. >> farmingdale? >> reporter: l.i.r.r. spokesman. >> the objective is to have normal service in the morning. that's our goal. >> reporter: the identity of the pilot could not be confirmed late this afternoon. his passenger is identified as carl jordano from new jersey. he survived with a broken jaw, although he is hospitalized tonight. investigators believe the cause of the crash was some sort of engine failure but they do not know specifically what would have caused that. again, the railroad is making excellent progress at the scene but it's too early sandra, whether they will have a morning rush hour or some form of limited service. of course, stay tuned to eyewitness news and we will have an update at 11:00 and throughout the evening on abc7ny. n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. >>> service remains suspended this evening on that part of long island railroad's ronkonkoma branch. there are no trains running between hicksville and farmingdale and right now crews are clear

. >> reported to farmingdale that they were experiencing difficulty maintaining altitude. >> reporter: today investigators surveyed the damage. pieces of the plane scattered across the tracks near south oyster bay road, suspending service between hicksville and farmingdale. but an mta spokesperson says the crash could have been catastrophic. >> there was no train going through at that point, but the crossing was open. so, you know, there was a possibility there could have been cars going through. >> reporter: and because the crash happened on the liir tracks, the mta is investigating along with the faa. lori bordonaro, news 4. >> and this crash is causing problems for liir commuters tonight. service is suspended in both directions between hicksville and farmingdale on the ronkonkoma branch. news 4's checkey beckford is on the scene with the latest tonight. >> reporter: and liir officials say they can't even forecast tomorrow's monday morning commute at this point much less later this evening. they just got access to the tracks around two hours ago. i'm going to step out of the way so

train service suspended if hicksville and farmingdale. you can see live pictures after press conference ongoing as we speak. the plane was headed to farmingdale airport when it crashed about 7:45 this morning. we know one person was taken to the hospital. eyewitnesses say there were at least two people on board that small plane. you can stay with eyewitness news and abc7ny for the very latest information. >>> we do have some sound. >> folks, at this time-- >> inaudible question. >> i'm have to check. i'm sure there will be updates. >> we have no further updates at this time. we're probably not going to do another briefing. if anything changes, we'll come over here. >> this is your contact right now moving forward. >> what president was the person taken to? >> an area hospital. >> that's all we have right now. >> i'll be here. i'll be coming back periodically for those of you who have to hang in, we'll get you the information as soon as we can, whatever else might be available. , including-- >> all right, that's the news conference just wr

no service between hicksville and farmingdale. that's expected to last throughout the afternoon. still under investigation from here. back to you in the studio. >> lori bordonaro reporting for us from long island. thank you. >>> we have breaking news from indonesia. the country's search and rescue agency says a passenger plane disappeared there. aviation officials lost contact with a twin turbo prop plane minutes before it was supposed to land. 54 people were on board that plane, including children and infants. the plane was reportedly flying in heavy rain, strong winds and fog. bad weather and darkness had [000:59:58;00]

. >> long island reporter kristin thorne is live in farmingdale with more. kristin? >> reporter: dave and shirleen, the ceremony wrapped up a short time ago. marlena watson served a tour in afghanistan but it's what happened in her own front yard that earned her this prestigious medal. she received the medal of valor in front of her family fellow national guard members. last november when she was living in syracuse at the time heard gunfire. she heard screams for help outside of her home. she ran outside and she tell us that she saw two teenage boys were shot during an apparent drive-by shooting. she rendered aid and was able to save their lives. army officials say watson deserves the medal of valor for putting her own safety on the line to help others. >> i am excited, a little overwhelmed. i didn't think this would happen when the incident happened. you don't think of what medals i will get. i feel honored receiving this. >> watson's parents are proud of her but their guthrie action when she told them what happened as parents was to say to her what were you thinkin

