this book is entitled "revolution on the hudson." new york city and the hudson river valley in the american revolution. its objective is to explain the role of the hudson river valley in the entire revolution. so it's also a book about the whole revolution. because i have a different view of the role of the hudson river valley in the revolution, the book is a different view of the entire revolution. so let me start by explaining what my view of the hudson is and why it's different from other views. if you look at a map, and you are in london, king george the third, who was the chief policymaker for the english author of the revolution -- if you look at a map, and you're in london, and have never been to america, it looks like there is a land-sea corridor that stretches from manhattan island to canada. if you look at the map, you can see the hudson river going all the way up nearly to lake george. there is a small bit of land 23 miles that connects the hudson to lake george. lake george then flows into lake champlain. lake champlain f

(chief marty jensen/ hudson police) "this came out as inattentive driving."chief marty jensen quickly got to the scene.he says twenty-one year old quinton hesse was the driver in the oncoming car.(chief marty jensen/ hudson police) "he said he was driving down the road, got distracted by something, wasn't quite sure what it was and then he broadsided the side of my squad car as it was coming changed.chief jensen says hesse showed up at another police station and confessed. (chief marty jensen/ hudson police) "we were a little bit surprised that mr. hesse did come forward with this." hudson investigators then questioned hesse again.and he told hesse again.and he told them he was angry that march day because officers in minnesota had recently cited him for having marijuana. (chief marty jensen/ hudson police) "he said he was very upset about that and that when he was driving on couley road, he saw the squad car and then intentionally drove right into it."hesse told officers after tt terrible.he's now facing charges for endangering a police officer and a crash i

control the hudson valley, you control new york.k, you divide the revolution. >> andré's proposal is not wasted on benedict arnold. facing a court martial and living beyond his means, defection to the british could solve two of his problems at once. >> what is it, my love? >> congress found me guilty of malfeasance. even my greatest advocate and ally, general washington, has abandoned me. he's publicly reprimanded me! >> the military court actually acquits arnold of all but the most trivial of charges. still, his greatest supporter, george washington, is forced to issue a public reprimand. despite the soft language and praise, arnold only hears insults and feels personally betrayed. so it is george washington himself who deals the final blow to arnold's loyalty. >> then the time has come... for us to find a more profitable allegiance. >> yes. now, my good wife, for all practical purposes, we are british. america has just gone to war with the wrong man. hhis stellar notebooks will last through june. get back to great. this week sharp

. >>> an unusual team of experts is helping to stop geese from taking over hudson river park. flocks tend to leave behind a mess. but the experts hired for the job enjoy this goose chase. cbs 2's raegan medgie has the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: it's a avon a border collie has an important job to chase geese away at clifton cove in hudson river park off pier 96. the reason? >> we're dealing with a nuisance kind of problem geese droppings on lawns. >> goose poop everywhere, it's so dirty. >> i just stuck my hand in goose poop right there. >> reporter: hudson river park wanted a humane to dealing with the gaggle of geese at times 150 of them so they hired goose chasers from new jersey. responsibility with four other dogs at the company each patrolling the hudson park area by kayak. then when a flock of geese is spotted avon jumps in and doggie paddles after them. >> they think they are safe in the water. they are not used to being chased in the water. >> creative. >> reporter: if it wasn't for avon and his teammates, hudson river park would go covered in piles of -- well, yo

land is sitting right on the banks of the hudson and bergen county is considered to be one of the most contaminated land in the country. here's natalie pasquarella. >> reporter: on bustling river road in edgewater, new jersey, amid the towers and new development, it's the fence that first catches your eye. behind it an empty swath of land with a for years. the quanta super site, land poisoned by companies back to the late 1800s. it's an underground stew that stretches from under river road to the hudson. >> now you have people passing through. we have so many cars that go through here. >> reporter: what's most concerning to many residents is happen. >> reporter: after a decade of research and testing, the epa has approved a plan to leave the toxins in the ground and solidify them in a mix of concrete. one of the big concerns is to do the solidifying with concrete. >> you're going to be removing hazardous ma residents relatively close by. >> reporter: the epa has plenty of documentation saying the solidifying is safe, but not everyone is convinced. one did consulting work on the edgewat

