanged gunfire, and that suspect was hit in the leg. he was rushed to wings county hospital where he's now listed in stable condition. police tell us they did recover a gun at the scene. it's an automatic weapon. now back here live on bushwick you can see a number of detectives and crime scene investigators gathered here in the middle of the street. they're still in the process of going over the area and collecting as much evidence as they can. the officers involved with the shooting we understand are from the 83rd precinct. again, they were not hurt, but they were taken to the hospital as a precaution just to be looked over. again, one suspect shot and exchange of gunfire with the police earlier this morning. live in bushwick brooklyn dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >> it is 4:34 right now. federal investigators are going to be in new jersey on the scene of a plane crash that left two coast guard volunteers badly hurt. police are saying the pilot is

officers caught up with the shooter at bushwick near jefferson. the officers say that suspect raised a weapon and fired at them. they returned fire hitting the suspect in the leg. he was taken to kings county hospital where he's listed in stable condition. meanwhile police say they did recover a gun here at the scene. we're live in bushwick brooklyn, dray clark channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you. 6:56, new information this morning, police have charged a new york city public school teacher with last night's drone disruption at the u.s. open. high school science teacher daniel verley flew the device into louis armstrong stadium during a women's match. the t it crashed into the stands. nobody got hurt. >>> firefighters battle the blaze in a building on manhattan's west side overnight. that fire broke out in a 5th floor apartment in the building on west 45th street. no one was hurt. same building houses justin timberlake's barbecue restaurant southern hospitality on the ground floor. >>> ntsb investigators will be in cresskill new jersey this mo

thiss bushwick and jefferson avenues. it all began a few blocks away on madison street near knickerbocker avenue. do25 in the morning. that's where two men got into a confrontation. one of the men shot in the arm and taken to a hospital. the police are called in. two officers from the 83rd police precinct found that suspect here at bushwick avenue. that man fired his weapon according to investigators at the -- people in the area took video and photos of the scene. the officers fired back. the man was shot once in the leg and expected to survive. he's in police custody. the officers were taken to a hospital as a precaution. but not hurt. we're waiting to find out at this point michael what charges faces. but these roads around here, jefferson, bushwick avenue. they're closed off to traffic. there are road closures as well on the crime scene from madison street. >> kat, thank you. >>> 6:32 right now. now to more breaking news. a teacher facing charges for a frightening incident at the u.s. open. "today in new york's" kerry

the shootout happened on jefferson between evergreen and bushwick avenues in bushwick. dray clark with the latest. >> neighbors say it sounded like the wild wild west as police faced off with a suspect who would not back down until he was put down with a bullet. the gunfire started at 1:14 this morning, all of it captured on this home summers camera. dozens of shots in rapid succession exchanged between police and a 27-year-old suspect that police say was using this 40 caliber handgun. >> it was very scary. we rolled off the bed and we stayed down. it seemed like it was right outside our window. >> two officers in plain clothes riding in an unmarked police car rushed to the 1200 block of madison avenue where a 52-year-old man had been shot in the arm. the victim described the shooter to the officers, and jefferson and bushwick avenue fire. this picture shows where one of unmarked car. >> at first i thought it was fire crackers, and it was probably like 15, 20 gunshots. >> dozens of shots fired. the shell casings spreading over multiple blocks, and when it finally ended,

is right, there is a witch in brooklyn who is putting a spell on the donald, i chased this out to bushwick to ever green cemetery to get a look at what they are about, what that young witch thinks she is doing to donald's chances for a presidential win in 2016. >> yeny's mom is a full wish. >> santaria is a combination. >> yeny is a half witch. >> what is the difference? >> yeny's mom is a full witch. so her father is not that makes her a half witch. >> growing up, i saw her do spells mostly protection spells. >> but when yeny got so frustrated she called her mom to tell her how donald trump has been frustrating her, her mom encourage that yeny use witchcraft to put a hex on the donald. >> how i could curse him, she took it seriously. told me to ask the ice queen to freeze him, i took it seriously. >> who is the ice queen? >> the ice queen is the lady responsible for the freezing of donald trump. that hopefully will happen. >> she started doing her own spells, putting up videos. >> nice. >> step number one, before you can put a hex on someone, you have to wear the appropriate attire. >> we

