video posted on thursday shows the last time kyle jean-baptiste under studied the lead role of jean valjean in les miserables. when he auditioned for the show, a star was born and he became the first african- american and the youngest actor to ever play the role on broadway. his success ended abruptly late friday night. he died at the age of 21 following a performance when he fall from his family's fire escape. >> i knew he was destined for greatness. when this happened, it's really tragic. >> reporter: angela august went to high school with kyle jean- baptiste where he studied performing arts. >> he is great, funny, empathetic guy. he is really great. >> reporter: we went to the residence where the accident happened. the actor's relatives were too devastated to talk about the loss and referred us to the show's spokesperson. a rep put out the statement, the les miserables family is shocked and devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of kyle, a remarkable young talent and tremendous person who made magic in his debut. >> reporter: the final performance was supposed to be september 6th and h

his future was very bright. >> and the actor who played jean valjean in yesterday's performance honored jean-baptiste by wearing a black arm band in the final scene. >>> happening today, patriots quarterback tom brady due back in a manhattan court for the appeal in his deflated football scandal. both brady and commissioner roger goodell were ordered to be in court today. the federal judge deciding the matter could possibly make a ruling. however, he has until friday. no matter which side he rules with, an appeal is expected. >>> tennis takes over queens today. it's the first day of the u.s. open. this year, though, the fans are not only battling the crowds but also serious heat. katherine creag, a ranked tennis player herself, is joining us from flushing. hey, kat. >> reporter: high school varsity. second string. i showed up. i want to show you this amazing shot, though. of arthur ashe stadium. later on, it will be a view of the traffic jams. it is looking beautiful here. the first day of the u.s. open. as michael pointed out, it's going to be hot in more ways than one. the weather and

last photos kyle jean-baptiste posted online before the last performance playing the character jean valjean. the young actor was preparing for a new role but the fatal fall cut his life short. dave carlin is outside the imperial theater in midtown with more. >> reporter: the matinee and evening performances went on as scheduled but without the history-making member of this ensemble. bring him peace. bring him joy. >> kyle baptiste, auditioned for les miserables. and a star was born. this video taken thursday and uploaded to youtube shows the last time jean baptiste understudied the lead role of jean valjean, the youngest african-american ever to play the role on broadway, died at the age of 21 after falling from this fire escape at his family's apartment building in brooklyn. late friday night following the performance. at the home we spoke to grieving relatives who preferred to have the agent serve as a spokes people. the family is shocked and devastated by the sudden loss of kyle. a remarkable young talent and tremendous young person who made imagine in and history in his broadway debut.

who has seen "les mis" knows how talented and captain tate vaiting an actor has to be to play jean valjean. even though he was 21 years old, he was making a name for hem self-at the imperial theater. >> reporter: kyle jean-baptisre made history in the prheater world this summer when he became the youngest and the first african-american to play jean valjean on broadway. as i mentioned, he was 21 years old and he was placed in the leading role shortly after graduating from colleg his promising c eer came to an end this weekend. baptiste died hours after friday night's performance. police tell us he fell from the fourth floor fire escape at his show last night and they were sad to hear of his death. >> it's tragic. i mean, this is such a great show. obviously, there's a lot of great talent. >> just very shocked. i can't imagine going ontdoihe the show after having something ke thahut happen. >> reporter: tony winner kristin chenoweth tweeted rest in peace kyle jean-baptiste. my love and hugs to the family iant "les mis." >> josh groban, said he was just getting started. so sad. my condolence

