drenching downpours on long island. yesterday the storms came through, brought a soaking rain to the majority of the area. 71 degrees is what we have in central park right now. winds are calm, pressure on the of 80 with northwest wind. grab the sunglasses, it is bright and sunny. fresh and clean, we have had a good trench come through. north of tarrytown accumulation of rain 1.3 inches some areas in green getting more than the inch mark. the futurecast shows well afternoon today temperatures in the mid-70s. by noon pushing 80 degrees by late this tonight. we could see our temperatures dropping to low 50s in monticello, it is a windows open kind of night. we could have a few 40s showing up north and west of the city. tomorrow morning we could see a 48, 49 on the map. wouldn't be surprised. another 80-degree day tuesday. if you are headed to the beach, a nice one, northwest winds up to 20 miles per hour. going to be breezy but beautiful, bright blue skies. unsettling in spots with feeling the waves come in. water temperat

since the only bridge to long island was demolished. skyfox caught a glimpse of two firefighters assigned to a firehouse when a kid's summer day camp is in session on the other side of the island. we ran into a few more when fox 25 investigates took our own boat to get a closer look. >> erik rasmussen, fox 25. >> reporter: some told us what do you do out here now? >> for us the marines. >> reporter: it's not clear how much that's costing taxpayers but records show the city has spent at least $1 million on salaries and wages since long island was evacuated. but critics say the problem isn't just measured in dollars and cents. >> we all have an addiction and we all need help. >> reporter: cheryl and alicia waited for months to get help with their drug addiction they're now this nonprofit has yet to recover all of the beds it left behind on long island and the waiting list continues to grow. >> we were blind sided. >> reporter: deputy director eileen mcgwire said victory had just invested $2 million on long island before the bridge was cond

. >>> new details about a horrific crash on the long island expressway. tonight we are learning a 4th victim, a child has died. but first we want to go to a shift in the weather. storms move through our area heavy downpours. >> take a look. this car got stuck. the driver had to be helped out of the car. the rain has cleared up now and we are going to a seasonal shift in temperatures tomorrow. >> meteorologist jeff smith is here with details. >> the first little hint of fall in the air tomorrow night. the last of the downpours are exiting. up in west chester county and fair field, still one little downpour there. also another moving from sandy hook new jersey and out on to long island. overnight long island, some of these showers could actually tend to refire. so right through 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning there could still be some rain over parts of long island. most of the rainfall fell north city. you saw those flash flooding pictures along route 17. between 1 and 1 1/2 inches, even 2 inches of rain in northern parts of west chester. it wasn't a very big

streets of the city. >> again while the city is still on track to spend more than $5 million on long island the public health commission says it's cutting down on transportation by sharing ferry service with the summer camp out there. the city says it's looking at ways to use the island in the future but doesn't have any plans yet. for fox 25 investigates i'm erik rasmussen. >>> if you have a tip you would like fox 25 investigates to look into. e-mail us at fox 25 right there on your screen. >> announcer: new at 10:00 tonight's president obama kicked off his first full day of vacation with a round of golf on martha's vineyard. the president hit the links with some players from the l.a. clippers. this marked the 300th time that the president has played golf since he took office. sarah wroblewski joins us. great outside for them but great just about any place. >> there were some of those clouds and some areas saw a few sprinkles. on the vineyard that's when it was 84 degrees in that video you could see though wind was blown and sure enough the winds were pretty strong picking up out of the so

showers are cutting across long island. they wound down here around the five boroughs, but there are still some back to the west and morning that will last until 8:00 or 9:00. out the door this morning, grab an umbrella if you are going out right now. a couple of showers around. i don't think you need the umbrella this afternoon, but we'll be in the mid-80s this afternoon, low 80s by lunch time today. sun is going to start breaking out around 10:00 and that will be nice. it will be a nice afternoon. the guidance is showing maybe a shower, but a very low chance -- chance of that. her campaign manager. that is herself. >> reporter: i don't know. i don't know. i have to think about that if i like that or not. let's go over here 1 and 9 in elizabeth. we have an issue but before that, we did more digging. c, street ferry is suspended for today, and that is because of mechanical problems. new york waterway complementary service, path is effect. over to you. >>> heather thank you. >>> 5:40. still ahead on eyewitness news this morn

at a popular restaurant on long island. health officials say a worker at trinto may have exposed customers to hepatitis a from mid- to late july. quick treatment can prevent or lesson the severity of the illness. the health department is offering free shots in riverhead. >>> well, a frontier airlines passenger was not just monkeying around when he on his flight. video shows the passenger going through security with a monkey on his shoulder. he was headed to vegas and had no problem getting through the tsa. the problems started when he was on the plane. frontier says they were never told about the monkey and other passengers were shocked to see it on their flight. >> we saw a monkey. it may have gotten loose on the >> samuel jackson was on that flight. once the flight landed in vegas, police approached the man who showed he had the documentation needed to use the monkey as a therapy animal. it's cute. better than a crying baby, maybe. >> i don't know. >> don't tweet me. >> 5:53. accuweather alert is in effect. >> we will see