the victim was able to give it was early friday morning in bushwick, harris opened fire on officers, and officers returned fire. harris fled, running into two officers who he allegedly shot at, and they returned fire. we spoke with people who live in the neighborhood there in buckwish -- in bushwick, and they said they have never heard so much fire. >> it samed like -- it seemed like it was coming right outside of our bed, and it it was. >> it just wouldn't end. >> reporter: police say harris shot at officers at least 11 times, but thankfully none of the bullets hit officers. he's being charged with four counts of attempted murder of a police officer. i'm kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> kristin, thank you. >>> new this morning, four people are recovering after being involved in an atv crash on long island. this was at the hempstead turnpike, outside of the entrance to hofstra university. the atv crashed into a nissan ultimate, and the four people hospital. they will be okay, but police had to shut down the westbound lanes of the turnpike for several hours to investigate

. >> bullets erupting on the streets of bushwick by the dozens. the video recorded by a camera. >> it just kept coming. i was like is this reallily happening. -- really happening. >> this morning evidence markers and swarms of police after the fierce over night gun battle between a suspect and police terrifying everyone. >> my fiance was like do not look out the window because it was so close. he pushed me off the bed and we laid on the ground and waited for it to be over. >> it began after one friday morning, a plain clothed nypd sergeant and officer patrolling near 1266 madison street spotted a 52-year-old man shot in the arm. the victim gave them a description of the gunman who scene. they tracked him down in their unmarked car a half a mile broadway. as they closed in the 27-year-old man discharged this .40 caliber handgun. the officers got out drawing their own guns firing back. >> it was one after another after another. when i looked outside i was like what's going on. >> when it ended the suspect had a single bullet shot in his calf. >> he

it was a rough night for police in bushwick brooklyn. police say this gun was record from the suspect shot by officers in bushwick overnight. that man is in the hospital. detectives say the suspect shot a man on madison street. moments later police say he got into a gun battle with officers at jefferson and bushwick avenues. >>> developing in manhattan, firefighters battled a blaze in a building on the west side overnight. that fire broke out in a fifth floor apartment in the building on west 45th street. the same building houses justin timberlake's barbecue restaurant southern hauptty. firefighters were able to >>> let's get a check on your morning commute. >> we have issues with the q and r train. looks like we are still dealing with our q's, 34th down to canal because of mechanic cool problems. trains and buses will provide extra service starting around 1 p.m. 45 minutes now inbound at the george washington bridge to the upper level. there was an accident. the accident has been cleared away. the lincoln is 30. the holland is a 5 minut

the sergeant and officer tracked him down, went after him and cornered him on bushwick after. venue. the nypd says he fired at them with this weapon. the sergeant and officer fired back. suspect shot once in the leg. >> scary. because all i kept hearing was bang, bang, bang, bang! i was like maybe three or four people from both sides of the area. >> i heard the cop saying, he ran down the block and da, da, da! and that's all i heard. >> reporter: isaac works production on crime shows like "law and order." this morning, a real-life shootout happened outside his window. >> i would never think this would hit home. but this is new york. anything is liable. >> reporter: the suspect remains hospitalized and is in police custody. that sergeant and other officers involved in the shooting also taken to the hospital, just as a precaution. we are told they were not hurt. in bushwick brooklyn, kathryn creag, news 4 new york. >>> we want to go back to breaking news we have been covering in manhattan where five people were injured when part of a tree came crashing down on to a packed bryant

the gunfire rang out in bushwick. there's a large crime scene. it is set up in 12900 block of madison street there. "today in new york's" katherine creag spoke with police. >> numerous police officers and detectives are here down the street investigating a police-involved shooting. it happened early this morning. a man was shot in the leg once and transported to kings county hospital. he is expected to recover. but he's also officially in police custody. this is on 12900 block of madison street near knickerbocker avenue. the first 911 calls came in around 1:25 this morning. people who live in the area took photos of what was happening here. none of the police officers was hurt when this happened. we're told that there was some kind of altercation between that man who was shot and the two police officers. detectives are on the scene trying to sort it all out. that's the latest from brooklyn. i'm katherine creag. back to you. >>> police are looking for a man who took out his anger on an mta bus. this man picked up a metal garbage can and smashed th

