heather: i'm heather childers in for martha mack.the very first republican presidential debate two days away, and trump leading republican pack by a healthy margin. he is giving serious thought from advice from radio show host, hugh hewitt to close the door running as third party candidate. >> it just seems to me as long as we're treated with respect and treated fairly as a republican i want to do that i want to run as republican. that is the way we're going to win. when it comes to that i would say i i want to keep my options open but i could be convinced at certain point. >> i think you're putting a ceiling. >> working very well with the folks and we'll see what happens. >> my two cents are you put a sealing on yourself because a lot of people like me will never support anyone who dangles the opportunity out there for third party because it -- >> very interesting. i never heard it put so strongly. bill: jonah goldberg putting everything strongly. senior editor, national review, fox news contributor. >> good to be here. bill: is hug

heather: a fox news alert. we continue to follow for you, gunfire erupting at a virginia television station. alison parker, a reporter, adam ward, a photographer. eight shots rang out. the suspect is still on the loose. the gunman is still on the loose and they are actively looking for him. gregg: a political battle for the border and immigration reform. the current front runner donald trump taking jabs at jeb bush in iowa saying the former governor those nothing about immigration. here is how mr. bush respond. >> mr. trump's plans are not ground in conservative principles. it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, it will violate people's civil' liberties and cause friction with our third largest trading partner. gregg: governor, i'm sorry we'll have to cut this shorter than we anticipated. we had some breaking news the last hour. donald trump claims you are part of the problem on immigration because he says you failed to secure the border. your response? >> let me just say i have been watching along with

heather is looking at your commute. she was out kicking the tires on the trucks lined up in new jersey. >> let's go to our maps. we will talk to you about the 2 trains. i actually apparently tweeting someone that i follow that is a tractor trailer driver and i will find out information. 2 trains suspended between atlantic and wall street with fire department activity. long island railroad, new jersey transit on or close. metro north waterbury branch, doing bridge work in bridgeport. heading through brooklyn, huge sinkhole at 64th street. b.q.e. northeast into the brooklyn bridge, you can't take that ramp because the brooklyn bridge is closed into the city because of ongoing construction. manhattan bridge, williamsburg moving well. street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> thousands of customers are without power this morning 24 hours after a powerful storm moved across long island. you can see from dronecam 7 some of that damage in setauket. just this morning, work ramped up

we do weather then heather. that is heather o'rourke. how is it going? >> we have a lot of issues as far as mass transit. let's get to the chart. pascack valley line of new jersey transit is suspended because of an accident in westwood, new jersey. you have the gladstone branch 30-minute delays between gladstone and summit because of an earlier problem with overhead wires. we do have our new jersey transit buses and private carriers cross honoring rail tickets at this time. one train suspended between rector and south ferry because of signal problems still with us. traveling on to 22 eastbound westfield to new providence only the shoulder is getting by because they are doing work because of the earlier flooding that occurred yesterday. park off new both directions at sunset place the traffic lights are not working. use caution. 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. stree

heather is looking at the commute p. weather then heather. >> let's go to the maps. we have an accident on the l.i.e. it was off on the side of the road east near exit 35. that accident could have been cleared away. i was checking out a webcam. b.q.e. north the ramp to the brooklyn bridge is closed. a backup on the b.q.e. harlem river drive at the willis avenue bridge that is an accident. heading to the new jersey turnpike western spur northbound side near exit 15-e we have an overturned tractor trailer. then going on to 78 heading to the westbound side in the local lanes near exit 56 that is another collision. we have our street cleaning rules in effect today. shirleen and michelle, over to you. >> thank you so much, heather. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," the investigation into the crash that severely injured actor tracy morgan moves forward in a big way today. >> remember you can track severe weather on the go with our free accutrack weather alert app for live radar and accuweather alert, go to the itunes or google play store and sear at outbac

there is heather. you have nice stuff. >>> as far as mass transit, yes, i have nice things to tell you. let's go to our mass transit chart here. long island railroad doing fine, metro north waterbury branch work in bridgeport. new jersey transit on or close to schedule. not nice over here. staten island expressway eastbound south to vick sorry boulevard two lanes closed down. b.q.e. south of the l.i.e. an accident cleared. l.i.e. west of the queens boulevard construction, two lanes blocked off. b.q.e. northbound the ramp to the brooklyn bridge is closed down. and the brooklyn bridge is closed into manhattan. manhattan bridge, williamsburg bridge doing fine. overhere on routes 1 and 9 closed both ways between tonnele circle and jersey avenue because of construction. we have street cleaning rules in effect today. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morniing" bus stay rimes busted overnight. the new charges that he is facing this morning. so, i needed to depos

