let's go up to john del giorno. he is high above the brooklyn good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, the first look at this accident on the brooklyn bridge. this accident is on the outbound side of the brooklyn bridge. latest information, this happened around 4:50 this morning, just before 5:00 this morning. you got a car overturned. there looks to be another vehicle involved. latest information from the nypd, we are told seven people were injured in this accident. those folks have been taken to three area hospitals. nypd reports that none of those threatening. you can see an investigation is bound. the ramp from the fdr is shut john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> breaking news. we have just alerted this on our eyewitness news app. police made an arrest in the stabbing death of the granddaughter of academy award winner morgan freeman. lamar davenport was charged with killing idina -- edena hines. davenport is being held at columbia university medical center. ken? >>> the search is on this morning

john del giorno is in newscopter 7 in high definition looking down the hudson river. what a beautiful shot, john. thank you very much. as you see, he is just taking a good look to the east where you can see hardly a cloud in the sky. he is about 800 feet, a thousand feet. looking good this morning. nice clear sky. air is dry coming in. eventually we have humidity with winds out of the south. 75 degrees. humidity 60%. winds out of the southwest and pressure at 30. yesterday's high 89. normal high about 84. sun will set at 8:10. a gorgeous sun sitcomming up. weather headlines, the afternoon will be comfortable for some. 90, 95 for the real feel today and tomorrow. a shower or thunderstorm humid day. by the end of the week a cold front out of canada and a jet stream drops to the south. that allows cooler air for the end of the week and gives us a break from the dog days of august. 75 around the park. 71 islip. this wind is out of the hour. mostly that southwest wind that causes a problem with rip currents at the beaches. u.v. index around an 8, close to a 9. 35, 40 minute

. >> john del giorno is in news copter 7. a scare situation there, john. >> it is. we arrive over the scene. we were notified that shots were being fired at this location. we got the helicopter out of the way. we are at a low altitude also because this is under the departures. you can see the fire truck under the trees and a police officer in the street. this is at 15 destiny court. this is a street that runs north-south of richmond terrace, west of the bayonne bridge. fire department called out here. when they arrived shots were being fired. police arrived. they called for more backup. the latest information, there are shots being fired at this location. unclear where the house fair has been extinguished. we saw a police aviation official and you can see additional police units racing to the scene. we will have more as it develops. live over staten island, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, john. >>> we will stay on top of this breaking news online, our facebook and nbc 7 ny. we won't let the story go. >>> quick update on the breaking news in

we have news copter 7 up above, john del giorno checking in with an accident on the new jersey turnpike. what's going on there john? >> reporter: good morning heather i'm thinkings we're flying up here this -- i'm thinking as we're flying up here why not end this week with an overturned tractor-trailer on the new jersey turnpike. this is the main line running north south by newark airport. right over here that's the toll plaza coming inbound at interchange 14, and let's go right to the center of your screen. you can see right there on that ramp that's an overturned tractor-trailer. he's on the ramp from the southbound new jersey turnpike to the eastbound newark bay extension. this will only affect you if you're coming south on the turnpike and you're trying to get east out towards jersey city and the holland tunnel. they put some cones up and i'm wondering if they're going to try to reopen this ramp during the morning rush hour and come back out to dress the tractor- trailer. we'll have to keep an eye on that for now though. >> it looks like it's right on that guardrail. they may have t

we will check in with john del giorno. what is going on there, john. >> reporter: heather, we will set the scene for you first. up in the corner, that is the entrance to the bronx zoo. down here on fordham road we have a serious accident. this happened around 5:00 this morning. looks like on the eastbound lanes of fordham we have a car involved with a motorcycle. that car went out of control. as you can see, it looks like it struck a cement wall then overturned before coming to rest on its roof. the motorcycle is damaged as well. the driver of the motorcycle and the driver of this vehicle both have been taken to st. barnabas hospital. we don't have an update. you can see a large police the accident. we have a local traffic closure. fordham is shut down in the eastbound direction. traffic diverted at southern boulevard. live over the bronx, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that is bad. john, thank you. >>> facebook is jumping into the video streaming craze with a service meant to rival periscope. >> a new gamin