his future was very bright. >> the actor who played jean valjean yesterday in the performance honored jean-baptiste by wearing a black arm band in the final scene. >>> the deflategate saga returns to a manhattan courtroom. judge ordered both brady and goodell to return to court today. brady appealing that four-game suspension doled out by the league in his football scandal. the federal judge could possibly make a ruling today. but the judge does have until friday and no matter who he rules with in favor of, an appeal is expected. >>> today, fans will pack flushing, queens, the u.s. open returns. this year they'll flock to see their favorite tennis stars and the stadium, of course. "today in new york's" katherine creag is there right now. kat, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning. this is one of those great places. you can get fairly close to the players. basically from previous experience, not that i'm talking anyone, you hang out outside of the stadiums and you wait for the players to show up and they do. they'll stop, get an autograph, you can stop and take pictures. usu

the theater world this summer when he became the youngest and the first african-american to play jean valjean on broadway. he was just 21 years old and he was cast in that leading role shortly after he graduated from college. his career came to an end this weekend. baptiste died early saturday morning after police say he fell from the fourth floor fire escape at his mom's bed-stuy apartment. >> it's tragic. this is such a great show. obviously, there's a lot of great talent. >> at the curtain call last night, the cast had the audience give a standing ovation to honor kyle. at the imperial theater, sheldon dutes, "news 4 new york." en>> police charged a 68-year-old driver with dwi after a wild crash you have in the bronx. video shows his car jumping a curb and slamming into a market on tremont avenue. a woman who was pinned under the car was in critical condition but is expected to recover. >>> a quick check of the weather. warm and muggy and get used to that word. hazy, hot, humid. the theme as we move along into the days ahead. staring down another heat wave heading towards labor day. summer

. >> i was in the second row for his first jean valjean. anyone. we hung out afterwards. it was a beautiful night. >> reporter: on friday, he died tragically after he fell from a fire escape at his mother's home in brooklyn. since then, the outpouring grief of shock has been prolific, from broadway's biggest performers to his best friends. >> i had two shows to do. i went on stage and i dedicated those shows and the run of the show until november to him. this was our opening weekend. and he's there. he's there on stage with me every night. >> reporter: brandon day met him as a freshman in ohio back when broadway was only a dream. >> i am so proud of him. so proud of him. we told each other how proud we were of each other all the time, even to graduate from college and move to new york city and pursue this life is an accomplishment. >> reporter: it was a talent that shone through on any stage he performed. here at a scene from les [music] >> reporter: his last performance was august 27th. he was set to join the cast in 6th. there's a campaign right

broadway marquis for the memory of jean baptiste, the first african- american to perform the role on jean valjean on broadway. he fell from a fire escape in clinton hill brooklyn friday night. no word on a decision on whether or not to dim the >>> new at 6:30, we have reports of a peeping tom on the prowl in manhattan. and a man spotted watching people from a fire escape. cbs 2 steve langford reports the site has prompted one resident to take action. >> a primal fear for residents of new york walk-outs. realizing that upper west side building where a woman here reports seeing a man, pants unzipped, on the fire escape, right outside her back window, three times. >> we got the note here on thursday. it was kind of shocking. >> reporter: a note from a woman posted on the front door of the building, warns fellow tenants to keep their windows locked because she writes i have caught some guy standing on my fire escape, watching me, with his pants undone. >> that is really weird. and kind of unsettling that someone has been on the fire escape. so we have locked it. >> we buzzed the apartment of the pers

john baptiste, is the first actor to take the role of jean valjean. he usually played the constable. >>> jersey city residents got to observe some incredible sights and sounds today as a local housing complex was leveled by an implosion. ilana gold has the latest. >> reporter: this implosion rocked the city at 9:00 this morning when three buildings from the housing complex got leveled in a matter of seconds. you could hear it from miles away. and feel the ground shake. >> it is a very surreal feeling for me and i know a lot of other people as well. >> reporter: including anthony mcknight, the building he grew up in is now demolished. >> how did you feel seeing this? >> it was a little like watching history go down. a little saddened. a little emotional. >> reporter: the city relocated hundreds of tenants from this location, at montgomery and mar sells streets in 2013 and plans to build a new housing community. these rendering show what it will look like. the project includes affordable low income and market rate homes with more than 120 units. mayor s

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