they suffer over 1500 casualties and they are trapped on long island. this could be the end of the war. what would happen if the continental army was destroyed, and washington and his staff were all killed and captured? but they get off in a miraculous everything has to work perfectly -- it is a perfect storm of the benevolent storm, the current in the east river have to follow a certain way, the fog has to come in at just the right time coming and they get across on the night of august 30th sort of like an even more dramatic version of dunkirk. it is in some ways the most political campaign of the war because if it didn't happen, i'm not sure the war would have continued. we can't know that. i will mention that in a second. but, at the end of this defeat in long island, richard howell, the admiral, asks for a meeting with the american representatives from the congress. there's all kind of going back and forth on whether they can diplomatically do that. but eventually, they sent three people in the benjamin franklin, john adams and john rutledge to meet

. >>> for decades an unusual fishing tournament has been held off the coast of new york's long islandthey cleaned up their acted and tried something new. chip reid introduces us to some fishermen who are now letting sharks off the hook. >> reporter: 64 sharks were reeled in this weekend during a tournament about 20 miles off the coast of montauk, long island. and for the first time ever in the long bloody history of shark tournaments here, all of the sharks were released. >> see you later, buddy. >> here we go. come on! >> reporter: jason behan, a third generation fishing captain has been catching and killing sharks here since he was a young boy. >> there's a whole different move here now in a tournament where you're not killing the sharks? >> absolutely. a tournament like this, this type of tournament for the first time is going to change a lot of people's minds. it's going to open people up to, hey, there's another way of doing this. >> you don't need to see them hanging up? >> no, i don't need to see them. it was nice to watch. >> good job, buddy! here you go. >> reporter: montauk

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perfectly performed on long island. and everything was done just right. now if general howe attacked after he had and they were retreating back the fortifications on what is new present day brooklyn heights it could have ended then. >> rose: whu what does it say about the british and their leadership and tenacity? >> well, military scholars and historians have debated for 229 years. why didn't they move in for the kill? some say he didn't do it because he had such bloody experience at bunker hill where the americans were in position on a high ground and he wasn't going to attack. the loss of a thousand men. but on the other hand he would attack our frontal position later on. i think he felt why destroy them completely when we've got them and we're going to win this. let's pull back a bit. let's not just crush them. >> they wanted to maintain -- >> and politically he was a whig. >> rose: not end up like that south did after the civil war. >> that doesn't mean he wasn't a very tough and professional soldier. he was. and very smarth. and very courageous. >>

we have channing daughters, it's a terrific red wine, this is from long island.t's from right around here and long island is home to about 50 difference wineries at the point. and it's a robust wine business, been growing a lot. a lot of tourism, obviously from new york city. and it's a blend. and it's a really dark rich, you know, sort of smokey wine almost. i love it. it's about $24 a bottle. >> $24? >> yeah. >> you do not have to spend a lot for a good glass of wine. >> there are fantastic wine for $20, $15, and virginia, a huge wine tourism area, a lot of vineyards. it's big business. you know, it adds a huge amount to the state economy. they have been growing their numbers these days and this is a cabernet, lighter. >> it's lighter? >> yes. >> it's a variation, it has a bit more of herbal character and then you have white. moving to texas. >> you do not think of wine when you think of texas. >> there are over a million people that visit wineries in texas. it adds a lot of money to the state economy. this is a wine from texas, it's a southern grown variety fr

. >> this thursday on the season premier of "long island landscapers." >> let's do flamingos. >> this is long island and not florida. >> it has to be a parody and fake. >> and if we don't finish this job, we are not getting paid. >> these are actors. >> they are allergic to the land. we do landscaping. >> this is in fact a brilliant ad campaign put together by the folks at chooi and partners for pbs 13, and look at the tag line for this trailer. the fact that you thought it was a real show says a lot about the state of tv. this is is to get people to support the local pbs station in new york saying that if you think that this is what tv is like, you need to come to us, and make sure that we stay on the airwaves. >> very smart campaign and the funny part is that they folloedd the reality tv model to the tee. >> the boys are going over the hedge. >> and it is not the only one they put together. >> what business do you have talking about my family's family. >> these dudes are not shopping around. >> they are so real in their not realness. >> i reached down there in the sand and the adren

