shannon sohn is high above the george washington bridge. the disabled tractor trailer that was left over from the earlier accident just cleared away but still seeing extensive delays at the george washington bridge. this is just past the tolls on the upper level, disabled truck just cleared. look at the delays as we pull out on the shot. 45 minutes in to an hour to the upper level at the george washington. the lincoln tunnel is about ten minutes. a better choice at this point. holland five minutes in. taking your eyes to 78 eastbound, 44 in berkeley heights a collision being cleared. expect delays. cross county west in yonkers accident by the sawmill. back to you, shirleen, ken. >> thank you very much. >> we know traffic is bad on the gwb. wait until you hear how much time you waste every year behind the wheel. in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's new recipe. made with real simple ingredients and no artificial flavors or preservatives. real country fresh taste from real ingredients

is an accident over at the inbound george washington bridge. it's 15 to 20 into the upper level. at the george washington bridge you can see the traffic is stacking up here as the accident is right past the toll plaza at the upper level. you can see the flashing lights in the screen. let's tell you the lincoln tunnel is only 5 minutes in t. holland tunnel is moving okay at this point. waterbury branch of metro north a 20-minute delay with mechanical issues. new jersey transit, l.i.r.r. on or close. sways on time. problem on the cross county west at the sawmill in yonkers with a crash. 80-95 up to the george washington bridge very heavy to the upper level. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, shirleen, ken. >> thank you. >>> this morning a memorial is growing outside the studios of wdbj in roanoke, virginia, paying contribute to the two jour that lifts.

and that will be george washington. the big hero of the day, of course, equal now to franklin as far as american fame goes, and so washington will take the lead in the constitutional convention. and the very chair in the back of the room behind me is the chair in which washington sat which, interestingly, is the only item in this room that we today have in this room that we know for certain was here as a part of those events. that chair was made in 1779 after the british left philadelphia. a lot of things were gone between the americans coming and going, british coming and going. we just don't have all the contents of the building anymore. pennsylvania's government has to make new furniture, including that chair for the speaker of pennsylvania. so that was in the room on that spot when washington took that position in 1787. so the virginia plan, three branches of government, somewhat familiar to us today, here's some of the issues that are going to face that plan as far as when you start debating. other plans are going t

problem on the gwb. >> we have a problem on the george washington bridge. we have newscopter 7 up above the bridge. john del giorno is showing us pictures of the stalled vehicle. it was a white minivan in the right lane. it looks like it may have been cleared away. so, we have a little bit of a delay still with us as you come inbound at the george washington bridge as john is panning to the left you can see the upper level is heavier than the lower level. let's go to the maps and talk to you about delays here. 10 to 15 minutes. lincoln tunnel is 15. holland tunnel is a 10-minute delay. a trains downtown local only hoyte to broadway junction. that is because of signal problems. then on to the new york state thruway north near exit 18 overturned vehicle. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. ken and shirleen, over to you. >> thank you. >>> another commute alert to tell you about. this time it's on the subways. where construction work will delay your trip through brooklyn. >>> eyewitnesses snatched photo is of a chopper that touched d

but that's not what george washington looked like to the people that knew george washington.eorge washington looks like to us 250 years later. you're going to look a little stupid 200 years from now up. may not believe it but take my word for it. that little hoodie is going to look absurd 100 years from now. 200 years from now you'll look like a cave man. 250 years people are going to laugh at you because of how you're dressed. what i said to them is this, not many people know this, but during the revolutionary war george washington snuck a message through enemy lines to london, england, who he's been at war for six, seven years now. and the message was very simple. it was to a tailor in london. george washington sent a message. the message, i got it almost memorized. he said i would like to purchase four waistcoats in the latest designs using the most fashionable colors currently available. i would like the buttons to be as ornate as possible without looki lookings on ten tashs. what would that cost and i'll send you a check? why did he send that message to london while he's

still seeing delays back to the george washington bridge about five minutes in at the george because of that earlier problem. let's go to the staten island expressway eastbound heavy into clove road with ongoing construction project. route 9 closed in both directions at bay avenue in barnegat with police department activity. let's go to the webcam, inbound gowanus moving okay on the inbound gowanus up to the prospect. inbound b.q.e. busy at the brooklyn bridge. alternate sides in effect. ken, shirleen. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," panic on a college campus in georgia after a student is shot and killed. this morning grief counselors will be on hand helping fellow students cope with the tragedy. 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 about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner

