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.

use i of your other approaches to the george washington bridge and you can cut the delay in half. live over the george washington bridge, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> let's head over to heather o'rourke with the roads and rails. >> we will take a look at a webcam and tell you that the bruckner had delays on to the northbound side up to the sheraton. that is because of a disabled vehicle. that is the bruckner, right side of the screen, northbound side. we heard john del giorno say the delay to the george washington bridge bumped up to about 20 to 30 off 95 express. that stall has been cleared. lincoln 20. holland 20 from routes 1 and 9. heading to 78 east of the new jersey turnpike tolls an accident the new jersey turn truck towels another accident. alternate side of the street rules are in effect. >> final look at the accuweather forecast. >> looks great. it's warm outside. it will be a little on the humid side. this is the dog days of august. it should be feeling warm and it is. it's 75. that will be the 7:00 temperature. 90 this afternoon. southwest wind is the

the george washington bridge outbound lower left construction just wrapping up at the george washington bridge. east 80th street closed between first and second with a broken water main. let's go outside and show you the staten island expressway eastbound moving slowly into victory boulevard with ongoing construction p. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you, michelle, ken. >> thank you, debbie. >>> a new school year means a renewed battle over new york students opting out of statewide testing. 20% of eligible students refused to take the tests in april. state officials decided not to punish districts with high opt out rates. organizers say they do expect more students to sit out the tests this school year. >>> a former pastor is accused of preying on parishioners instead of with them. >> police say that he used a pattern of intimidation tactics to swindle an 87-year-old ohio woman out of $40,000 the past year. most recently they say he took her for a ride to buy one, convincing her to hand over 26 to buy a mercedes benz. he would put his hands around her neck at times

i will tell you the inbound george washington bridge, five minutes into town. the problem is on the eastbound cross bronx into third avenue an accident. so, delays are building at the george washington bridge. lincoln and holland okay. staten island expressway eastbound slowing down through clove road with ongoing construction. keep in mind if you are taking a ride to new york avenue by jericho turnpike, huntington station a collision. out to the webcam, b.q.e. punching up big time to the brooklyn bridge with construction clearing. alternate side in effect. back to you, shirleen, ken. >> debbie, thank you. >>> right now breaking news in brooklyn. four people were shot overnight inside a hookah lounge. has died. >> the gunfir erupted at the restaurant and bar in prospect lefferts gardens. rob nelson was first on the rob? >> reporter: still an active scene behind me at the buddha lounge on flatbush. a gunman walked in a few hours ago and left one man dead and several other people injured. all of this began about 3:00 a.m. this morning. that's when the gunman, who

inbound george washington bridge construction cleared on the upper level. moving okay at the george washington bridge. bayonne bridge overnight construction being cleared. let's go outside, staten island expressway eastbound out to victory boulevard, ongoing construction project. expect delays through the construction zone. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back to you, ken, shirleen. >> all right, debbie. thank you. >>> still ahead, new on "eyewitness news this morning," o'donnell's daughter, after a safe return home, reports indicate that she is no longer living under her roof. >> plus, from pandemonium to the sadness that they are expressing at the national zoo as one of the twin panda cubs >>> this one goes out to all the smart alex out there. if you are sarcastic, it may not be a bad thing. >> people show sarcastic cartoons perform better on tests. they became more creative. it flexes your minds creativity. >> do did you like sarcastic cartoons. >> i do. >> i bet because you are smart. >> i bet you meteorologist amy freeze in for

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 a

the accuweather forecast. >>> we take a look to start the day from heather's house, the george washington bridge where she lives atop of the bridge so she can see the traffic around the tri-state area. partly cloudy, calm winds, 77 degrees in manhattan. 69 hopatcong. hackettstown 71 right there at beautiful centenary college. 74 bridgeport. 75 belmar. today by noontime 85. 86 this afternoon and we will be looking at a humid day today. it will feel like 80. the temperature is not going to reach 90 today. it's not as hot. we will talk about the rest of the week because we have thunderstorms on the way and the weekend, too in your accuweather forecast. >> did you clean up around the house, the bridge? >> i did. i turned all the lights off. everything is set. >>> path trains service restored between exchange place and world trade center. long island railroad new jersey transit doing fine. no major problems. ed koch 59th street bridge moving well across the span. fdr drive a couple of problems. northbound 63rd up to 96th two lanes closed down. southbound side from 96th to 79th street one lane is clos

