he said homelessness has sparked under de blasio. here's dave evans. >> the mayor blasted back at critics how and he's handled the growing homeless crisis. over the weekend former mayor rudy giuliani blamed de blasio saying a city that lets people sleep in the street is a city that doesn't care. >> i think he's delusional. if you think about what giuliani up about 40% on his watch. >> in the last few weeks the city has taken a two-pronged approach getting homeless people more help, more housing, making shelters safer. at the same time police and sanitation can tackled up to 80 homeless camps across the city. literally bulldozing them. >> all those camps will be gone this month. at the same time ensuring people who are are steered towards services to help them no longer be homeless. >> police constantly patrol a homeless problem here. it's become a popular hang out. giuliani wrote, that's because of de blasio's old application of guilt. >> the mayor admits fixing the homeless problem has not been easy. the mayor said today 21 homeless

>> throw -- de blasio got 15,000 people out of shelters and into housing. ernie: you mentioned the new task force which is a citywide effort involving the nypd. how does that work? >> it's a combination effort between the nypd, the department of homeless services and the department of sanitation working together to get people in support of housing versus the shelters and setting them up to have a long-term plan. ernie: we have the winter months coming. we'll see how that will play out. liz, thank you for that. >>> other news to report for you. an aide to governor cuomo remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. carey gabay was caught in a gang crossfire monday before the west indian day parade. there's a $12,500 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in that case. >>> kentucky clerk kim davis is out of jail on condition that she will not interfere with her deputies issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. at a rally for her release, which included mike huckabee, her lawyer made no promises about complying with the order. >

dari: mayor de blasio defending policing policies on "the morning show". new jersey governor chris christie also appearing on the program today who was quick to criticize the mayor's tactics. kerry drew will have more at 5:30. steve: 14 years after 9/11, the u.s. is on high alert against attacks. a congressional hearing was held at the 9/11 memorial and museum in lower manhattan. they covered a wide range of topics, including cyber terror, border security and emergency preparedness. police commission bratton testified and former mayor rudy giuliani. >> for new york city, i would have to say we're about as well prepared as you can be. if something should happen, i think we'd be better able to handle it than other places. let's pray it doesn't happen. steve: they continued ways to help first responders who suffered illnesses after working at ground zero following the attack. dari: senate democrats believe they have the votes to block a passage of a resolution against the iran deal. supporters of the agreement stopped short of declaring victory because it is

i'm bill de blasio.eat strides we've made as a city. we're pursuing the boldest affordable housing plan ever. our universal pre-kindergarten program is strengthening the city's educational system, and just last week we announced that this was the safest summer in 20 years as we work every day to make our streets even safer. but one message i would like to impress upon all new yorkers is this -- look up from your damn phones! [ laughter ] seriously! what the hell are you doing? [ cheers and applause ] this isn't downtown wichita. it's new york city! people need to get where they're going. the last thing they want is some oblivious ding dong standing at the top of the subway stairs watching "transformers 3" on their cell phone! hey, moron! i got one word for you -- move! [ laughter ] speaking of the subway, new york city averages 5.6 million subway passengers each and every day. it's an essential means of transportation. so don't be the guy that keeps the 50-pound backpack on the subway, man. come on! take

absolutely. >> reporter: de blasio announced other parts of the plan. second graders will be literate. ninth graders have to complete algebra and ap classes will be available at every school. the mayor announced the single shepherd program. >> the shepherds will begin working with students in sixth and their family. one-on-one for the next six years. >> the united federation of teachers president michael mulgrew praised the plan but wonders how it will be paid for. >> children of new york city and the parents have been shortchanged by albany every year in the education budget. >> reporter: a huge part is getting students to college. by 2018, every freshman will have had the opportunity to take a college campus tour with his or her family. liz dahlem, fox 5 news. dari: well, jon stewart joining the call for the government to find money to take care of the 9/11 first responders. >> god forbid any of these people that are standing behind me have to show up here one more time to ask individuals for healthcare. steve: battle underway in washington to make su

have a great year. >> the welcome back from mayor de blasio. today is the first day of school for 1 million to new york city students in a video posted online, the mayor could be seen prepping a classroom. >>> the city's board of health taking on salt today, said to vote on a rule that would require salt warnings for chain restaurants for dish with over 2300 milligrams of sodium. >> people have rallied, and you're strong people! >> kim davis was released from jail yesterday with her lawyer, husband, and mike huckabee by her husband. the judge forbid her to interfere with the issuing of marriage licenses. >>> apple is expected to unvail the 6s and 6s plus models at an event today, and there's speculation we could see something new from the ipad tablet line and improvements to apple tv as well. >> stephen! stephen! stephen! >> stephen colbert making his big debut as the new host of the late show. the house is packed at the newly renovated theater. george clooney and jeb bush were his first guests. >>> time for traffic and weather on the 2s. >> jo