he is in that painting with george washington. if you think about important , they in the 1790's louisiana purchase, he is involved. the war of 1812, he just gets his hand in so many moments in the first 40 to 50 years of the country. host why does he have a global : view of the world? cassandra good: he was sent on his first diplomatic appointment pretty early in his career in the 1790's, so though he grew up in virginia, he was not educated abroad, but he was sent to france by george washington and that was his first experience -- and then when he was sent back to europe, he was traveling to several different countries, so i think that that really impacted his idea about foreign policy when he was secretary of state and president. host: what was he like as a man? cassandra good: think the description we see most often is that he was a really nice guy. his personal papers do not survive for the most part, his papers but one or two papers are gone so we don't have , much insight into him as a person, but he was well-liked, we know

here is the george washington bridge. again, the construction on the lower level just being cleaned up and being cleared out of the way. alternate side parking rules are in effect today citywide. back to you, ken, michelle. >> all right, thank you, ken. >>> protestors are calling for a street to be renamed to honor sandra bland. >> could wi-fi make us sick? one woman says it happened to her son. >>> rest skew crews needed a crane to trap a man filled in a sand. he was buried up to his chest, still conscious and breathing. crews used suction trucks to remove 15,000 tons of sapped. then they hoisted him out, rushed him to the hospital. he was in stable condition. very lucky he did not die. very lucky. >> they couldn't pull him out of the sand. >> the sand keeps toppling in on top. >> like a boa constrictor. >> oh, my heavens. >>> meteorologist jeff smith is in for bill evans with the forecast. >> we have a beautiful high energy air most moving in to the area. low humidity, a lot of sunshine during the day today. a live look

at that time, george washington had a tremendous number of french soldiers fighting with him, but they were in terrible shape. they had no food. you've probably seen documentaries where people were eating grass and flees. it is true. -- and fleas. it is true. the general decides he's going to go up and protect the french provisions in the caribbean. of course, like every good plan, it needs funding. where does the funding come from? first, the general tries to obtain funds from france. nobody wanted to pay up. france was in a difficult financial situation. the special envoy to the caribbean decides he's going to get the funding. he goes to cuba and talks the governor into raising the money. and within hours, that money is raised. however at the same time, the minister to the indies gives the order to the mexican viceroy to raise the money and send it. so in fact, the french troops -- or george washington, because he was the person in charge at the time, they got double moneys. they were able to get the supplies and get their people paid. some of them had never been paid and they enlist

just like george washington, he did not have any children to pass that on. but monroe did have two daughters. they have other last names. back.an trace ancestry >> and what about the papers, they are well reserved -- preserved? cassandra good: a lot of them are at the national archives. him, maybeand from 40000 and half of them at the national archives and at the library of congress. and some of the few personal ones and some political ones are in new york. >> misses a sidebar question, but the most interesting or different thing about james monroe you didn't know before you started these, maybe as a person or public official or as a diplomat, what is it? cassandra good: when i was ,tudying in graduate school studying political history, monroe's name did not come up often. now that i have worked on his papers and see he is everywhere, i find that fascinating. for thessociate editor papers of james monroe, thank you very much. cassandra good: thank you. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span, on c-span3 we complement that covers by showing you rele

and from the george washington bridge we can show you that we have some good visibilities here through washington heights and on out to long island. today we are starting out with a temperature of 78 degrees. humidity 74%. that is high. winds are out of the south. that pumps up the moisture and the pressure is steady d. high yesterday made four 90-degree days in a row. we haven't had that since july of 2012 and .3 of an inch of rainfall yesterday morning. sun is up at 6:10. as the heat wave ends the humidity hangs on. a thunderstorm possible north and west of the city today. then tomorrow as well but the storms are going to stay spotty until we get to tomorrow night and into friday where they will be more numerous and we could have drenching flooding rain around. we are about 5 inches short of normal rainfall. u.v. index a 7. takes an hour you can get a sunburn. pollen count will be moderate to high for the grasses. 74 sayreville. brick 74. 66 monticello and low 70s north and west. a southerly wind coming up with a southerly wind across the tri- state area. we see the humidity is reall

inbound george washington bridge upper level construction cleared midspan. stop-and-go traffic across the lower level. george moving okay. lincoln and holland tunnel wrapping up overnight construction. staten island expressway eastbound to victory boulevard, ongoing construction. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back to you, shirleen, ken. >> debbie, thank you so much. >>> we begin with the horrific story out of virginia. a reporter and photographer murdered live on television. we are learning more about the victims as their loved ones speak out about the latest case of workplace violence. >> more information shedding light on the dark past of the man who pulled the trigger. kala rama joins us as we all try to wrap your heads around this unthinkable tragedy. >> reporter: right, the tragedy of what happened on a live morning newscast has been felt by stations and viewers across the country. we have seasoned security wrapped up at most -- wrapped up at most stations. >>> reporter: a community devastated by a violent attack playing out o