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 right

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

if you are going to the cross bronx expressway heading to the westbound side towards the george washington bridge at the alexander hamilton bridge, you have an accident being cleared. if you are coming inbound at the george washington bridge, the lincoln or holland, five minutes across the board then going over here and checking out the staten island expressway westbound slosson into victory we have three lanes closed down because of ongoing construction. you can see we have red into that spot. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. ken and shirleen, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> customers will see big changes at apple stores. >> reena ninan and phillip mena report. >> apple stores getting a makeover. >> ipod sales dip, they will be moved to the side with headphones and accessories. also gone or the ipad smart signs. >> high price for the samsung galaxy note 5. it is 5.7-inch hd display named the best performing screen ever testified. that was by displaymate. >> the note 5 goes on sale friday with a starting price of $700. when it comes to he amongies -- emojis by sta

>>> 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

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

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 wh

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

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

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.

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

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

sadly that may be you, alex. >>> we have a lot of slow movers out there the accidenten the george washington bridge has cleared from the inbound upper level of the george washington bridge, but the bad news, there's residual delays with a 10 minute wait for the toll plaza, and if you can, stick to the lower level, that's better option. and also this accident blocking the hov lane at the l.i.e. the northern state parkway is your alternate in this area, and we have construction lingering on the fdr drive. it's blocking two northbound lanes and causing heavy traffic back to 63rd. if you can, stick to the interior streets or the west side highway, and that's a better ride. we have it blocking the exit ramp as well. alternate-side parking rules in effect citywide, and chris and mary, back to you. >>> the fda approved a drug to help boost the woman's libido. some say it's not worth the risk. >> you can have cheese. >> reporter: cheri mike is happily married with children. but the 34-year-old says she has no desire to be sexually intimate with her husband. >> i have no libido, and it's been like that sinc

this is the backup on to the george washington bridge. that crash was up at webster avenue. you can see it's going to be a slow go coming off the bridge heading on to the alexander hamilton bridge and going eastbound. so, again, you are going to find those residual delays due to the crash on the cross bronx eastbound which has cleared. back to the -- this construction on slosson avenue causing delays. this is where that accident was, again, it is out of the way and that roadwork is -- more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> one person is dead. four others have been injured following a shooting inside a restaurant on flatbush avenue. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is at the scene. tracie? >> reporter: michael, let's start with an update. police now revising a number of victims involved in the shoot to go four. three men and one woman. another woman who was previously included in that, only suffered wounds from glass that shattered all over the flatbush avenue just before 3:00 this morning. that's when the gunshots range out at ali's roti shop. we're told that one of the

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

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

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

northbound side of the west side by the george washington bridge, another accident blocking two lanes. harlem river drive, ramp to george washington bridge, accident takes out right lane on that ramp. switch over to a shot of the cross bronx expressway. this is bronx river parkway as you can see. traffic moving slowly, no major delays. let's switch to the new jersey turnpike. northbound and southbound for you. service remains suspended on port jefferson bridge between port jefferson and stoneybrook. all because of downed trees and downed wires. alternate side rules. they are in effect. greg, rosanna back to you. >> kelly, thank you. this is the rent is too damn high guy, jimmy mcmillon. rosanna what was him that captured the imagination. >> i loved his slogan, the rent is too damn high. >> beard from the 19th century. wore gloves. rent is too dam high mobile. >> did we find he lived in the rent stablized apartment. >> he 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. america runs on

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

, and at the tolls, expect a 15 minute delay not only at the george washington bridge, but the lincoln and holland tunnel as well. we had a disabled vehicle in the process of clearing, but you have to stick with the outer bridge crossing as the traffic is affecting the northbound and southbound lanes of the turnpike around 15. service is suspended on the hoboken world trade center line, and expect limited service on the journal square, 33rd street line as well. everything else so far, on or close to schedule. we mentioned people are tweeting cancellations, and there's a 1-hour delay for jfk and louisiana guardee. alternate-side -- jfk and laguardia. >>> for the first time in 3 deck ace, diet pepsi has dramatically changed their formula. they have removed aspartame. sales of the product have fizzled, 5% last year alone. >>> 6:55. what you need to know before you go, coming up next. io crchily. aifiaflor anit gtefr. anth'somhi ev mbrhe..st c ueranm,ri tew ba ithhoe! >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, about to head out to the roads, this is what you can expect. good old n