seattle, sunny. >>> a lobster man from long island, new york, is back home this morning after survive at sea. don aldridge accidently fell over his lobster boat on tuesday. he was spotted at the montaue point hours after he fell. >> reporter: he's celebrating with family and friends after a near accident on wednesday morning nearly ended his life. >> i went to move a cooler and i fell off the back of the boat just like that. >> reporter: aldridge was suddenly adrift in the atlantic without a life vest. but then he knnoticed something. >> reporter: but he realized something. floating on his life preserver, he said he could see rescue planes off to his west, too far away. >> i saw every one looking for me but nobody saw me. >> when i first went in i saw a fin or two right by me. i thought i've got to keep my composure because if i panic it will bring more of them. >> reporter: he also saw much more tame sea life much to his son's delight. >> dolphins? >> yeah. >> cool. >> reporter: he floated to a buoy when finally a coast guard spotted him 12 hours after he sveum in. >> reporter: a swi

this is from long island. this is from right around here. long island is home to about 50 different wineries at this point. it is a robust wine business. it's been growing a lot. a lot of tourism obviously from new york city. this is a blend of shiraz and merlot. about $24 a bottle. there are fantastic wines out there for $20, $24, even $15. this is a vineyard in virginia. virginia has become a huge wine tourism weekend. people go every weekend, d.c. area, on down through charlottesville. a lot of vineyards. a big business. it adds a huge amount to the state economy. it is the number six state in terms of wine. this is cabernet, lighter than the shiraz. >> this has a little more herbal character, a little lighter. >> you have a white. >> moving on to texas, my home state -- >> you don't think of wine when you think of texas. >> there are over a million people every year visiting texas wineri wineries. there are over 250 wineries in texas. it adds more than $1 billion to the state economy. i love these guys. this is a southern roan variety. i

out at jones beach on long island. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. there's a really nice breeze coming off the water here tonight. it's kind of like nature's air conditioning. you know, when this week began, very few americans knew what a heat dome was. they know now. >> it's excruciating out here. >> reporter: the oppressive heat dome steadily pushed temperatures up and up, dlding to today the hottest of them all. >> hotter than a fox in a forest fire. >> reporter: forecasters called the weather pattern unique because it moved backwards. >> just about all weather systems in the u.s. move from west to east. our heat waves generally begin in the plains. this one developed on the east coast. the heat bubble shifted west during the week. >> reporter: a week-long heat wave put serious pressure on the power grid. today, new york city utility company con edison hit a record for daily demand. >> to go through a week like this without really any major event is quite an accomplishment. >> reporter: crews rushed to quickly repair problems, even if it meant wor

correspondent erin moriarty looks at the elusive murderer known as the long island serial killer. >>ch along ocean parkway, long island, where the bodies of the dead were so callously discarded and where the police fear he is lying in wait, poised to strike again. >> there's someone out there taking women's innocent lives. i think it's very frightening to know that no one has been caught >> reporter: if not for sherre gilberts's older sister, shannan, police might still not know about the long island serial killer. in may of 2010, shannan, an escort visiting a client, disappeared from the community of oak beach, long island. >> she felt she was in fear for her life that night. >> reporter: so fearful she made a panicked 23-minute call to 911. >> she's saying there's someone after me, someone after me, it's a girl who clearly believes she's in harm's way >> reporter: for the first time on network television, former suffolk county chief of detectives dominick varrone reveals disturbing details about that call. >> does she say who she's afraid of? >> she just says they're trying to kill