. >> watson works as a recruiter at the armed forces reserve center in farmingdale. she said if her tale has inspired her to join the army reserves, well, you know where to find her. in farmingdale, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> watson is someone special. >>> still more news ahead including another update on the flooding in central jersey. >> "eyewitness news at 5:00" begins right now. >>> new details on the plea deal involving former subway spokesperson jared fogle. he is agreeing to plead guilty to charges of child pornography and sex with minors. two of the incidents were in new york. we are breaking down the etched used in the case. >> fast moving flames tear through several homes in new jersey injuring six firefighters. good evening, i'm sade baderinwa. >> i'm diana williams. we begin with the accuweather forecast -- accuweather alert. >> parts of the area are under a flash flood warning. this is video from scoots plain -- scott's plain, new jersey. >> a lot of rain coming down. >> we got these photos in the past 30 minutes. this shows flooding o

long island, many areas like islip and farmingdale seeing over an inch of rain from the storms this morning. temperatures across the area are in the low to mid-70s. it is really muggy. 72 in danbury. 74 in sussex. 75 in trenton. out to the west, you're getting some sun breaks now through the clouds. we show you the visible satellite. this is the only time during the day we can show the visible. it shows all the clouds. unlike the satellites we show at night, the infrared. you can see the breaks here where the sun is coming out. that's going to make more of those storms. so that's what we expect for this afternoon. between now and say 6:00 is when we expect most of those. then they're moving out. some patchy fog. it will start to clear out after, say, 10:00, 11:00 tonight. tomorrow, fantastic weather. look at that, through the weekend. actually through the beginning of next week. it's going to be hot as temperatures approach 90. so we're looking forward to that. back to you. >> you don't see that very often. >> the sunny skies. >> where are we, in phoenix? >> right now, it looks pretty good.

we've got 86 in farmingdale. as we head to west port. 88 degrees. 84 in queen ridge and 86 in long brheanch. great day to be at the jersey shore. cooler weather up in hunter, over in high point, down in mad concerning not bad at all. saddle river checking in at 83. we were talking about this before the commercial break. we have high humidity. we have some scattered showers pushing in from the west. there's a possibility of a stray pop-up shower, particularly in central jersey, over to the jersey shore. but, again, it's nothing which is going to change your plans for the day. 92 degrees, where we imagine topping it off today. the afternoon is going to be hot. sunset at 7:30. west winds, 10 to 15 miles per hour. heading into the broader area, those warm temperatures pretty much uniform. d0 -80s to low 90s. tonight, as we head to the dinner hour, 87 degrees. that muggy stays with us. that muggy weather at least. and into the overnight, it's still going to be warm. 81 degrees. tonight, look at this, 76 in the city. w

. >> we're in farmingdale, new york. you see an officer standing over this woman right here in the white sweatshirt. according to kim paulson who sent us this video, kim claims that that woman in the white had been quite a distraction throughout the week. got in a fight with one of the other bingo members, and felt like the whole bingo hall was against her. and again, here, on this night, according to kim, acting out again. this woman is asking her we're going to need you to leave. you need to talk to the officer. the woman does not comply. the officer calls for back-up. the woman stands up, gets in the officer's face. >> oh shoot. >> oh wow. oh. oh. >> watch this [ bleep ]. >> and turns into a melee in the middle of the bingo hall. that woman sitting to the left was this lady's 87-year-old mother. that gets swept up in all of this. >> the officer takes her to the ground, before bingo pun, she gets taken outside. >> you have to hand it to that officer though, because the whole time he was really trying to figure out what

completed in four years, a second track will run the entire 18-mile stretch from ronkonkoma to farmingdale. the mta announcing another milestone. service will begin on the 7 train extension on sunday, september 13th. officials say the hudson yard station on manhattan's west side near the javits convention around 1:00 p.m. >>> stocks on wall street do i up 369 points. nasdaq up 15. >>> as we continue, a local doctor facing charges of sex abuse. >> also, new revolations -- revelations in a fiery crash. my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months early and weighed only three pounds. this is the view i had of her in the nicu. my tip to you is speak into the opening so your baby can hear you better. you can quit. talk with your doctor. for more help call 1-866-ny-quits >>> several women have come forward with allegations against a doctor in new jersey. bergenfield police were contacted by an employee of dr. raja jagtiani in july. she said the doctor bit her face and touched her breast while working together. during the investigation, three other women came f