found dead in brooklyn's bushwick hotel. that was back in july. they also say he was found with a woman who was found inside the manhattan broadway hotel. >>> a bit of a commuter alert. the 1 train will be shut down over the weekend for a blitz of maintenance work. the entire line will be out of service. that'll start at 11:30 tonight. however, 2 and 3 trains will be still running local. the line will be back open monday morning at 5:00. >>> meanwhile, normal services expected for nj transit. yesterday there was an amtrak power problem in the hudson river tunnel. it took hours to fix. we'll watch for any probe lems. >>> all right. 4:34. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. it's beautiful out there this morning. so i understand, though, there may be a little bit of rain or clouds moving in at the end of the weekend. >> towards sunday we'll start to back down the temperatures. really not that bad. we're talking about 70s, which is where it's supposed to be for this time of year. we lost our perspective a little bit. another comfortable, beautiful

new information this morning on police involved shooting in bushwick brooklyn. police arrested and charged 27- year-old jerril harris with the attempted murder of a police officer. the nypd says 70 shots were fired in an extended gun battle between police and harris yesterday morning. the gunfire erupted at 3 different locations in bushwick much of it caught on camera. police says four officers were trying to catch harris after he shot another man in the arm. the gun battle ended when one of the officers shot harris in the leg. >>> the staten island football team at the center of a hazing scandal will play again next week. yesterday the department of education lifted a suspension for susan e wagner high school. while continuing to investigate the allegations. during a summer football camp in up state new york players were allegedly hit with a broom shot at with bb guns and have symbols drawn only them. parents indicated it was not fair to punish the whole deme. >>> tom brady is taking to social media to thank his supporters, brady posted a statement on facebook

yesterday the streets in bushwick were covered in 80 shell casings. police say a suspect fired on them, and they returned fire, chasing the suspect down the street. the officers fired 70 shots in all, and the suspect entered 11 rounds. >> we rolled off the bed, and we were like stay down. it seemed like it was right outside of our window, which was it. >> it just kept coming, kept coming. it wouldn't end. >> the suspect in all of this, 27-year-old gerald harris was struck once in the leg, and again this morning facing serious charges. >>> four people are are recovering after being involved in an atv crash only. it was right outside of the entrance to hofstra university. the atv crashed into a nissan ultimate. those four who were hurt were taken to the hospital, and the police shut down the westbound lanes of the hempstead turnpike for several hours to investigation. >>> there's a $50,000 reward for the search of suspecteds who killed a beloved officer in the town north of chicago. police are looking for any clue thacked lead them to the killers killer

this is bushwick avenue but go a block away to broadway and the same. it was deafening. >> i couldn't believe how long it was going on. it just kept coming, kept coming. happening? >> it was scary. it was scary. felt like fireworks and then you're like, wow, it's louder than the fireworks, you know. something is happening. you got to be really careful. >> reporter: police were searching the area for a suspect in an earlier shooting and robbery and when they found him they claimed he fired at them, they returned fire, it was madness. >> it was late, the kids was outside, it was a lot of people outside so you know anybody could have got hurt. >> reporter: when it was over there was a bullet hole in a cruiser, the suspect was hit in the leg and arrested and residents were rattled all day. >> definitely was like a wild west shootout. >> reporter: now, the suspect is 27 years old, he has 12 prior arrests, the first time police encountered him in the street last night, according to police, they were totally exposed in the middle of the street and he fired at