i go home to long island and a type of what i believe for a 1100 of my best jokes. two days later, i have to go back to the city for my meeting with lorne. i was so nervous. what should i wear? well, hip new show. i will dress hip. i put on my father's marroon polyester leisure suit. i looked like a big blood clot. i went to the city. he was staying at the plaza mattel. my meeting was like at 2:00 p.m. i do not want to be late. i was really nervous. i got there like at 7:00 a.m. in the morning. i see a pay phone, 1975, no cell phone. i went to the pay phone and call billy crystal. he had been talking to lorne about the possibility of being on this new show. i said, do you have any hints you can give me so i can have a leg up in this meeting? he said, well, he used to write for woody allen. he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes. the bulls up a chair and give him this poem with 1100 jokes in it. he opens it. he reads the first joke. egos, u -- he goes, uh-huh, good. then he closes the book. i wrote 1100 jobs over two days,

twa flight 800 exploded off the coast of long island 17 years ago. was it a massive government cover-up or an accident? a new documentary tries to reveal the truth. the director and coproducer join us right here coming up next ♪ lo lou: in 1996, twa flight 800 exploded off the coast of long island. his 12 minutes after it had taken off, all 230 people aboard were killed. the national traffic safety board concluded the explosion was caused by a fire in the center fuel tank. joining us now is a guess who is going to discuss the cause of the explosion. >> the primary conclusion was it was something other than the fuel tank. but the explosive forces came from outside of the plane. lou: joining us now, the coproducer of the new documentary twa flight 800, it is great to have you with us, tom. and we have the writer and producer of the documentary as well. thank you both for being with us. so what is it that brought you to this subject. >> i was sitting on my couch one day. and the fbi came on and i thought, that is the story of the twa flight. and it just

twa flight 800 exploded off the coast of long island 17 years ago. was it a massive government cover-up or an accident? a new documentary tres to reveal the trth. the director and coproducer join ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better e the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this trip. purchase eraser? it's the easy way to erase any recent travel expense. i just pick a charge, like my flig with a few taps, it's taken care of. impressive baldwin. does it work for hotels? absolutely thank goodness. mrs. villain and i are planning our... you scare me. and i like it. let's go what's in your walle ♪ lo lou: in 1996, twa flight 800 exploded off the coast of long island. his 12 minutes after it had taken off, all 230 people aboard were killed. the national traffic safety board concluded the explosion was caused by a fire in the center fuel tank. joining us now is a guess who is going to discuss the cause of the explosion. >> the primary conclusion was it was something othe

long island landscapers. >> reporter: there are three imposters.ers is about a family obsessed with tanning. >> use my oil. >> whoa, young lady. >> we have rules in this house. if you sass me, go to the shade. "meet the tanners" got burned in reviews. what do you think? >> fantastic. >> i wouldn't watch it. >> i think i'm related to some people like that. >> reporter: it turns out there's nothing to not watch. the fact you thought this was a real show says a lot about the state of tv. this is an ad for public broadcasting's new york affiliate, channel 13, a campaign called tv gone wrong. >> i thought it was real. >> i thought it was real, absolutely. >> i didn't think it could get worse than the kardashians. >> there's something fishy about clam kings. >> what diz do you have talking about my family's clams? >> these two aren't shocking around. >> i would definitely watch it. >> there's one more unreal reality show. >> this thursday, on the season premier of "long island landscapers." let's do flamingos. the creator in new york sat around dreaming

and this the reading for long island. for 11th and 12th graders. hempstead union school district.. "the scarlet letter" with one too many letters. scarlett has one t, not two. if you think we're nitpicking, there's "animal farm" by george ornell. george orwell, of course. and perfect timing as "the great gatsby." but students at this school were told to read the book, "the great gypsy." no word who will star in that movie. we've seen it on the field before. this pitcher on the mound. look closely. cincinnati there. without the first i. but somehow the children always keep us honest. fresno, california, when dara shoemaker was asked to spell braille. she said, b-r-a-i-l-l-e. they told her she was wrong. >> i didn't want to say anything. because the word master tells you you've got a word wrong, you don't really argue with him. >> reporter: they sent her home with second place. but the crowd, her teachers, they stood by her. >> i looked around at the audience. half of them were looking at each other. murmuring. >> they petitioned and got her sent to the next round. she might have ad