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

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

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

start with a live look at the george washington bridge. it's a little bit of a slow ride on the outbound upper level. the outbound lower level is shut down with roadwork. heading into the tolls, i know where it says george washington bridge is blocking it. no delays there. a live look at the gowanus expressway, things are moving along past the belt merge through industry city. it is a slow ride once you get to the battery tunnel. we have two lanes shut down with construction. >>> uber is getting a legal green light in connecticut. a federal judge threw out a ecomplaint against the app-based car servfrice. taxi and limousine companies brought the lawsuit accusing uber of racketeering and deceptive business practices. the judge says the plaintiffs failed to make their case. >>> up to 2 million people are expected to head to philadelphia when pope francis visits with more than a third passing through new jersey. nj transit will be pushed to capacity and that drivers should expect a lot of congestion. all along i-95. the turnpike. for those who

we'll take a live look at the george washington bridge where all traffic is being hauled there after the inbound upper level tolls. they can clear construction. watch out for delays there. head to the lincoln in the meantime, the lincoln and the holland tunnel both in good shape. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. >>> we're learning more about the man behind the attack inside a movie theater. 29-year-old vincente montano was a homeless man with a long history of mental problems. he brought propane and lighter fluid into the theater with him wednesday and may have wanted to set off an explosion. he slashed a man with a hatchet before being killed by police. >>> a bronx woman hit by a manhole cover that came crashing into a bus spoke exclusively to news 4 about the bizarre accident. she was riding the bx 11 bus when that manhole cover broke through the floor. the cover hit her in the leg. look at that. left her with bruises and a swollen ankle. that's crazy. she described this frightening incident to us through a translator. >> wasn't expecting that. she feel that on

construction on the george washington bridge, both inbound and outbound on the lower level, happy to say the deck is now clear. the george washington bridge, you a smooth ride, and the lincoln and holland tunnels are also flowing freely. metro north p.a.t.h. trains, and new jersey train sit with l.i. -- transit with the l.i.r.r. back to you. >> alex, thank you. >>> another reason to be careful what you put on facebook. >> a judge may allow a spouse's social media posts in a custody fight. >>> state judge in westchester ordered the own over this facebook post to turn over all her posting. christine and anthony are both seeking sole custody of their 4- year-old son. his lawyer says the facebook posts are important to the case. >> i think it will demonstrate that mom traveled the world and outside of state, leaving the de facto custody of the child with the father. the mother is contesting that, and i believe the records will support his contentions. >> reporter: the attorney for the child says the ruling breaks new ground. usually this stuff is not fair game. >> that's correct. that's w

mike is live in chopper 2 over the george washington bridge. >> all right. help has finally arrived. the right lane is blocked off. the four-way flashers on the vehicle. behind the vehicle, a tow truck has arrived on-the-scene and may push it across the bridge. if you are headed to the george, upper level a much better ride for you. delays are heavy. >> parking is in effect alternate sides in effect city iar. >> meg. >>> yesterday morning another drove site -- drone sighting at jfk airport. >> the location, please? >> on friday afternoon, the federal aviation administration said delta and jetblue pilots reported sighting a drone. the f.a.a. police are investigating. >>> jersey city police officer is in critical condition this morning after a chain reaction crash that injured a dozen people. police are saying it was caused bay a driver speeding. the police are live in jersey city with more. cbs 2news' janelle burrell is live with more. >> reporter: police officers across the state of new jersey are asking for prayers this morning after their fell -- fellow of