george washington bridge e- zpass only until 6:00 a.m. from the palisades parkway and into the lower level and the outbound guiding ongoing con -- george washington bridge, ongoing construction. 1, 2 and 3 trains, fast track maintenance. fdr northbound, stop-and-go traffic 70s to the 90s ongoing construction heading through this stretch as well. let's see what is happening, heading to the other camera, the van wyck moving okay in both directions through kew gardens. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, rob, michelle. >> one more thing, debbie. we have another commuter alert. lanes on the george washington bridge will be closed until 5:00 this morning all week. the lower level eastbound lanes will be closed from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. in fact and 11 p.m. friday to 8:00 a.m. saturday. workers will remove the temporary platforms used during construction on the upper level. similar closures will happen through mid-october. we will keep you updated on those. >>> still ahead, a stunning site as a truck flips and lands in

as well as people who have joined with the continental forces under the command ultimately of george washington and washington would appoint general nathaniel green is the commander of the southern forces after 1778. after the american revolution of course the indian trade was over as farmers with dan and filled the backcountry and increasing numbers of land sessions from the creeks and the cherokees with which the indians all the way out of georgia. the initial farmers that lived in this area were producing tobacco. many of them had come from virginia and the carolinas where that was the cash crop and tobacco grew in this area as well so in the 1780s, 90s, we see augustine's and people in the countryside producing large numbers of tobacco that was put into what were called hogsheads and moved into town and basically big barrels that were then turned on their side. and axl put through the center hooked up to a team of horses and then world to town. that was how people made their money. the roads on which they were rolled and came to be called tobacco road because they followed bridges to keep t

but george washington was aware of this contradiction and conflict. and one of the themes in the first chapter about yorktown is the fact three men who the washington men is named for. they all were in their mid-20s, close friends and been with washington through the defeats, disasters and disappoints. but they were the most out-spoken opponents of putting black men in uniform. he was the son here of henry lawrence, president of congress, and he made a fortune bringing shipping slaves to america, as many as 18,000. lawrence was sent to england and europe as a young man to be educated. got completely caught up with the ideals of the enlightment and came back abolishinist. he was able to go down, recruit, and arm 3,000 emancipated slaves. the legislature of south carolina said no thanks to that idea. but this is part of this story. and washington, as i said, realized the conflict. he writes in 1776 there is no who wants more than i to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery. while he says that he doesn't real do too much to bring it about. i thin

ten minutes inbound george washington bridge. ten minutes at the lincoln. holland tunnel is a five minute delay. check out the red long line of traffic getting into this spot. earlier accident cleared but the damage is done. street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> breaking news in brooklyn. flames tore through a gas station near the b.q.e. early this morning. the fire broke out around 2:30 at the gulf station in williamsburg. firefighters were forced to bat battle the -- battle the flames from the outside. police are asking people nearby to keep windows closed because of the large amount of smoke. the fire is under control. >>> another commuter alert in new jersey. last night's thunderstorms related in a big flood and a busy street in desperate need of repairs. >> those repairs are happening right now but drivers are asked to avoid this area. it is the most viewed story on our free news app. rob nelson posted on instagram repair work. he joins us live from scotch plains. rob? >> reporter: and, shirleen, now tha

these are the storms we have been talking about, one blew up right near the george washington bridge, affected inwood, parts of the bronx and then moved into parts of queens. that has since weakened. one little shower on the queens brooklyn border, couple of other showers north of -- and east of long branch in new jersey so again this first heatwave in central park since july of 2013, over two years ago, you're going to want to stay in air conditioned places if you can. if you can't, stay hydrated and avoid heavy exercise outside. a little bit of relief from the heat tomorrow but at the same time the humidity is going to come up. we are going to at least continue this heatwave into the day tomorrow. that full accuweather forecast coming up in just a few minutes. liz, david, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> let's go to the jersey shore right now and new jersey reporter toni yates is in bell barr where people are trying to -- belmar where people are trying to escape the heat there. >> reporter: i did not even break a sweat today when i had this hat on and that has never happened when

george washington bridge 20 minutes inbound. lincoln and holland minor delays. no major problems if you want to go to the tunnels. george washington bridge issue is because of the earlier accident cleared off the upper level. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. ken and michelle, over to you. >> thank you. >>> sad news to bring you this morning on the death of a political trailblazer an and a part of our eyewitness news family. >> congressman lou business stokes, the first african- american elected to the house died after midnight with his family by his side including my coanchor lori stokes. >> eyewitness news anchor bill ritter has a look at the legacy he leaves behind. >> reporter: louis stokes was raised poor living in one of the country's first federally funded housing projects in cleveland. >> i have been fortunate enough to rise from having begun in poverty to become a lawyer. >> reporter: stokes and his brother carl, who became the first african-american elected mayor of a major city came to represent a revolution in civil righ