we're live in farmingdale tonight, greg cergol, news 4 new york. >>> a bronx deli slapped with 58 violations is finally closed after keeping its doors open for weeks, despite the city ordering the store to shut down. our cameras caught the hub deli in mount haven fully operating yesterday and on monday. we informed the health department both times and inspectors took action to close it. officials say the deli has a fruit fly infestation and cross contamination among other problems. >>> he said this weekend he would explore options and take action and today mayor debltoio announced a task force to take a closer look at the situation in times square with the topless painted ladies. no less than ten city agencies will participate. news 4 lori bordonar oh in o in times square. >> head up that task force and since his announcement, those naked painted ladies seem to have disappeared for now. spiderman, olaf and other characters engaging tourists at their usual corner, but the attraction getting attention from the city, naked painted ladies no where in sight today. >> it looked like they got a lit

city's at 78 and right around 80 in farmingdale and islip. a northwest flow and pockets of clouds drifting through. but that was about it mixed with the sun. nice day, warm, humid back. the heat and humidity start to climb for the weekend. so even though august is ending, september beginning, it's beginning on a hot note because early next week, we're t king 90s. so a possible heat wave for us. but not tonight. temperatures are very comfortable in the 60s. skarsdale, 40 tonight in liberty. and 53 in millbrook. it'll feel like fall tonight in the morning, that's for sure. that continues into early next week. back to you. >> i'm waiting for you to say awesomesauce. >> i wanted you to say it. it sounds cute. >> an italian restaurant talking about the dish. awesomesauce. >> there you go. >> yeah. >>> still more ahead as we continue on news 4. >>> tight security in patterson, new jersey, tonight. the performance that's drawing a huge crowd. but not all fans are allowed here. we'll have the details next. >>> and coming up at 6:00, a $2 million bust

. >> reporter: currently there's only one track between farmingdale and ronkokoma which means if a train is disabled or something goes wrong on the tracks there is no alternate route. all other trains both east and west have no way around the problem causing major delays. joe experienced it. >> one time where we were thinking they had to take a bus maybe because it got stuck somewhere or there was an accident. that was a little scary because it was late at night of the my wife and i. an hour. with a new track they will come more frequently and riders said this additional service can't come soon enough. >> it's exciting an going to be making commuting easier. >> definitely yeah. i can get to the city faster without having to wait every hour. >> reporter: once the second track is installed half-hour service will be provided during off-peak times and weekends. the lirr expects to finish the project by 2019. in ronkokoma, meg baker, cbs 2 news. >> the single track has not changed since 1883. >>> new charges after a fiery crash killed three family members on long island and today video of an

mid 70s in farmingdale. east port, 78. near 80 in greenich and 75 in danbury now. at the jersey shore, seeing mainly mid to upper 70s from surf city up to long branch. 78 now in east brunswick. per sip knee, 74. and a few 60s in jeffersonville and high point, just you said 70 degrees. 81 in sleepy hollow. so for tonight, some late showers and thunderstorms. this is after midnight, and we'll start to -- may wake you up in the overnight before you are ready to get up. heavy rain expected during the morning commute. very muggy tomorrow. everything clears out for wednesday, thursday, friday. over the weekend, only a slight chance of a thunderstorm here and there, mainly north and west on saturday and temperatures heat up again to near 90. another update at 6:00. back to you. >> janice, thanks so much. >>> up next, the return of round the clock care. >> we'll take you inside the new emergency center serving residents who have gone without one since superstorm sandy. >>> it is the opening some long island residents have been waiting nearly three years for, and their heal

farmingdale is the closest, is that correct? >> there is a strip at your 10:00 in five mills, bethpage airport there. if you want to try to that one. it is a closed airport, but i know there is a runway there about 11:00 in about a mile and a half. >> reporter: radio and radar contact was then lost. it is unclear whether the controller gave information based on personal knowledge or federal aviation administration records. the passenger mila was ferrying to new jersey from the hamptons survived. he told investigators he heard a loud pop sound, followed by a flicker of light from the engine area, and a smell of oil according to the report. the engine began to sputter and lose power. mila, an experienced pilot, was heard telling the air traffic controller he needed to put down, could not restart the engine, was unable to see the bethpage strip. grumman closed the airfield in 1990. it is now a mix of light industry and residential homes. the air traffic controller advised pilot mila bethpage was a closed airport, but available, als