south of solon to hudson. hudson is finally getting rain showers. heavier rain showers. that's not always what we need. bainbridge and tracking to the east slowly. not done with this. you can see the group to the west side headed to the lake. heavy showers and storms coming our way. heat and humidity sticking around. mugginess. we had more moisture adding in to our future view forecast model. i will tell you what, it really doesn't go anywhere in the next couple of hours until 8:00, 9:00 when we get a break from the rain. not heat and humidity. take your poison. the rainfall totals recentl south of middlefield nearly 2.5 inches of rain. got to be careful. the problem with this, it will start adding up. i know you are going we need it to add up. we don't need it like this. we need soaking rains. >> by the weekend heavy rain totals saturday and sunday. we don't get a break until maybe monday night when it clears out. tuesday is looking like a sure bet. >> tiffani: it will be a busy couple of days. spen i drive a golf bl. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. e in common.

. >> and inspirational and emotional exclusive with jennifer hudson. >> julian was a scholar. after the murder of her nephew, brother, and mother. turn the horrible tragedy around. >> all of a sudden we' dreading birthdays and holidays. >>> is shemar moore discussing his former criminal minds co-star after he got fired from the show. >>> now august 15, 2016. one of the biggest movie stars in the world kevin hart told us he gave his long time love a budget for the wedding. no expense of spared. >> it was so extravagant. at the same time it was romantic. we have the details. >> what's your last >> hart, honey! h-a-r-t. >> from their wedding bands to her custom ground their wedding looked elegant and picture perfect. by the end of the niiht, this was kevin having fun sprawled out on the lawn. he captioned the post "how my wedding night ended." the groom was still buzzed at brunch. >> i'm a married man but i'm with my family and still drunk as [ expletive ]! with my wife! >> hey! [ laughter ] >> the comedian tied the knot with enicko parish. she wore custom vera wang silk gown wit

they are fighting for kids, like hudson, lisa hughes has her story. >> come on! >>reporter: with a big smile -- and confident steps. hudson may not be quite ready to field, like his dad does, but at just one year old he is pretty tough. >> is a joy, he just loves life. >>reporter:that joy comes through even as hudson undergoes chemotherapy for tumors in both kidneys. with his dad nate, and mom, lexi, by his side. hudson has been getting treatments since he was just four months old. >> kids are not supposed to get cancer >>reporter:when pan mass challenge weekend arrives, hudson will be the steam. >> we believe, with our faith, there is a purpose for it all. it has given me a lot of hope and the purpose of this whole thing, the impact we can have on other people. with this ride, and the things they are doing. >>reporter:every pan mass challenge dollar that everyone raise goes back to dana-farber and the jimmy fund. >> we do not want this to be so many families do not have the support that are going through much more difficult circumstances, we want this to be able

river towns, the hudson is the crown jewel of their communities and they have worked long and hard to turn the waterfront areas into desirable places for living and recreation. they see all of that as threatened. >> i don't want to see barges here. >> reporter: neither do the westchester county mayors and supervisors who launched the ban the barges campaign, urging people to sign an online peti. able to drop anchor on the hudson would mean more chance of an oil spill. >> if one of them leaks, the environment they will impact would be catastrophic to all of westchester county. >> reporter: the maritime association says their plan would reduce the possibility of that since vessels would have designated safe harbors from fog, storms, and ice. drops to accommodate as many as 30 barges. >> it has to do with the oil and gas industry and their desire to use the hudson river as a super highway for moving oil. >> reporter: the coast guard tells us it is still a very fluid situation. the public comment period doesn't even expire until september. only after that can they begin working on a final

nats tony at rare earth foods truck tony hudson owns a food truck of his own. he just picked up hi access to these reserved spaces. tony hudson / food truck owner i'm excited about it, today i'm driving around to the four different zones to see what space is available. what's in the way so i'm not surprised when i come out. hudson sees the 6 month pilot program as a way to bring food trucks into the mainstream of downtown raleigh. tony hudson / food truck owner we're getting there, when you start seeing trucks on fayetteville street, when restaurants start realizing food trucks aren't necessarily the enemy, that we're not taking your business, then getting there, slowly but surely. cullen browder wral news, raleigh the rare earth farms food truck was busier this week as word started to get out. the locations were picked because they have businesses with lots of employees nearby, but no brick and mortar restaurant businesses. a raleigh restaurant owner says it is time to appreciate the good things local enforcement officers do every day. wral's bill leslie shows