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on long island?he pond, suburban guys, being teenagers and doing what they do. >> this is a pretty old song. because our producer. >> 1976. >> producer was having a hard time finding a video for this. didn't know the video existed. >> 76, the bicentennial, tall ships in the harbor. awesome. >> nice. that brings us to the facebook question of the day. >> we want to know what is your favorite song for the summer. log on to wnnfans.com. weigh in. >> can't wait to hear what you got to say. >> people give us the greatest responses the still to come, modern day hood, steals from the city to give drivers the smoother ride. >> how he is reclaiming the streets. you are watching "world news now." ♪ if i could read your mind love what a tale your thoughts could tell ♪ ♪ just like a paperback novel the kind the drugstores sell ♪ >> all right. might not be a beach read, the tale of robin hood, a story everyone knows. in mississippi real life robin hood on the loose. >> instead of stealing from the rich and giving

i have a nice house on long island, its regular house.ver could live there, beaver and cleaver, but i have to heat it. >> do you have solar panels? >> i looked into it. do you know how expensive it would be. >> many states that are participating in these leasing programs. you can actually lease them for -- you show them what your electric bill is. they charge you less than your electric bill and they put the solar panels and you just lease them. >> bill: the construction and stuff. >> they pay for the installation. all you do you pay your monthly bill. >> bill: sign a contract with them. so you would recommend solar? >> that is one way and many options. >> bill: what else? >> it depends. talking specific in long island or regionally it's different. some places wind is better. if you decide that you really want to use liquid fuel, there are alcohol burners that can heat homes. >> bill: alcohol, pour a six pack in there? >> almost. it's closer to old style. >> bill: they give you booze to put in it? >> you can have organized deliveries. are

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>> you know, i rarely get heckled, but i -- have you ever worked at governor's on long island?ten years ago. and i was doing a show and i'm from indiana, and i was doing all this material about being from indiana. and in the audience, someone started -- i started hearing, moo, moo! and i'm like, all right, so 'cause i'm from the midwest, they're mooing me. moo! and so i started kind of responding, trying to bring down the heckler. and the audience wasn't really with me. and so it just kept going on, like, moo! moo! [ laughter ] and so, eventually, i was like, i was probably 45 minutes into the set. and i was like, all right, i've got to just go in the audience and see who this mooing guy is. so i went out, and there was a long microphone. and i went in the audience, and i saw the guy who was mooing. he was like a severely handicapped person in a hospital bed with a keyboard. and he was going, moo! and i was like, all right, i'm just going to go and kill myself. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so that was his thing, he liked it? >> he was mooing in a positive way. >> jimmy: he enjoyed th

there's never been a better time to vacation in long island and new york state beaches.your vacation at iloveny.com. the new state of new york. high fructose corn syrup from yoplait original and light, we were like, "sure. no problem!" and you were like, "thanks, but what about thick & creamy and whips!" and we were like, "done and done! now it's out of everything yoplait makes." and you were all, "yum!" and we're like, "is it just us, or has this been a really good conversation?" and you were like, "i would talk, but my mouth is full of yogurt." yoplait. it is so good! >>> it is just before 4:30. 84 degrees. mostly cloudy. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. vic is off today. and here's what we're talking about. dozens of people are missing after a train derails and explodes in canada, just 10 mights from the u.s. border. at least five are dead. mike armstrong has the latest on this disaster. >> reporter: fires continue to smolder two days after a massive fire, caused by a train derailment, all but destroyed the heart of this picturesque town of 6,

. >> you can see the fair long islands from it. >> in the days before cable and satellite, it was the primary broadcast tower. >> today's dozens of companies still use the tower for communication. >>> people in parts of the bay area braved extreme heat at their 4th of july picnics. we found one park where parking ran out but visitors just kept coming >> reporter: it wasn't even noon until val regional was closed meaning the only way in was on foot. >> these people had three miles to go in the heat. >> our family's all down there. >> we all just want to be together and go and swim. >> if you ever needed proof how important park and open space are, this is it. >> i don't agree with this because people are hot. somebody can pass out here >> reporter: in fact, togetherness, getting there meant walking in extremely hot temperatures. >> heat stroke obviously is always a concern. >> tons of people crowded out. >> paramedics were summoned many times today as people were overcome by the relentless degree heat and the track up the hill was coming. >> i've never had to walk miles to get there. >