on to the train tracks and right now, lirr service is suspended both ways between hicksville and farmingdale because of that accident. they'll be investigating that and trying to get the tracks back in order. literally crashed on to the tracks. >> the latest for you on the website and we'll cover it tonight at 6:00 as well. >>> quick check of the weather. hazy, hot and hugh hide. if you're going to the beach today, watch out for rip current. especially new york city and long island beaches. dangerous current once again. >> thank you, raphael. thank you for joining us this sunday morning. see you next saturday at 6:00 a.m. meet the press is next. >>> this sunday, face to face with donald trump. >> are we in a reality show? >> no, that is not reality, this is the real deal. >> my interview with the man leading the polls on birtherism, isis and his plan on illegal immigration. >> it will work out so well, you will be so happy. in four years you'll be interviewing me and say what a great job you've done, president trump. >>> also is hillary's campaign in crisis. e-mails, sinking poll numbers, qu

babylon, it's 80 right now in farmingdale. 70s generally from the city north and west. but you get some 60s up around monticello. it's a l little bit cooler. clouds coming in on the northwesterly flow today. few like showers up brwoss upstate new york. nothing close to us this afternoon. it stays pretty quiet for the rest of this evening. temperatures falling through the 70s by 11:00. and tomorrow, starting out in the 60s midtown, 50s north and west, keep it coming, another beautiful day tomorrow. and then, here comes the humidity back for the weekend. looks pretty dry, though, otherwise. temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 both saturday and sunday. and we've got a few 90-degree days we're expecting next week, possibly a storm or two sen ne. tuesday, but generolly dry. and of course, we'll keep tracking erika letting you know the latest updates at 11:00. >> thank you. >> bruce, what's coming up? >> are you ready for a good football rivalry this weekend? i'm talking nfl style. coming up in sports, the giants are looking for two things this weekend. productivity and

feels like 92 in bridgeport. 91 in poughkeepsie, and farmingdale. i'm sure the ac is on in everyone's car. future tracker for the rest of the evening. a couple spotty storms possible south of new york city. nothing major, though. most of us will stay dry. overnight tonight, quiet around 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning's commute, 7:00 a.m. on tuesday, another quiet ride. still hot and muggy. the humidity never really goes away. and temperatures don't get much cooler tonight, we're down to the 70s, and then we're back to the 90s tomorrow. taking a look at the seven-day forecast, heat and humidity right through thursday. in fact, thursday is the worst day with a high in the mid 90s. a weak cold front will knock the heat down a little bit on friday. look at labor day weekend. back to 88 on sunday, and near 90 on monday, labor day. great beach weather but still the heat goes on and on. chuck and shiba. >> thank you. >>> we saw the temperatures are really high out there. the start of school still a week away for some kids. the big question for parents, how to

. >> the plane left the airport in suffolk county and reported to farmingdale airport they were experiencing difficulty maintaining altitude. >> reporter: moments after that, controllers warned other aircraft to prepare for an emergency landing. >> it'll be a couple minutes. an emergency bonanza. >> reporter: the plane already went down. service was suspended all day. as rail workers struggled to repair the damage, riders were forced to transfer to buses. lirr spokesman sal. >> the objective is to have normal service in the morning. >> reporter: rail workers worked into the evening to restore service on the main line. they believe the cause of the crash was a form of engine failure. in beth page, nj burkett, channel 7 eye witness news. >>> another prisoner escaped police custody in east harlem. police say officers arrested austin stevenson on trespassing charges. they were escorting stevenson in handcuffs to the station house when police say he shoved an officer and ran away. stevenson is the third prisoner to escape from officers in upper manhattan since june 23rd. the other suspects were e

temperatures in the 60s in farmingdale. today is a gorgeous one. lots of sunshine and a high temperature of 84 degrees. humidity stays low. no mugginess. tomorrow we're going to watch more clouds roll in. it's still mostly dry. 83. a slight chance for a pop up shower or storm north and west of town tomorrow afternoon. 95% of the weekend dry for most of us to enjoy. hot and dry at the first pitch. 82 degrees at 1:00 and it's going to stay sunny and warm throughout the game. let's take a look at future tracker hour by hour. heading into the afternoon looking good. sunshine and clouds and that pattern continues through 6:00 p.m. it's dry at the beaches and barbecues. heading into sunday, tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., more of the same. the clouds try to filter in and you can see around 3:00 p.m., the shower popping in monticello, that's the trend. nothing major, nothing too intense and by 7:00 it's all quietening down again. another beautiful ebb vening as we wrap up again. showers and thunderstorms may linger into tuesday. that's good news because we need to

