it's just he loves les miserables. >> he always loved to sing but this is his favorite les mis. >> tellviral? people around the world love whacko hen did? >> it's been surprised and happy that he can make so many people happy. >> are you a musical family? i know you have a piano but is this something that everybody in your family does? >> not a super musical family. i play the piano a little bit. it's not like it's my profession. it's just kind of something we enjoy. >> with all this attention he is getting, is he starting to act like a little diva? >> no, as long as i let him sing he's happy. >> do you think cohen you could sing a little bit for us? ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> you know if he doesn't have a future in singing, he could definitely go into politics in france. i think he'd be a shoo-in over there. >>> thanks for watching. we'll see you next time on "right this minute." babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their

it's just he loves les miserables. >> he always loved to sing but this is his favorite les mis. >> tell me about the video going viral? people around the world love whacko hen did? >> it's been surprised and happy that he can make so many people happy. >> are you a musical family? i know you have a piano but is this something that everybody in your family does? >> not a super musical family. i play the piano a little bit. it's not like it's my profession. it's's just kind of something we enjoy. >> with all this attention he is getting, is he starting to act like a little diva? >> no, as long as i let him sing he's happy. >> do you think cohen you could sing a little bit for us? [ cheers and applause ] >> you know if he doesn't have a future in singing, he could definitely go into politics in france. i think he'd be a shoo-in over there. >>> thanks for watching. we'll see you next time on "right this minute." join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch ou

he made history last month as the first african-american to star in les miserables. >> for the first and i have never been so proud of anyone my entire lir life and we hung out and it was beautiful night. beautiful might. steve: the last performance in les miserables was hast thursday and set to yon the cast of "the color purplele." dari: well, there was shark sight in san diego. who spotted who first. steve: why kayakers feared for their lives after drawing unwanted attention from a hammerhead. dari: when is the ability time to give your kids the talk. we're talking about alcohol and why it is probably much younger than you thought. steve: yeah. a player has win against raphael ma dl under her belt how baruch shemtov is there when he went >> reporter: what are youing now? >> jen is at it again. time she is a busy bee. >> all new you jen at work, coming up. [ cheers and applause ] a wave of game-day excitement is rolling into dunkin'. taste the new tailgater breakfast sandwich, stacked with smoked sausage, fire-roasted peppers, and onions. america runs on dunkin'. dunkin' donuts' dar

he was the first african- american to play the role of jean valjean in les miserables. he fell to his death from a fire escape on saturday. lights will dim at the imperial theater in his memory. >>> we are closing in on 6:30 and following breaking news in the bronx. firefighters are on the scene of an early morning blaze that gutted several homes this morning. >>> breaking news in the bronx. a quick moving massive fire caused several fires and damaged two homes this morning. this is a look at flames the firefighters are battling a couple of hours ago. we are live on the scene. we are following more breaking news in the bronx. a cement truck accident leading to major delays on the bruckner expressway. shannon sohn is live over the accident in newscopter 7. shannon? >> reporter: this will be a prolonged operation. they will bring in a heavy duty tow truck to get out the truck portion of this cement truck. then they have to bring in a flatbed to get out the drama then sanitation will have to come in to clean up the cement all over the roadway. right now all lanes are shut

dozens of people sang stars from the broadway classic les miserables in honor of charlotte john baptiste, the first african american to play the role in le miss. the 23-year-old fell to his death on a fire escape. tomorrow lights will dim in the theater in his memory. >>> probation and community service the sentence tonight for six high school football players charged with sexual assault in a hazing scandal. the players getting only probation of one or two years plus 50 hours of community service and they will not have to register as sex offenders. prosecutors say the sexual assault victims were 14 and 15-year-old teammates. the seventh player still awaiting trial. >>> new tonight we have just learned shocking allegations at a daycare center on long island. police in southampton say two teachers at the side by side daycare center were arrested for force feeding, pushing, and slamming children to the floor. both charged with endangering the welfare of a child. one 18-month-old child vomited from a force feeding but no other encourages were reported. >>> a -- no other injuries were reporte

. ♪ do you hear the people sing sing a song of angry men ♪ >> that anthem from "les miserable" a favorite his version is going absolutely viral. ♪ beyond the barricade on the sea ♪ ♪ ♪ of angry men >> he can belt it for a 3-year-old. he is already a star. cohen already has 500,000 views. >> that's right. >>> gone are the days of goo-ggoo, ga-ga. >> this baby girl was a captive audience for jason silva as he explains the miracle of life in great detail. >> like a steak with a brain. like you're meat that grew up inside your mother. you're like a wet wear android and now you're like grasping all this amazing information as you map and model the world. you're growing, learning ex-expanding, slowly emerging as a thinking being. it's like, oh, my god. >> the straight talk blowing her mind. >> i mean, that would blow anybody's mind. look how she's looking. like, i know e. we're like the galaxy contemplating ourselves. we somehow organized into this amazing -- >> i have to say he is very good looking so that could be part of the fascination perhaps. >> could be that. that girl has a good eye alr