heather, are you a mr. softy ice cream person. >> who isn't. >> i chase the truck down in my neighborhood. >> that must look good. >> let's go to the maps and talk about something that doesn't look good at all. that's path trains suspended. one trains no trains between penn station and barclay and includes suspension on the d trains. street cleaning rules are in effect. michelle, over to you. >> you thank you, heather. >>> former subway spokesman jared fogle is expected to plead guilty to federal child pornography charges. six weeks ago the fbi seized computers near his home. by that time they charged russell taylor, the head of the child pornography. fogle became a pitch man for subway 15 years ago after he loft 200 pounds on a diet of subway sandwiches. subway splendoraed its relationship with fogle. >>> the case against tom brady back in court today but brady will not be there. roger goodell is expected to show up and neither is required to attend. the case centers around accusations that game balls were

heather is looking at everything, the commute for you. 91, heather, will feel like 95 to 100. >> my kind of weather. >> you mentioned eastern long island. let's head to the maps and talk to you about the l.i.e. which is closed down eastbound right near exit 69. worked on. always you head to the new jersey turnpike western spur north near exit 15-e a car fire being extinguished and cleared. near springfield avenue we have a downed pole. 7:00 a.m. 1, 2 and 3 trains, fast 3 trains suspended but that should be taken care of in a couple of minutes. street cleaning rules in effect. over to you. >> thanks, heather. >>> new information on a story we told you about earlier this month. remember the headstone found out of a new jersey transit bus garage? the mystery of the stone bering the name of 8-year-old max ferrer, one of our photographers investigated this was the case. police say max isn't a little person. max is a rottweiler. the dog reportedly belonged to a former newark resident that passed away in 2005. not clear how the headstone ended up at the garage. >>> a nonprofit group delivered a

heather has problems on the b.q.e. weather then heather every seven minutes. how is it going? >> not well on the b.q.e. take a look at this webcam and how things are looking at this point. the only thing that is a glimmer of hope over here, the right lane is trickling through the accident scene. this is the b.q.e. northbound side near metropolitan avenue. your delays into this spot are bumper to bumper. southbound, the headlights coming toward us. let's go to a map. b.q.e. north of metropolitan avenue, it's an overturned truck they are street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen and ken, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," taking a stand against big game animal trophies. the two air lines that will no longer allow them to be recalled on the planes. >> the new contribute to cecil the lion days after he was killed. how it will help switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. mom switched. we switched. i switched to time warner cable and knew exactly when they were coming. thanks to their 1 hour appointment window

heather is looking at the commute. bel -- weather then heather. >>> b.q.e. northbound side metropolitan avenue we have all lanes subject to closure. they are shut down. overturned truck. southbound one lane getting by. that would be the right lane. let's go to the mass transit chart. long island railroad, port jefferson branch suspended between port jefferson and huntington. down tree and wires in stony brook. alternate lines ronkonkoma. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken, over to you. >> busy day. all right, thank you, heather. >>> if this morning's storm caught you, look what happened to drivers in china who parked their cars near a river. the road literally collapsed in spectacular fashion dropping their cars into the water below. nobody got hurt but it's not over yet. there is a salvage operation underway to recover the cars and repair the road. the rush of water in the area is so great the nearby waterfall has grown to six times the normal width. >> >> amazing no one got hurt. >> scary stuff. >>> we just got an update on morning's storms. >> 30,00

heather is looking at your commute. it's weather, then heather. you've got your hands full. >> i do. as soon as i heard that rain when i woke up i knew i would. lets go to the webcam. this is the ramp from the outer bridge crossing into staten island. that ramp is coned off. let's go to our maps. that outer bridge crossing staten island ramp to the west shore expressway, an overturned that ramp is closed. subway status, a and d trains uptown local only. 59th street to 125th street with track work. as you head to fdr drive street north we have some flooding. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. shirleen and ken over to you. >>> thank you very much heather, and it is 6:10. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, tens of thousands of firefighters started work battling dozens of fires out west. >> also ahead, a dangerous rip current nearly claims the lives of two girls. how a quick thinking surfer my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months early and weighed only three pounds. this is the

heather is looking at the commute. you got something going on over there. >> we will talk about scotch plains new jersey. 22 eastbound side you have one lane closed down, westfield into new providence because of that flooding that occurred yesterday that buckled 22. as a result, i know a lot of people stuck here yesterday. what a mess that was. we have rob nelson with information about that. we have metro north waterbury bridgeport. or close. 1 and 2 trains suspended barclay. did trains to bedford. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. shirleen, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> we begin with breaking news in western new york. three people are dead and four others hurt shooting outside of a boys and girls club in rochester. police say a gunman opened fire into a crowd gathered outside of a basketball game. minutes ago we learned the surviving victims are men in their 20s. no arrests have been made. >>> breaking news in brooklyn. firefighters are on the scene after flames tore through a gas sta