this is a signature of the long island -- >> reporter: this is a signature of the long island landscape but a newly discovered tree disease could put it in peril. >> it's a big deal. oak wilt is a big deal. >> reporter: a big deal says the forrester of the new york state department of environmental conservation. oak wilt, a fungus that kills trees mainly in the south, has been confirmed for the first time on long island residents love their woods. >> it's heavily wooded around here. the name of the industry is all woods street. >> reporter: the discovery made by an alert arborist on private property on this block. four new plantings, red oaks planted from out of state died suddenly. they turn red off season. the diagnosis a fungus that chokes off water and nutrients causing bark to wilt. were removed. but to stop an isolated case from spreading by roots and insects, the dec says it must destroy all red oaks in a 150- foot radius. >> versus waiting and then we have to deal with thousands of trees. >> reporter: unwelcome news under towering oak trees. >> we grew accustomed to our trees. w

for long island. then we will be done with everything, and we start off with a cool air mass for monday morning. cat skills today, 78 with the evening storms. hamptons, you'll get it last late late tonight into the early morning hours. check in with life guards, there's a moderate rip current risk, an eye to the sky late in the afternoon as the front approaches. 85 is the high in the city. 68 for thunderstorms tonight, so we cool just a little bit, and then tomorrow, we're elemented with temperatures as -- limited with temperatures as a refreshing air mass comes in. feeling pleasant, too. low humidity and it's going to continues into tuesday. this is going to be a break from the ac. this is going to be a nice little round of weather for the early part of the workweek, an august break if you will. we haven't seen temperatures that cool for daytime highs since august 2nd. wednesday, thursday and friday. temperatures climb again and the humidity is also back. and 89 by friday. hot and humid again. going

like i was saying, long island, they needed the rain. maybe not quite that much in that short amount of time. but a lot of suffolk county in a severe drought. it will be interesting to see what happens when that map gets updated. that happens every thursday. every thursday the u.s. drought monitor comes out. showers that developed over the north shore of long island. it was a converge of two sea breezes from the atlantic and long island sound, can converging air rises and that causes your showers and thunderstorms to develop. much bigger area of showers off to our west right now over the ohio valley. that will be moving in tomorrow evening. it's not inconceivable that we get a shower or storm overnight tonight. it would be scattered. during the day tomorrow, maybe and then tomorrow afternoon is when the main chill comes in from the west. could be strong storms with that and heavy downpours. monday, not even getting out of the 70s and low humidity to boot. mostly cloudy tonight. warm and humid. we're down to about 75. it's humid with clou

this happened on the long island expressway in mannerville. carmelo pinellas was driving the out back, headin when he ran into the median. the car went airborne and crossed into westbound traffic. this morning the pinellas family says they are living a nightmare. >> they lived together, she and carmelo and christopher. in one day the whole house disappear. and an 80-year-old woman is in critical condition. she was a passenger in the bmw. police are now look into the whether speed played a role in this crash. diana rocco channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> 6:04. >>> new this morning a man on a motorcycle was killed trying to pass another vehicle in the bronx. 25-year-old george gonzalez lost control when he clipped the rear bumper of a yesterday afternoon on east treatment avenue. gonzalez then slammed into the back of a double parked white tow truck. police did issue a summons to the tow truck to double park snag a memorial service is being held today for a bronx deli working shot and killed by a man who had stolen a police officer's gun. native co

long island reporter kristin the story. she's in levittown. >> this is the 2-mile stretch of property people who live along here say the problem is all those bugs and rats end up in their properties. >> reporter: vienna kirkland has a nice backyard in levittown, but she rarely goes in it. >> the animals, the mice, the mosquitos, the bees. >> reporter: she says they're coming from this, a 2-mile from wantagh avenue to newbridge road and was used as a railroad system from 1871 to the early 1930s. now it buts up to the backyards of dozens of homes, forcing some to put out mice traps. people say no one picks up the trash and the bugs are out of control. >> we just had a party here over the weekend and most of the people had to run inside because of the bugs. >> it's the height of arrogance that the long island railroad this problem and be a terrible neighbor. >> reporter: those with the town of hempstead says they've been asking the railroad for years to clean up and maintain the property. people say they see crews come once in

. >>> it's owned by the long island railroad. today local officials and homeowners lashed out saying it is disgusting and needs to be cleaned up. prisoner in her own home. >> there's no reason why they can't come in and clean it up. we can't enjoy our backyard. my daughter gets bit. there are so many rodents. we have to constantly hire an exterminator. something should be done about it. >> the long island railroad has ignored requests to clear the area. we've reached out to the long island railroad for comment, but >>> routine testing revealed high levels of bacteria in two parks. more testing will take place tomorrow, but for now the state says no swimming there. >>> six people injured from an electric shock on a carnival ride in connecticut. >> we have new information on how it happened. plus this. >>> the sinkhole that's been frustrating a brooklyn neighborhood for more than a year. 4 investigates what's taking so long to fix it. >>> weather is doing fine around storm in the atlantic. i'll show you fiona and the ten-day foreca