. >>> new tonight fans of the broadway show les miserables stood outside of the theater to honor kyle jean-baptiste. he died on friday after falling from a fire escape in brooklyn. he was the youngest person and the first african american to play the lead role on broadway. >>> more turbulence on wall street with the stocks making the third biggest drop of the year. at the closing bell, the dow was down by 469 points, and the nasdaq was down by show. markets in asia are down indicating we could see a fall here tomorrow. >>> a moment a fight club for kids. day care workers accused of pitting preschoolers against each other. >> i'm upstairs in the closet, and i'm trying to hide. i don't know what to do. >> home alone and hiding, a strange man trying to get inside, and a little girl gathers clues to help the police. >>> all smiles selfie during a divorce. the photo op that could be trendy for couples parting ways. take a look at these bbq trophies: best cracked pepper sauce... most ribs eaten while calf roping... yep, greatness deserves recognition. you got any trophies, cowboy? whoomp th

the imperial theater dimd its lights tonight after the evening performance of les miserables. it was in honor of jeanbaptiste. he accidentally fell from a fire escape in brooklyn last weekend. >>> a car fire literally shut down rush hour traffic outbound. newscopter7 over the scene this afternoon. all outbound lanes of the upper level blocked for several hours while crews investigated what happened and they worked to clean up the mess. tonight all lanes are open again. >>> september starting on a hot note. people spending their night outdoors at bryant park trying to cool off. we're not done with the heat yet. >> that's right. earlier this afternoon just before 2:00, thermometer hit 90 degrees in central park. second heat waichb of the summer -- heat wave of the summer became official. we're waiting for this cold front to bring relief. we'll time that coming up in accuweather in a few minutes. >>> also ahead on this tuesday night, hundreds of thousands of iphones hacked. we'll tell you what they all had in common. plus what the baby panda at the national zoo did [ cheers and a

kyle jean-baptiste was the first african-american to play the role of jean valjean in les miserables. lights will dim in his memory. yesterday they sang songs in central park in his honor. >>> the mta is testing out bicycle racks that run between staten island and bay ridge brooklyn. the tracks will be fixed to the front of s 53 and s 93 buses starting september 6th. each can fit two bicycles. bicycles themselves. if testing goes well, they will >> great idea. >>> let's turn to meteorologist jeff smith in for bill evans. looking at? developing. on the shore, temperatures will not get above the middle to upper 80s. islip and belmar. you get the wind off the cool waters of the atlantic. the east wind is a land breeze across long island into new york city. i think we have the shot of the low 90s here as indicated on the 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon before the temperatures tail off into the lower 80s before sunset. the full forecast later in the half hour. back to you guys. >> thanks. >>> the gay marriage battle in kentucky taking another turn. a clerk continued to deny marriage license to

jean-baptiste was the first african-american and the -- ever to play in a role of jean val jean in les miserables. he regularly performed there before returning to new york. >>> eyewitness news reveals potentially incriminating text messages in a high school scandal in staten island. coming up in an exclusive interview, a father tells eyewitness news what his son and other freshmen football players endured during training camp. >>> plus, a driver hits a woman, gets out of the car to look and then takes off. tonight the victim tells us what he said before driving off. >>> and big news from pope francis saying women who have abortions should be >>> breaking news we want to alert you to, it's a traffic mess out there, especially if you're trying to get out of new york city on the george washington bridge, there's a car fire on the upper level. we are told all lanes on the upper level outbound at the gwb right now are closed. we will keep you posted. sade. there's a picture of it right there. you can see a mess outbound, there's no traffic. traffic is not moving. you can see it going eastbound, there

dozens sang songs from the classic les miserables in honor of kyle jean-baptiste. he was the first african- american to play the role of jean valjean. he fell to his death in a fire escape saturday. >>> happening today, a fur rail will be held for the tv news cameraman killed during a live broadcast. mourners attended a wake for adam ward at his former high school in virginia. his family asked for him to wear the colors of his favorite team. the funeral begins this morning at 11:00. >>> pope francis, ahead of his visit to the u.s., took part in a groundbreaking virtual audience with americans in three cities. abc news hosted and anchored david muir moderated the exclusive audience with the pope. the pontiff spoke to inner city students in chicago, congregants in texas and homeless men and women in los angeles. pope francis arrives tuesday, september 22nd. eyewitness news will be with the pope and during his visit to washington, new york and philadelphia. you can find information about tickets, public transit changes and road closures at abc7ny. >>> you are never mo