heather's looking at your commute, weather then heather every 7 minutes. >>> we'll talk about our subway status. as you travel on to the new jersey turnpike car lanes south of exit 13 that accident has been cleared. 84 going west exits 6 to 3 two lanes are closed with road work. as you travel to your mass transit systems as far as long island railroad, new jersey transit you should be type. metro north waterbury branch we do have that bridge work in bridgeport and the lower level on the george washington bridge, you knees e-z pass. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect for today. >>> thank you so much. it is now 5:23. still ahead on eyewitness news, remembering football legend frank gifford. the tributes shared this morning. >> also ahead at the weekend box office, mission impossible takes opt fantastic 4 -- takes on the fantastic 4. who came out on top and the huge disappoint for one group of fans. stay wit >>> on the money this morning, markets in asia surge on hopes for new stimulus measures. >> japan's nikkei is up nearly half a percent. hong kong's hang seng dropped a

heather is looking at the commute. weather then heather. how are the trains. >> the trains are okay. a little issue but we are going to head up to newscopter 7. john del giorno has arrived over this accident on the leigh. things have been moved off to the shoulder, john. >> that is exactly hit, heather, good morning. we have first live pictures of this accident on the eastbound long island expressway in queens. we can show you with skywriter 7 what happened. you can see the vehicle on the flatbed tow truck. that is a minivan that apparently crashed into the back of this construction vehicle here. that is one much those construction arrows in the left lane and the minivan crashed into the back of it. it does not appear to be serious injuries. nypd actually just rolled up on this accident after the construction crews and the toe crews moved it to the right shoulder. this accident now mostly out of the way. you do see slowdowns both directions just west of exit 19 at woodhaven boulevard. heather? >> thank you, john. we will head to the maps an

. >> throughout her college career, heather set several school records for the track team. win here will help propel minnesota to the top of the big ten standings. the home crowd can barely contain its enthusiasm as the gun sounds for this three-lap race. one lap down and all is going well for the nine-time all american. >> my plan for the race was just hang out behind whoever was leading it and then take it at the end. >> but as the pack finishes lap number two, something happens. >> i was cutting in to try to get to the inside lane before the first curve. i was kind of running, and then felt something on my right foot, and then when i tried to correct that, somebody must have stepped on my left foot. i kind of felt like i was hog tied and just went down. >> heather does a face plant in the middle of the track. >> it was like the wind got taken out of the whole crowd. it was just like -- ah. >> i didn't really know what happened for the first step and the second step is when i really went down. and i think i got the words "oh no" out as i was falling. >> friend and former

heather's looking at your commute. it's weather then. >> heather. >> heather. >> that's right. lets go to our maps and tell you about what's happening on the roads. unfortunately we have a busy morning, sawmill river parkway northbound remains closed alt exit 32. staten island expressway east exit 7 to 10 construction, the bqe north of atlantic avenue you have an accident. getting into the brooklyn bridge two lanes closed down. 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 ex

>> hi, heather. thanks.obviously a topic that's gathered a lot of interest recently because aviation is inherently dangerous but we've made it safe by careful regulation, process and procedures over the last hundred years. we have a lot of new entrants today. it's important that they get brought into the system as well to keep the system safe. >> a lot of folks in the industry are saying basically the feds are powerless to regulate this. they say they have commercial drone regulations they're working on but that won't be able until next year. the hobbyist, the folks who own those things, that's not regulated at all. >> right, heather. i think there are four basic things that we need to do. the first is that the faa does need to implement these proposed rules. they've been on the boards for a number of years. they were put out in draft form a few months ago. they need to move ahead and get them out there. the second is nasa has been working on a comprehensive solution to this. that work needs to be pushed out

heather is looking at the commute. weather then heather. what is going on. >> i see somebody outside waiting for you. >> oh. >> let's go to a camera and i will show you how things are looking on the belt parkway. we have delays as you head through that spot. now we head to our maps and tell you what is going on with the 2 and 5 trains, downtown 2 trains via the 5 line. that is because of mechanical issues. long island railroad, new jersey transit on or close. ongoing bridge work in bridgeport. george washington bridge, lincoln, holland doing fine, no major problems there. 78 west exit 3 trying to clean up an earlier tractor trailer fire. street cleaning rules are in effect today. ken and shirleen, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," gunfire erupts at a memorial in brooklyn. dozens of bullets fired into a crowd. as police search for the shooter, those in the community are demanding an end to the violence. >> the world's most wanted hunter may not be the only american in hot water for killing