, ask them to describe george washington.at would they say. what will they say? he had a frilly shirt and a tri-corner hat and a powdered wig and old stockings and a waist coat and he has an old guy and carrying a musket, some old rifle. yeah, that is what george washington looked like. but that is not what he looked like to the people who knew him. that is what he looks like to us 250 years later. you're going to look a little stupid 250 years from now. you may not believe me but take my word for it. that hoodie is going to look absurd 100 years from now and 200 years from now you'll look like a cave man and 250 years from now people are going to laugh at you because of how you are dressed. and during the revolutionary war he snuck a message through the enemy lines, to london, england, who he is at war for six or seven years now and to a tailer in london, and i have it almost memoriz memorized. >> i would like to purchase the most fashionably coats and e buttons to look best without looking ostentatious. why did he send that

>>> not too bad out there john as you go to the george washington bridge you are moving well in both directions, overnight construction though. but that's cleared out and lincoln tunnel and holland tunnels also flowing freely for you. we have the brooklyn bridge closed as you come into manhattan. again for construction and you can see we have traffic kind of hesitating going to the brooklyn bridge. we'll continue to update you on this and construction on the staten island expressway eastbound is out there as well between bradley avenue. alternate side is in effect citywide and remember be safe, don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >>> thank you. more now on the virginia tv crew killeddened the job yesterday morning. >> alison parker and adam ward worked together every day reporting live for the station's morning show. cbs2's jessica schneider has details on the young lives lost. >> reporter: they were a news team who took on the rough assignments with the same passion as the fun assignments. alison parker in front of the camera and adam ward behind it. >> she had just w

the george washington bridge, 10 minute delay for an earlier accident. remember, be safe, don't text and drive. chris and mary, back to you. >> ladies, the baseball play of the year coming up in sports. time for your cbs 2 sports update. mets looking like a team of destiny. they fell behind, but the new new york mets here. carney making it 5-2 in the 4th and the mets with a franchise record with home run unless a month, and that's 5-4. the bomb to center field into the bull pen, and it's gone. not long after. kelly johnson with the equalizer, and that ties it at 5 a piece. it seems like everything is bouncing off the foot. and then look at murph, the bang-bang play, and they get it at 1st thatst top -- that's a top play, and you will see it all day long. they sweep philadelphia for the 9-5 victory for the mets. >> what a streak, right? >>> a priceless reaction to a baby announcement. i just love this and a sneak peek into the new star wars movie that has people talking. >> bringing back alex to delve into the 2 talkers. >> reporter: star wars fans are le

affecting the george washington bridge. it is an 90 minutes on the upper on the gwb. 45 on the lower. if you are travelling eastbound side on the, west bound side, an accident by webster avenue. the brooklyn bridge traffic is moving slow, an accident mid span. 495 headed to the lincoln tunnel, that is 30 minutes. also the holland tunnel 20 minutes. trains are running on or close to schedule. greg: thank you. remember mayor bloomberg did a lot of good things, well, some things, lie to soda ban, coming with the idea, get rid of the sugary drinks. rosanna: we were incensed. greg: the idea is back. >> rosanna: well, aiming it at children. a bill introduced the ban the sale of the sugary drinks larger than 1 # 6 ounces to children under 16. greg: they have enough to worry about with the cigarettes and the beer and now the big drinks. rosanna: robert moses is chewing or drinking it over, he's outside getting everybody's temperature. what are they saying, robert? >> reporter: greg, rosanna, a lot of people thought that the mayor's

a look at the george washington bridge. one of my favorites. because it takes me home and brings me here as well. on this thursday morning, while we're enjoying several days of wonderful weather. look at what's happening in georgia. people's homes are flooded along the black sea. because of torrential rainfall there. the entrance to the town you're looking at was literally cut off. people lost power and obviously, you stand in that water and what next? what do i do now? >> we should point out, that's georgia, not u.s. georgia. georgia in europe. the republic. >> tough weather in some places, not around here, dave. >> we have had a summer for the record books. it's been so gorgeous. you wonder when we're going to pay for it. >> we paid for it last winter. >> the interesting thing is, we don't have to worry about it for 48 hours. that's for sure. 82 degrees. beautiful today. sun and clouds, pleasantly warm, low humidity. into tonight, the temperatures drop into 65 degrees. 50s to the north and west. as you hid to the catskills, wouldn't be surpri