the les miserables actor was killed in a fall sunday night. dozens gathered to remember the 21-year-old who made history as the first african-american and the youngest person to ever play the role on broadway. jean-baptiste died after falling from a fourth story fire escape at his brooklyn home. >>> new this morning, the state department released another round of hillary clinton e-mails. the latest contained everything from the classified to the mundane. about 150 of it now deemed classified, however they were not classified at the time they were on clinton's private server. so five of the highlights includes a letter from the state department asking wikileaks not to release classified information. in another, clinton asked for assistance on how to use an an ipad. and once she asked an aide for the times of parks and recreation and the good wife. we'll have the latest in a live report at 7:00 a.m. >>> chris christie put away most of the please comedic efforts. he did talk to jimmy fallon about the campaign trail. governor christie says the nex

he was the youngest actor and first african american to star in the lead roll of les miserables. >>> this is my friend from the mew tape society. dogs need extra water. they love it but limit their time outside. little dogs susceptible to ozone issues, as well. the skies are pretty, sun overhead, and if they wanted to take my graphics, i could show you, there's no graphics, it's you and me, lance, baby. 91. if we hit 90 today, that's a heat wave, and then we will start the first three days of september in the 90s as well, and that's the first time that has happened in 20 years, and so you know what? take care of yourself, the kids, mom and dad, and new little friends like lance-a- lot. you're a big tv star, lance. >> so cute. looking for a home. >> we are back in 25 minutes. cbs this morning is up next. have a good day. hearing loss can make you feel left out disconnected from life's every day moments causing a lot of friction and unnecessary stress. introducing totalcare, exclusively from hearusa- a revolutionary hearing program unlike anything you've ever experienced. our licensed

year-old kyle jean-baptiste was the first african-american to play the role of jean valjean in les miserables. tonight the lights will dim in his memory. >>> we have an overturned cement truck in the bronx on the bruckner southbound at 138th street. we have all lanes subject to closure in both directions at this time as they try to get that cleared away. we have the staten island expressway westbound near hylan boulevard, late running construction. delays back to the verrazano bridge getting into hylan boulevard. ten minutes on path trains between hoboken and the world trade center. everything else is on or close to schedule. street cleaning rules are in effect today. >>> meteorologist jeff smith is in for bill with the accuweather forecast. >> not even 9:00 a.m. and the temperature up to 79. you know it will be a hot one. the high up to 92. very muggy. it will feel like the mid-90s in spots. 79 right now in morristown. patchy fog north and west of the city that has burned off. air quality in alert for new jersey 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. avoid treen new use activities during the hottest part

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le candidate miserable. ♪ who am i a man afraid of mexicans so afraid that i'll build a fence ♪ ♪ if'll build a wall when it's time deport them all who am i ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: dr. ben carson joined the anti-muslim parade, saying he would not be comfortable with a muslim as president. carson clarified his comments yesterday saying in an interview, "muslims feel their religion is very much a part of your public life, and what you do as a public official and that's inconsistent with our principles." so clearly presidential candidate ben carson thinks it's insistent with our principles. but what does dr. ben carson think? >> we have to stop listening to people who tell us that we cannot talk about god, we cannot talk about our faith. every coin in our pocket, every bill in our wallet says "in god we trust" but we're not supposed to talk about it. what in the world is that? in medicine we call it schizophrenia. a form of crazedness. >> seth: so to clarify, dr. ben carson thinks candidate ben carson is [ bleep ] crazy. [ cheers and applause ] the diagnosis. with anti-muslim

>> probably a tie between "wicked" and "les miserables." >> you've got to sing a little something from to feel light defying gravity ♪ >> whoo! >> thank you. >> you evoke such passion when you sing. >> i do. i want to make people feel something when i think. >> any karaoke contest, you will win. >> oh, thank you. >> we sound terrible when we sing. at least i do. they have proof of it here at the studio. things got a little passionate at the miss america imaginent when it got a little political. miss alabama said that republicans should be terrified of donald trump. watch this. >> i think donald trump is an entertainer. and i think he says what's on a lot of people's minds. but i think that the republican party should be absolutely terrified of all the attention that he's taking from the incredible candidates like jeb bush and chris christie who could absolutely do the job of president of the united states. and if i were a republican i would absolutely be terrified of that. thank you. >> what do you fwhi that? >> i think that all of those questions were unexpected. and that's the point.