a disabled vehicle at the george washington bridge. kai simonsen is live over the bridge where you can see mid span, this disabled vehicle with blinkers on in the right lane. it looks like there is a tow truck on the scene out there. but it is causing delays into the tolls. kai, if you could show us what they look like. things are moving nicely on the span. but it is causing, as i said, delays heading into the toll. another 10 to 15-minute wait at the upper inbound level and also at the lower level this morning. thank you for that, kai. we'll continue to keep an eye on it. major commuter lines look good. new york light rail commuters, by passing the atlantic street station, that's because of some mechanical issue they're having out there. otherwise things are rolling along nicely. alternate side of the street issues. >> more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thank you very much, lauren. now to the calls for change following a violent weekend across new york city. today a week-long gun violence awareness campaign kicks off in brooklyn. i

and waive commuter alert for the george washington bridge. starting today, the lower level eastbound lanes will be closed from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. burg the week and 11:00 p.m. friday to 8:00 a.m. on saturday. workers will be removing temporary construction platforms used for work on the upper level and not the only comroout commuter alert. let's look at the tappan zee bridge. they will have lane closures, starting tonight for the now few nights. all lanes re-open at 5:00 a.m. the next morning. crews are trying to install gridders and we're going to be watching all of this and let you know as it changes throughout the morning. back to you. >> thank you, alex. >>> city transportation officials unveil pedestrian safety improvements at a dangerous intersection near the barkley center in brooklyn. it's been the scene of numerous accidents. last month, the bicyclist was killed and three others injured when an suv slammed into two cars. improvements include extended pedestrian islands and pedestrian signals with countdown clocks. >>> happening to

you're in the process of clearing construction at the george washington bridge. it's not affecting the alexander hamilton bridge. the cross bronx is still in good shape. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thanks, lauren very much. >>> now to decision 2016. donald trump making waves on the campaign trail. this time in iowa. latest. you might say it's trump against 15 opponents and two journalists. >> exactly. love him or hate him, michael, donald trump made this an interesting republican presidential primary. take a look at this video where he fought with another journalist last night. >> donald trump spoke to some 3,000 supporters in dubuque, eye wachlt the real fireworks came afterwards. a television news anchor from uni-vision started asking questions about immigration to trump while he was speaking. >> who is next? >> excuse me. sit down. you weren't called. sit down. go ahead. >> no, you don't. you haven't been called. go back to uni-vision. >> the journalist was removed and later returned and allowed t

minor delays george washington bridge, 10 minutes apiece lincoln and holland. street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen and ken, over to you. >> thank you. >>> another city for citi bikes. positive bike sharing service next and how you can get in on the action today. >> when a family heard mysterious noise coming from the ceiling, they knew who to call. no student's ever photographed mean ms. colegrove. but your dell 2-in-1 laptop gives you the spunk for an unsanctioned selfie. that's that new gear feeling. get this high performance laptop bundle for only $399. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. [muted singing throughout] these girls have waited 62 days for this concert tonight. so far i've counted 32 omgs, 75 lols, 13 yolos, and i'm super tired! tweens--fun age, huh? you have places to go. [girls squealing with delight] let us worry about getting you there. bp gasoline with invigorate. fuel the journey. >>> stocks slumped for a third the dow starts at 17,550. the nasdaq composite opens 9 points down and s&p 500 begins 4 points l

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

metro north waterbury branch bridge work and bridge work at the george washington bridge with those lane closures. lincoln tunnel, holland tunnel construction there. brooklyn bridge is closed inbound until 6:00 a.m. because of construction. we have street cleaning rules in effect today. michelle, over to you. >> good one. thank you, heather. >>> jersey city mayor stephen phillip is fed up with pse&g. he said they are tearing up city streets. >> he said they are leaving behind a patched up mess. pse&g says it doesn't treat city and rural projects differently but he had enough. he said no more construction until they pay for repaving. >> we shut down all the projects in jersey city and they will be shut down until jersey city and pse&g come to an agreement on paving schedules being done in a timely manner. >> pse&g is reviewing all the work and makes repairs based on a plan approved by jersey city. we had all of our roads right here redone. no sooner did we get this road repair i saucon he had relationship up the road like a week after. sad -- rip up the road like a week after. >>> uncle s