>> heather, good afternoon. aides to president obama are portraying the volatility that we're seeing on wall really as a function of the global why i especially since the business leaders along them from donald wrap to allow us to be too dependant on china. >> we're not coupled but in a 21st century global economy countries of the world see their economy as more intertwined. >> the white house points to 65 consecutive months of job growth and also that the unemployment rate is now stands at 5.3%. heather. >> and how is the white house on another note responding to the speculation speculation surrounding vp biden? >> in a word, heather, guardedly. the vice president and president were enjoying their weekly luncheon at the time the press briefing got started and while taking pains not to provide any endorsements in the democratic primary, least of all for someone who hasn't entered the race, john earnest said the president regards the vice president as the smartest decision he's ever made in the enlistment of joe

we will go to heather. hopefully people are playing on the highways or are they not. >> no play at all. >>> let's good to a webcam. l.i.e., i was telling you about an accident near exit 43. this one is near 50, bagatelle road. it's blurry but i had to show you the westbound side getting into exit 50 you have this accident. farther west you will find this accident that i have been telling you about. we can see with the lane, the h.o.v. lane is reopened. the left lane is reopened. we have the activity off on the side of the road. we head to the maps and pinpoint where this is. the first accident was westbound at exit 50 bagatelle road then the other one by exit 43, south oyster bay road. that accident is being worked on. 15 minutes inbound george washington bridge, ten help lincoln. minor at the holland. street cleaning rules are in effect. >> thank you. >>> hackers followed through with the threat exposing users of a popular cheating web site. >> in tech bite hackers making good on a promise, exposing users

heather: we call it the arctic paradox. he is upsetting some organizations because show is now exploring -- because shell is now exploring in the sea. there are strong restrictions on where and how they can develop. in some ways, by making every group upset, there is not a clear path forward. is the united states going to develop these resources, or will they preserve and protect them? in some ways, he is coming down on both sides. laura: there is a lot of competition, isn't there, for arctic resources? is america a little late to the game? heather: america's unsure whether it wants to deliver -- discover the potential vast amounts of oil in the zone. other countries are less hesitant. russia has extremely and it should economic development plans -- extremely ambitious economic development plans. those are going to come very close to the american arctic through the very narrow bering strait. regardless of whether the united states decides to develop the american arctic, it needs to enhance its search-and-rescue capabilities

>> reporter: lori, heather is giving us the head's up on this all morning long. overturned tractor trailer westbound long island expressway in suffolk county. the exact location is just before the route 110 overpass at exit 49. you can see it at the top of your screen. that is the route 110 overpass. you can see the tractor trailer is across all four lanes of the long island expressway. that is not good news. all the traffic out of suffolk all the traffic out of suffolk county is being diverted at exit 49 n. that puts you on the service road just before route 110. these delays go back to exit 15. you can be sure the delays will continue to grow. for more on this and the rest of the commute, heather o'rourke is standing by. >> thank you, john. that is a mess for long island commuters. let's go over the mess in new jersey for new jersey commuters that go through west milford. 23 northbound closed at canistear road. mass transit, you are in luck. long island railroad doing fine. new jersey transit on or close to schedule. subway status, service is running on or clos

on it this morning. >> how's the commute heather? >> the only thing i can't locate where this manhole cover went to. the harlem river drive south of 142nd street. where'd it go. they're out repair that. the princeton dinky suspended because of mechanical problems this morning. they'll have shuttle bused in as you take long island railroad, metro north on or close to schedule. we have the l.i.e. eastbound the ramp to the bqe, that earlier accident has been cleared away, but the l.i.e. going west is a disabled vehicle that's being cleared at this time. for you. 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 anti

heather. here. you just gave us word of this delay southbound on the brooklyn queens expressway, south of the long island expressway. down. this is mostly exiting volume coming over the bridge on into brooklyn. a little bumper to bumper volume southbound, northbound shape. we'll be leading this location and heading to q gardens. we'll have an update on that one in our next report. we are live over the bqe in queens. john del giorno channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> john, thank you, 6:32. new video just into our newsroom shows the violent exchange of gunfire on the streets of ferguson missouri. you can see people running for cover as shots rang out. police say they opened fire on a suspect who shot at them first with a stolen gun. all of this just came hours after protestors marched through the streets exactly one year after the death of michael brown. he was the unarmed teenager who was killed by police during a traffic stop. eyewitness news reporter toni yates is in the newsroom with new information.