look at doppler max lit up from avon lake to hudson. lightning tracker on and producing hail and lightning. there's been reports of small hail but not right now. can you see heavy red in downpours along 480 and 80 parma heights by the airport. peninsula seeing big downpours. boston the turnpike. can you see it is tricky trying to make your way home. a lot of itself seeing heavy rain. hudson getting heavy rain from streetsburg -- streetsboro to twinsburg. over by the airport. and systems not moving out as fast as last night and you need an idea where you are going and port clinton to sandusky seeing heavy rain. this will continue. some of you seeing partly sunny skies. it is hot and humid but tonight storms will fizzle out about 9:00 heavy rains a big threat. i will let you know when the system in total pushes out of town. >> mark: all right, beth. thank you. the storm last night did a number in mentor by the malls, power lines down and trees down and mentor avenue one lane in we are told it will stay that way until midnight now. >>> the

so you have this big inland sea called hudson bay. and on the edges of hudson bay the british establish these little trading posts. and the british, what they try to do is encourage indians from england to come to these posts along the edge and give them what? what logically in the age before -- what's the great virtue of northern canada, in terms of a particular commodity? absolutely. the hudson bay company establishes these little posts and they want these interior indians to do all the work of getting the furs, making this long trip and just giving the furs to those on hudson bay. how does this make you feel? >> outmaneuvered, okay. so for example, page 295, in the right-hand column, he talks about, i got the two chiefs to come to my tent. i know they went every year to the post. so what's the problem? these indians trading with british and you don't want that. if you are la verendrye, what do you do to draw these western indians, what can you do to draw them away from the english? >> give them better gifts? >> it's true. >> and it

some morning showers up the lower hudson vall. the weather so that gives you fair sky, not much to trigger showers and storms so they are going to fade out and drift over the higher region to the north, as you get to the lower elevation your chances at rainfall are on the minimal side not only today but tomorrow and for several days to come. you are looking at mainly sunny skies beyond today. not much happening with future cast as it stands. clearing and a high temperature of 80 ?. the next 5 days a high of 80 tomorrow but more sunshine not dealing with rain tomorrow or thursday or friday but the humidity is making a come back as we head to the end of the work week. let's bring in ines who is fired up. feel like monday. yesterday. a 3 day weekend. we have some hiccups out there. staten island expressway doing fine but in brooklyn a stall on the bqe so you have some slowdowns. no problems in the cross bronx. let's go to camera problems in new jersey, route 3 going westbound over the hackensack river bridge, you have an accident, yo

not the best map of hudson's bay. but something we haven't talked about too much in class but there is this great inland body of water up in canada, there are the british trading posts on hudson's bay in the late 17th and 18th century. they'll be involved in that story when we discuss that document. i want you to get a feel for those. and then the final image i'll show you is basically i want you to have a sense of new mexico as a kind of sagroup moving into north america. a colony surrounded by a lot of areas and not controlled about it spanish. that will situate our discussion when we get into that duction. so that should be all we need for the moment. and now let's talk about why the spanish presence and western north america is halting. well, one thing you got to consider, if you look at the spanish empire as a whole, we haven't done that a whole lot wlachlt do you figure is the top priority as an imperial official in some place like madrid or mexico city or lima? >> protect the mines. are there any lucrative mine

it's not like people will wake up and see barges parked along the hudson river. public hearings will begin next spring. the coast guard is also asking we're live tonight along the hudson river in yonkers, lidia curanaj, fox 5 news. back to you. dari: thank you. a new report is giving newark officials advice on how to take back control of their schools from the state after more than two decades. the report is from an education panel the city and state created. it says if newark continues to show progress, regaining control could be possibly by next year. the city must focus on insuring combatting racial bias. steve: kids in south florida adding one more item to the lists. bug spray. winwood is the primary zika zone. they're wearing long sleeves and pants to protect against mosquito bites. the miami-dade schools' superintendent says preparation is key but doesn't want people to panic. >> it does not constitute a threat to young kids. it's to pregnant women. steve: florida's governor says so far, 36 cases of transmitted zika has been diagnosed. dari: new york city h