. >> his plane was at the airport in suffolk county in route to morristown and reported to farmingdale airport that they were experiencing some difficulties maintaining altitude. >> reporter: people driving nearby rushed from their cars trying to save the pilot who was trapped inside. >> one of them grabbed the small fire extinguisher which didn't do anything to stop the flames. shortly after that they showed up and got everybody back and out of the way. >> reporter: lirr service for the ronkonkoma branch was suspended while crews repaired the tracks. long island railroad has restored service on the ronkonkoma branch. the national transportation safety board is investigating the cause of the crash. the passenger onboard underwent surgery this afternoon is in intensive care but is listed in stable condition. in bethpage, long island, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. >> investigators with the ntsb are still trying to determine what caused yesterday's deadly plane crash in new jersey. the single-engine cessna crashed in west caldwell shortly after taking off for the essex county airport killing

been keeping his his driveway storing it there for past couple of weeks to avoid storage piece at farmingdale republic airpts. >> his driveway right. offer ad free spaces at mcarthur airport in ronkonkoma but says he gave up a fight. he's been issued a if summons i guess by the u town. >> they're offering hem three places to store. free country. biewflg in today healthy watch. pecky eating slightly associated with some -- symptoms of anxiety, depression, and attention deficit hype activity disorder. >> really making that over whether or not kids will eat fish? >> i'm sure one saying it is not a big deal. the preschool aged children who are extremely selective about what they eat and who dislike being near certain foods. >> pretty much does droob my daughter. [laughter] more likely to have those underlying conditions. but out of the nearly 1,000 kids studied 33 wct were that picky. >> she does get annoyed with something on her plate that she doesn't like. it was found in 18% kids of either those levels were about twice as likely to develop anxiety symptoms within two years. study published tod

meanwhile, the director of the aviation center at farmingdale state college says it is too soon to know what went wrong. >> the pilot in command is always accountable and responsible to choose the landing site. the ultimate decision as for the safe completion of the flight, that's the pilot in command. >> reporter: the faa told us it is not commenting about the controller because the matter is still under investigation. steve: authorities in the u.k. imposing new flight restrictions on vintage aircraft following the deadly crash during an air show this weekend. 11 people were killed when a vintage fighter jet slammed on to a busy roadway. the restrictions will put an end to high energy aerobatics until further notice and no tricks will be allowed over land. officials clearing the scene and fear the death toll could rise to 20. the pilot somehow survived and is in critical condition. jen: coming up on three years since superstorm sandy slammed into our area. some long island residents are having a tough time getting federal money to help pay for the damage done by the storm. several stat

air traffic controller discussed a number of landing options with the pilot including laguardia, farmingdale, islip, westchester, bethpage and nearby parkway. about the accused gunman in the attempted terror attack on a french train. authorities say the suspect watched a jihadi video on his phone moments before pulling out an assault rifle. we are learning also about the fourth american who helped to stop last week's attack mark mugalian, a virginian who lives in pennsylvania. he is in intensive care -- who lives in paris. he is in intensive care being treated for a gunshot wound. he was the first one to wrestle the ak-47 from the suspected gunman. >> he noticed somebody going into a bathroom with a case. he looked suspicious and watched the guy. when he came out saw he had the gun. >> the man got shot in the struggle. moogalian got should go schott in the struggle. spencer stone stuck his finger in the wound to stop the bleeding. >>> new jersey governor and presidential candidate chris christie said a proposed nuclear agreement with iran is a bad deal and pressuring the state's junior senat