. >> mayor de blasio and the school's chancellor joined kids for story time in all five boroughs with more than 60,000 children enrolled in pre-k. the mayor says he has fulfilled his long-time goal of having a public school seat for every 4-year-old. >>> the school day didn't last long in some new jersey districts. all the schools here in cliff ton dismissed early because of the heatwave. many buildings don't have air conditioning, make it tough to concentrate. >>> and the sweltering heat in connecticut forced several schools to send students home early. parents picked up their children shortly before noon today. many believe the early dismissal was a good idea. >> you know, if the weather is going to be hot in the school, it's good for the students. >> very good idea. i believe that. when my daughter came outside yesterday, she said, oh, it's so hot in there. it's so hot. >> reporter: temperatures dropping, school officials say classes will return to normal tomorrow. hundreds of long island school children could be stranded at home as early as tomorrow. >> that's because more than 1,

next in line will be new york's mayor bill de blasio. senator schum other having an extended conversation with him. now the mayor of new york phil de blasio. and cardinal dolan is in there saying something. everybody smiling. this is really just a joyous moment for all. >> we also have the invocation as we watch this. we have seen it so many times. the pope may wade into some of the crowd. i think people of the crowd have come to expect and hope that they may be able to reach out and touch him and even talk to him. >> you see cardinal dolan pointing out the workers and the pope is weaving to them. just an electrical response over here. where the school kids are. another wave there. those are the moments people look for. lester, you're right. somebody described pope francis as the one-on-one pope. the pope who picks up the cell phone and calls people on their birthday. the pope loves to go into the crowds and shake hands. will he do this here? i'm not sure because he is getting ready to go in 2 aand preside over a church service. he will

de blasio, you got into office by saying the tale of two cities. this is the tale of two cities. >> reporter: she has complained to the city's housing authority again and again. the mayor may not know how bad things really are for new yorkers in public housing. >> he has to come out for himself. >> reporter: and alyssa is not alone. today her neighbors at the clinton houses joined together to ask the city for more inspections and a permanent fix to the m ad that they say has plagued the building for years. we asked the mayor's office to respond to alyssa's claims. they admit that mold is a problem in at least 190 apartments. ex we'll continue to improve upon our progress. alyssa elders says she can't wait any longer. >> i want to live in a safe environment for myself and my child and i'm not in one. >> that'll do it for us. we thank you for watching. >> stay right here. the news continues at 6:00. >>> now at 6:00, encouraging kids in their care to fight and then quoting the movie "fight club." >>> newark cops are calling it a two-hour crime wave th

more from the bronx where mayor de blasio will be making his big announcement later today. andrea? >> reporter: mayor de blasio says too many students are learning to type when they should be learning to code, and that's why later today here in the bronx, he will be announcing a new plan to put more computer science courses in new york city public schools. first he brought universal prek to city schools, and now mayor de blasio is pushing for more computer science classes for the 1.1 million public school students saying this private- public partnership will open so many doors for students beginning in the earliest grades, producing the employees employers are demanding. it's a 10-year, $80 million plan. private dollars will support the cost of training the teachers. the foundation was started in 2013 to address the overwhelming lack of public science education in public schools, and now they are reaching 7% of the public city's schools, and the mayor will announce plans to promote college readiness and early reading influiding hiring a reading specialist for every elementary schoo

mayor de blasio called giuliani dell luis shonnal. he said homelessness jumped 40% during giuliani's tenure. today he hit back. >> i don't know what the mayor is talking about. i will stand on my record when he reduces crime 65% then he can criticize me. i would suggest that he not get personal. i think he made a nasty personal comment about me. >> for the record murder rate went from 205 at this point last year to 222 this year. rapes are up about 5%. but another big category, assaults are down about 3%. burglaries down 12%. that's why the overall crime rate is down 4%. >>> crime and homelessness the big issues that critics of mayor de blasio are blasting him for. now a new critic, ray kelly. until his memoirs were published today was careful to avoid criticizing the mayor. here is n.j. burkett. >> the tone of the city is set at the top. >> what is that tone. >> antipolice. >> ray kelly says the city is slipping. in an eyewitness news news interview, he blames mayor de blasio for taking the wrong approach on crime and policing. >> wh

and mayor de blasio and the school chancellor, this will be the first stop. they are scheduled to be here around 9:30 to greet parents as well as the pre-k students. as you guys know, mayor de blasio has been very passionate about providing that all day free pre-k services for students costing the city about $400 million a year. but the universal preschool program was one of bill de blasio's campaign promises. this year 65,000 children are enrolled in the program. students. the program is in the process of reaching out to parents to convince them to sign up children for this free pre-k program. this being the first day of school, the mayor and school's chief will be here to make sure that everything gets off to a great start. live on staten island, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> with city schools reopening today, drivers need to know that speed cameras are installed near schools in all five boroughs. 100 fixed cameras and 40 mobile cameras will be activated today and they will cover the hours for school and after school activities. t

patricks cathedrals and charles schumer and mayor bill de blasio and greeted the pope when they arrivedt 6:45 eastern time and they are among thousands of people who are waiting for the pope along 5th avenue here and thousands and thousands waiting for the pope to arrive. we understand that he is going to change out of that fiatt possibly and actually into the pope mobile as he begins his procession up 5th avenue in a couple of minutes. >> i'm not in a rush or hurry by i want to give folks a sense of a timeline how do you think it will take the pope to get from where he is now and do the car switch whatever that entails and then make the trip to st. patricks how long do you think? >> the schedule is supposed to be he is supposed to be here at 6:45 greeting everyone on the steps for about 15 minutes and supposed to begin at 7:00 sharp, his plane arrived at jfk a little late but the expectation is he might try to makeup the time on the drive up here. >> i'm curious is there a -- there is clearly a motorcade and imaging that there are people along this route who will obviously get an oppor