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this is bob faw in long island city, new york. >>> that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy.ou can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. you can watch longer interviews and find a link to more of artist tobi kahn's work. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, more scenes of pope francis in brazil. barry kibrick: today on "between the lines," how we can turn the clock back and reverse our biological age with lauren kessler. welcome, i'm barry kibrick. lauren is a journalist and directs the graduate program in narrative journalism at the university of oregon. her past investigative endeavors have ranged from a study of alzheimer's to dealing with teenage daughters. with her latest book, "counterclockwise," lauren takes us on a journey to turn back her own biological clock while teaching us all how to keep fit and have a youthful mindset even in our later years. linda ellerbee: i'm a writer today because i was a reader when i was 11 years old, and it was... deepak chopra: you do not need

in 1989 a long island man bought a storage unit, buy a lot of storage units on long island, never knowng to find and sight unseen and this was inside. >> what happened? >> pout it for $100. went back the next day, a pile of plankets, uncovered it and even then he didn't know what he had because he had never seen a james bond movie. only when he put it on his truck and brought it home and said you have james bond's car and could sell for $1 million, maybe $2 million. this guy's life is going to change after he sells the car and in my mind this is the best james bond car. >> what sort of lottery ticket is this. i mean, who buys a storage unit sight unseen. >> "storage wars," it's a reality show. >> that's so bizarre. who says i'm going to buy this for $100, and it's like "the price is right," the boat, the trip and door number three and get what's behind door number three. i'd say he did pretty well. >> high wife's family lives on lock island, found a new business, will buy storage units and flip them. that will be aaron rodgers on line two for you. the biggest winners in today's trading

and this the reading for long island. "the scarlet letter" with one too many letters.l. and perfect timing as "the great gatsby." but students at this school were told to read the book, "the great gypsy." we've seen it on the field before. this pitcher on the mound. cincinnati there. but the children always keep us honest. fresno, california, when dar are shoemaker was asked to spell braille. she said, b-r-a-i-l-l-e. >> i didn't want to say anything. >> reporter: they sent her home with second place. but the crowd, her teachers, they stood by her. >> i looked around at the audience. half of them were looking at each other. >> reporter: they had to send her to the next round. she might have had advice for the teachers that came up with the list. >> if you don't get it the first time, you have to try harder the next. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> that's something, huh? >> i'm more embarrassed because i went to hofstra university. >> they should go back to school. >> everybody's got to go back to school for that one. the person in charge of that 13-page

twa flight 800 exploded off long island 17 years ago this month. killing all 230 people aboard. a documentary being released to coincide with the anniversary says there is new evidence that a missile strike may have downed the 747. today, current and former members of the ntsb's investigative team reaffirmed their findings that overheated gases in the plane's near empty fuel tank were ignited by damaged wiring causing the tank to explode. >>> a candle light vigil tonight for the arizona firefighters who died battling a wild fire this past weekend. >> christopher mackenzie, 30. >> the names of the 19 men who died were read one by one. marley hall on the investigation on how this elite team got caught with nowhere to run. >> this is our first look at the area where the members of the hot shots died near yarnell, arizona. they found themselves cut off by wind whipped flames. >> the winds kick upit makes it difficult to control the fire and get after it. >> the hot shots were last heard from at 4:00 p.m. sunday, as they were moving to fight the fire. a national weather service stati

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ashley: long island rail worker, 25 pleaded guilty. one billion bucks and counting.workers between 1995 and 2011, stopped working to get disability. 75%. this is according to the fbi. retire at age 50 you get a fraction of your annual salary as a long island railroad worker. to supplement that people were filing for disability. so the fbi and law enforcement went in and started videoing workers basically saying, they already said, listen we have repetitive motion injuries, next and shoulder and wrist problems. they caught them on camera, snowboarding, skiing, doing 400-mile bike tours, shoveling snow, playing tennis. once that happened they found that doctors were involved in on the scam. two have already pleaded guilty. two doctors, allegedly getting kickbacks there. they were getting six figure salaries, $100,000 plus with getting early retirement and disability. what we're hearing 600 people have gotten their disability cut of that scam. so, law enforcement is telling fox business, the numbers that we're seeing right now, 33, that could possibly triple. more peopl