i will turn it over to judge hudson. >> thank you, chief.plause] ladies and gentlemen, our presentation today is about a very unpleasant topic but, as unpleasant as it may be your life may depend upon it. the theme of our presentation today is that when you're confronted with an active shooter your objective is going to be survival. so some of the things we're talking about you should do may be unpleasant but your life could depend upon it. in the world we live in today, particularly with level of violence there is probably no security issue that is more important, not only to you, but your staff, and your family, than developing and periodically, practicing an active shooter strategy. courthouses, law office, even schools and churches today are high visibility, symbolic targets. there are a lot of people think simply because they haven't received any threats or they haven't done anything controversial, that they don't have to worry, well, that kind of mind set can lead to major problems because, active shooters, sometimes, pick people an pi

hudson on her "hair spray" live jitters. >> i don't know what i'm thinking! >>> john legend and chrissy teigen's love storyrevealed. >> this could be >>> why is christie brinkley defending her ex? ee followed by "pete's dragon." off. "sausage party" came in second followed by "pete's dragon." x office over the weekend. "sausage party" came in second followed by "pete's dragon." office over the weekend. "sausage party" came in second followed by "pete's dragon." office over the weekend. "sausage party" came in second followed by "pete's dragon." b office over the weekend. "sausage party" came in second followed by "pete's dragon." o offix office over the weekend. "sausage party" came in second followed by "pete's dragon." >>> happy birthday. come on. how adorable is that? chrissy teigen celebrated luna's fourth month birthday. john legend is revealing to us how he fell in love with luna's mom. don't ask him about luna growing up. >> i'm not thinking about her first date. we're trying to get her to turn over. >> luna's first day be a long way off, but we're lea

that is the latest from here at hudson we will bring you more on here and on life and the facebook page and abcactionnews.com. >>> now to the horrifying crime. neighbors are in disbelief over the violent actions of a little boy who lived it on the street. >> he accused by his accused of the motherkathleen steele, 62, appearing in court. we were there at the judge announced they don't think setting bond with enough. why is that? >>reporter: this judge made it clear that if his mom left her three kids in a hot car locked in there for out he doesn't want her anywhere near her kids eves make bail. >> i find probable cause aggravated manslaughter. >>reporter: even if she is able to post bail she is barred from interacting with anyone under the age of 18 to the tighter the second 30 described her as a pretty good lady. >> is a terrible tragedy. >>reporter: the details for the doorstep of kathleen steele, 62, home and the homes of her shots neighbors. >> is unbelievable. i do not have things like that out bad that quick. i don't know what was going through his mind. >>reporter: since her husba

jennifer hudson on her "hair spray" live jitters. >> i don't know what i'm thinking! >>> john legend and chrissy teigen's love story reveal >> this could be great. >>> why is christie brinkley defending her ex >>> happy birthday. come on. how adorable is that? chrissy teigen celebrated luna's fourth month birthday. john legend is revealing to us how he fell in love with luna's mom. don't ask him about luna growing up. >> i'm not thinking about her first date. we're trying to get her to over. >lu how it began for her parents. needless to say it was love at first tweet. >> i started to fall in lot of with her over the she's got with 140 characters. >> john and chrissy started talking while he was on >> we were texting a lot. i started to see her sense of humor. we would talk on the phone. i started to fall in love with how engaging and witty and funny she is. they were spending time together between stops. wasn't nerves it was like excitement. >> and maybe john's own love story that inspired him to tell the tale of the first couple. the grammy winner is executive produc

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still a little bit of fog into parts of the hudson valley. scanning the skies, no rain to tell you about today or tomorrow. it's a big ridge of high pressure, a subtle shift in the winds will usher in slightly warmer air over the next few days. so today in some respects, if you like refreshing, crisp pick of the week. 76 at lunchtime, 81 for your high this afternoon, a little cooler along the coast and dry today, tomorrow, friday, saturday, that's when our chance for rain will pop up to that 50% category. we'll talk about that and tell you why we're checking the bay area forecast as well today. right now, though, let's forecast the ride with alex. >>reporter: thank you very much, john. good morning, everyone. there is at least a half hour delay now at the george washington bridge. there was an accident on the eastbound side of the cross bronx at webster avenu lower level, a little bit better, but if you choose to go out of your way there, is only a 15-minute wait at the lincoln and holland tunnels. also in queens, it's a crash involving a tru