did mayor de blasio and governor cuomo cross paths today? >> sort of, but they weren't in the same place at the same time. they attended the parade breakfast but did not meet. in fact, i asked governor cuomo if he was planning to meet with the mayor. he said, is he here. i said he was about five minutes away. he said there's your answer. so clearly the tension exists. both men did sound the same chord about the need for gun control after the shooting today. and i asked the mayor whether he felt slighted not to be invited on the governor's puerto rico trip. he said, look, governors and mayors have different travel schedules, make different speeches, that's to be expected. but the bottom line, these two haven't met in months. andrew siff, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> we also have breaking news out of sullivan county. a deadly accident on the highway. state police tell news 4 that three people are dead in an accident on route 17. the crash happened around 4:30 this afternoon near exit 112. at least one car involved in the wreck. we are co

she's gonna deal with mayor de blasio about homeless problems. it's gonna be an interesting battle, maybe, right? >> it will, and, you know, i have dealt with chris quinn most recently when she was advising andrew cuomo. and the real chris quinn -- i love chris when she's got fire, and she stepped up when she was city council speaker and helped us get rid of these horrible 3/4 houses, so i'm looking forward to working with her as an advocate. >> okay, mary brosnahan, chief executive officer of the coalition for the homeless and the one person who really built this organization into a powerhouse. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, bill. >> all right, mary. when we come back, we're gonna switch topics, a look at the controversy over the safety of vaccinations sparked by the last join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just

mayor de blasio says it's not like the former mayor remembers. >> i think he's delusional. if you think about what rudy giuliani did as mayor. homelessness went up 40% on his watch. >> mayor de blasio is adding $22 million to the budget he says to address mental health and help the homeless. he's going to send teams to the streets to evaluate and treat those in need. >>> tomorrow the fdny will honor who members who lost their lives at ground zero. the names of 21 firefighters will be added to the memorial wall for deaths related to world trade center illnesses. the ceremony will take place tomorrow afternoon in brooklyn. the memorial lists 89 firefighters who died from work at the trade center. friday marks the 14th anniversary of the attacks. >>> also happening tomorrow, pope francis is expected to release new rules for annulling marriages. man incompetent have said the church's current system is costly and unfair. the vatican says the new procedures will simplify the process while an importance of -- pope francis previously called for annulments to be free of cost. >>> ex

. >>> fellow lawmakers are now taking aim at mayor de blasio's new york. governor chris christie and former mayor rudy giuliani both slammed de blasio's ability to fight crime and homelessness. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer with more. >> we have had the safest summer in over 20 years. >> reporter: maybe mayor de blasio should fire his scheduler. up next after the mayor and his wife on a morning cable show was someone who wasn't buying the mayor's act at all! >> i'm just stunned as are most people who live in this area that this has been the safest summer in new york! no one else believes that except for the two people who were just on your set. i guarantee you this. this guy don't believe it. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie referring to the tragic incident at the west indian day parade where cuomo aide carey gabay was hitted in head by a stray bullet among gang gunfire. >> we didn't see the outward manifestation of this problem under mayor rudy giuliani. >> reporter: on the attack rudy giuliani who got the homeless off the streets

. >> and former new york city mayor rudy guliani blames mayor de blasio for the city's homeless crisis, in a op-ed piece. in "new york post," he wrote de blasio's belief that people have a right to live on the streets is inhuman, indecent and dangerous. as mayor he said he got people off of the streets by providing solutions to their problems. it is a contradict to describe stance of progressive it should be regarded as retrogressive, so far mayor de blasio has not responded. christina: a texas school district suspend two football players who collided with a referee, watching a game friday night, two san antonio schools, the school district is calling this disturbing. the refugee was hit -- referee was hit, two players have been ejectorred. christina: what a difference a day makes. after being noncommittal about his pitching status you, mets pitcher matt harvey said he will be available, wow? good news. duke: a little bit of difference from 6 6:00. matt harvey saying he is pitching in post season after all, he wants to help the mets win, and will pitch in october. i have to think he fe

mayor de blasio says it reopen horse forests the feed of getting lisle guns off the seat. >> we will awe every cool ever cool we have to get you -- you know, it's going to be a taxing day. kids are back in school, unless you're the lucky kids in connecticut. numbers for you, 77 in the city. clear skies overhead, and high pressure dominating our weather today. the front is headed our way, but it's being blocked. it's a slow mover. today, rain free, just sizzling. could see 90 at lunchtime, but feeling like 95. 93 ties the old record. 93 ties the old record. just like yesterday a bit of a break along the south shore and the jersey shore. but it's going to be hot out there. pace yourself. it's a whole new world. just like that, summer is unofficially over. >> john, we already have aperts for you in chapaqua. there's a crash there, so you want to anticipate that. route 71 closed in both directions because of an accident with a down pole. to the george washington bridge, you were delay free at all three crossings for you. remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >> a.m. lex, thank you. >>