george washington will be the only commanding general we'll have for all of those years. at the end, he will succeed. back in 1775, they are still figuring out what they are fighting for. that leads to one last letter to the king. we call this one the olive branch petition. like they'd done before, starts off with the idea we're loyal british subjects fighting for our rights. again, going, following the chain of command in britain to the king to ask that he assist us in redressing these grievances. the other thing they'll write is a declaration of the causes and necessity of taking up arms. both of these will be written in july, putting out there to the world what we are looking to do to correct this situation that we feel has gone against us and that our rights are being threatened or taken away. unfortunately, the british government in london will decide that they're not going to really communicate with the continental congress. the king himself will announce there's this rebellion in america, and the british government will essentially issue this letter to americans th

it's just off the george washington bridge. so, if you are a reverse commuter across the george washington bridge getting on to 95, the local lanes, near exit 71, that is where we have the accident. so, goes take the express lanes instead if you can. minor delays at the george washington bridge, lincoln and holland. no major problems there. then you have this accident, l.i.e. east exit 19. street cleaning rules are in effect today. shirleen, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> a sign of the times. a new study suggests people may be changing the way they move to allow them to walk and text safely. researchers tested out the theory by having 30 people talk around an obstacle course trying to text. the subjects slowed their walks and shortened the lengths of steps to decrease risks of running into something. walking and texting forces people to hunch leading to poor posture and balance. those researchers say very dangerous. intersections. crazy. >> sorry. still ahead, we just received word from sandra lee's representative on w

this is an overturned tractor- inbound george washington bridge lower level we had a stall. i watched it get pulled off the lower level of the george washington bridge lincoln and holland you have minor delays. path trains delays between journal square and 33rd street. new jersey transit is close. metro north waterbury branch ongoing bridge work in bridgeport. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for >>> thank you. 5:38 and still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, family members of some of the victims of the doomed malaysia airlines flight 370 are begging for answers after conflicting remote island. >> and california's governor explains why this year has been particularly school starts tomorrow, and they're not ready. with staples they'll be 110% ready. notebook, folders, glue sticks. 25 , 15 , 50 . aw, now i'm not sure if i'm ready for them to go back. i'm so ready. make low prices happen. make 110% ready happen. staples. make more happen. >>> this morning eight people are dead and more than 100 injured after a bomb explodes in afghanistan's capital.

lower level, palisades parkway approach to the george washington bridge e-zpass only. that is until 6:00 a.m. one tube closed at the lincoln tunnel. the center tube is open. that's going inbound of course. holland tunnel one lane closed down in both directions. you have minor delays at the hudson river crossings. we have alternate sides in effect today. you have to get out there and move the car. we can check out a webcam and show you traveling on the fdr, not a bad ride. let's keep our finger crossed that it's a quiet monday morning commute. over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> happening today, president obama will unveil new regulations aimed at greenhouse emissions and climate change. the white house previewed the plan in a video posted on facebook. the new rules will require power plants to cut emissions by 32% over 2005 levels over the next 15 years. several republican lead states are expected to challenge the regulations in court. >>> a bus driver from new york city is in critical condition this morning following a deadly accident in north carolina. police say

switch over to a live look at the george washington bridge. lincoln and holland tunnel a 5 minute wait at the tolls another each right now. lirr service suspended on port jefferson branch, we have donged trees and powerlines across the tracks by stony point and five trains still haves if you're traveling up town because of signal problems at 108th street. ben and juliet back to you. ben: thank you kelly. juliet: thank you very much. we're talking about this constantly on this show fastest ways to raise money for a project and using sites to bring ideas and their products and propghts to life. remember the guy -- what was it? ben: potato salad ten buck for potato salad and he got $40,000. juliet: so -- it is a profit making kind of venture. ben: we should craft fund something. [laughter] here's what we need to know about crowd funding tech tex forget shelly palmer can we do it ouch money? >> started a potato stock scene made himself his own like festival on potato salad. a great thing to do. you can, of course, immediately start your own fundin

george washington wrote a book. all right.ook, everything now and then things just pop up and you just go along. so she told him to politely ask him not to. >> that's the answer to all of this? say "please don't that do this. "here's the trouble, they don't know they're doing it. >> and you're criticizing someone who's enjoying themselves. i was on a plane once and the thing i do loudly is i chew -- i chew go gum like -- >> like nobody's business. like a cow with her cud. >> like i'm alone in my apartment. i was reading a book with my head phones on and a lady tapped me on the shoulder and she said "excuse me, would you mind not doing that." and it was tone. i felt terrible. her tone was mean and rude. i felt terrible for the flight and even mentioning it now i remember how bad i felt. >> you know what will make you feel more terrible, you told this story about a month ago on the air. >> i did? >> hoda, you are losing your mind. >> are you sure? >> oh, yeah, we have the videotape right? >>> all right, let's play a game. we hav