heather has all kinds of issues. this is why we do weather and traffic together every seven minutes. >> exactly why. let's go to a webcam. traveling through long island on the meadowbrook we have police activity there. the this is all because of an accident. where is it? let's head to the maps. meadowbrook near the southern state, that is a collision. goethals bridge to staten island, we have a disabled vehicle. at this point all lanes are closed down as they try to clear this disabled vehicle. you cannot get into staten island via the goethals at this point. manhattan bound ed koch upper level an accident involving a coffee cart. you are reopened with the brooklyn bridge. williamsburg no major problems. catching a flight, picking somebody up, get in touch with a carrier. michelle and shirleen, over to you. >> thank you for that. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," a man's body pulled from the hudson river nearby where the daughter of annie lennox was kayaking with her boyfriend. today we could get fin

heather is looking at the commute. >> b.q.e. northbound, eastbound, whichever you prefer up to the brooklyn bridge, disabled vehicle near cadman plaza. the southbound westbound side getting into the kosciuszko bridge you can see the traffic is jammed up as well. let's go to the maps. the belt parkway east after erskine an accident being cleared away. on the fdr north at 71st street an accident has been cleared away. damage has been done. ed koch 59th street bridge inbound upper level is slowing down. new york state thruway southbound at the tappan zee some debris on the roadway. subway status, 2 and 3 traps, signal problems at 14th street. r trains track work at queens plaza. c & e trains water condition at 42nd street. expect delays and change in service. >>> still to come ahead, do you recognize the person in this sketch. police say he is wanted for rape on a bronx street. police need your help tracking him down. >> body cameras are coming to another local police force. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream bi

heather is looking at the commute. >>> a couple of issues on the roads. if you are using long island railroad, new jersey transit on or close to schedule. metro north waterbury branch, work in bridgeport. 3 trains no service between 149th and 96th street with track work. 78 west near exit 3 and tractor trailer fire. the belt parkway on to the westbound side of bay parkway, accident, two lanes are closed. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. shirleen, over to you. >> thank you. >>> some scary moments for a coast guard crew on board a helicopter forced to make an island. eyewitnesses snapped photos of the chopper that touched down on a golf course in richmond county. the coast guard says the pilot landed because of smoke and fumes in the cockpit. the crew had come up with atlantic city to monitor an oil spill caused when a tugboat on saturday. >>> video of a man being lifted to safety after spending four hours in the water off the coast of cape may, new jersey. coast guard crews got a distress call from a 45-year- old who went ove

ainsley, heather? >> very interesting. thank you, kristin. the drama between trump and ramos unfolding on live tv. 15 minutes later trump allows the univision reporter to return to the press conference. what exactly is the strategy here? howard kurtz host of media buzz explains. >> for him hoar say ramos is the perfect foil a guy who has call him the most intel rant wasn't called on wasn't asking a question so much as lecturing. when trump had him escorted out. it was like reality television. it was almost like having him imported. it wasn't playing well on-line. a lot of journalists talking about the trump goons trump boots jorge. when it came up trump realized he didn't want that to be the story, he would rather engage jorge ramos so back he comes for the debate. >> a fox news alert barefoot and blindfolded. the train hacker stopped by american heros france opens a terror investigation now. the brand new details we are getting on the video the suspect watched moments before he boarded that train. jackie? >> el khazzani was heavily armed bef

heather? live for us. >>> presidential can dant and former governor mike huckabee telling his rivals what he thinks is the dumbest thing they can do for their campaigns. >>> you don't worry about donald trump. he's a force to be reckoned with. you don't reckon with him. i quit answering donald trump questions. he's getting 10 times the amount of coverage that any other candidate is getting. the dumbest thing candidates can do is give him more coverage by answering the trump questions. i know what i am doing. i am talking about my campaign. my issues. the things i am i am standing for. in time that's what's going to be more important than simply reacting to any other candidate. >> hall of famer coming under fire for giving this advice to rookies if they should get any legal trouble. >> if ya'll got a crew you got to have a fall guy in the crew. if you are gonna have a crew one of those fools need to know he's going to jail. >> we will get him out. get him out. >> the video from the 2014 rookie

heather, ken? >> christina, thank you very much. >>> thousands of people took advantage of the bus bridge bart set up to try to get people back and forth across the bay. allie rasmus shows us how it's working. >> going to san francisco. transbay terminal. >> reporter: san francisco- bound passengers packed into buses near the 19th street bart station in oakland. 98,000 people take bart across the bay on a typical saturday, but with the transbay tube shut down for the weekend, this was the only public transit option for them. it's very organized, so i like that. >> everybody's directing traffic. >> it seems they anticipated a lot of craziness and there's a lot of helpers and associates and people trying to get people where they need to go. it's really nice. >> reporter: bart has planned this weekend-long shut down for months. the closure will allow maintenance crews to do work similar to what you see in this video, replacing a half-mile section of crossover traction from the west oakland bart throug