and a minor delay across the board at the hudson river crossings. alternate-side parking rules in effect for today. ken? lori? over to you. >> thank you, heather. still ahead on eyewitness news robber on the run in manhattan. the distinct clothing that could lead police to their suspect. there's one place where america's pastime is preserved for all time. ?? and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ?? discover something one of a kind in new york. york. it's all here. it's only here. >>> police release new images of a subway attacker who was wearing an mta uniform, and the nypd says the suspect seen in nicholas subway station last week, and police say he put a sharp object to the victim's neck and stole his backpack before running off. the victim was not seriously hurt, and investigators do not believe the suspect is an mta worker. if you recognize him, call police. >>> a terrifying robbery in texas caught on camera. three masked men fire shots and send the customers and employees running. the employee gets behind the the ar

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this is a look at what's happening along 19 from hudson point. there's newport richie where you saw the rain coming down to holiday and then pinellas county citrus and hernando under the flood watch too. rain isus so a little bit but more is coming for you. then we have these light drizzles in pinellas and hillsborough county at this point. a wider view shows it all has to do with the area of low pressure. the counterclockwise wind flow has brought rounds and rounds and rounds of rain. i still expect that for the most part until most of the rain goes to the north for the day tomorrow and less for the rest of the week. 8:00 a.m., 77 degrees. 81 at noon. scattered down pours continue so please watch for those flooded streets. you don't want to drive over an area covered in water. let me go through the day for you. again these pockets of rain heaviest near the coast and farther to the north but they'll rotate on shore at any point today you could see a batch of heavier rain and other than that it will be cloudy or drizzly. 70% rain chance today, 60%

the hudson valley saw a lot of rainfall today. we've had reports of up to 3 inches and eastward. long island is getting a dose of rain toward the east around the hamptons. you are seeing some downpours there but we don't have any advisories in effect as of yet. there are several warnings and there on the map right now. this goes until about 1230 for portions of new jersey and new york city. elsewhere it's a flash flood we've had problems across somerset county. the rubber has been swollen and the creeks have been swelling up as well. we are seeing blood flooding in a lot of areas and some rescues being reported. we are still unsettled across the northeast. tomorrow we are not out of the woods. tomorrow morning i anticipate more rainfall. i think things will taper off by the afternoon with highs near 80 degrees. >> the weather is in texas. the town was hit by about x inches of rain in two hours. christina: on the road to the white house, the father of a muslim soldier killed in iraq is >> reporter: some are calling this political jousting, something that comes with the political c

miracle on the hudson man, sully! i got that everywhere i went. >> number two -- it's got >> today we begin with our investigation on the crash of u.s. airways flight 1549. >> hanks is joined by aaron eckhart. and laura linney. not to mention director clint eastwood. ? it was a good omen in a bad period. >> it's heaven being on his set. >> and number three, it's captain sully approved. >> i was very gratified, it was in such good hands and so many people were working so hard to get it right. the and he worked closely with the writers, cass and eastwood to make sure every detail of the story was authentic. >> this is the captain -- brace for impact. >> i cannot wait to see "sully." tom has a big finish to 2016. "sully" is out september 9th and then he's back with "inferno". >>> still to come, at home with the tatums. talking about life with her man and 3-year-old daughter. >>> a "cheers" comeback where you can see an all-new remake and which characters were left out. >> this one's for you. >>> a day in the life of an e

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it has been a wet start for you in the hudson valley. we have a flood advisory in effect for sullivan county until 6:45 over 2 inches of rain fell already in some spots. of course, we've been soggy the past few days. that's not good for your morning commute. take a look at what you can expect. lots of clouds to start in the city. maybe one or two passing showers, especially north and west of town. the day gets brighter as it goes on. we'll fly temperatures in the 70s much lower humidity, that's my favorite part of the forecast for today. not as muggy. >> sounds good. thank you, raphi. >>> we've been talking about this accident investigation on route 3 westbound. east rutherford. nj transit tweeted out to expect delays on buses along route 3 as well as outbound buses that they're using route 95. which is the turnpike. the vince lombardi park and ride. the western spur and like i said the turnpike. all things to keep in mind. commute. take a live look outside at the lincoln side. inbound side. about a 15-minute wait getting into the tolls.