. >> reporter: farmingdale state college's mike candor says it's clear drone operators don't understandor are ignoring the dangers these devices pose. that danger was highlighted again today when chopper 4 encountered a drone near the funeral of bobbi kristina brown in new jersey. >> they are difficult to see, they are small, particularly if you are above, very easy to lose it in ground clutter. >> reporter: at least one expert points out that controlling drones will be easier said than done. according to the dean of the school of aviation, anyone can buy or use a drone. so, he says, how do you stop it? the faa has imposed restrictions banning drones from areas around airports and above 400 feet in altitude. new york senator schumer says there's another solution. >> you can build into the software of a drone at nominal cost a program that doesn't let them fly in certain places. >> reporter: it is, says schumer, an elegant answer to a growing problem in the air. >>> coming up next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00" bridge tolls doubling. what drivers could soon have to pay to get into philadelphia

johnston of farmingdale state college says there can be advantages separating twins even gaining independence, less vying for attention and gain social skills but there are significant drawbacks anxiety producing for 4-year-olds. >> they are not even being offered the same educational opportunity which can create a sense of competition, sense of comparison that may be unhealthy. >> what am i going to tell him? your brother is going off to school? you won't be on the bus with him? >> paying with our tax dollars. >> reporter: the district says as one of the largest in new york state, it is difficult to make exceptions. logan is now 19th on the full day pre-k wait list. from brentwood, jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. >> and brentwood school officials say that there are multiple sets of twins and triplets in the district and that the lottery system is fair. >>> still ahead, we can soon hear bill cosby's side of the story with rape accusations but not by choice. what a judge is making hill do. >> "living large" a year-round indoor/outdoor playground with unobstructed views of the long island sound a

. >> his plane had left suffolk county in route to marstown, and reported to local farmingdale airport explaining difficulties maintaining altitude. that came in a short time before the accident. >> reporter: witnesses say they knew the plane was in trouble. people came from nearby in their cars trying to help. >> the plane was on fire at the time. one of them grabbed the small fire extinguisher which didn't really do anything to stop the flames. we didn't see anybody in the flames, so we kind of just stepped back and soon after that is when the police and fire truck started to show up and kind of got everybody back and out of the way. >> investigators with the ntsb are still trying to determine what caused a deadly plane crash in new jersey. the 50-year-old pilot died when the single-engine cess nacrashed saturday in west calwell after taking off from the essex county airport. the pilot radio controlled the airport saying he couldn't maintain power. the pilot has been identified and no one else was on board. >>> a six-hour stand off in new jersey. the double murder-suicide shut down t

not really any relief for you. 91 in farmingdale. 94 in east brunswick. 93 degrees in milford. high humidity in the poconos and pennsylvania. overnight, down to 76 for a low. the ac stays on throughout. it's a sticky night ahead. partly cloudy skies. we'll do it again tomorrow. temperatures gradually slide off day by day. it takes a while but this humidity, this bad hair weather will be with us all week long. fire up the hairspray. >> that doesn't always work. >> we try. >> michael complains about this all the time. >>> anyway, there will be things to complain about this morning if you're taking the subways. delays on uptown 5 trains due to signal problems. then in about four minutes, we're going to have subway track work that begins. it's going to be during the rush hour in the morning and the evening. something you don't see often. you can expect delays and service changes on the e, f, m and r lines. a lot of them that run express will be running local. that will add extra time on your commute. e trains to or from jamaica. 179th street. that's a nice headache through septembe

a second track built from ronkonkoma to farmingdale right now. there's just one train, and passengers can be forced to buses it also means the crowded line will get more frequent service. >> this line was built 170 years ago, but wasn't until 1988 that it was actually electrified. >> it will make things easier. less wait time, and more people will get going along, and hopefully it's a smoother commute in general. >> reporter: the riders have to wait a bit. the project will take 4 years to complete, and 48,000 riders ride the ronkonkoma line each and every day. mary, over to you. >> alex, thank you. >>> an update on a story about a manhattan kindergarten teach chore needed school supplies. mrs.ramirez set up a gofundme page, and since our story raised on wednesday, she has raise 2nd down $100 to buy tables, chase, and cushions, and any additional money goes to a classroom library. keep collecting! >>> a new brunswick, new jersey, teacher who was late for work 100 mimes over 2 year -- 100 times over it 2 -- over 2 years will get to keep his job. an