new this morning, a health alert in long island. officials are warning of a possible exposure to hepatitis a. good morning. >> good morning. if you have been exposed, the key is to get treatment within soon as possible. within two weeks the county health department is investigating a case of a help a of a person who worked at trento and if you were there july 19th, 23rd, 26th, 29th and 30th, you may have been exposed. the symptoms range from mild to severe including things like fever, fatigue, poor appetite, nausea, jaundice. a lot of people recover in a within 28 days of exposure. the suffolk county department of health is offering a free vaccine to those who may have been exposed. head to our website at nbcnewyork.com. >> kerry in the newsroom, thank you. >>> if you're caught violating mta, you face a fine. but half of the people who get summons never pay up. that was a 2 1/2 year period. city. the state comptroller faults the mta for stopping collections if the fines go unpaid for 18 months. >>> to learn more about sharks startin

long island dealing with some of that. then by the time most people head out to work monday, all done. the cool front is we're taking most of that humidity with it. for today, warm and muggy. 84 degrees. expecting showers and thunderstorms. tonight, 68 degrees. looking at the early thunderstorms. then we start to see clearing overnight from west to east. and long island will be the last to clear out. tomorrow, bright sunshine, decreased humidity, 82 degrees, which is exactly where we should be. so a day where temperatures are tuesday, 80 degrees. even cooler. and then wednesday, 85. still a beautiful day. eightys on thursday. temperatures start to rise. then we start to reintroduce some of that humidity. looking for showers and possible thunderstorms friday. monday, tuesday and wednesday, a nice run of cooler dry air. >> very nice. thank you. >>> it is 6:17 a.m. a change to the taxi test. what cabbies are no longer required to know and how it could affect your rent -- your next ride. >>> a celebration for one of america's

it's tonight's made on long island. ? ? >> reporter: it's not just the guitar player who makes the music. sound actually starts. what goes into crafting them? it's an intricate process the ceo will tell you. he's been manufacturing guitar strings and music accessories for over 40 years. >> in 1973, we decided to do it on long island. and we started and moved to >> rosa has helped make the strings for more than half that time. >> it's a no. 1 priority nowadays. you can't get by without a job. >> reporter: she's one of a thousand employees and credits her job as the reason why she can afford to stay on long island. >> -- i started as a machine operator. they provided me training. now i'm a manager and oversee 300, 400 >> reporter: they work out of this 110,000 square foot warehouse, producing over 7,000 strings per day. the wire mill is where it begins. high carbon steel is drawn into different sizes. each machine makes up to a thousand feet of musical wire a minute. it's moved here to the factory floor where it's made and pa

a boater found dead off the coast of long island. tonight a family member says he believes it wasn't an accident. andrew weis left from gilgo beach on saturday and never made it to his destination. later found badly damaged, possibly hit by another vessel. we first broke this story with a push alert on our news app. kristin thorne is in huntington with the exclusive story. >> andrew weis lived here on the north shore of long island. he has relatives in the huntington area. they tell us weis grew up on the water. he knew everything about it. they absolutely believe that foul play was involved in his by another vessel. absolutely convinced. >> reporter: it's not just bud clarke. police say they also believe someone may have hit andrew weis' boat. >> there are hundreds of thousands of eyeballs out there. my objective is to say someone had to have seen something happening. >> reporter: it was early saturday evening when the 48-year-old father of three small children set out from gilgo beach in to the great destination. his severely damag

pop up storms cause flash flooding on long island, this video is from huntington this afternoon. inches of w street kps caused problem force drivers there. big question here, what about tomorrow? >> let's check in with the storm team. >> we will have to deal with more rain and thunderstorms tomorrow, as i eluded to tomorrow in the news cast, it will not just be on long island, we will see that weather throughout the entire tri-state tomorrow, not just flash flooding but plenty of rain. it has been a hot summer so far, and that has been the case for basically the entire planet. record last month. we are get thg data just in the past week from climate central, that is why i'm sharing it with you right now and july of 2016 was the 15th consecutive month of record breaking warmth. so, temperatures have been well above average for more than a year now and july was the earth's hottest month on record and we have been keeping these records since 1880. that was a long stretch with this heat and humidity and it continues as we head from another warm and muggy one, we don't have 90s in the

cbs 2's jennifer mclogan explains from long island bryant is watching the decline of long island sound as excavators dredge silt and muck. >> it's basically displacing the fish from their natural habitat. >> reporter: it's a busy day at port jefferson harbor for those who love long island sound. >> we have to make sure we take care of it and still, you know, it can exist for my kids and their kids. >> reporter: a family just took this ferry from connecticut and was surprised to see open water dumping of dredged materials as >> um, it's dirty. >> reporter: that's the worry and complaint from those who live on or make a living from the majestic waterway. a controversial 30-year plan to continue dumping dredged soil, sand and sediment into long island sound was just approved by the u.s. army corps of engineers and the environmental protection agency. >> we consider long island sound an extension of our home. it's our f but it's not our junkyard. >> reporter: studies show sludge pulled from the bottoms of harbor, inlets and rivers which allow cargo slips to safely pass can contain mercury,