take a look your commute on the 59th street bridge, across the hudson, george washington bridge, and no delays, one lane there, you are fine for the most part, they're looking good and the lincoln and holland tunnels. juliet: a lot more coming up. kurt shelling, the pitcher, former pitcher, people up there is in hot water. in the center hitler related tweet. 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, republican presidential candidate donald trump continues to stir controversy on the campaign trail. they univision a anchor was thrown out of a news conference in iowa for asking questions and was allowed to return. >> the search continues after first wife. the 40 foot trawler is believed to have capsized yesterday. juliet: reports of some way going up 24%. union square, number one and 2, stenson street. do it is on assignment, the mets we start out with making it five of brotherly love. the ryan howard woul! slurring his words, using expletives, you can

going to the george washington bridge inbound lower level has been reopened. the tolls. let's take a look at the webcam, show you that l.i.e. disabled vehicle. in effect. over to you. >>> thank you very much. heading out east this weekend, we were just talking to bill. >> and the big changes coming >>> 5:22. new details this morning about jimmy carter's battle with cancer. the former president underwent his first radiation treatment yesterday. he's receiving a promising new anticancer drug. the 90-year-old doctors removed melanoma from his liver, but later found four small tumors in his brain. carter plans to cut back on his work at the carter center in atlanta, but he says he actually feels good with just slight pain. >>> if you are headed out east on to long island on the long island railroad this weekend, you will want to leave your oversized luggage at home. the mta is asking customers to bring smaller sized bags to the hamptons and montauk, and the store racks. you only need shorts and a t- shirt. crews want to make sure doorways and aisles are kept clear and there

here is northern state parkway as an alternate and george washington bridge cleared away and accident on the upper level, two lanes blocked, traffic flow on the upper level inbound with 10 to 15 minute delay approaching the toll plaza. use the lower level and new poli juliet: not everybody is happy about starbucks decision to sell beer and wine. robert: the williamsburg's store on seventh street is among the shot that will start serving up the booze today. the coffee shop called web tell mr. reed says the chain's beer and wine offerings threaten the viability of local small businesses. is also offering a $0.50 discount on their coffee if you show them photo of yourself picking up starbucks litter and putting it in a trash can. the shop's undersea stretch from the store all over the place. starbuck does not comment on the accusations. juliet: they have lots of stuff. this is the way things are in a big city. anna gilligan is here. >> yvonne craig known for his role as bat girl has died. cancer for a few years and past away monday in her home in california. she was a pioneer in the worl

minor delays at the holland tunnel and george washington bridge. both about 10 minutes. subway issues due to signal problems, downtown 4 trains are running with delays. we also have signal problems at fulton strooelt, which is causing g trains to run with delays if you're traveling brooklyn-bound. alt night side is in effect citywide. and be safe, don't text and drive. >> thank you, alex. >>> a shortage of birthday candles now in parts of west chester. william is the reason why. he doesn't look it, but he turned 100 years old over the weekend. there with a party for him sunday in mt. vernon. we asked him for the secrets to a long and healthy life. here's what he said. >> love people, be nice to people, try to do the right thing. and don't drink and don't smoke >> what he born to slave and spent the early years of his life working in the cotton fields in north carolina. >> he looks really good! we should all be lucky enough to live that long. >>> let's check in with cbs this morning. charlie rose. and a familiar face, christine johnson joins us with a preview. hi, k.j.. >

applause] you go over to china, bridges are being built all over the place that make the george washington bridge other bridges look small. i am not using the george washington bridge for political purposes. i wouldn't do that. it makes it look small time. massive highways, massive roads. i was in dubai. great place for they have an airport, it is like magic. the most incredible thing you have ever seen. you go to qatar, you go to all these places. we land at kennedy where they have hangers that are falling down, rotting and rusting. it is such a shock. we go to kennedy. you get used to things. when your house gets dirty. these are so bad, these airlines are so sad. you look at the age of our infrastructure. look at all of the different things. even the airplanes. they like qatar. they asked me to go to a dinner and i said i can't. they said we will pay you a lot of money. it was a lot of money to have a dinner. like a tremendous amount of money. i said i'll go. [laughter] you have to understand. you can be really rich, but if you're going to get hundreds of thousands of dollars to have a dinner

