. >>> and john elliot, he's live in columbus circle. hi, john. >> hey. hi, you guys, great day today. but there is a change in the forecast coming up. we're also going to talk about a change in the way we're talking about weather on i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. 're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. water slide where a 10-year-old boy died sunday has not been inspected by the state since it opened two years ago. police say the child died from a neck injury while on the ride which is the tallest water slide in the world. cbs 2's omar villa franga report from kansas city. >>reporter: jeff sanford and melanie goce said they went down the massive slide hours before caleb schwab. >> i saw caleb sliding down and there was a blood trail. found the 10-year-old in a pool at verruckt's base. verruckt plunges more than 168 feet or approximately 17 stories high. the second drop is about 50 feet. two to three people can ride in a raft at one time and riders are secured by velcro straps >> stweant that s

the suspect ran off. >>> now let's get over to john elliot. he has got your forecast for us on this thursday morning. johnny >> it's going to be a warm one, it's going to be muggy too. you got to pace yourself, think it through, seek shade, limit your time outside if you can. and when you're inside, you know what? turn the thermostat up a bit, right? see, alex is are variable at 5. so we have a few passing showers. hey, look at that, a little bit of heavy rain into parts of fairfield county and a storm or two off to the west. so you've got this big heat engine pumping in the heat and humidity. also enhancing the rip current risk for the beaches of long island. but it will serve up a steamy rumble here and there. likely not as much activity as we saw yesterday, but you've got the ingredients for those storms, and then tomorrow tomorrow, though, warmer. so you're looking at heat index values possibly in excess of 100, maybe 100 to 105, and then the peak heat is going to be on saturday, but we're still dealing with stormy activity sunday into mon

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hey, welcome in, john elliot. look at those temperatures, john. >> i know it. it's almost, dare i say, chilly? i didn't say it, but i could. 67 in the city right now with pretty skies. we are going to see high pressure take over today, tomorrow and into your friday as well. scanning the skies, there's not much to show you. we'll expand the view on 2 for you, and you can see it's a big ridge of high pressure. we are anticipating dry conditions right into the weekend. temperatures a little shy of what you'd expect today. we'll turn that around over the next few days, but 81 is going to feel like 81. get the sunglasses ready to go, and let's go, let's take save some time too. alex standing by. >>reporter: as you make your way in the bronx, changes for you here. the off ramp from the willis avenue bridge to the northbound major deegan is currently closed. there's an accident there, police are on scene. we'll let you know when that wraps up. also in pleasantville, saw mill river pa directions for ongoing construction. southbound onto grant street and northbound onto

passengers trying to fly out last night had to reschedule for today. >>> here's john elliot now with your forecast >> thank you, cindy. we've got some changes under way right now. it's a breezy day today, but the wind is going to shift and that's ultimately going to serve up a more comfortable afternoon. mostly cloudy and 77 ri numbers around the area, hey, look at that, monticello is down to 59. that's a nice change for you. some 60s on the map too which is good. so here's the deal with dewpoints. we have already -- i tell you this, is some new data. we're looking at more of a west wind, and into the afternoon there's going to be even more of a shift, so it's a northwest wind. look at the doiments, down to the low 60s this afternoon which is some great news. and then we are going to see a change thursday into friday with more humidity. today hot, but not as humid, so watch out for that. overnight tonight still comfortable and 75. tomorrow a little bit more humidity, so we've got that shower and thunderstorm chance back in the mix with a high of 87. cindy. >> john, thank you very muc

john elliot has your forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> but, first, a funeral will be held today for 69-year-old scott martella, one of six people killed on sunday night's multi-car crash on thely lie in shirley. services will be held at helen and isador in west hampton. >>> a home in flames in sayreville, new jersey. five people include ago 1-month- old infant were able to escape the blaze through a second floor window when the home became engulfed in flames. young girls between the ages of 8 and 10 jumped down to safety as a mother tossed her baby down to rescuers. everyone making it out alive without any major injuries. brazenly burglarized the indonesiaian consulate on the upper east side. police say they got in through an unlocked side door early yesterday morning. investigators say they made off with several items, including liquor, a tablet and the keys to a minivan which they then allegedly stole. >>> now let's get over to john elliot with your forecast. john. >> look at this. it's just beautiful out there, sterling blue skies and less wind, comfortable, refreshing out th