. >> good morning heather and ainsley. good morning to you. the reporter and gunman flanagan was carrying wigs more than a dozen letters, a hat, sunglasses and some sort of to do list. he talked about the disgruntled angry worker. we heard from the station manager jeff marks he said he made nasty comments when he was dragged police upon his firing. >> he reacted ang illy telling him he would have to call police he was going to make a stink. on the way out he handed a wooden cross to the news director and said you will need this. he made a derogatory cameraman adam ward as he left. >>> i spoke to the wdbj anchor as the ambush unfolded. trying d out what happened. of course all they heard back, violence. >> after the show ended we heard three down it got really awful from there. they found out they both had been shot and vicki had been shot. we didn't know for a while how bad it was. if you go you never know when y go on a live shot. >> roanoke residents had a canned lit vigil outside of the studios. that was by the state attorney general. adam

i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. you for getting up this early with us. 5:31 on the east coast. the lineup for the first republican debate just revealed. based on the average of the five most recent national polls the ten republicans are donald trump, former florida governor jeb bush, wisconsin governor scott walker former governor scott huckabee, texas senator ted cruz. florida senator marco rubio. texas senator rand paul and final chris christie and finally john kasich. >> let's go to james rosen who is live in cleveland to break it down for us this evening. hi, james. >> good morning from cleveland. it will occur tomorrow might. some of the 7 candidates who did not make the cut are seeking to make an argument that the candidates forum they will also have here in cleveland tomorrow separate for the big event will be absent of donald trump prove to be the more serious substantive exercise. the ten candidates who will appear in prime time at the quicken loans arena were chosen by the fox news decision desk which call

it's weather then heather every 7 minutes. that's heather. >>> and we have a very traumatic accident on the sawmill river parkway. we've been telling you about it all morning long. we have john del giorno up above in news copter 7 with bird's eye view. >> it's hard to believe, but this is yet another wrong way crash in westchester county that's a horrendous accident. live pictures from news copter 7. we know this happened shortly after midnight, and we're told that this vehicle was being operated by a 22-year- old female, was actually traveling the wrong way on the sawmill river parkway. this car was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes that collided with another vehicle being driven by a male. we're told that that male has been taken to a local hospital now. the woman driving the car that was headed the wrong way is in driving while intoxicated. you can see there's a lot of debris on the roadway. scene. meanwhile northbound lanes of the sawmill river parkway are grant street, probably shut down for quite some time. th

heather childers. gunfire exploding overnight in ferguson, missouri. >> right now one man is in critical condition at the hospital shot by police after opening fire on police officers. hundreds of protestors gathered to mark the one year anniversary of michael brown's death. >> kelly wright is here with the latest developments overnight. >> anna and heather, good morning to you as well. it is a day that follows a mostly peaceful protest not only to remember michael browning but to improve peaceful communications. >> i want to have a peaceful day. no stupidity so we can have peace. >> miguel brown asking for a peaceful protest tonight. it took an ugly turn. there were reports of looting at several area businesses. police moved in to gain control of the area. then the night erupted in gunfire. >> we want to be as patient as possible. >> get down. >> gunfire. >> police say shots were fired at plain clothed officers not far from that location there are several individuals who were armed. the shots hitting

heather, who takes the lead and how is justice found? is supposed to be the federal government who takes the in 1996, a law was passed that local post -- governments have to give information if someone is here illegally. that is not happening. states like california passed extensive immigration reform. last year this, law, this trust act affected this case, passed and became effect in january 2014. feds have to take control. put out warrants and orders they will be relied upon. they will be used and this will not happen again. jenna: i have to run. we asked the question in the kate steinle's case as well, can the victim's family, go after state, federal, local government to get the ball moving that heather says needs to be moved? >> probably not. they will not be able to sue or get any damages from the state for wrongful death of these victims. will it start a march on washington so the laws can change, feds will be in charge, somebody could be in charge and heather says needs to be fed before somebody else dies at the hands of somebody

heather the product and then the pitch? >> put them down yet.rt with you. >> i didn't put them down yet either. >> what are you doing over there? >> okay. >> okay. >> go ahead. >> so i give awe ten for the product because i have been stung by poison ivy and it's awful and love it's environmentally safe. seven on the pitch because i believe in the brand and looked into it a little more but didn't hear enough from you on what really you were looking for. what you needed. j.j. had to ask you. i think if you just round that out, i know your product is amazing. just -- polish up that pitch. >> thank you. thank you. >> brad? >> and i gave you a nine for the product. again, i also looked you up and i think everybody's had poison ivy that i know and so we understand what need it is. and unclear about the other products you've talked about, and then i gave you a five for the pitch, because i don't think you made the one big point, which is what do you need from us? how much money and what are you looking for? so i gave you a five for the pitch. >> thank