george washington feared to rely upon the militia and a broker in staff. so what's the difference is here because i am sure what is an army? but militia were the men who are responsible to their states but the economy had to provide them militia mostly required to defend their home town in the south if there was a specific duty for slave rebellion. and the is militiamen were only enrolled for nine months or three months or six months and this is why in 1776 thomas payne writes a very famous essay called a crisis called the summer soldier he was talking about the militiamen. this summer soldiers would come when we didn't have to harvest crops but then they go back. this is why they needed a professional standing army. so there was a real discrepancy between the militia covered by the state and governors and not of farmers terror off but immigrants german and irish even though he resisted and would not in a list of blacks in he first took over the army. but the france joined and so they joined. for those who served and fought and won the revolution from dash

and george washington bridge. major commuter issues. >> great! i say that every day great! >> any good news left? time now, 5:57. rosie o'donnell has been reunited with her daughter who went missing over a week ago. >> rosie's message for everyone who helped to bring her home. >>> and scammers are targeting the pockets of the e-zpass users. we will tell you how when we come back on cbs 2 news this morning. this test paper represents proteins in your skin. watch it react to direct contact with ordinary soap. soap weakens the proteins. dove is different. with < moisturizing cream and mild cleansers in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's new recipe. made with real simple ingredients and no artificial flavors or preservatives. real country fresh taste from real ingredients. welcome to crock country. u y ocod po ys. zey icn d ococoinurta 'stfrtla . (rorsctc y s std sfforll >>> it is 6:00, and it's 77 degrees on this wednesday, august 19th. not so hot today, but the humidity is lingering. good morning i'm mary calvi. >> a

a live look ati the george washington bridge where that upper level inbound. seeing residual delays from that earlier accident. you're going to find 10, 15-minute delays. also dealing with delays on the new york light rail by passing park avenue. friday morning ride on the ferries, everything is on schedule and alternate side meter rules in effect. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you, emily. >>> happening now, police in newark investigating a car chase that left an elderly pedestrian hospitalized and fighting to for her life. it jumped the curb and struck a 79-year-old woman walking her dog. it hit a car with two people inside. those two weren't seriously hurt. the woman walking, shelkas rushed to the hospital and is in serious condition. >> the driver should have stopped for her. that's what i feel. she had a walking problem. she wouldn't have been ableo run even if she saw the car coming. >> we're told that one person was taken into custody. the woman's dog is okay. >>> the u.s. says it's delivered a serious blow to isis. security offi

lower level palisades parkway approach to the george washington bridge. you need e-z pass to do that. lincoln and holland, minor delays. no major problems if you want to cross the east river. i can show you a webcam and show you the williamsburg bridge. outbound side doing okay. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you so much. multiple shootings interrupt demonstrations in ferguson missouri one year after a white police officer killed an unarmed black teenager. overnight a gunman exchanged fire with police. >> that man is now in the hospital in critical condition. the officers were not hurt. eyewitness news reporter toni yates joining us live in the newsroom with the details. >> reporter: yes, you know the one-year anniversary of michael brown's death began with peace, his father calling for calm. and for hours yesterday that is exactly how it was. gunfire, injuries, protestors officers returning gunfire after they were fired on by one man, and this is happening as the police chief was speaking to reporters. take a listen. >> we just want to be

and let's switch over to a look at the george washington bridge. about a 25 minute wait if you are traveling upstairs, and downstairs is about a 20-minute weight. inbound lincoln, 495 approaching the helix, about a 40 minute wait. liir, service still suspended on the port and jefferson branch between port jefferson and stony brook because of downed trees and power lines and 4, 5 and 6 trains still have delays all because of signal problems at 125th street. alternate side rules are in effect. greg and rosanna, back to you. >> where's aye niece? not too sure. >> where do you come from? >> new jersey. >> very nice. >> not really. for now. >> kelly, thank you. mets. girl? >> welcome again. >> thank you. >> yeah, everybody's talking about the mets. somebody asked me an interesting question the other day, is this pitching staff better than the '86 staff that's won it all? tweet me what you think. all right, this team is fun to watch. night. after sweeping the nationals in miami, the mets came to play last night. rookie michael come forda, he's never goin