we had that accident on the george washington bridge jamming things up. that accident just cleared but you can see heavy on the span. a ten-minute wait into the tolls. it can ease out. over to the lincoln or the holland. we'll take a look at your commuter checklist. everyone getting on the trains. the transit path, all running without delays or service changes. >> 10-4 good buddy. >> do you like the movie the goonies? did you like that movie. apparently a lot of other people do. a little too much. this is a popular oregon destination for the movie buffs from the '80s. now it's off limits. this astoria homemade famous by the goonies discouraged sightseers. the homeowners fed up, 1200 people show up every day at all hours of the day and night. look at that. there's the tarp. they leave behind cigarette butts, beer bottles and other stuff they don't want anymore. >> a great white shark on the hunt for a meal caught in action. look at this video. it's stunning. the seal. he will surface there. trying to escape that guy. he almost became dinner. you see that g

looking at george washington bridge. 71 degrees. i'm darlene rodriguez. >>> nassau and fairfield counties getting heavy rain drenching new jersey and the city earlier this morning. the stormy weather continues to move across the area west to east. haven't seen the last of it. another round of heavy rain and strong winds is heading our way. storm team 4 expects it to reach us in the late afternoon and evening. >>> as for the rest of the forecast, leftover showers tonight. mainly south and east of city. 69 degrees. tomorrow tomorrow, sun, clouds, low humidity. 84. thursday, more sun. 85 the high. friday, very sunny, 88. saturday steamy, isolated storm. 90 degrees. >>> a tough morning for commuters. delays and service changes on the f, g, n and number 6 subway lines and a disabled bus cleared from the lincoln tunnel, but now delays of up to an hour ed heading inbrowned. drivers facing 40-minute delays at the george washington bridge and 10 minutes at the holland. >>> coming up on the "today" show, john leguizamo talks about his new rol

it's wednesday morning looking at the george washington bridge. a brand new pier in peru was wiped out after being battered by huge pacific waves. take a look here. construction on the $1.2 million pier was just completed about 18 months ago. the pier's benches, sidewalks, poles and railings were all swept away. local fishermen couldn't believe that pier was so shabbily constructed that it fell so easily. wow. >>> news 4 and telemundo 47 are working together to clear the shelters. >>> we want to find loving homes for animals in shelters all over our area. last week, i was at animal care center on east 110th street. i met this sweetie. she was beautiful. esther. she's 10 months old. she's a young girl. tabby. >> cats, guinea pigs, dogs, all need homes. 10-year-old yorkshire terrier. he's at the animal haven shelter. melvin is there too. hi melvin. he's an 8-month-old chihuahua mix. they all look fantastic. >> he's got personality, right? >> help us clear the shelters, please, on august 15th. all participating shelters are cutting their adoption fee

george washington bridge looking good. upper lower level no delays, 495 towards the lincoln tunnel, 30 minutes, the holland tunnel 15 for me to approach. greg: let's go to the helicopter. what is he going to show us right now? people doing laps at the swimming pool. kerry: they are out and about getting their exercise. greg: it is supposed to be a feel like a kid again with dunkin's new cookie-flavored iced coffees. dd perks members can enjoy any sized iced coffee for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. 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 cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100meg internet, and hundreds of hd channels. you'll also get unlimited calling to the us, mexico canada, china, and now india. call

i will tell you what is happening with the george washington bridge. 5 minutes in at the george washington bridge. now, the problem is on the cross bronx eastbound by jerome avenue an accident blocking two lanes. so, very tough ride there h. 684 southbound exit 6 in catana a crash. l.i.e. west at bagatelle an accident. let's go outside. vote yum on the l.i.e. west moving slowly into bagatelle road. alternate sides in effect. back to you, ken. >> debbie, thank you. >>> meteorologist amy freeze nice for bill with the forecast. >> gorgeous, ken. absolutely beautiful. lots of sunshine. temperatures are easy to take, too. in the afternoon, 82. 50s and 60s to start. a little cool. nice sea breeze through the sank never gets too hot. tomorrow we heat up, 86. a stretch of 90s the last few days of august. a sizzling start to september as well. ken? >> thank you, amy. that is the news for now. coming up next, exclusively on "good morning america," one of the men that risked it all to stop a train call 1-800-royal-caribbean or your travel agent today. >>> good morning, america. and right now, tropica