. >>> the gunfire erupted at 3 different locations in bushwick, police say four officers were trying to cash harris after he shot another man in the arm. the gun battle ended when one shot harris in the leg. >>> new this morning a man hunt underway after a sex attack in central park. investigators released these images of the suspect. they say he sexually abused a 22-year-old woman near road number 1 in west drive on thursday around 6:30 p.m. police say there were no reported injuries. >>> 30 west point cadets have been hurt after an annual pillow fight at the u.s. military academy. it turned bloody when they hard objects. the event is reportedly organized by first year comradery. 24 cadets suffered concussions. no cadets have been punished. >>> and take a look at these incredible images, witnesses say the driver who allegedly hit the man took off running, cbs 2 has this exclusive story. stable condition at jacoby medical center. >> witnesses say the car hit the man as he was walking this crosswalk here in west chester, they say the car dragged him about a quarter of a mile down the

investigators say the suspect joseph may have spent time with another woman who was found dead in a bushwick hotel in july. no charges filed but police say they expect to charge him soon. >>> a pedestrian was struck and killed in the bronx in the kingsbridge section near 231st street and kingsbridge avenue. it is unclear why the male victim was in the roadway, police are in the scene examing the vehicle he may have exited alone in the park has been reunited with his family someone had seen the boy's picture on twitter and spotted him alone at the playground and called police. turns out the boy was brought there with his day care and the boy's mother is understandably angry. >> the fact that they were responsible enough to take care of my child while he is outside and leave him there and not notice it until they saw that picture on twitter. imagine if they wouldn't have seen that picture did they not know? >>> apparently when it was time to leave a day care employee miscounted the children and left the little boy behind my accident. >>> the hate crimes unit searching for three people who atta

it happened on madison street in bushwick. katherine creag is there. she's been talking with police. kat, what are they saying? >> reporter: darlene, there are numerous police officers and detectives on the scene. they're just down the street. we want to show you video from earlier. as you mentioned, this is madison street. the 1200 block by knickerbocker avenue. police are investigatinggh police-involved shooting. a man was shot once in the leg and transported to kinos c onty hospital. he is expected to recover, but he is also officially in police custody. the first 1alls came in around 1:25 a.m. people who live in the area recorded and took photos of what was happening here. there was some kind of altercation between that man shot and two police officers. none of the police officers, there were two of them, was hurt when this happened. detectives, darlene, are trying to sort it all out. one man shot in the leg and he's been transported to ale hospital. expected to recover. none of the police officers involved in this was hurt. back to you, darlene. >

investigators say that danclair may have spent time with another woman found dead in a bushwick hotel in july. murder charges in that case are expected later tonight. >>> yonkers police say an overnight shooting that left a local sports hero in extremely critical condition was not a random crime. 23-year-old michael nolan was shot in the head and the arm at the burger king parking lot on central avenue overnight. investigators believe the shooting stems from an argument over a drag race. as police search for the gunman, nolan's family struggles to coach. >> he is not doing good. me and my wife do the to make decisions. sorry. -- got to make decisions. sorry. [ crying ] >> we are searching video along central park avenue by the burger king here. there are several other businesses to the south, macy's, others business. we are looking at license plate readers, red light cameras, any video that we could find. >> yonkers police say they have numerous leads to follow and hope to have a suspect's name soon. >>> another family's tragedy leads to a new law. 16-year-old killed in a boating acci

when the cops spotted harris at bushwick and jefferson, he hid behind a police cruiser and shot at them. those officers called for backup. when they chased the suspect down the block to broadway, he apparently ran towards them continuing to shoot until he was struck by one of their bullets. police recovered his gun from the scene. a glock .40. at this point he is still recovering at the hospital and criminal charges are pending. in the bushwick section of brooklyn, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >>> two former teachers assistants are facing child abuse charges. the women accused of encouraging little children to fight each other at a new they made their first appearances in court today. cbs 2's christine sloan was in the courtroom. >> reporter: the two former daycare workers in a courtroom here in union county defending themselves. but prosecutors say they obtained cell phone video of the little kids fighting each other at the daycare. anything you want to say chanese? fight? former day kay worker chanese white -- daycare worker chanese white not talking to me but telling a judge she is innoce