heather thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> heather cooley. more on the unseen threats to our seas and the team of scientists determined to put a stop to it. coming up. >> my name is imran garda. the show is called "third rail". when you watch the show, you're >> the world's oceans are one of the greatest natural resources out there but they are coming under threat, amid concerns of pollution and overfishing there are other issues that people didn't know existed. ocean acidification. people haven't been trying to solve the problem or add at least they haven't been, until now. >> the last acidification that was naturally concerning was 50 million years ago, that took millennia to happen not decades. >> it's acid fieg the water and changing the entire ecosystem. >> which is changing chemicals breaking down of things that are essential for human life. >> scientists say the ph levels are getting lower and the first to get hit, shellfish. >> when shellfish populations fail to thrive we have a problem. when juvenile oysters and clams are unable to m

heather heather has the latest on this. >> that accident was an emerson, new jersey, behind the stop and shop. we also have other issues with the empties besides this line being completely suspended. we have new jersey transit buses, private bus carriers, they will be cross honoring new jersey transit train tickets. let's go to the maps and tell you that we are also dealing with 30-minute delays on the gladstone branch between gladstone and penn station. we have a problem on route 22 eastbound providence road to westfield because of the road repair from the flooding that occurred yesterday. no access from park route 22 as a result. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. shirleen, back to you. >> heather, thank you for that update. >> let's send it over to bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> you can see it still has the hazy humid look outside. that's the way it will be much of the day with sun and clouds. 80 at 9:00. that will be the 9:00 temperature. 81 kingston where the sun is breaking out. look at white plains. 75 over to rockland county, new

thank you so much. >> let's go back to heather. she is actually on the scene on the ground there at the movie theater. heather, what kind of update do you have for us? >> well, still very active scene as you can imagine. lots of police. lots of ambulances. the last we did is talk to don aaron saying they're focusing on those two backpacks that the suspect left inside trying to figure out what might be inside of them. past 30 minutes or so, trying to track down witnesses that may have seen what happened. i am told by a police officer that they have the witnesses in a separate area. that's where all of them are right now. all of the other people around here are kind of just watching trying to figure out what exactly happened. but, you know, nothing really has slows down here in the last hour. >> heather, here's a question. comes to mind right now of just looking at where you are and what's happening and that would be, i'm sure police are trying to figure out how he got to the movie theater, the vehicle driving. that's going to help t

heather thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> heather cooley. more on the unseen threats to our seas and the team of >> this was the worst civil engineering disaster in the history of the united states. >> 10 years after hurricane katrina. >> it was like a nuclear bomb had gone off - everything smelt like dead bodies. >> one constant. >> music has been the essence of this city. >> inspires a community to rebuild its city. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> and overcome hard times in the big easy. >> we are bigger, we're better, we're stronger. >> the world's oceans are one of the greatest natural resources out there but they are coming under threat, amid concerns of pollution and overfishing there are other issues that people didn't know existed. ocean acidification. people haven't been trying to solve the problem or add at least they haven't been, until now. >> the last acidification that was naturally concerning was 50 million years ago, that took millennia to happen not decades. >> it's acid fieg the water and changing th

good morning. >> that's right, heather. there is more information emerging.was only yesterday he was awarded france's highest honor along side the other men who helped over power the gunman on a train to paris last friday. the medal from the french president. now they also recognized the bravery by nominating him for the highest award. >> what the gunmen didn't expect is a confrontation with our very own captain america. believe it or not that's what airman stone's friends nicknamed him during air force technical training. >> off duty didn't hesitate to tackle the gunman. >> he was ready to fight to the end. it feels pretty crazy. i never thought i would be here in this position. it's unreal. >> spencer was stabbed in the hand during that fight. he is now at a u.s. base in germany for treatment as someone who is yet to be recognized for his heroics is french american professor. he confronted the gunman, he was the first to identify the threat. the families of the men who saved so many lives can't quite believe what happened. >> i am extremely proud of his guy

heather and ainsley. >> thank you maria. the time is 11 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up a mother's desperate call for help when armed men storm her house. >> we are being robbed at gun point. i just ran outside with my baby. >> what happened next stunned even the 911 dispatcher. >> the cop caught on camera during the whip and nay nay. the story that is bringing the internet by storm. woman catches a home invasion. >> i ran outside with my baby. there's a black young man at the front door he pulled a gun on my husband. >> they had just returned to their atlanta home when 4 teenagers tried to push their way inside. mike was shot two times in the leg. the woman and infant daughter were unharmed. a nearby business video shows them walking toward the home shortly before the attack. they released this sketch of one of the suspects who had a stud piercing between his eyes. >> this for a date. a georgia dad leaves his 6-year-old son in a locked hot car so that he could go and have dinner with his girlfriend. 51-year-old eric krat and 46-year-old jacquelyn tabb they are