. $2 million for this house in long island filled with expensive furniture, luxury cars, handbags, and private school tuition for their daughter. helane posing as a doctor at fancy lunches, making the society pages and keeping the act going at nursing homes. >> nobody knew her. >> reporter: we sat down with prosecutors from the u.s. attorneys office for an exclusive look into the case and the evidence is stunning. she focused on this pricey cream called hydrogel. she became one of the nation's leading providers. look at this, she claims one 85-year-old woman is so riddled with deep wounds she needs eight packs of the gel but the nursing home administrator calls it mind boggling saying quote she's a very healthy women, physically and mentally and it's ridiculous to think she would have any kind of ulcer. in one case she ordered boots for a man that clearly didn't need it. this patient was a double amputee. he had no legs at all. she didn't stop there. she orders hydrogel for the amputee's knee, thigh and ankle. when she's audited by medicare she fights back. >> somebody taught her well

. >> on this area of long island, a lot of people of a lot of different religions come together and agreehat spirituality is the core of the human belief, not the book you got it from. >> and then two and a half years later, when their daughter julia was welcomed into the world in another ceremony, pastor gismondi spoke the words and wisdom of one of the most popular poets of all time, and among the most controversial -- kahlil gibran. >> your children are not your children. they are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. for you are the bow from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. he speaks to the core of what makes us truly human, the things that we all struggle with, the things that we all enjoy, the lessons we have to learn. >> he has this metaphor with the arrow, which i think is great. >> they're ours, but they're not ours to keep. like we get to have them for just a little bit of time, and then we have to send them off. >> and it's so eloquent. it really is. >> apparently millions of readers agree. kahlil gibran is one of the best selling poets of all

there's never been a better time to vacation in long island and new york state beaches.n your vacation at iloveny.com. the new state of new york. welcome. >>> good morning, america. breaking now, the entire eastern half of the country under an intense heat dome at this hour. thousands could be without water for days in maryland. and watch as this reporter is pummeled by an instant dust storm. >> i can't even turn around and face the storm right now. >>> breaking overnight. the first juror from the george zimmerman trial gives an emotional interview. revealing that the jury was initially split. as zimmerman's parents tells barbara walters they're all living in fear. >>> the latest on cory monteith's death. how did the seemingly healthy 31-year-old die in his hotel room? and the heartbreak right now for girlfriend lea michele. >>> and rock star rescue. the superfans who picked up a hitchhiker who turned out to be dave matthews. why he was stranded by the side of the road. and his surprising tribute to them at his concert. they're here live, only an "gma." >>> and good morn

was just ten years old she wrote a note, put it in the bottle and tossed it into the waters off long island. she died eight years later. last december her message in a bottle actually washed ashore and found in a debris from the super storm sandy. >> it had a message in it. i opened it. [ inaudible ] >> she says it was a quote from her daughter's favorite movie. she now keeps that bottle in a glass case next to her desk. >>> coming up next a scandal at a bay area high school involving allegations of sexual assault and harassment. >>> missing toddler in oakland. a little girl's mother talks in a story you will see only on 2. >>> good morning. we are keeping an eye on the runway here at sfo as they try to move the wreckage of flight 214. we will tell you about the smoke coming from the lodge just a short time ago. >>> people are looking at him as this bad guy. like a criminal. >> the mother of a missing oakland toddler speaks in a story you will see only on 2. >>> scandal rocked a bay area high school. the serious charges that has parents and students on edge. >>> we are live in san jose wher