the first victim was found july 23rd in the bushwick hotel in brooklyn make and strangled to death. the second victim was found sept. 8 in the manhattan broadway hotel. police said the conditions of both rooms bore similarities so witnesses told them dan clair met the women on the street and took them to the hotel's. ben: gunfire erupted leaving four people wounded last night near urban turner boulevard and west kines 3. officers found evidence but no victims. a short time later they learned the four shooting victims had been taken to university hospital in private cars. one of those cars was hit by bullets. the victim's injuries are not life-threatening, no word what led to the shooting, no arrests have been made. juliet: police investigating a viciously dirty play on a high school football game. this was taken friday night. a player from lyndon high school wrestled an opposing player, swings his helmet to the opponent, bashes him in the head. the player was severely hurt but he did need ten stitches at the hospital. he put his arms up. the player was flagged for a foul but wasn't

the gunfire erupted at three different locations in bushwick early this morning, and much of it was caught on camera. four officers were trying to capture gerald harris after he shot another man in the arm the gunfire ended after harris was shot in the leg. >>> donald trump wants a tax cut for one of his golf courses. the 140-acre golf course is seeking a 90% tax cut, and trump bought the club for $7.5 million and renovated it for $45 million, but his attorney says it's now worth only 1.4 million because business is bad. nearby residents could get hit with a larger tax bill, and they are not happy. >> i'm not surprised, he's always looking to get extra for him, less for everybody else. >> trump's attorney admits it's a tactic to get taxes lowers by 10% to 20%. >>> a 500-year-old find in the ground underneath mexico. workers are excavating the only tunnels under the city of puebla. they were long-considered an urban legend unless they were discovered, and workers found a bridge that was buried after the city flooded years ago. the tunnels are being restored and could be reopened as a touris

the quo shad -- crocheted art hangs on a building facing a flea market in bushwick. housing activist who says his aunt owns the building says no one asked that mural could be hung there. the artist worked with the man who runs the flea market and neither disputes that they didn't ask for permission. >> this is someone's private property. you did not ask permission to put something on a person's private property. >> police say the mural isn't criminal vandalism because there was no damage or intent to cause damage but the mural likely violates city rules regarding signage on private property. poconos. an rv goes up in flames while it's being a woman was trapped inside. she lost consciousness. but a brave navy veteran put his own life on the line and managed to go in and drag her out to safety. the rv wound up rolling down the street. the flames spread to an suv that smashed into a parked car. people say the streets looked like a war zone. the only injury, smoke inhalation. >> a lot of lucky people. >> for sure. >>> well, a lot of check mates being heard in manhattan t

officers. [ gunfire ] >> the nypd says at least 70 shots were fired during the running gun battle in bushwick this morning. bullets pierced windows of a truck and a police cruiser. police telling cbs 2 it started when the suspect identified as gerald harris shot another m nearby. the victim found police officers who later spotted harris and that's when he allegedly opened fire. police say harris kept shooting as he tried to flee. >> i looked out the window and saw somebody running this way. that was it. it was hectic. people were screaming. >> none of the officers was hit. a bullet struck harris in the leg. >>> new at 6:00, some rockland county residents are sounding off about a change in the new tappan zee bridge project. they say a new sound wall could ruin their views. cbs 2's meg baker reports. >> reporter: these upper grandview homeowners say they chose to live in south nyack specifically for this landscape. >> the view from my patio as well as inside is just breathtaking. but it's something that i'm in jeopardy of losing. >> reporter: before buying her home in 2013 michelle checked with

he's being questioned about july 23 murder of a woman at the bushwick hotel in brooklyn, and, midtown. he was seen arriving with these women and was seen leaving these hotels on surveillance video alone. his bigger prints were found at one sitting. they're investigating whether he raped two other women. >> juliet: a very long rap sheet for him. new data shows homeless population has risen since mayor diblasio has come to office. 57206 people are being housed in shelters this week. a spike of 4000 people from mayor bloomberg's final month and office. what's more, police and people are staying in shelters longer. the average is 534 days compared to the previous average of 515 days. families are staying at shelters longer even after one family member has gotten a job. >> ben: less than a week from now pope francis will be arriving. people are finalizing their >> juliet: were at the st. patrick's cathedral. >> reporter: i think we call this crunch time, right. right. that's how we should address this. it's crunch time for a run to make the last-minute preps. he begins his nine-day tour to