we saw mayor de blasio. governor cuomo is asking for prayers for gabay and their family. there have been no arrests. i'll bring you the latest at 6:00. we're live in east flatbush, i'm lisa evers, fox 5 news. steve: thanks. despite that early morning violence, big crowds showed up for the parade. alison: liz dahlem is live in crown heights with more on the annual salute to caribbean culture. >> reporter: good evening to you. you can see and hear the music and people dancing behind me. this has been a celebration that started last night and has happened all throughout today. we are here at grand army plaza where the grand finale happens. the floats and dancers finish up here. over one million people came to the parade route to show love from where they're from. >> jamaica! >> reporter: it's all about pride at the carnival. more than one million people came to crown heights to show love for their home land during the parade. what does the parade mean to you? >> everything. that's where my family is from. that he's where she's from. -- that's where she's from. it's a happy d

. >>> all new at 5:00, mayor de blasio defending his crime stats today and fending off a new critic, new jersey governor chris christie. both men appearing on national tv with different views on new york city's crime rate. eyewitness news political reporter dave evans with the mayor's latest feud. >> reporter: as you know, republicans across the county made mayor de blasio a target because he is a liberal democrat. but his team is fighting back with newly released figures from the police department. for the mayor, incoming fire from all sides. he and his wife were talking about homelessness and the city's crackdown and new york's low crime rate. >> we had the safest summer in over 20 years. we had last year the lowest number of murders in 50 years. >> reporter: but the next guest, a familiar face, went ballistic on the mayor. >> i am stunned as are most people who live in this area that this is the safest summer in new york. no one else beliefs that except for the two people just on your set. i guarantee you this, this guy doesn't believe it. >> reporter: on top of the economist city

mayor de blasio and his wife with drew cheer from the crowd. this is the 48th year the always colorful paid marched through brooklyn. a live report at 5:00. >>> breaking news. there's been a stabbing just blocks from that parade. it happened a short time ago at lincoln place and rochester avenue. we're told a 33-year-old man was stabbed in the stomach. he was rushed to a hospital in serious by stable condition. no word on any arrests. we will let you know any new information as soon as we get it in. >>> also in brooklyn police made an arrest in a hit and run that killed a disabled week. police say the driver of a minivan that was caught on camera near the accident scene turned himself in this morning after seeing his vehicle on television. 50-year-old marco ortiz is charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident. 59-year-old marlene zotti was stuck and killed early yesterday morning while crossing the street with a walker in sunset park. >>> new information in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian in new rochelle. a 20-year-old a

bill de blasio is an optic mayor. he'll take statistics and mediate them.akes the murder number and says murder the -- shootings are up. maybe the hospitals are doing a better job. new york is less safe and the types of crime we're seeing now is more aggressive and more random like what we saw at the west indian celebration. a harvard educated lawyer who pulls himself up. he's currently a senior, legal adviser to the governor and shot randomly. >> he's a current aid. it was random in his case. he wasn't a target. he was caught up in between the gun fire. >> yes, hiding for cover. so our city is less safe. >> paul, the argument against that is get back to stopping frisk. others said that alleviated us. if you ever became mayor, would you reinstate that? >> i don't support anything that discriminates on law enforcement. across the board i think we've got to be much more aggressive in getting guns out of the hands of criminals. >> that's not what i asked. would you stop them? >> the major hasn't stopped them. he's just reduced it. i think, i'm not sure whether

what mayor de blasio had to say about rudy giuliani's criticism. >>> a ref hit hard in the middle of the football game and it looks like the players did it on purpose. >>> what geno smith is saying about pressing charges against a teammate who sucker punched him. >>> plus, jumping on a garbage truck to uncould have your secrets. what an nyu professor learned about new yorkers and their trash. >>> lots of sunshine. nice and warm. absolutely perfect for pretty much anything outdoors. can we expect a repeat tomorrow. >>> i will give you a hint. it's definitely going to be hot. i will have your forecast coming up in just a bit. l th00alieores peseinsof u nto t ghan t vep chlar,dohaweo.ma i prreo. >>> two texas high school football players have been suspended after tackling a referee during the game. now the question is, why did they do it? cbs2's andrea grymes reports. >> reporter: it was late in the game between san antonio's jon jay high school and the marvel falls mustangs when two players purposely crashed into this referee on the healed. the first hit knocks the official to the grou

now police are investigating. >>> and mayor de blasio is set to outline new educational policies for new york city public school students, some that could include a little more tech time for yours. i'm tracie strahan live with a preview. that's coming up. >>> and if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the news 4 new york app right now and we'll be right back. >>> a commuter alert on long island. a derailed freight train is now off the tracks, but there are still changes for the morning rush. >>> plus, mayor de blasio laying out new goals. the major announcement that impacts hundreds of thousands of new york city students. >>> and new this morning, police need help finding these people who preyed on an elderly woman. how they swindled her for $90,000. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday morning. it is september 16th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris cimino here with the forecast. holding on to a bit of summer. >> we are indeed. not just today, but several days to co