airplane >> been storing his cessna there for the past few weeks to avoid storage piece at his home in farmingdale. >> if i take this deal i'll be backing down from a fight. a decent solution although i do think that plane looks cool in his driveway. >> racking up some summons. some concerns because they cost a pretty penny. as you will know over the weekend -- [laughter] >> all right mean meanwhile what happens when rescuers need rescuing an emergency landing on a golf kowrgs on staten island? >> coast guard they save lives every day. they had a problem, cockpit of this helicopter starting filling with smoke happened yesterday. they have to make an emergency landing at the richmond county country club so they landed. no problem. even is okay. fix the helicopter and fly it out of there. coast guard they do a great job. >> another beautiful day but popup showers. for you. is that a balloon? greg: candy you're confusing me. balloons are about to release. >> governor's island don't they have that carousel there? that carousel? >> a balloon festival -- >> closer. mike in the the helicopter what are th

after he indicated he may not make it to farmingdale, the controller gave information about a bethpage strip, and the controller said the airport was closed but there was a runway there, but it turns out buildings were built there. >>> drivers are shifting their work to uber. >> reporter: the row to that represents the woe that hit the taxi industry. there's a lot of yellow on the streets of green point. >> they are taking up the parking here. >> reporter: tough to find parking here? >> it is. the reason white-collar all the yellow cabs a take the spots. >> reporter: gus owns the company that manages the taxis for various owners. >> they all left and went to uber. >> reporter: uber has grown to 160,000 drivers over the last 2 years. at mcginnis management, so many drivers switched to uber, some nights more than 100 taxis sit idle. these taxis have not been on the street in 8 months, and guess what is piling up inside of the dispatch office? millions of dollars worth of medallions, no reason to buy them if they are sitting on the street. the company uses a mapping program to keep track

eventually bring a second long island railroad track to an 18- mile stretch from ronkonkoma to farmingdale. that will boost service to every half hour during off peak times. the entire double track will take about four years to complete. >>> let's get a check on the commute with debbie duhaime. >> hi, shirleen. thanks a lot. we go to the subways and tell you on the f line, delays with signal problems at 179th. george 10, lincoln 25, holland tunnel 25. slowdowns garden state parkway north 129 with a collision being cleared. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back to you, shirleen. >> debbie, thank you, a look at the forecast with meteorologist amy freeze. >> hey, shirleen, happy thursday. 69 degrees. a high of 83. beautiful. lots of sunshine. a few patchy clouds. tomorrow another beauty. sunny, nice weather, 84 degrees. what a way to kick off the weekend. near 90 saturday and sunday. could have showers and thunderstorms to end the weekend. then heat, humidity and afternoon thunderstorms for early next week as well. have a great day, shirleen. >> amy, you too. [001:58:

the second track will stretch from ronkonkoma to farmingdale for 18 miles. chris and mary, back to you. >>> a hot shower should be relaxing. >> a long island mother says the family has been getting shocked in the shower for months. cbs2's jennifer mclogan reports from port jefferson station. >> i don't want to get electro cuted and i don't want to come home to god forbid one of my kids being electrocuted. >> reporter: elizabeth says the summer has been a jolt for her and her daughters home from college. >> without the gloves on, and we touch this? we get an electrical shock. that would just like back us up like oh my god. >> come right through the whole system? >> yeah. my daughter got an electrical shock that lasted three hours. >> reporter: they called in an electrician who told them their condo was not properly grounded to their utility's wiring. >> he said and your cables electrified. >> reporter: they made a house call. >> i did get the runaround. they -- insisted it was inside the house. had nothing to do with them. >> reporter: meantime the family don

the water cooling off a bit in islip and farmingdale. it's 73, a thunderstorm cooled you down in monticello. that's refreshing. we are tracking this line, we have some strong storms popping here. this one now moving into sullivan county, crossing the border here. you can see lots of lightning moving into lake huntington, hurd settlement, bethel. this is tracking to the east. around 30 miles an hour. this lightning can be dangerous along with lots of heavy hail. look at where it is north and heft of new york city. these storms are going to be passing through. otherwise it's a quiet night for the rest of us. around 11:00 tonight, pop-up storps continue to linger across northwest new jersey. everything quiet overnight tonight. by 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morn, it's nice and dry again. sunday stays dry throughout the day. hazy hot and humid. no rain to worry about tomorrow. would make it a beach or day if i were you. i said make it a beach day, here's your shore cast for sunday. waves are pretty light. one to three feet on the ocean. water tempera