southwest wind 82 in white stone 77 long island coastal connecticut. 76 jersey shore. heat advisory until 8:00 saturday night that. tells you how long the stretch will be, probably will move that to sunday, heat warning the heat index for tomorrow to toms river through the five boroughs .10 4 is the real feel. today we are going to be hovering right around 100 degrees. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. weather then heather how are the trains doing? >> reporter: just fine. long island railroad, jersey transit and metro north doing okay. you had some earlier signal problems on the 5 trains yesterday near morris park. they are repaired but you expect residual delays as a result. then we have this issue on 17, southbound side midland avenue into century road, we have construction. all lanes are closed down and diverted at midland avenue. you can see the big line of red there. that means it is completely shut down. use fairview avenue as your alternate or hop on the garden state parkway. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect f

long island railroad coming to laguardia airport. you don't have to get into a car. >> reporter: the second track will also allow service. one to two trains per hour. eventually a third track will be added in central nassau. commuters just relieved the project is moving full speed ahead. >> anything to lighten up the traffic would be fantastic around here because it's crazy. >> reporter: the governor stressing that the second track here will not be infringing on any of the area homeowners. it is expected to be complete in 2018. trying to escape to jamaica. clifford perkins never showed up for his sentencing hearing earlier this month. he was found guilty previously for his role in a deadly motorcycle crash two years ago. he will be sentenced on wednesday. >>> coming up, ever wonder how burglars decide which homes to rob? tonight convicted burglars reveal their i-team exclusive. >>> a six-year project to clean toxic chemicals out of the hudson may not have been effective. >>> the temperatures cool down to the 50s and 60s, even in fios

. >>> a park on long island turns into a crime scene after a body was found near a baseball field. now we're hearing from a man who made that gruesome discovery. ali bauman is live in greenlawn with the latest on the investigation. ali. >> reporter: jessica, the park is basically pitch black here so when the sun rose the next morning stroll, discovered a dead body just under that tree. taking his routine walks through greenlawn park early saturday morning mike and his dog sunny made a gruesome discovery. >> he looked like he had sneakers on and his feet were pointing towards the pitchers mound. >> reporter: a man's body blow this tree that suffolk county police are investigating as a homicide. they say he had cuts and slashes all over but he kept his distance. >> i thought the guy was just -- had was -- nursing his hang over or, you know, his legs were crossed. another dog walker saw the body a half-hour later and called police around 7 a.m. they shut down the park saturday as investigators searched for clues. >> that man flagged down a passing motorist who called 911. patrol offic

long island railroad, jersey okay. local only 42nd street, c, street ferry suspended once again today. they are doing repairing. new york waterway take that there pier 11 to jersey city and path lines are doing just fine. >>> heading onto the new jersey turnpike north bay extension east of exit 14 that is an accident being cleared away. looking at the grand central parkway westbound near the l.i.e. another accident being cleared. investigation in elizabeth and alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. ken over to you. >>> heather thank you. >>> 6:02 this morning. a suffolk county man is facing murder charges in his own mother's death. police say he drownedler in their backyard pool in the quiet hamlet of cold spring harbor. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco is live with what police are saying about this crime. diana? >> reporter: ken it is a crime that is hard to imagine. it has certainly rattled this quiet long community this morning. police are saying a beloved mother is dead, killed at t

it's working. >> love it. >>> up next for us, a life- saving duo on long island. how a first responder is getting a furry friend who is no stranger to heroic feats. >> then at 6:00, trees planted at a church in memory of lost loved ones being uprooted for a parking lot. >>> a perfect pairing on long island. a badly injured new york city firefighter receives a companion dog saved people's lives from fire. cbs 2's dave carlin has the story of dr. dog's new job and heroics -- has the story of this dog's new job and heroics. >> reporter: he beamed as he was presented with his k-9 companion. the former firefighter and 9/11 responder was one of 15 people is he ceremony getting dogs. he fractured his neck and back responding to a fire in brooklyn. >> when i was going from the steps gave out and i fell. >> reporter: he had five spinal surgeries and will find comfort in the dog who has her own history of saving lives. this dog rescued family members from a burning pennsylvania home,. >> she saved our life last year in a fire. we didn't know we were in a fire but she woke u

all of that humidity in the air continuing to follow the tornado warning in the eastern part of long island. we'll let you know where that is headed and how long the heat and humidity will stick around once it settles in. >> at 4:43, latest on the breaking news in new york, a m manhattan with suction cups. police are on the scene trying to caution him down. it isn't working yet but we'll stay right with it and keep you >> just gone past quarter till 5:00. the pike looks pretty said it before but that's right where that new bruins practice facility s. let's check the drive times. where there is red there are problems. down at the split there is somewhat of a problem. half an hour going north. a little over half an hour there, no problem. 128, very slow. an awful lot of construction. that contributes. western tolls 495, 24 minutes. 495, pretty good in both save-minute ride. traffic doesn't look too bad. pe on -- what day is this? >> wednesday. to my knowledge. >> you're perfect, spot on. >> for 15 years i've been asking her what day it is. >> nearly five days a week. >> usually five days a we