there's never been a better time to vacation in long island and new york state beaches. plan your vacation at iloveny.com. the new state of new york. welcome. >>> protesters are not done fighting for trayvon martin. how they plan to make their voices heard tonight in baltimore. >>> the big story today and we're on top of it for you. i'm megan pringle. >>> i'm charlie crowson. that's been the big story since it broke saturday night. going to check on the wester because it's getting dangerous outside. >> it's hot out there. how is it going? >> it is going to be very hot as we go through the afternoon and the heat is going to persist as we go through the week as well. we're talking about the humidity. the heat indices will be up to 105 to 110 as we go through the end ever the week. right now temperatures coming in at 72 degrees at shady side. 70 in bel air and easton 75 degrees. as we look at winds right now, we are calm and we wish we had a wind stir up the atmosphere a little bit and give us some relief in here but that's not going to be the case this morning or even as w

direct for long island jewish family is not really a stretch. he has a real big heart. there are no secrets. i cannot tell you anything you do not know. he is a wonderful family man. married to his wife for 40 or 41 years. a couple of kids, about three grandchildren. >> woody allen wrote jobs for local newspapers and comedians. you wrote for comex. does that still happen? >> that is a good question. >> leno, letterman -- they all have staffs. but if you're talking about starting up, most comics writer their own stuff. but they buddy up. that is what larry did with jerry. >> can you teach somebody to be funny, to write comedy? do you have it or do you not? what about being funny? >> no. [laughter] >> either you have it or you do not. >> you do not. [laughter] >> no, i do not believe you can teach people to be funny. i think people can hone it and get better. but i do not think anybody who has no sense of humor is going to get one. do you? >> this is so exciting. the youngest member of our studio audience has submitted to the microphone. i have to say one thing. please ke

this comes as americans are heading to long island's beaches, historic villages, and open spaces. excessive gas prices will cost them businesses and jobs, and that's something we cannot let happen on long island or anywhere else. the east coast is also in the midst of hurricane season which can bring out the unscrupulous who will take advantage of hardworking families as we witnessed in the aftermath of sandy. in fact, just this week a new york state judge fined one long island gas station and two others have reached settlement with the new york attorney general's office for price gouging. this congress should protect those harmed by natural disasters so they don't have to worry about price gouging while they rebuild their homes, communities, businesses, and livelihoods. let's do it now before the next crisis erupts. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question, support consumers and jobs, and support the federal price gouging prevention act. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from florida res

time to check "the pulse" and start with an embarrassing summer reading list courtesy of a long islandool in the new york district. this is embarrassing. >> could not be more embarrassing littered with misspelling "the scarlet letter" has not one "t" but two. amazon isn't carrying "the great gypsy" but has "the great gatsby." the school district disciplined the person who put this list together. >>> also, high drama in brooklyn as firefighters saved the life of a beloved pet. >> okay. well, maybe not so high. but high enough. >> oh. >> check this out. this little guy had scrambled, climbed out of a second floor window, got himself stuck on a very, very narrow ledge. >> took a little bit of coaxing but the fdny snagged the dog and put him in the bucket and today that pup is safe and sound. not clear where the owner is. >> his new name, lucky, by the way. >>> now, there is a beauty salon that came up with a down to earth facial to rejuvenate your skin. >> creepy crawley snails and the slime they leave behind is supposed to get rid of dry skin, heal sunburn and small wounds. some woman sa

. >> this bottle washed into the waters off long island waters, a dozen years ago by a 10-year-old girlgirl's mother coming up. >> in our next half hour, important information for women who work nights. listen up, diana. a new study shows you could be at higher risks of breast cancer. we'll tell you why and what you can do about it. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ i hope that someone gets my ♪ message in a bottle >> welcome back, everybody. it was the quintessential message in a bottle launched by a 10-year-old little girl in the waters of long island. well, that was 12 years >> welcome back, everybody. it was the quintessential message in a bottle launched by a 10-year-old little girl in the waters of long island. well, that was 12 years ago. the bottle has been recovered. this emotional story is our "favorite story of the day." kimberly richardson of wabc has more. >> reporter: surrounded by friends in the mountains of switzerland these would end up being the last few hours of sedoni ferry's life. >> she f