. >>> de blasio's politics -- >> reporter: their presence has sparked a debate between new mayors. >> how long have you been homeless for? >> almost about three or four years. >> where do you stay? >> right now i'm staying from here to the little post. place. sometimes i sleep on the train. >> reporter: andreia davis will spend her 43ed birthday this week sleeping on a subway car or street corner. >> my mother is dead, my father, i never seen him. >> reporter: without a family and slew of health issues she's struggled on her open. "new york post," former mayor rudy giuliani took a shot at the current mayor writing -- >> reporter: he says sleeping on the streets is unacceptable and it's the city's responsibility to find the homeless treatment, shelter, and even a job. the de blasio administration fired back in a statement saying "homelessness increased by 27% under rudy giuliani's watch and his strategy of chasing homeless new yorkers from corner to corner is ineffective and wrong." we spotted a number of homeless parks. new yorkers say has to be done. with signs. say. not necessarily

mayor de blasio hopes that initiative and others will help city school students compete. how he plans on partnering with the private sector and achieving the big headline out of this, announcing plans to require schools to offer computer science classes to all students within ten years. he also hopes to expands the number of high schools that offer advanced placement courses. his final one, and it's a big one as well, requiring all new york city school students to read at grade level by the end of second grade. the mayor also hopes to target his speech to parents and lawmakers in albany alike, making the case for more state [000:29:56;00]

democratic liberal policy of bill de blasio in new york city making unsafe. when i sat and watched bill de blasio talk about u it is safe for new york city it has ironic only person who thinks it is safe is those walking around with armed it guards all of the time. >> so de blasio responded, he said well you know he's kind of echoes what bill bratton says christie should focus on newark, trenton, his own state essentially. christie defended chairman david sampson amid federal investigation surrounding possible pavers by united airlines two sampson. sampson caught up in the whole bridge gate scandal christie was caught up in. ben: bernie sanders most offing on topped hillary clinton and now democratic front runner in iowa and new hampshire. according to a cbs news poll 33% in iowa and 52% of likely voters in new hampshire would vote for sanders. clinton is apology around 30% in both states but in south carolina she's still ahead. she's 46% of voters in that state preferring her over sanders 23%. joins us from the fox business studio is lauren simonetti an how

mayor bill de blasio joins us. exciting day for you and exciting day for the city with the pope coming here later this evening. you said earlier, you're absolutely confident the city is prepared and the security measures and plans that are in place are more than sufficient. what makes you so confident? >> we have an extraordinary team led by commissioner bratton. we're doing great work together with the secret service an the fbi. i'm absolutely confident in these preparations. extraordinary amount of personnel being applied to his holiness' safety and the safety of all new yorkers simultaneously. i think it's something. we've never seen these kind of preparations before for so many leaders and the pope at once in our city. the nypd is absolutely up to the job. and i think it's also important to note, this is going to be an incredibly energizing moment for the city of new york, inspiring moment. what his holiness has done all over the world is called people to really act differently, to think differently about each

in the news this morning mayor de blasio announces his top aid on homeless issues is highly paid job actually in excess of 200 grnd a year the city launches multimillion emergency program to combat the homeless crisis. >> state department releases another round of hillary clinton's e-mails. this batch includes over 7,000 podges of messages from her tenure as secretary of state. dow had had the biggest monthly drop in five years. down about 6%. in the month of august. good morning everybody ben simmoneau. juliet: i'm juliet huddy labor day late this year. we will be here on labor day, though. will you be laboring? mike: i am. sammy? >> sammy is not. lucky sammy. mike: really laboring. [laughter] ben: everybody get out their violin for michael. mike: working for all of the newscast. see. good time charlie. [laughter] ben: take the rest of the month off. juliet: need four coffees. mike: next week too. there you go. [laughter] love it. i get no sympathy like i'm like my turn. show you what's up. first of all i stepped outside o. it doesn't feel that bad to me. maybe i'm getting used to i

. >> who's mayor de blasio feuding with this time? look like former mayor giuliani is giving him a hard time about how he's handled the homeless issue in new york. major op-ed in yesterday's new york post. mayor de blasio says mayor giuliani is delusional. >> guess what? you can still hit the beach, but not the pool. the beach season has been extended for a week, which is great -- >> here in the city, yeah, lifeguards will be in duty. >> but the pools are shut down. >> look, it was a good summer, and one of the highlights, we did go swimming, and we went flyboarding, and we head new friends and, oh, my gosh, ideal it's all over! >> i know, where'd the summer go? >> this was back in june. >> we went to the john jay pool on east 79th street. >> what else? oh, we went with that fancy machine. remember this nonsense? >> yeah, that flyboard. >> it was very cool. at one point we actually made it work for a little while. >> you got up there for a long time. >> unfortunately all we have are the crashes -- [laughter] what else? it's back to wo

giuliani blasted de blasio for being weak on homeless issues. saying the homeless problem in new york city is historic and decades old. >> we've been applying tremendous resources to this problem. spending additional resources to address it. we've moved 15,000 people out of shelters and into housing. >> on sunday, giuliani tore into the homeless policies. yesterday, de blasio called giuliani delusional. >>> the city of baltimore says it has reached a $6 million wrongful death settlement with the family of freddie gray. gray died back in april after he suffered a critical spine injury while in police custody. six baltimore police officers are facing criminal charges. gray's death sparked days of protests, rioting and unrest. the settlement still needs to be approved by a board that overseas that city's spending. >>> another major announcement by pope francis today. just hours ago. he reformed the process for annulling marriages. the new rules allow for fast track decisions and remove automatic appeals to speed up and simplify the procedure. the p