. >>> now let's get over to john elliot who has your forecast. john. >> thank you, chris. good morning, everybody. as far as weather impact on flights in and around our we have light winds, we have great conditions, 73 in the park right now with calm winds. cooler readings from madison up into walden. tell you, parts of orange county is, putnam, dutchess, sul van, ulster, just -- sullivan, ulster, just a refreshing way to start the day. shooting for 86, just a little bit above normal. so high pressure is in control, it's nice again today. the high slides. we have a shift in the wind, we tap into some moisture south and west. so sticky conditions tomorrow with more in the way of cloud thursday and friday with the chance both days for some isolated showers. could be dealing with some heavy rain as well. chris. >> okay, john, thanks so much. >>> we're back with another local update in about 25 minutes. "cbs this morning" returns ? >>> nba mvp steph curry is enjoying president obama's company on vacation. the pair played some golf yesterday on martha's vineyard. curry skipped

and bring in meteorologist john elliot. hey, john. >> tell you what, grade "a" today. one more nice day to enjoy. clear and 73, winds are calm, relative humidity at 65%, so a mild start. some readings in the 50s well north and west. sun going to mix in with a few more clouds. dewpoints will creep up. humidity still tolerable during the day, but then, yeah, you'll feel it tonight into again, a repeat day today. 86 was the high yesterday. i think we'll do that again today. watch for a few more clouds. mid-80s for the island, a little cooler right along the coast, but then, yeah, even though we dip tomorrow, we climb thursday and our chance for rain will go up quite a bit tomorrow. hey, we're glad you're up right now. let's help you out with alex. >>reporter: thank you, john. good morning, everyone. well, we have some traffic starting to build. two lanes are blocked in the bronx on the cross bronx in both directions near the sheridan expressway. lingering construction there. delays are starting to build as on the l.i.e. right at the center lanes here, center lane and righ

. >>> and john elliot and a steamy forecast. >> you said it, mary. heat and humidity on the we'll do the math and serve it thank you. making sarah feel like she hit the lottery. >> she just put it in my hand, cloaked my hand around it and said take it, and just walked away. >>reporter: sarah was so stunned she didn't even get the name of the woman who helped her, but if that woman happens to see this stor give her $30, she gave her some hope. >> pick me up and just kept me going and n a really rough time right now. >>reporter: the story at the south orange stop and shop is making customers stop and think about being kind. >> act of kindness is good. just pass it on. >> it's great. it's great. i hope more people start doing that. >>reporter: and while sarah is not sure how she'll pay this forward. >> i have thought about that a lot, actually. >>reporter: she hopes to be stranger change hers. in south orange, new jersey, jessica leighton, cbs 2 news >> we're in her corner, hoping that job thing comes through. pay it back. exactly, pay it forward. >>> l

. >> let's bring in vanessa murdock in for john elliot this so today we're in the feeling it range. it's going to be oppressive again by sunday. i know, you guys just smirking at me. i just want to say you're not happy about this, i know. here is the setup. all the way through the weekend we have a chance for showers and storms, humidity is on the rise. but the payoff is big time, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, hopefully even friday the forecast is looking amazing. but, of course, i know you wish the weekend forecast was looking amazing. it's not a washout. it's just not perfect. our weather watchers rig the clouds are going to clear on out, 79 degrees says elena. she's got mostly cloudy skies in brooklyn, 79 as well as we look up toward tim jones. he was the one asking if this was going to clear up. i think many people probably want to hit the beach today, and the good news is we will see more breaks of sun than we have right now. will it be a completely sunny day? for some, but not in the city. we don't expect that in the city. in fact, later today showers winds are calm, relative

john elliot in the weather center, fully air conditioned ready for this update. hi, johnny >> it is beautiful out there from bryant park to central park. take a look at this in the city right now, it sure looks pretty, 82 degrees, and it feels a little bit better. here's why. the dewpoint has dropped three to about maybe degrees. dewpoints comfortably in the 60s for many, and that sure beats the mid- to upper 70s. here's why. we've got this wonderful wind out of the northwest. sure that west wind bringing the flies to the jersey shore, but it sure feels better. scanning the skies, it's nice and quiet. there is some rain in the forecast. we'll take a look at that and also take a trip out with the mobile weather lab. we're going to head out to gantry state park, long island city, queens, home to those beautiful gantries that are now we'll have that and have more views coming up. right now, though, we'll send it back to the desk >> john, thank you. >>> police are looking for a man wanted in a bank robbery pattern in manhattan. investigators say this is him caught on