long island railroad, jersey transit and metro north doing fine. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. lori and ken over to you. >>> heather thank you. 4:39. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning. the man shot by police in queens earlier this week faces a judge. why his lawyer says the shooting was unjustified. >>> also ahead, more obstacles for a historic maryland town days after severe flooding there's one place where america's pastime is preserved for all time. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ?? discover something one of a kind in new york. ?? new york. it's all here. it's only here. >>> panic of passengers aboard a jumbo jet caught on camera seconds before explosion. cell phone video shows how passengers scrambled to escape the emirates airplane seconds after it skidded down the runway in dubai airport. this just after the evacuation, a huge ball of flames erupted from the flames. a firefighter was killed during the explosion. officials say the landing gear may not have depl

even a severe drought over parts of long island. that may have been minimized by the flooding rain fall for suffolk county. but central suffolk in a severe drought as of yesterday. we will have to see the update. it comes out on every thursday empire state building, 76 drs, and mostly cloudy skies. pumping in a lot of moisture from the atlantic ocean, and there's the onshore flow continuing through tomorrow it will be muggy out there, and temperatures topping off in the middle 80s, and a blend of sun and clouds, and mainly cloudy, and a few peaks of sun out there, and then the showers and thunderstorms are coming in full force i think by tomorrow evening. before that happens, before the main line of storms will come in, there could be a spotty shower or storm afternoon hours. these were spotty, but they sat over the same locations over suffolk county all afternoon. calverton with 3.58 inches. east north port over 2 inches, and like i was saying, considered a severe drought over suffolk county, and we will have to see if it has been

. >>> three people killed on the long island expressway. what we're learning tonight about the victims and what went wrong. >>> "news 4 at 6" starts now. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm stefan holt. >>> three people have died, six other injured. >> because of this, the scene earlier this after after three ball of metal. >> the crash happened around 9:35 this morning near exit 68, near mannerville, long island. five people are recovering at stoneybrook hospital. andrew siff with the information. >> reporter: natalie, this one is just awful. in fact, as you'll hear in a moment, firefighters, paramedics describing to doctors that this is one of the worst crashes they've ever seen. police investigators speed as the cause of a crash with tragic consequences. it happened just after 9:30 this morning on the long island expressway. the driver of a sub arue outback went flying across the grassy median, into the path of two cars heading west. the resulting crash killed three people and shocked even the firefighters who raced to the scene. >> re

the new jersey transit, metro north, and long island railroad, all are schedule. if you're going to the bqe, northeast into mcginnis humboldt street, it's right before the bridge. farther east, there's more construction, and we do have construction at the george, lincoln, and holland. be aware of that. minor delays, and street >>> we start with break news in brooklyn. a shooter son the loose after gunning down two people as they sat inside of a car. it was in bed-stuy. darla smiles -- darla miles is live for us. >> reporter: i have spoke to the family members here, and and fresh. he was the father of a 1-year- old son. you can see a number of shell casings on the ground and at the mercedes suv. we have a closer look at the crime scene, happening just after 1:00 this morning here in bed stuy. what we know so far, the 33- year-old was in the car with a 22-year-old woman. and opened fire. the 33-year-old was shot in the face and neck, and he was taken to interfaith medical center, and he was pronounced dead. the woman is in stable condition after being shot in the to

a left over shower exiting the north shore of long island, suffolk county there. forks and i'll slide on past toward fisher's island. you see this lane of showers is with this front sagging southward. a wind dries us out. this afternoon 77. folks around jersey with a shower or thunderstorm starting at 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. if you are up early like some of us, very early tomorrow morning. then temperatures back in the mid to upper 80s again today and tomorrow. with the wind small craft advisory in effect. so stay in port except on long island sound. out in the atlantic the waves are 3 to 5 feet with the northwest wind gusting up. 88 today, warm, less humid. friday and humid. more of the same on saturday. and then sunday we are at 86 and finally we have to get a break next week, front comes through monday and it will be less humid and temperatures in the low 80s by tuesday. so that will be a welcome sight. your weekend is looking good, nice and summary. get outside and enjoy. back to you guys. >> thank you bill. >>> heather another check on the commute? >>

long island railroad, jersey transit and metro north running on or close. george lincoln and the holland overnight construction but traffic still very light across- the-board at the hudson river crossings. over on the crossbronx eastbound into webster avenue, construction but traffic still moving okay there. building up on the grand central parkway west. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you. double shooting. we have learned a pregnant woman was injured in the process. eyewitness news reporter diana rocco has the latest for us. devry is that? >> reporter: ken good morning. a pregnant woman is recovering in the hospital. it started when shots were fired around 12:30 this morning homes on the avenue. it happened at 196 see more avenue a man was shot in the kitchen and a woman was shot in the bedroom, the woman nine months pregnant. she was shot in the left foot and taken to university hospital in newark. back out here live the ross tore is on the scene investigating all of in this morning. but we know one person was dead and one person was s

. >>> a grand jury is reviewing evidence in a murder case on long island. a man accused of killing his own mother. the 23-year-old was in court today. police say he drowned his mother in the pool of her home in lloyd harbor last week. authorities say he confessed to killing her. face in williamsburg by a stranger asking for directions to a synagogue. the anti-defamation league says this is happening far too often and it is causing concern. ray villeda is there. >> reporter: that hasidic man was walking down the street when he was approached by another man. as he started to give directions, he was knocked, punched down to the ground. it happened sunday the attacker asked where's the synagogue on hughes street. the victim started to explain. then the attacker punched him on the left side of his face. the hasidic man from rockland county fell to the ground hurting his knee and face. he wasn't seriously hurt. to give you some perspective, according to the anti-defamation anti-semitic attacks in new york city. >>> according to the city's office of the inspector