de blasio with a lot of people. governor christie, cuomo lewd f nude ladies in ims too square, who else? >> us. [laughter] so the latest round is entertaining somewhat. let's go to juliet huddy she's got more. >> oh, yeah everybody is fighting with everybody this is definitely one of the more exciting presidential campaigns ever. [laughter] let's start with the folks here talking about another round in the war of wars between police commissioner bill bratton chris christie and bill de blasio. bratton criticized the world on crime l and doubled down later saying that christie questioned the touting of new york city low crime statistics. son meet press yesterday, it was christie turn to return the volley. >> when bill bratton worked for rudy crime went down now works for glash yeenl murders up 9% this year and shootings are up. what is one variable in that? democratic liberal policies making the city unsafe. when i sat and watched bill de blasio talk about how it is safer new york, the only person who thinks it is saf

mayor de blasio when he named this task force six weeksago said a deadline o october 1st. that's tomorr that's when they'll he some of the ideas officiallyn paper. >> okay, melissa, thank you. >>> lester holtyjoins ut with a look at what is ahead on nbc "nightly news." >>> new secret service scandal that appears to be growing and also following that hurricane and an investigation on an update. an artificial turf surface that kids play sports on, including soccer. concerns were raised by one coach that the ground up car and truck tires were making players ill. >> any progress in determining if there is a health concern there? i know there has been a lot of debate. >> but a definitive study. the answer is no. they haven't come to a conclusion which is frustrating to both those who are concerned about the materials and the companies that manufacturer the product. they cite numerous studies citing their product is safe. first of two parts runs tonight on "nightly news." >> thank you very much. >>> the thought of $300 million gets everybody pretty excited. now, there is a new a

of bull [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] and part two of my exclusive interview with new york mayor bill de blasio. do you think donald trump is qualified to be president? well "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. a couple days ago very few people new who ahmed mohamed was. but now the 14-year-old from texas is trending worldwide on twitter, getting attention from astronauts, moguls and presidents and he will join me tonight for an all in exclusive because on sunday night at his home in irving, texas, just outside dallas, he was doing what he likes to do -- tinkering around with electronics in the makeshift workshop he keeps in his bedroom. in about 20 minutes, he told "dallas morning news" ahmed fashioned a homemade digital clock and on monday, the next morning, he brought it into school to show off to his engineering teacher. >> i took it to school to show my teacher the talent that i had. i wanted to show it. i showed it to my first period teacher, he's an engineering teacher that teaches at macarthur high school. >> you here in that class? >> i'm in that

mayor de blasio wants to change that. programs he calls equity and excellence. >> there is a tale of two cities in our schools. and we simply don't accept it. >> reporter: the mayor making a series of promises that may be hard to achieve. able to read with fluency by the end of second grade all in 6 years 80% graduating from high school in 10 years, 67% ready for college in 10 years and computer science classes for all 1.1 million students also within a decade. >> each and every child in each and every classroom deserves a future that isn't limited by their zip code. >> reporter: the mayor is still smarting from the fact that the legislature only extended mayoral control for a year. he doesn't want that to happen again. >> recently even mayor giuliani weighed in in his words saying that mayoral control is, quote, absolutely essential for the future progress and development of new york city schools. >> reporter: so to look at the new program as the first phase of de blasio lobbying effort to convince lawmakers to give him

mayor de blasio signed new legislation. other provisions require reminders that tenants can refuse or consult lawyers. landlords have offered money to tenants to move out of rent-regulated apartments so they can charge more. >> those deals rarely work out in the tenants'favor. they always work out in the landlord's favor. for too many tenants, that short-term money dissipates and are left without affordable housing for the long-term. >> attorneys who represent landlords say repeated buyout offers are harmless and sometimes welcomed. the measures will take effect in december. >> de blasio tweeted out this picture saying sneak peek at tomorrow's new york post. it shows a mock front page of the paper with an image of the commissioner and the mayor. the headline reads safest summer in 20 years, but we still hate de blasio. the post drew backlash from twitter users calling it lame and snarky. >> lester holt is working with us now. what are you working on? >> following the big stories, of course. deflategate and that county clerk

but keep in mind, they are weeks behind according to mayor de blasio. they have an end of september, october 1st deadline to get everything complete here and actually implement it. back to you. >> all right, tracie. thanks very much. >>> 5:37. police on long island admit they're looking at one person who may be responsible for a really scary cyber breach. hacked at commack high school, and some of the students' records were breached. it includes their name, addresses, school records. thankfully, no social security numbers. >>> police are still trying to stabbed a livery cab driver to death in brooklyn. 35-year-old ralph veras was working his first day solo when he was killed in east new york. it was early yesterday morning. veras was sitting in his car when a man approached him with a knife. police say mr. veras was stabbed several times in the neck and body. his family is in shock, insisting he didn't have any problems with anyone in the neighborhood. >> he don't do anything wrong to nobody. he's a real good guy all the time, come to this country to wo