vanessa murdock is in for john elliot today. let's talk about another back- to-back beautiful day outside. >> absolutely. we're going to make it three tomorrow. so spectacular weather out there today. a few more clouds at the moment, but as the day progresses, we'll start to see more sunshine revealing itself. let's check in with our weather watchers to see how temperatures are warming. we started off in the 50s and 60s this morning. now we're right around that 80- degree mark. we've got 83 out in islip, let's show you some beautiful photos. this is likely what it looked like a little earlier this morning because now we're seeing more clouds. bright blue skies, this in brooklyn, perfect says elena and this one, from the delaware river, not a cloud in sight says charlie hoffman, but plenty of sunshine to allow for a reflection on the river. and this one from walter sintron, a few clouds there starting to get in the mix. again, just like yesterday, we did have these clouds arn, but were pristine yet again. live outside right now 7

let's get over to john elliot. john. >> hey, you know, multiple weather watchers saying some big storms overnight, and, in fact, some just recently, but we're seeing things calm down right now. in fact, as we head up into the hudson valley, dewpoints are up, kristy has 76, but a delightful, beautiful breeze, southwest should turn to a northwest wind. somep through yonkers, 78 in brooklyn and 79 here for the jersey shore, and, yeah, tell you what, watch those rip current postings. but tell you, today not a bad day. we are going to see a little less humidity into the afternoon after we get rid of the morning gray. so watch out. a little bit of fog out the door, some leftover showers. it's light rain now. we've replaced the thunderstorms of the overnight hours, and we are going to see a bit of a break, chance of a shower coming back on thursday. replace that with a northwest wind later. 76 in white plains and sparta, 80 in babylon, 76 in belmar. so these numbers, it's a little bit warmer on average than it was yesterda

john elliot. >> you okay? you guys make it in all right? once i got the snow off it was fine. so i was looking here at facebook. william mansfield i know is watching right now. william mansfield gets up early and watches and has a question about the dewpoint. the dewpoint is the actual measure of how much moisture is in the air. when the temperature hits the dewpoint, you get due, you get condensation. we're going to talk about what a lower dewpoint will mean for new scwrukd. and, which will -- in just a second. william, we appreciate that. let's check in with the weather an she sums it up nicely -- and she sums it up nicely, it's a great night for sleeping, but she's up early. open windows, a.c. off, fresh air, good air quality as well. what a treat. 61 chilly degrees to start the day for the jersey shore, and it's surf school. yeah, surf school. let's go to the beach today, tomorrow, even thursday. friday may be a little unsettled. in fact, late thursday into friday humidity levels will creep back up. let's get goin' the city. city pretty and refreshing this morning at 64 de

weather on the 2s and john elliot. >> it's going to be a nice day today. a benevolent breeze is blowing. partly cloudy and 71 now. winds are variable at 5. winds could gust to 20, 25 miles per hour. but that will do this. decreasing humidity on the menu today. it's a good day,a lot of sun out there, that's going to be the pattern over the next few days. gusty, though. you will feel it. it's a different kind of wind. lots of heat in the central states, but we tap into a more comfortable air mass. we have nice numbers and a little bit below normal. what a treat. here's a treat, i hope. here's alex. >> thank you, john. >>> good morning, everyone. traveling in yorktown, we have changes for you. route 129 is closed in both directions between hunter brook road because of a fallen tree there. stick with baptist hill as an alternate there. both directions between grant street and marble avenue for ongoing construction. and northeast corridor, north jersey coastline trains have delays in both directions because of amtrak work. it's scheduled until 5:00, another 10

vanessa murdock is in for john elliot this morning. hi, vanessa. >> good morning. it is a dreary morning out there, but, hey, a little bit pleased with that, especially our weather watchers, although it could cause a slowdown for your morning commute. let's take a look, shall we? 73 degrees is where we start our day off from anthony in cedar grove. reporting rain there, 90% humidity. is this a soaker of a day? and the answer is no. we've got this steady rain kind of pushing through right now. as we get 92 mid morning hours, we start to dry out a bit and this afternoon some more isolated activity will come into play. happening here across the city skyline. it's a murky picture. it's light rain moving through, 78 degrees, winds are calm, relative humidity right now at 61%. what you need to know is it will feel much more humid when you step outside this morning than it did yesterday, and unfortunately the trend moving forward is for humidity levels to steadily rise as we make our way into the weekend. sunday will be the most sticky of the next several days. temperatur