hudsons furniture will double the donations that youffsupplie hudsons furniture store. the drive ends this friday. check out our back to school section on abcactionnews.com. there it is. our free mobile app as well. we've got everything that you need to get ready for the first supply lists to lunch menus to coupon that's can help you save money. >>> happening right now at 5:30, university of central florida student is use -- is suing the school after she was accused of sneaking a cell phone during a test. taylor claims that the punishment was egregious. she was barred from attending classes for two semesters after the incident. she filed a lawsuit in july. she says her assistant professor and head department assured her that her punishment would be failing the course and taking a workshop on academic integrity. she is now on probation for the rest of her under graduate career. >>> we confirmed that a tampa man died while diving with his family in the keys yesterday. antonio ramirez got in trouble in about 60 feet of water. he was barely breathing when family members pul

depression under a home in hudson on mediterranean court. look at this. this is near the beacon woods golf club. right now, the hole is 25 to 30 feet in diameter. and the homeowners are out of town. we have a crew on the way there now. and we will bring you updates as soon as they come into the news center. >>> the number of zika virus

a 30-foot hole as opened under a hole in hudson. we are going to have a live report from the scene coming up. >> plus, breaking news in an unthinkable crime. >> a mother charged in her newborn daughter's death is now out of jail. >> some tampa bay parents are suing the florida department of education. they are fighting for the right to have their kids opt out of standardized tests. i'll tell you why. >> one veteran lived a good life in this neighborhood until his agent orange related illness took hold. then, he lost it all. >> those stories plus your storm team 8 forecast and >> right now on newschannel8 at 6:00. >> a crime that is unthinkable and unsettling and tonight, a mother charged in her days old baby's death is out of jail. >> testing woes among bay area parents. why they ha fights straight to state official. >> half a million veterans stuck in limbo as the va admits the appeals process is broken. 8 on your side investigates. i'm josh benson. >> i'm stacie schaible. thank you for joining us. we begin with breaking news now.

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hudson beats greenfield 41-27. you still have three days to vote for next week's operation football lightning delay game of the week. the choices are, hard falls at greendale, or germantown at catholic memorial, vote on wisn.com. the packers played a preseason game last night, no delays but , the main headlines were made before things kicked off. jordy nelson, warming up in pads, but did not play. clay matthews and julius peppers, reportedly agreeing to meet with nfl investigators. the league had threatened suspension had the players failed to cooperate with the al but the packers apparently want to put the issue to bed, and that's to the liking of head coach mike mccarthy. >> i am glad the process is moving forward. we are looking to get this resolved soon as possible. dan: and, an update on the brewers, who are playing in seattle for the first time in 3 -- three years. did not give up a hit until this home run in the fourth inning. brewers answered back in the fifth. number 28 on the season. at last check, they l

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alison: lyme disease is a key issue for political candidates in the hudson valley. steve: sharon crowley shows us the push for more research battling the disease. >> i was bitten by a tick in 2012. >> people are getting very ill and can't work. they can't support their families. >> reporter: in the hudson valley, dutchess county and surrounding counties, there are more people fighting lyme disease than anywhere in the country. in fact, one doctor i talked to called it an epidemic. are we in the middle of an >> reporter: he moved his practice to hyde park, new york, to be closer to the epicenter of the problem. he's treated 12,000 lyme disease patients here, written books on it and is pushing lawmakers federally and locally for more funding for research. lyme disease is caused by a tick bite and can produce a wide range of symptoms. >> we're not getting the monies we need for research. the nih is giving 25 million for lyme. zika virus got a billion. lyme is the no. 1 spreading in the united states at this time. >> reporter: it's a campaign issue. republican new york

along 84, up the hudson river valley. tomorrow as we get into the day you get a build up of heat and humidity, anybody tomorrow could see a scattered shower or thunderstorm on the heavy side. we will have more of that same thing on saturday as well. tomorrow, look at these heat indices, that is medieval heat up the hudson river valley, 102 bridge port but the southwest wind blowing here. up tomorrow. we are looking at 90 this afternoon, real freel 100 -- feel 100-105. boating forecast, lot of wind in here, south-southwest wind, 10-15 knots and looking at high risk of rip currents at the beaches. so now, it is hot town, summer in the city. high pressure hangs out there and it will be summer sizzle tomorrow and saturday and sunday. can't rule out a thunderstorm this evening. maybe one early tonight and with the high of 92. it is going to get hot tomorrow. it will get hot again saturday. you want to just be very careful of the heat and humidity and drink lots of water, favorite sports drink, lemonade all that stuff. keep you