we headed to bushwick to meet up with the king bee andrew. so clearly you are seeing the bees here. there is a bakery and what are the bees doing? >> gathering nectar and pollen and making the honey and taking care of the young. >> 50,000 bees per hive. >> per hive? >> yes, so 150,000. walk me through what exactly i need to do. >> we have a lot of fun, but we are on a roof top and there are tens of thousands of stinging insects in each of the boxes, so i do think safety carefully. >> as a beekeeper i'm inspecting the hives for disease free and the queen bee is healthy and laying eggs. >> you will be fully suited up, smoker, gloves on and going through carefully and calmly. >> when i open up the hive, there is not a thousand bees flies in my face? that. >> game time. i'm not ready for this. >> you have a clip behind it. >> this is not looking like honey. >> it is hard to inspect from back here. here we go. >> i'm fully protected. >> you are fully licensed and bonded. yes. >> oh my god. okay. >> nice and calm. nice and calm. an degree helped me lift the frame to get a better look. oka

also another death in bushwick. >>> police say they have caught the shooter in phoenix who was terrorizing drivers. investigators say he's responsible for shooting at cars on interstate 10. the gun was reportedly found at a phoenix pawnshop. >> the weapon and the man who we started this spree in arizona is in custody. >> police still investigating potessible copy cat shootings. >>> investigators in boston have identified baby dough, the little girl whose body was found in a trash bag. a tip helped them identify the child whose name is bella bond. she's a two-year-old who lived in the area near where her body was found back on a beach in june. the mother's boyfriend is expected to be charged with murder and the little girl's mother may also face charges. >>> the battle for same-sex marriage may not be over in a kentucky county. kim davis again violated a federal court order. the employee says davis altered the marriage license forms to remove her name and the name of the county, which could make >>> an absolute mob scene at a croatia croatian train station. it was a day of frustration for p

. >>> new information of the police involved shooting in bushwick brooklyn, police arrested and charged a man of the murder. police say 70 shots were fired in an extended gun battle and harris, the gunfire erupted at 3 different locations, a lot caught on camera 4 officers were trying to catch harris. the gun battle ended when one shot harris in the leg. let's head over to to look at the forecast. >>> a beautiful holiday weekend, clouds will give way to sunshine, temperatures will be warming up into the low 80s, 67 in the city, 62 in whiteplains, bellmar at 68. yesterday it was 85 a bit cooler with a high of 81 low humidity as well. beautiful for today, tomorrow 86 monday pushing 90 normal high 76 degrees, skies out there, presently have some clouds but high pressure is in place they'll be clearing on out, looking good for today but please note if you're heading to the beach a high risk of rip currents along the jersey shore moderate on the south shore of long island. >>> thanks we'll have another news update in half an hour, cbs this morning saturday continues in just a momentstay with

paul greenberg is here from popular science, sophie bushwick and jessica kimball.o you first, will the model x go better than some of elon musk's other projects are going now? >> it has to. don't bet against elon musk. this is going to be a game-changer, he's thinking far into the future. in three years he wants the cars to be autonomous, self-driving, and uber, amazon and asked amazon flex today. deirdre: there is a race going to control the auto space. >> absolutely. deirdre: sophie, what is your take, though? everybody loss of elon musk, any engineer will work for him in a heart beat but the problem is he has had some difficulty being a car manufacturer, right? there's been delays with past products. what is your take on how this is going to go? >> the thing about earning that kind of loyalty, though there are delays, the people who want to get their hands on a model x are happy to wait. he's got a long waiting list for the car, and there have been a few drop-offs as they pushed off the release date but people are sticking around, they want to get this. deirdre:

happened 1 this morning in bushwick. officers were not hurt. >> plane lands in a new jersey soccer field leaving two in the plane seriously hurt. cessna was patrolling hudson river when the pilot started reporting engine trouble. >> police arrested a no, school teacher in connection with a drone crash during the u.s. open. daniel charged on several kowngts including reckless operation of a drone. >> all right speaking of the u.s. open let's bring in duke castiglione with sportle. >> other sports yesterday in the news. other than deflate-gate. big upset at the u.s. open 2014 runner up caroline stun by 14 9th ranked at the tetra. her opponent extend the match and failed to convert any of the or four match points and lost 6-4, so they have not won a four level main draw match all season until this week. big news regarding tom brady biggest win of the career not on a preseason game. get to highlights in that game but he scored as i said, you can't underestimate a federal judge richard berman tossed his four game suspension i