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 and talk about the subway status. 2 and 3 trains downtown local only 72nd to chambers because of mechanical problems at 96th street. you have long island railroad, new

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. >> good morning michelle. the one-year anniversary of michael brown began with peace, his father calling for calm and for hours that is how it was until late last night. we've just learned that at least four people were arrested after protests turned violent. gunfire reasoning out as protestors faced off against police. officers returning gunfire after they were fired on by one man, and all of this happening as the police chief was giving a briefing to reporters. take a

newscopter 7 is live on the scene with john del giorno. >> that's right. a rough commute this morning, especially those trying to get off the island of manhattan. we had the earlier problem at the brooklyn bridge. an update coming up. problems at the outbound lincoln tunnel. this began at the top of 7:00 with a car fire in the north tube of the lincoln tunnel. that tube carries all the traffic from manhattan into new jersey. the last update i got was that the car fire has been extinguished and the fire department is picking up from the scene. when will we first arrived, we could see smoke out of the ventilation shafts of the lincoln tunnel. it has been extinguished. i think they are in the process of clearing it up. gridlock conditions to the outbound lincoln tunnel. avoid this at all costs. go to the holland tunnel or take it to the george washington bridge. inbound traffic not being affected but you have normal 20 to 25 minute delay. live over the lincoln tunnel, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> sir, thank you. >>> over to debbie duhaime wi

john del giorno has just arrived over the scene in sunset park. what do we know, john. >> the scene is amazing. first live pictures from newscopter 7 of this massive sinkhole that opened up at the intersection of 64th street and 5th avenue in brooklyn. unclear what caused this, whether it's related to the overnight storms, a water main break. the truth is they don't know. you can see relative to the buildings and the cars how huge this sinkhole is taking up almost all of 64th street. dep is on the scene and investigating. live over brooklyn, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> huge that is. thank you, john. the question is what kind of weather can we expect today. meteorologist bill evans with the forecast. >> you look to the west, you see skies are brightening. sun is coming out. high humidity. temperature this hour will be around 69, 70 degrees. we have to be -- we will look at breaks of shine. things warm up quickly around the area. by afternoon it will feel oppressive. the last little showers pushed east now and what we are left with

this is video john del giorno took. this is the car that was involved. there were three cars involved. this was a wrong way crash. the flatbed tow came and took this car away. however, as we go over to our maps, i can tell you that the sawmill remains closed down north at exit 32 with that ongoing accident investigation. l.i.e. west exit 60 tractor-trailer hit the overpass and has left air-conditioning units all over the l.i.e. >>> meteorologist bill evans now with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> you say air conditions over there? you got the location of that. temperatures today in the mid- 80s. we're looking at 70 right now. a northeast wind. high pressure is building in from the west. as this high pressure builds in we'll have great weather today. 80 by noontime. 84 this afternoon with a northeast wind that is very comfortable. tomorrow we're at 85 and 87 on sunday. very low humidity. pleasant sunshine, put on the sunscreen, sunblock, you need the sunglasses, watch out for a moderate risk of rip currents at the beaches. >>> that is the news for

john del giorno is live in news copter 7. john. >> and michelle it was a very close call -- this white suv was pulled out of bronx river itself: we can show you tape of what this looked like when we arrived about a half hour ago. that vehicle was traveling northbound on the bronx river parkway. somehow went out of control and went over the guardrail down into the bronx river. we found policemen in the water here. it was about 4 feet deep. however, it looks like the driver was able to get out. reported. pictures. you can see again that vehicle just pulled from the river itself but all lanes remain shut and a big traffic delay northbound on the bronx river parkway begins in the bronx near pelham parkway. we are live, john del giorno channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you so much john. let's go over to heather o'rourke. >> hi michelle. for those who are trying to get to the bronx by the whitestone bridge, i can tell you we have into the bronx. the accident is at the toll plaza. john was telling us about this, bronx river parkwa