. >>> also new this morning, a restaurant parking lot becomes a demolition derby on long island. >>> and months ago, before the first presidential ago, hillary clinton reveals a bit of her playground strategy to face off with donald trump. >>> good morning everybody. i'm michelle charles in for lori stokes. >>> good morning i'm ken rosato. it is tuesday august 23rd. weather and traffic. >> reporter: it is our coolest morning of the entire summer so far. around 63 right now. down to 62 last hour. you have got a lot of 50s in the suburbs, 58 teterboro, 5 58 white plains. 58 islip. 55 belmar. low humidity, a lot of sunshine, light wind out there with high pressure firmly in a much better day than this 4:00 p.m. temperature of 80 degrees, calm wind. eventually we do heat things up, right now we send it over to debby in for heather with a look at traffic this morning. >> reporter: good morning everybody ewe are going to show you eastbound slowing down by kennedy airport. looks like two lanes blocked now. we'll keep an eye on that for you. westbound building out by knapp street, on going c

. >>> beaches across the tri-state, high risk of rip currents on queens, long island. new jersey isn't fairing better. dave price has a closer look, dave. >> reporter: we are actually on the beach, and it is a crowded beach here on long beach island in new jersey. feels like it is 103. and these conditions, as we've talked about and janice will go into detail on, will stay this way as we head through the weekend. that's why we have a rip current statement out for long island, extended through 9:00 p.m. as the graphic we're putting up, extended through 9:00 p.m. on friday night. i wouldn't be surprised if these were extended through the weekend or expanded. but rip current risks in new jersey are moderate, and with miles per hour and gusting to 21 right here, it is that danger of the winds that create these rip currents. dangerous conditions along the shore lines, as we surveyed the situation earlier, certainly beautiful, but the winds and waves were obvious. to everyone who a season pro or season visitor, they know, rip currents mean business. >> everyone always comes h

the city of long island, in the twin forks and the hamptons, not hanging out too long but they are not done with rainfall for a while, central park, 77 ? with cloudy skies, south southwest wind, lots of humidity keeping temperatures warm, not mh 77 in williamsport and philadelphia, 70 in albany with a mostly cloudy sky, if you patty lighter showers but potential for showers to pick up coverage as well as intensity as the day goes on. the heating helps showers and storms and it becomes more likely you run into rain showers later on, high-pressure holding on but not doing a great job, the front is squeezing in and giving more scattered showers through the day, air temperature 81 ?, water temperature 75. the rip current risk is at a high level. if you're going out into the water watch out for recurrence and if you get caught make sure you relax and swim parallel to the beach. we have 86 for high today, highs in the operatings alone are thes, storm chances out there until you get the myfoxny.com weather apps, let's get live interactive radar, all set to go. that is your forecast. there it

on long island. investigators say a subaru slammed into two vehicles on the long island expressway over the weekend and now five people are dead, several others are in the hospital this morning. "today in new york's" andrew siff has the story. >> reporter: in an instant the driver of the subaru was airborne. the driver and his 10-year-old son killed, his sister patricia also killed. spoke about their paint his girlfriend was in the car in front of theirs. >> all i saw was the car flow to the other side, to the other side of the byway, and that's when i stopped and run away to see if everybody was okay. >> reporter: doctors say it was so shocking many of the paramedics were shaking. >> police say it was the they ever saw. >> reporter: it flew into the packet of two other cars. a bmw with four seniors from west hampton who survived and a honda whose driver was 29-year-old scott martella, communications director for suffolk county executive steve balon and former aide to the governor. he was known acros

one on long island, the other in connecticut. the f-0 twister struck down in mattitutck. severe storms across eastern suffolk county brought a lightning show, that lightning struck several houses causing them go up in almost blew everything off the kitchen table. so i closed the window, i text my mom, and i went inside the staircase because there's no windows or anything. >> the thunderstorms left some local roads flooded. >> tornado ripping through north haven. that is the ef-0 tornado that ripped through north haven in connecticut. people were running for cover. island sound. we call them weak tornadoes, but quite serious still. >> i was thinking that. we're saying zero, when we hear of these 4s and 5s. >> can you imagine? you look at that look at some damage, considerable damage from 70-mile-per-hour winds. you can only imagine when you talk about 240 miles per hour when you talk about the ef4s and 5s. we'll have to watch later on this afternoon for thunderstorms, the heat stays in effect for the five boroughs not only for today but the next several days, into mercer c