de blasio says he's getting rid of the homeless encampments, and the plan is to close 21 of them by the month's end, and the mayor says he's working to make shelters safer so people have a place to go, and he also says he plans to invest $1 billion to get the homeless into affordable housing, and as for rudy giuliani -- >> i think he's delusional if you think about what rudy giuliani did as mayor, homelessness went up about 40% on his watch. >>> and the former mayor ripped into mayor de blasio yesterday with an oped that said the so- called progressive view that people have a right to live on the sidewalk is not only legally devoid of any merit, but it's inhumane, indecent, and dangerous. >>> running into a referee on purpose, tonight members of a high school team learn their punishment. >>> thief in training. did this mother stand guard so her son could steal a puppy? plus this -- >> no one from jeb's camp asked if this was okay with me. why the new late night host is challenging jeb bush. >>> one mistake that may ruin your marriage. ulmalyth'shy ge50egioinrn, &ho srtg 9. aon. uset30ba

police are investigating the incident. >> mayor de blasio and uber are at war once again. the city hired an outside firm to conduct a four-month study showing what role driver for hire car service play as far as traffic congestion goes. uber says it should take a year to do the research and hired its own firm for recommendations. that's what's happening. nick, just keep it going. it's gorgeous out there. you wake up and say this feels like california weather. nick: it really does. and the humidity is staying low. sky nice and blue. the temperatures way above average. this shall come to an end eventually. ernie: i knew you were going to add that. that's the way the weather is. nick: that's true. this time of year, we see the trend down to cooler weather. we should be in the middle 70s. we'll get there in the next couple of days. two more days in the 80s. then we'll get -- ernie: and the weekend is coming nick: and it looks good. we should be ready to make nice outdoor plans for this weekend. soon it will be the pumpkin picking and apple picking time to happen and i think th

see an nypd unit just arriving at the front of the church now, governor, schumer and mayor bill de blasio at the front steps, the students and the workers who renovated this great cathedral are just going ecstatic right now, the pope is about a block away from the front of the church, between 51st and 52nd at the moment, in the pope mobile crawling and moving slowly, completely surrounded by secret service who are walking side by side, we have been instructed not to move when the pope gets close, they'll be watching us as much as we will be watching him, can see him now, the pope as he makes his way toward the front of the church, just crossed 51st street and his jeep is making its way towards the front doors of the church s the pope waving to the people here outside the church and that noise, those are the kids, the high schoolers gathered out front and you can see the pope waving to him with his left hand as he gets closer and closer, cardinal dole waving to us in the back as well and now he's looking in our direction, and there you see the pope arriving in the front of the church, you

. >> tonight the umpire state in honor of yogi better rachlt mayor de blasio has ordered all flags in the city to fly at half-staff. in little falls, new jersey, how fans are reacting to his passing. brynn? >> to be yogi berra stadium is one of the places fans young and old needed to come to pay their respects to one of the most respected men in baseball. the statue of yogi berra is flanked in tribute, flowers, balloons, and messages. thank you, yogi. that from a little league team who will never get to tell him in person. >> a disappointment for sure that yogi was gone. >> reporter: look at this one. a picture. yogi berra next to a baby named after him. >> lawrence philip koch. >> reporter: now a few years older, that boy and his family returned to yogi berra stadium. >> and i heard my wife go oh no. >> yeah. >> and she told me the sad news. and from that point on, i was kind of miserable all day. >> kind of knew we were going to have to come here to pay our respects. >> yogi's blast sails over the right field fence. >> reporter: tonight the loss of number 8 is deeply felt, and 90 ye

mayor de blasio hopes to add services city wide by 2017. >>> f train riders for the second week in a row, the mta is doing work on the lines. no service between 179th street and briarwood overnight. >>> also, nassau counties executive asking for more than $200 million to develop the area it would help build a biotech park around the arena, which is untudergoing renovations. >>> 4:44 right now. time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. just looking at the video there, i think if all the people went to see the islanders there in the winning years. >> billy smith, all those guys. and i'm a ranger fan. but i know them. it was a great team. in the meantime, weather shifted from that summertime pattern inonto one more typical of fall, at least for the next couple ys. things have cooled off this morning. you notice it in a big way. stepping out into 40s and 50s in the distant suburbs. weth're down to 61. it's partly cloudy. bit of a breeze out there with the wind out of the northeast. it's chilly north and west in particular early on. breezy today and again tomorrow with the wind c

bill de blasio called rudy gillespie delusion delusional for saying he's the reason for homelessness. >> i think he's delusional. if you think about what rudy giuliani did as mayor homelessness went up 40% of his watch. he clearly doesn't remember the fact that he chased people but also deprived families of benefits and health. >> de blasio also said giuliani is trying to portray his office as a wonderland. >>> new details about an accident that seriously injured an autistic man in new rochelle. the 20-year-old man was hit by a vehicle on cooper drive just after 10:30 this morning. police say he was with his family at the time of the accident. he's in critical condition. police say the driver remained on the scene and being questioned. >>> police made an arrest in a hit and run that killed a disabled woman. the driver of that minivan that was caught on camera near the accident scene turned himself in after seeing himself on television. marco ortiz is charged with striking and killing marlene zotti while crossing the street with a walker in sunset park. >>> a woman in serious condition