heather and ainsley? >> thank you maria.ciate it. >> what happens when a man and his motorcycle meet the iconic waves of tahiti. you have got to see this. >> that is daredevil robby madison pulling off the greatest stunt of his career. he has specially designed keys somewhere on it that allow him to drive into the ocean and really ride that wave. >> who needs a motorcycle tol surf these days. doingy surf competition bringing four-legged friends to san diego this weekend. it includes duration and rider confidence. the overall winner reigning champion ziggy who is a 15 pound fluffy toy american he is kim mow. >> better than i did. >> they stay on the board. it is incredible. >> the time 20 minutes to the top of the hour. private information of more than 1,000 military veterans tossed in the dumpster. they are under fire. >> from satellite to debris it just washed ashore in florida. >> and those american kids really love kenny chesney. so do i. i think ainsley does, too. the brand new record broken by the country star. you are

weather then heather, we could set a record high. 95 did he agrees. we will smash that today. >> i believe it. save the air-conditioning. as we go to the brooklyn bridge, this is the brooklyn bridge heading into brooklyn. all lanes closed due to an overturned vehicle. city bound you are okay. brooklyn bound all lanes are closed. out to the webcam, fdr busy up through the 70s with an accident blocking two going to the maps, northbound side of the fdr through the 70s, a collision blocking two lanes. l.i.e. westbound heavy into the van wyck with an accident cleared. five trains uptown delays with ongoing signal problems at 180th. l.i.r.r. on time. new jersey transit on time. waterbury branch, ongoing work in bridgeport. alternate side parking rules are in effect today citywide. back to you, michelle, ken. >> thank you very much, debbie. >>> a thief targeting a classic car show made off with a piece of history. surveillance video shows a truck pulling a trailer out of a parking lot. inside is this 1971 camaro. jones. the car was sold to help his father's

heather and ainsley. >> thank you maria. >>> well, it is decision day. the top 10 gop candidates set to begin in thursday's big debate will be announced today. nearly all of the candidates will be appearing except for donald trump as he talks yet another poll. exciting news for all of us. >> they will use the average of 5 recent polls. many others can participate in earlier debates. donald trump makes the top 10 in fact he dominates. it has him up 15 percentage points. jeb bush at 16. scott walker down 6 points since last months at 9 percent. ben carson falls at 7 percent. cruz and huckabee are at 6. marco rubio and rand paul are at 5. chris christie and john kasich rounds out the top 10. carlie fi carlie fy fiorina dropping in t polls. >> 71 percent of federal spending is between entitlement and debt service. it is not the american people failing the entitlement system it's the leaders of the country failing by not telling the truth. >> i would take the advice of the military very seriously. we need a strategy first. this president for two times every m

heather, i want your reaction. sanders, still getting the largest political rallies of any candidate. disrupted. i'll play a clip of what happened. disrupted by black lives matter protester. >> one of the most progressive cities in the united states of america. >> among other things, like other things, i wanted to talk about the issues of black life. of the fact that the american people are tired of seeing -- african-americans and guilt. >> heather, why is he taking the brunt of the black life matter protest movement right now? >> today is the one-year anniversary of the murder of mike brown. so, i do feel a certain responsibility to make sure this issue is talked about right now in a way that really is worthy of the sea change that activists, citizens across the country, many were not political and 22-year-olds. that we're often -- >> a whole generation of civil rights activists. >> exactly. they're changing the debate. it's important to have a conversation within progressivism. there's always a debate about wheth

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.half past the top of the hour beginning with our lover boy song there. digging deeper into the ashley madison breech hackers dumping even more data on cheaters from around the world. >> it turns out 19 kids and counting star josh duggar is one of them. he's admitting and calling himself the biggest hypocrite. jackie ibanez is here with more. >> it includes 19 gigabytes of data twice the size as leaked earlier this week. >> the hackers leaking adding the note hey noel you can admit it is real now after the ceo previously discredited the breech the contents of the information is still unknown. 13,000 e-mails belonging to military and government workers have been linked to the extra marital dating site. hundreds of federal employees paid for memberships and accessed their accounts while at work. this include some with sensitive jobs in the white house and congress. one homeland security employee who worked in the agency's hacking devise. security experts say these employees are now vulner