the storm we saw on long island was severe. this could happen but for the most part we're expecting drenching downpours with a lot of rain, gusty winds, even lightning in them quickly pass. big heat coming in for thursday and friday. we're talking temperatures in higher in some cases. here's the futurecast. thursday morning we'll start with a mix of sun and clouds. then in the afternoon it could spark a shower or thunderstorm and that's what happens again. after 1:00 tomorrow, pop up. hit or miss. i wouldn't call the afternoon a total rain-out. if you're looking at your smart phone, going rain again, all the way in to the weekend, these are showers and thunderstorms that come and go time to time. be aware of the forecast, keep an eye to the sky and that's how u be happening. it's just the threat of the showers that will keep happening each and every day because of the way the atmosphere is so unstable. tonight, spotty storms and 73 overnight. tomorrow we'll see temperatures even warmer than today, 90 on the thermometer. the rea

eastern long island right now it doesn't look like they're holding together t w see sol overt long island sound that will be brushing through north shore here. so still a little risky in materials of showers and storms but it's not that bad as we speak. so let's take a look at what we had for high temperatures in the city but around tristate is. u up to 89 newark. 86 in sussex. 90 many poughkeepsie so warm, humid at the same time so it felt warmer than what we had for high temperatures. 85 was your high for islip, but now things are looking a little dropping in from canada coming in from the north but it is not actually going to be that sm much cooler but drier and more comfortable sthoos going to make a difference in terms of what it feels like tomorrow to be just about as warm but with the air drying out it feels a little bit better. right now we have 79 central park as well as newark. winds coming in from the west going to start to turn more northwesterly as that cold front helicopters to drop on by. let's look at the future cast and show you what's happening with storms computer model

we're live as police investigate three different long island. a seat -- a teenager seriously injured walking home. >>> pretty decent cloudy start to the day. a stormy ending coming our way. good morning. coming up on 7:30 a.m. sunday, august 21. i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm cindy hsu. the top stories are straight ahead. first elise finch has the latest on the forecast. >> it was looking like a better morning an hour ago. interesting morning. we did have sunshine. a beautiful sunrise. now we are seeing more and more clouds. soon the clouds will be followed by rain. rainout temperature wise, 68 degrees in monticello. and 72 in montauk. seventy-seven for central park. the dew point, pretty high. upper 60s and low 70s. it is definitely muggy out there. high. but with the dew point, it will feel close to 90 degrees in the warmest locations. looking at the vortex satellite and radar, some shower activity across the tri-state area now. looking at pennsylvania, you can see what is coming our way. 84 degrees is the forecast high today. we will hit that clos

long island, 72. and then we see the temperatures across the board, a handful of degrees warmer than yesterday at this same time. the coolest spot is monticello, 57 degrees. that's about where they started yesterday and ended up in the 80s. so a repeat of that. and a southerly breeze brings moisture in the form of humidity into play. and we are watching that on the computer model is a high resolution, so gives us a real good reading on the clouds today. so sunshine early and through the mid-morning hour, a blanket of high thin clouds and bright sunshine for the afternoon. and another round of clouds coming in later this evening. and that sets the stage for storms we are expecting to have on saturday. and now the grids right now are set tight so we can see exactly where the storms might show up and the timing. showers and thunderstorm including this one with oranges and yellows all the way up into bridgeport. and then we've got through the afternoon, long island getting wet with some heavy rain and thu

. >> we have long island metro north, no major issue with transit. subways are doing okay. the 5 trains are dealing with the signal problems. route 17 all lanes are closed on 17 as you go southbound. they are diverted off because of this construction project. as you travel on to 80 as you go westbound near exit 62 two lanes had closed down as a result of that. we have alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for today. over to you. >>> dramatic fire. overnight in the bronx at least nine people have been hurt, including three firefighters. one man jumped from a window to escape the flames. he suffered the most serious of the injuries. the firefighter suffered minor injuries as well. fire broke out inside the apartments on east 202nd street around 23:04 morning. 30 people have been displaced in this. the cause is under investigation but right now it does not appear suspicious. >>> a man on a mission tried to scale trump tower at the height of the evening rush. the dramatic moment caught on camera as police grabbed him and pulled him to safety. it was watched b

we've got a 79-degree reading as we head out to long island. this is ralph in plain view, he says it's 79. received nearly a half inch of rain with some home grown showers. long island was definitely sort of the big winner if you will in terms of rainfall. still a warm 88 in greenwood lake. this is daniel. his comment, no rain up here, sunny and warm all day. it did depend where you were today. we're taking a live look at can barely tell it rained, right, but it did. partly sunny, 79 degrees right now. wind out of the south, southeast at 14 miles per hour. so spot showers are possible tonight. gusty storms are likely for your sunday, and then sort of a refreshing monday, lower humidity, lower temperatures, 83 degrees today. we were forecasting 87, but with that rain-cooled air, a few degrees cooler, still above normal. 82 is the norm, 83 the high today. lower than what we've had over the past coe still 1 degree above normal. take a look, here's your vortex satellite and radar. barely anything left of the showers and thunderstorms that we saw ea

a sea breeze from the atlantic and long island sound. you get this line of showers and thunderstorms. that sat just length the lie for several hours between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 this afternoon. radar estimates were 3 to 4 and a half inches of rain in the area. parts of queens and manhattan. these are the flood reporting that we got during the afternoon, clustered over north western suffolk county and fairfield county, connecticut. things have quieted down significantly. one downpour over middle essex county. you can't rule out another shower or storm overnight. another organized batch of rain promises to bring wet weather in here by tomorrow evening. we will detail that, plus what significant. we will talk about that this your full forecast. >> thank you, jeff. we will see you then. >>> remember you can get the accuweather forecast and important heat safety tips with our app. it's free to download for apple or android devices. >>> a disturbing discovery at a park on long island. the body of a man near a baseball field. the body had signif