. >>> today mayor de blasio's task force on times square meeting for the second straight day. they're under order to figure out what to do about these topless women and often aggressive costume characters. tracie strahan is in times uare this morning. the guys were talking maybe the cold weather will kind of take care of this. >> reporter: yeah, we haven't seen any craziness so far, but it is times square, and it is rush hour almost. but the resolution has not yet happened. that's what many came to the notion of yesterday. that's why they're going back to the drawing board for the task force today. october 1st is the deadline for the task force commissioned by mayor de blasio to reach some sort of conclusion about many of the issues we've heard so much about in times square. thursday they met for nearly an hour, but that discussion failed to yield any resolution to issues like flow zones that would allow pedestrians to move through the area and the possibility of solicitation zones. idea of that and allowing that type of zone gives him pause. >> i'm going to have to give some

. >>> ray kelly blames mayor de blasio for the rise in homelessness and murders in the city. but the former police commissioner is really upset with what he calls the mayor's cavalier attitude about it. cbs 2's political reporter marcia kramer talks with kelly about his criticisms and more. >> reporter: it's no secret that former police commissioner ray kelly is furious about how mayor de blasio became the mayor by running against the nypd and against the "stop & frisk" strategy that reduces crime. >> we have had 10 more murders this year than last year. that's 10 more than i accept. but it's only 10. >> every life matters and most likely those 10 more murders were young men of color. that's who is getting shot on the streets of our city. that's a pretty cavalier statement. what about the families of those 10 people? >> reporter: interviewed in conjunction with his new book, vigilance my life serving america and protecting the empire city, kelly talked about another thing that has changed dramatically since michael bloomberg left office 21 months ago. >> the optics are not go

. >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio and the health commissioner late this afternoon assured new yorkers that everything possible is being done to contain this outbreak. >> because we identified this as a cluster doesn't mean that we know what the cause is of these infections in these individuals but they are geographically linked and for that reason, the health department has already sought, identified and tested all of the cooling towers. >> reporter: hard lessons learned from this summer's deadly outbreak in the south bronx. by the time a cooling tower at the opera house hotel was identified as the source, 12 people had died and 124 cases had been reported. >> they said they had it under wraps and now you cases have been occurring. >> reporter: now, the health commissioner said earlier this afternoon that because there is now a law in place requiring that these cooling towers be registered, it was much easier to get the ball rolling, get all those towers tested, 35 towers tested saturday and sunday. those test results taken to the labs, they are now waiting for results. another report

the de blasio administration said homelessness increased by 27% under rudy giuliani's watch, and his strategy of chasing them from corner to corner is labor day and wrong. we spotted homeless with streets, sidewalks, and parks. >> how long have you bullpen homeless for 1234. >> about 43 years. andrea davis will be sleeping on a street corner. without her family she struggled. >> how can y'all help the homeless? help them get a place. find a place for them to stay. >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio is allocating $4 billion to deal with the homelessness in our city. >>> today begins the fifth day in jail for the kentucky clerc who refused to issue marriage licenses. the judge officially put kim davis behind bars for failing to issue the same-sex marriage >>> the american dentist who killed coo sill the lie -- cecil the lion will be heading back to work tomorrow. he said they would not have hunted the lion if they had known he was part of an oxford study and a local favorite. >>> a new poll shows per -- bernie sanders ahead of hillary clinton whip 9%. and on the republican side, dop a.

mayor de blasio is embarking on a radically different agenda for our schools. he unveils it tomorrow. crews are getting ready for his big speech at bronx latin and today we got a preview. >> let's be real about the fact that the modern economy demands a much higher level of education, we want new york city to continue to be a global leader. >> reporter: so tomorrow the mayor will call for all 400 high schools to offer a.p., advanced placement classes when it's fully rolled out that will cost 51 million a year. also the city will hire 700 new reading teachers to concentrate on the second grade and that will cost 75 million a year. >> we have known this for years and years in the city, only 30% of our kids were reading at grade level by third grade, we weren't in the right place. so we have to do something different. >> reporter: the mayor says pre-k for all 4-year-olds will help a lot but now the focus is also getting kids reading at grade level before they are 9. the reasons, if you can't read while young, you likely won't read when older and that often determi

you will see governor cuomo, mayor de blasio, senator schumer. we have seen the excitement in washington and soaking up the experience in new york as philadelphia prepares for the pope but since his reelection in 2013 the world watched as pope francis carried himself. he set aside the perks of his provisions. he has a whole hearted focus on the poor. many catholics say they love he gets the sense that he is not preaching from above you but talking at long side you and the result is so many have renewed their commitment to their faith. people that saw their faith flounder are returning to the church. for many, that is what they consider the francis effect. when you look at what pope francis says you will see what the american bishops are getting a lot of attention, moving the needle. when the pope comes it moves the needle. the francis effect is a double effect. the first affect is, wow. the second effect is when it starts to bother your conscious. i live -- god has treated me well. >> reporter: moving the needle. that the pope does. there are som