john elliot has our forecast copping up. >>> brack lynx two people shot in an suv on hallsey in bed sty. police say the drr, times and pronounced dead at inter faith hospital. the passenger, a 22 yield woman was shot in stable condition at kings county hospital, no arrests in this investigation. >>> police make an arrest in a bysa incident last month at a park in flushing queens , the man grabbed an 8-year-old boy picked him up and squeezed his chest. the boy was with his mother who suspect. he is facing child endangerment charges. a possible gas leak at a daycare center sent four adults and two chin to the hospital. chopper 2ous over the school in cliffside park, new jersey 6:00 last night after the building had been evacuated. the hospitalization is a precaution , the local police chief says a faulty air conditioner may have caused the problem. here is john. >>> you got sun, depends on where you are in the park. go uptown, more gray, closer to midtown, there is brighter sky action. mostly cloudy and 71. 63 to 74, that's your temperature spread. dew points now in the low 60s. the chang

let's get over to john elliot. john. >> hey, we've got some rain in parts of the hudson valley now, some heavy rain slowing you down over into connecticut as well. we'll show you the radar. you can see you're dry in the city, much of new jersey and out on the island. yeah, a little thunder, a little lightning. some more rain will slow you down, and then there's another line after that. build in. it'll be a mix of sun and clouds, likely more clouds for many today with breaks in the clouds for some sun. numbers not bad, actually below normal with a little bit of sun, 79 and a little less humidity, feels like the comfortable low 80s. but watch out for that rain this morning. what else are you watching out for? hi, alex. >>reporter: hey, john. good morning, everyone. some changes for your morning ride already at 5:03. there's an accident blocking the inbound lane of the ed still free to get through the area. if you choose to stick to the lower level, a smooth commute n. new ro shol blocking one lane on the southbound si

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let's turn it over to john elliot. >>> meteorologists love roofs. we love them. you are right, mary, let's play a little tennis today. i got to stretch first. air quality is good. pollen not bad. clear and 70. wind east 5. nice readings in the 70s long island, cooler hudson valley. started with fog. 73 gillette. 81 today. 81 little bit below normal. don't forget the rip current risk if you are going to the beach. nice one tomorrow. more humidity friday and saturday. >>> our next news cast is at noon. always on at cbsnewyork.com. ?? i don't want to lie down. why suffer? stand up to chronic migraine... with botox?. botox? is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. botox? is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. it's injected by a doctor once every 12 weeks. and is covered by most insurance. effects of botox? may spread hours to weeks after injection, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threaten

vanessa murdock is in for john elliot this morning. >> yes, the start of the day is stunning. take a look at this live picture. the sun officially rose above the horizon at 6:00. we're just two minutes past that point and it is beautiful. 71 degrees, mostly clear, northeast winds at 3 miles per your relative humidity just 63 percent. humidity levels remain low today with lots of sunshine. note, there are more clouds to the south of the city. that will be the general trend for today. but generally speaking, it's mostly sunny and warm today. by noon, 83. by 2:00, a high of 85 degrees. by 5:03, back down to 84. time for the time saver drank. >>> here's alex denis. >> thank you, vanessa. extensive delays with an overturned tractor-trailer. all eastbound lanes are blocked. it's at exit 26. miles of traffic now extends back to the belt merge. you can stick to 3rd avenue as an alternate. again, that's slower than normal, as well. give yourself plenty of time going through the area. tow trucks on scene. we will tell you when it clears. it's been out there for the better portion of the

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here is senior white house correspondent and elliot johnson and amy, let me start with you and the news of donald trump, paul ryan, johnring the republican party together any time soon. >> yeah, it's stunning and coming on a week that donald trump could use some help. paul ryan actually -- speaker ryan threw him under the bus with the kahn comments and so did mccain. he is signaling to them that i can one up you guys as well. this is what is happening. >> yeah, it's interesting. obviously john mccain and a lot of people thought the potential threat was on the mind when they issued the criticism, and they did not go the extra step and endorsing, and they're con souse of their own re-election problems. they don't want to voters riled up against them. >> call me crazy, but donald trump does not seem capable of getting beyond his own personal issues with the members of the republican caucus and the house and senate. i'm not surprised by this. it's uncomable to watch the republican house members and senators sort of uncomfortably stand by them. if the house just gets everything out in the open and break with trump, so be it