i think the back end of this is close to that east end of long island by 8:00. so for today it's warm. we'll be in the mid-80s, it will be muggy with a spotty rumble of thunder. tomorrow the story really doesn't change. but we will see humidity levels rising even more as we make our way into the weekend. chance of a we again tomorrow. saturday same yet again. wins are going to be onshore. with that we'll see certainly plenty of clouds around and a chance for showers and storms, and then sunday looking to be the most humid day, showers and storms late sunday are really going to be probably the strongest that we'll see for the duration of the next four days. today 85 degrees, early rain moving through now. then a midday break from the wet weather, a mix of sunshine and clouds, and then that chance returns this afternoon. winds are calm, and then 5 to 10. overnight a stray shower and 73. then tomorrow to end your work week 87 with an isolated shower or storm. your weekend, 87 on saturday, getting more sticky out there, 30% chance of a shower or storm, 50% likelihoo

. >> she's the pride and joy of long island. we take ownership in her. >>> neighbors on long island fighting back against an eyesore. a property filled with weeds, mice, and insect. why they're having a hard time cleaning it up. >>> i'm warning you about a scheme that's put off on local taxpayers. >>> all new this half hour, called an eyesore that's full of mice and insects. a 2-mile stretch of weed atlantis creating a nightmare for homeowner and they're demanding it gets cleaned up. >> wait until you hear who owns the property. kristin thorn posted on twitter, it belongs to the long island railroad. she's live in levelling ton with the story. >>reporter: this is the 2-mile stretch. behind me, you can see there's homes that back up to this town of lovette town and the town of homestead said they've been asking the irr to clean up this property for years and nothing gets done. people who live along this stretch say because of this unkept area, their backyards are filled with rodents and insects. this property was -- used to be ra

yesterday afternoon boston mayor marty walsh defended spending on long island. a fox25 investigates reports found that the city spent more than $5 condemned the only bridge to the island in 2014. that move shut down programs for the homeless and people in drug rehab. mayor walsh said laws have been made in boston but couldn't give us an answer of the future of those empty buildings. >> reporter: what is the plan for long island? >> we don't have a long-term plan. we are working to see what the plan is long term. it will come down to where do we come up with the money to >> if there is no new plan for long island, why maintain to preserve those buildings. >> we want to preserve for future and if we stop running water to those buildings, they will annual disrepair and will cost us even more money. >> julie: mayor walsh said the city doesn't have enough money to build a new bridge from long island but may ask for help from the state and feds. >>> state officials are be work zones this summer. they are working extra hard to get impaired drivers off the road. new ads

eastern long island, jersey shore more than eastern long island. humidity is on hold for the next three days. then the dog days of summer will develop in the middle of the week. if you want the heat and humidity back, you get it by wednesday. we're down to 81 in long branch. tom's river, some showers are approaching you now. but it's still near 90 degrees. bouncing back on the lower the low 80. 87 in poughkeepsie. showers not far away. dew points are in the mid-70s. it feels tropical. off to the north and west, much drier air works in overnight. the best of both worlds. we get the drier air but not the cooling with the cold front. the humidity just way down. upper 70s to low 80s this night breeze develops during the afternoon. you have showers leaving connecticut. those may dive towards eastern long island. that will be over the next couple of hours. the showers over nassau falling apart over suffolk. neptune is going to rain. strongest shores going towards 195 in new jersey. you will have to deal with there is the cold fronted coming there and the

no one at the house would comment today. >>> new at 6:00, also on long island, an islip man is charged after allegedly grabbing cash from more than a police say 25-year-old donald generelli terrorized clerks by stealing cash from registers. police say no weapon was displayed, no injuries but customers are relieved there's been an arrest. >> i think it's frightening. i think that people come for coffee and the employees are just trying to work and that's really scary that someone would come in and make them feel unsafe. >> the man is accused of hitting 14 stores in early june. >>> first flames now felonies. r victimized twice in the same week. on monday more than 100 people were forced out during a fire on carl avenue. firefighters had to remove all the apartment doors during the search for survivors and since then, thieves raided at least six apartments. a translator describing what was stolen from one of the apartments. [ speaking spanish ] his tv, shoes and clothes. >> the building's owner says there was a security guard on duty earlier this week. >>> as police search for her killer,

long island, new jersey transit okay. delta, all flights grounded. if you are going the airport, problems reported. belt parkway, we have this unauthorized truck, a problem on 35th with construction, closure until 7:30, street cleaning rules in effect. >>> cleaning up the subways is a dirty job, someone has to do it. hello! it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. wait, wait, wait. but you can call me, banking assistance & registration technology. hi amy. thank you. thank you. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank. ? ? ? award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. >>> three officers have been attacked on rikers island. inmate armed with a scalpel, slashed an officer's arm. two other officers were punched. we spoke with the head of the officers union. >> we don't deserve to come to work to be slashed

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