to the george washington bridge, we reminded you about this. the inbound lower level is closed for construction. lincoln tunnel north tube is closed for construction, and the holland tunnel is closed for you. we have some construction northbound from 79th to 96th. as you can see, northbound, we are starting to see the delay the already. west side is clear if you choose to take that. >>> remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >>> crews have been work through the night in queens where a tour bus crashed yesterday afternoon. the evening resorts world tour bus was towed away. six on the bus were hurt. jessica schneider with the story. >> i just literally flew into the wall, turned around and saw my apartment missing, and i ran out. >> reporter: collete was about to step into the shower when the tour bus collided with her wall. >> i didn't know what it was originally. >> reporter: she says she is terribly shaken and upset even though she appears calm. an suv traveling the same direction as the van cut in front of it to make a right turn and the bu

live look at the george washington bridge where we have over net construction wrapping up, lower level inbound with overnight construction, upper level but at about two lanes blocked, not causing any issues, lincoln and holland tunnel remain nice and quiet, mass-transit on or close to schedule. back to you. juliet: we begin, police looking for the person who shot lead to people after ahead hop count in new jersey. ben: happened outside the pnc bank art center, witnesses said heard seven gun shot, two people were flown to area hospitals, state police are searching the nearby woods in that area for the shooter. jay:big sean were performing this >> the shooter ran into the woods and in brooklyn five people were injured in a shooting last night that happened just before 11:00. police say it appeared three of the victims were women, two were men all five taken to hospital, no word on their condition and this is just the latest in a string of shootings across the sea. 20 people were injured in shootings in the bronx and in brooklyn. keep an eye on that. ben: the other big story, the number o

our other camera, the inbound george washington bridge is moving slowly. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you. >>> thank you very much. 5:12. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning severe rainfall leads to chaos in the south when an entire road collapses even swallowing up a police cruiser. we'll show you the damage left behind. >> also ahead, summer snow. find out where it fell over the weekend, and you're going to be patients across the country have spoken. they recently rated their care experience at over 3,500 hospitals nationwide in a survey conducted for the centers for medicare and medicaid. just seven percent received five stars. among them were four hospitals that are part of cancer treatment centers of america. learn more at cancercenter.com. cancer treatment centers of america. care that never quits. appointments available now. >>> new video this morning, something that's going to cause a few detours in shelbyville tennessee. the city was working on new drainage system for that section of road. it had collapsed twice this

he plays george washington. >> we have not seen it yet. we understand a hip-hop version of basically early american history. >> right, it is. >> shall we? >> we decided we would do our own little version. as you may know alexander hamilton was killed with dual with -- >> aaron burr. >> vice president aaron burr. we'll skip to that part of the rap. alexander life couldn't be grander. >> yo, he started the money. he had lots of honeys. >> don't say that word yet. that word is under debate. >> it is? >> go for it again. yo, he started money. >> he had lots of honeys. right when you own a bank you ain't hanging with no skank. >> secretary hamilton. >> we have to massage the lyrics. >> 9:00 is the hamilton hip-hop debut. >> say it if you can. if you must, if you care. >> what do you think? >> coming together. you put a lot of work into that. >> foes on for a little while. >> yes. yes. i think christopher jackson from the show will be very impressed. in fact, i feel sorry for some of the people in the play because they could be -- yeah, you neve

the hudson river crossings, george washington bridge, and you can clearly see the rain is falling. inbound lower level, e-zpass only until 6:00, and outbound is closed for construction also until six o'clock, and you're delay free inbound not only here, but the lincoln and the holland tunnel as well. remember, be safe, don't text and drive. chris, back to you. >> alex, thank you. >>> a developing story in ferguson, police arrest a dozen demonstrators marking the 1 year anniversary of the death of michael brown. police say some threw water bottles at them, and a state of emergency was declared for the city after police shot and critically wound and 18-year- old who fired on their unmarked suv on sunday. the teen's father claims he was unarmed, and the violence came at least two days after two days of peaceful protesting. >> we have a long way to go, and that's my message today. we have to have patience. it didn't happen overnight, and it's not going to change overnight. >> missouri's governor called sunday's violence a sad turn of events, and he's appealing for peaceful rallies. >>>

let's go to the george washington bridge upper lower level, no problems with the lincoln or holland tunnel and trains are running on or close to schedule. juliet: presidential election news, the white house is refusing to speculate who president obama will endorse if the vice president decides to run in 2016. this is getting interesting. ben: i think he will get in. juliet: meetings with senator warren. >> meteorologist: willoughby joy biden, longtime political party to the vice president or former secretary of state hillary clinton? political insiders say the decision will be difficult for the president no doubt about that, who strongly supports both politicians. >> you can collect all the information to make a decision, he has indicated that he would make a decision and announce a decision before the end of the summer. ben: nationally clinton leads in polling among democratic primary voters but her favorability has taken a hit with the ongoing controversy surrounding private e-mail servers used during her time at the state department, to set the record straight we both think she would le