two arguing before that fight happened early monday morning in front of the gate avenue in bushwick. police are looking for the guy in the green shirt on the left. he's described as blond hair. glassing on. victim on the right is 42-year-old jose he was taken to ab nearby hospital and later died from his injuries. >> police searching for a man who raped a 19-year-old woman on sunday. take a look a sketch there and some surveillance videos. the man walking with his shirt partially off. he was approached bit guy who said he had a gun and pulled her into the back of the building and then raped her. the suspect is wearing blue and white hawaiian shorts and tank top and covered his face with a shirt. if you have any information on either eve those stories call crime stoppers 1-800-577-tips. teresa: football games in practices suspended after hazing high school. >> no charges have been filed but right now the football program at susan wagner high is on hold while school officials investigate. us. >> disheartening because of the work we put in. >> his parents and plenty of other varsity and

today we headed to bushwick to meet up with the guy who run most of the hives. you see a lot of bees. there's a bakery below us. tell me what they're doing? >> they're doing what bees have done for 100 million years, gathering nectar and pollen, taking care of their young. making honey. >> reporter: i'm in charge of making sure they're doing their job. >> probably 50,000 perfect live -- per hive. >> reporter: walk me through what i need to do. >> we have a lot of fun with this. we are on a rooftop. there are tens of thousands of stinging, venomous insects in each of these boxes. i do take safety carefully. >> reporter: why you got to put it that way? i will be inspecting each hive to make sure it's disease free and the queen bee is healthy and laying eggs. >> once we get in there you'll be fully suited with a veil, gloves, the smoker. we'll go through carefully, calmly. >> reporter: when i open up the hive, there's not going to be like a thousand bees flying at my face? >> no. many, many more than that. >> reporter: real life right now. game time. i'm not ready

reporting live from bushwick, channel 7 eye witness news. >> jim, thank you. >>> labor day holiday weekend is here and get away is upon us with 35 million people across the country expected to hit the roads. >> we have a live look at george washington bridge where traffic is moving along. gas prices are at the lowest in more than ten years. meteorologist lee goldberg with what everyone really wants to hear about. that accuweather forecast. hi lee. >> it's all coming together and no doubt about it. it's going to be a beautiful week. we had our share of cloud cover today a sprinkle here and there and this is the worst day of forecast. now. by the way the breeze is always in the back and seeing some of the trees and this is a camera that i always look at when we have gusts. it's not moving too much. we've had guests that have been over 20 miles an hour, 83 degrees right now and the humidity is still up. these are the same winds about 7-14 and the only are reporting a gust at central park at 20. we do pretty well with a north east wind because less friction coming off long island sound so you

they want to question him about the death of a woman found in a hotel in bushwick hotel in brooklyn. another one found at a broadway hotel. >>> no word yet on whether charges will be in a school bus crash that killed two in houston, texas today. a woman thought someone was going to hit her vehicle, she swerved and hit the bus which was carrying four students on their way to high school. the bus crashed through a guardrail and off the highway overpass. >>> heart break for hundreds of people in northern california tonight as they return to their community, scorched by wildfire. up to -- many people are only minutes to get out. friends of an elderly woman who was killed when flames engulfed her home in middle town are deaf -- middletown. they say 72-year-old barbara mcwilliams assured them she was fine. >> she is like no, i'm fine. it's going to be fine. she didn't understand the magnitude of it. >> hundreds of crews are continuing to battle the fire near middletown. it is only about 15% contained. >>> the senate is set to hold a new vote later today on a res litigation rejecting -- res