so it's just going to be a little slow for you in the hudson valley. that actually will pinwheel out of our area, and then we see more clouds and sun and these nice numbers. breaks in the clouds, so a hint of blue, just like yesterday. yesterday afternoon parts of the city was ju 81, so dewpoints are relatively comfortable as well. and then we have a nice little welcomed warmup over the next few days. we're back in the 80s where we should be and the skies are going to be bright. going to be nice. >> thank you, johnny >> a little bit of break from those 90s we h. >>> how are we doing in traffic? >>reporter: if you are traveling, some changes for you. in woodbridge, route 35 is closed in both directions between green and main streets. it's due to a water main break that's under way. also in new rochelle it's an accident that blocks southbound new england thruway exit 18, delays extend back to exit 19. in brooklyn construction is clearing on the northbound side of the bqe at morgan avenue. still have some delays that ebb and flow back to metropolitan aven

also the amazing land in the hudson river. that flight crew had never been trained to glide an airliner. they had never been trained to land in the water and never been trained to land without power. despite that, captain sullenberger were able to save the day by quickly and calmly assessing the determination, determining that a ditch in the hudson river was a best course of action and executing the ditching successfully. some of you may not be aware that there was an automation aspect to that landing in the hudson. captain sullenberger planned to pull the nose up to the upper alpha limit during the flare. unbeknownst to him, the airplane's software stopped his nose up command 3.5 degrees short. consequently the vertical impact speed wu higher and the rear fuselage was breached in a way that the flight attendant was injured and water entered the plane. automation that was intended to improve safety and comfort hindered the most adaptable part of the system, the human pilot. the crash near buffalo new york in 2009 was a case of

upper 80s, low 90s for the hudson valley. here's the ten-day forecast, it stays uncomfortable and oppressive. 91 on saturday. no particular day will be a washout. more numerous showers sunday into monday. finally a break on tuesday with temperatures into the middle 80s. 4:47. let's see how the commute is nicely. we have fastrack maintenance on the "l," no service between broadway junction and lorimer street until 5:00 a.m. you can take shuttle buses. on the roads, construction on route 17 southbound. all lanes shut down between midland avenue and century road. you will be detoured off the roadway and be able to get back on further south of here. a live look outside at the alexander hamilton bridge, things are moving along just fine here. by webster avenue causing delays. over on the grand central parkway, smooth sailing here out by laguardia. queens is in good shape. if you're headed out the door, you should be in for a nice ride. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>

a flood watch goes till 6:00 in the morning, hudson valley, much of new jersey as well. we've watched a few downpours flare up over sullivan, ulster. most of us, cloudy couple spr 73 in new york city. as we head in to the morning hours, looking about 70 degrees. could be a couple showers. a couple flooding downpours across the area. look to a warmer end of the week. your weekend accuweather forecast never too early for that. 7-day accuweather in just a few minutes. >>> the new york city health department joining the cdc and issuing a travel advisory for parts of southern florida due to the zika virus. the warning is for a the winwood neighborhood. 14 cases of zika virus have been confirmed there. the patients apparently got the virus from mosquitos in that area. pregnant women are being told to avoid the area and anyone who has visited the neighborhood since mid-june should tested. abc news' dr. richard besser is in miami and he says you should expect the virus to spread. >> this cluster taking place in this part of miami won't be the only cluster of zika we see. there's

valley around 1:00, then sliding toward the lower hudson valley around 3:00. the city between 3:00 and 5:00 will get the storms. after offshore. and the heat tomorrow, 80s to near 90 with high humidity. we'll discuss the rest of the weekend forecast, especially sunday, when it's a lot better, coming up in just a few minutes. >> track the storms this weekend with our nbc 4 new york app. click the weather tab for interactive radar. >>> now information on the murder of a woman. police say they have dna evidence that may help them find the killer. tonight a crowd gathered for the victim's wake. news 4's andrew sif is in ozone park tonight. >> reporter: chuck, what a heart breaking evening, not just in this neighborhood but across queens and really across the city. as you indicated, the new information coming in just as hundreds came here to the funeral home to pay their respects to the family. for more than six hours, friends and family of karina vetrano held on to each other, coming to grips with the sudden loss that hit ever family. a terrible, terrible crime. >