george washington bridge upper level after the toll plaza you can see left side you have an accident blocking a lane. left. if you can go to the right you'll be fine upper level. but you have a 20 minute delay from 80, 95 express because of this accident. local lanes into about 10 minutes. lower level no delays. lincoln tunnel fine as well as holland. bqe traffic slow. construction wrapped up a construction. water bury branch a 15 minute delay this morning. mechanical problems everything else on or close. ben and juliet. >> two aspiring journalists one reporter one photographer killed on the air during the morning news. >> early in their careers. gunman identified as vesterly flanagan this former disgruntled ex-employee he had worked as a reporter kind of all across the southeastern united states. using the name bryce williams on air. robert moses joins us with more about what we know morning. good morning. rntion good morning to you. first thing we want to say this is not a story about us but morning show reports we've all stood in front of the camera with bright lights in our faces

george washington appears the most on currency. he appears on 10 different types of large sized banknotes, five different denominations. then he appears on all of these fractional banknotes. washington was a very popular figure in this day and of course today on the one dollar bill. do we need to keep going here? oops. the portraits vary quite a bit on the notes of this period. these are all portraits of alexander hamilton that appeared on different banknotes. this is probably the most familiar portrait. here are a couple of notes that are only a few years apart. he looks a lot more fleshy here than he did in this portrait. here is an entirely different view of him in the first issued banknote, the 1861 demand note. here is a couple yet different engravings of alexander hamilton on other banknotes. this was fairly common practice to modify the portraits a it. -- bit. you don't really see that in today's standardized currency. let's go over a number of these historical figures. some familiar, many forgotten. you realize that this cur

let's switch to a live look outside the george washington bridge where some good news free and clear upstairs and downstairs, no delays, lincoln and holland tunnel, they are delayed freeze of far and five trains uptown delays because of signaled problems at 108th street, alternate slide rules in effect. juliet: a lot more coming up. the mets are in first place. ben: they won four games in a row. duke has highlights coming up. feel like a kid again with dunkin's new cookie-flavored iced coffees. for a limited time, dd perks members can enjoy any sized iced coffee for $1.99. juliet: checking headlines on tuesday morning two people were shot after a hip-hop concert at pnc art center. police searching for the shooter. ben: in brooklyn five were injured in a shooting last night, this is joel latest in a string of shootings across the city since the weekend, 20 people were injured in the bronx and brooklyn over the weekend. juliet: the death toll from legionnaire's disease is up to seven people. a town hall meeting was held last night where city health leaders announced the undated numbers

the george washington bridge, it's really quiet out there. you can see things moving nicely into the tolls on both levels. the lincoln and the holland in great shape. alternate side park rules in effect. >>> the ronkonkoma line, following a plane crash at the long island railroad crossing. it happened in bethpage. it burst into flames near south oyster bay road. good samaritans managed to pull a man away from the burning wreckage. >> when they pulled the person out, there was still someone inside. the guy said yes. but there was no way to get the other person out. >> the crash has not been -- the passenger has minor injuries. tracks and the crossing gates struck by the plane had to be repaired. that meant suspending service on the ronkonkoma line for most of the day. the train service was restored last night. >> the ntsb investigating a adly plane crash out of new jersey. the 50-year-old pilot of a cessna aircraft was killed saturday morning when his plane went down in west cold well. >> the man convicted of the base jump. it was nearly two y

this is blocking the northbound lanes, and it will affect your ride there the george washington bridge has more on the jib bound lower level, and outbound has also two lanes closed, and a minor hesitation going through the area, and as far as the tolls are concerned, you're delay free as well. the inbound brooklyn bridge, as you know, is closed for construction. we will see stacking on the bqe forwards the the drive. northbound from 79th to 91st, if gave us trouble yesterday. i will let you know what i see today. alternate-side rules in effect citywide today. >>> stock futures are on the these morning, but that's no guarantee what will lap yesterday. the dow sored before it collapse at the closing bell. it was down 204 points, putting the losses at 7400 points over the last four sessions, and experts say investors should not panic. >> the market fundamentals here are still strong. >> stay in the market, don't panic, don't sell, whatever you do. >> the shanghai market was down this morning. >>> police released this video yesterday afternoon after the suspect approached the victim. polic