police say the man be was shot after opening fire on two officers in jefferson and bushwick avenue. he was hit in the leg and expected to recover. it happened after the man allegedly shot another person in the arm just a few blocks away around 1:30 in the morning. >>> the weather, mostly cloud pip warm a chance of rain, high 83. not at muggy tonight. 65. tomorrow lots of sun. 80 the high. sunday more sun, warmer. 86 degrees. monday, another sunny day for labor day with a high of 90. >>> coming up on the "today" show, tips for getting your house clean in a jiffy. >>> another local update in a half an hour. see you then. >>> this morning on "today's take" it's the country nation with brad paisley crushing it as our summer concert star and from "batman versus superman," jesse eisenberg is here. and the best burger you will ever eat from your cookout. that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc new s s this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on a beautiful friday morning in new york city. september 4, 2015. a big crowd here to see b

storm here as things get quieter in places like south beach, staten island, it's headed over to bushwick and over gerritsen and eventually into parts of queens. otherwise that's pretty much the only game in town. then you have this cold front and all this moisture here and that's why we are saying more widespread storms during the day tomorrow and then the drier air will come in tomorrow night into friday. temperatures behind the front, you go from 90s to 70s and 60s. so showers and storms tomorrow, about 78, and heavier later in the day and in the evening hours. partly cloudy, warm, stoic, a -- sticky, a shower or storm around 73. tomorrow 78 so we break that 80- degree stretch. noticeably cooler but still muggy, showers and some heavy downpours with thunderstorms. periods of rain tomorrow night are really early on and then it tapers off. coming up at 4:30, the pattern remains a little unsettled into the weekend but the weekend isn't a washout. more on that in the seven-day accuweather forecast and we will track that storm. it's not a severe thunderstorm warning with that storm. the rea

they say he punched and kicked another man outside of a bar in bushwick. jose guzman later died of his injuries. investigators want to question the blond man in the green shirt as a possible witness. >>> students and their families will meet today in the bronx high school badly damaged by an explosion to discuss the coming school year. john f. kennedy will open on time for the school year next wednesday. authorities say the school is structurally sound and tests show the air is safe to breathe. repair work is ongoing. tonight's town hall will take place at in tech academy at 6:30. they are working and hit a gas line when that exploded. >>> amy freeze is standing by for bill with the forecast. >> good morning to the both of you. we start off with temperatures in the upper 70s. feels like temperatures are near 80 degrees. even though we are just getting underway with this day, the temperatures are very warm already and it feels uncomfortable due to the humidity in the atmosphere. great neck 78. down the shore we got issues with reduced visibility starting of

she was found in the manhattan he is also a suspect in the death of another woman found in a bushwick hotel in july. >>> police have identified baby dough, a doe, whose body was found in a trash bag back in june. the mother's boyfriend is expected to be charged with murder in that case. bella's mother may also face charges. >>> there is a lot of relief for people in phoenix. police say they have arrested the shooter who was terrorizing drivers in that area. leslie allen her merit, police say is, responsible. the gun reportedly found at a phoenix pawnshop. >> the man who we believe was responsible for starting this spree is in custody. >> police say they are still searching for possible copy cat shooters . >>> slow venia slovenian police say thousands packed a train station last night. that country is overwhelmed and closed its border with serbia. a lot of migrants left croatia traveling to hungary by train. >>> our papal visit coverage continuing today. a special tune will play during pope francis's visit here in new york and we'll have the story behind that song. plus -- raphael will

police believe he spent time with a 35-year-old woman who was found dead in brooklyn's bushwick hotel in july. they also say he was with a woman who was found inside the manhattan broadway hotel justt about a week ago. >>> second guard from rikers island scheduled to be arraigned today in connection with the ke beating of an inmate. nakia gales and herman jiminian arlee facriing charges. the case dates back from january of 2014 when gales allegedly got into a dispute with a rikers inmate. prosecutors say with jiminian's help, she later recruited four other prisoners to attack that fe inmate. gales pleaded not guilty yesterday. >>> in jersey city, a heated debah taking place at a school board meeting over whether to add a muslim holiday. some from the muslim community walked out as the school board denied their request to close school for the holiday next week. the holiday had unanimous city council support. the school board says that it would not create a new holiday, what they describe as at the last minute. >> we're no mannger t minority. that's clear from tonight. soon. >> cause un