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introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gle. it's where brains meet brawn. >> 6:44 am, monday morning let's check the headlines. tropical storm eric is bringing heavy rain of flash flooding to parts of florida. the tiny island of dominica and has killed at least 20 people there. >> juliet: oliver sacks is being remembered as one of the great minds of a generation. he died yesterday in his new york city home at the age of 82, following two, following a battle of cancer. >> police are looking for 23-year-old tiffany newman, she was arrested saturday on a charge of petty larceny. she escaped from the new york presbyterian hospital, manhattan hospital yesterday. spee1 moving on, let's do a little sports action and we start the u.s. open. >> ben: it gets underway today,. >> meanwhile serena williams readies herself her first match tonight the top seed serena history. she is on the brink of the greatest achievement in tennis, a single season grand slam. last 1988. along the way she will have to eat, possibly her sister serena. >> i th

introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gle.where brains meet brawn. >>> an off-duty officer killed by a hit and run driver, this morning, we're waiting for police to file charges against that person, what that driver ace accused of doing and who followed him after the accident, and trapped him. >>> in delaware county an officer there is out of the hospital after being shot in the chest. what he put on before work that probably saved his life. >>> and, maybe he doesn't, need a blessing from the pope anymore, sam bradford shows us what he is made of, perfect ten for ten leading eagles to a big win, over at lambeau field. what chip kelly had to say about sammy. >>> and, we are taking a live look at allentown, look at this, we're expecting another beautiful day, maybe but the heat and humidity, it

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introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gle. it's where brains meet brawn. now at 6:30, how someone managed to escape from nypd custody. >>> see what scared this man out of a local restaurant. >>> we're bracing for another possible heat wave as a major tournament kicks off in queens. what could that be? "today in new york" starts now. >>> that's the u.s. open about to get under way. good morning everybody. 6:30 a.m. on this monday, august 31st. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. wlets check in with chris cimino. >> a lot of perspiring going on today. 77 in city island. 75 sheepshead bay and 74 in jersey city. still some 60s in the suburbs north and west. the humidity is fairly high and will stay that way for the bulk of the day today. unfortunately, sweat this one out. keep yourself hydrated. look for hazy sun through the clouds. 88 at noon. forecasting a high today of 92. a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm north or west. folks heading out the door, emily west, what's the commute? >> one accident has cleared. connecticut, on the turnpik

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introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gle. it's where brains meet brawn. >>> it's going to be a hot afternoon. late-day sunshine, afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. plenty of humidity that will stick around into tomorrow. look at tomorrow afternoon, 94 degrees with sunshine tuesday, even hotter wednesday and thursday. middle 90s after morning lows in the lower 70s. finally, a break of sorts on friday, with a chance of showers, just short of the 90 degree mark. less humid this weekend. have a great day. >>> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. tributes are pouring in for a true visionary in hollywood. horror movie maestro wes craven died sunday. carson? >> many of us were scared out of our minds the first time we saw "a nightmare on elm street." it was a movie he struggled to make before turning things around in a big way. legendary film maker wes craven died sunday following a long fight with brain cancer. the man behind villains freddie kreuger and scream's ghostface. >> oh, you want t

introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gle. it's where brains meet brawn. there. 76. same number in central park. hudson valley, generally between and 75. it's 3 h weather today. normal high is 80. we're forecasting a high of 92. yesterday we hit 90. 91 tomorrow, 92 and 93 for wednesday and thursday. weekend looks good. middle 80s and lower humidity. hank you very much. tributes are pouring in for a true visionary in hollywood. horror movie maestro wes craven died sunday. carson? >> many of us were scared out of our minds the first time we saw "a nightmare on elm street." it was a movie he struggled to make before turning things around in a big way. legendary film maker wes craven died sunday following a long fight with brain cancer. the man behind villains freddie kreuger and scream's ghostface. >> oh, you want to play psycho killer? >> r orter: -- passed away surroundedly family in his los geles home. he was 76. his family saying in part, our hearts are broken. craven made his name writing and directing "the last house on the left" and "the hills have eyes". >> noth

gle coupe. a mercedes-benz suv with the heart and soul of a race car.'re waiting for police to file charges. what the driver is accusing of doing and who followed him and cut him off at traffic and trapped him. >>> all about sam bradford, he shows us what he is made of leading eagles to victory over green bay packers what chip kelly had to say about his plays. >>> it is called city of brotherly love for a reason, late the night brawl in philadelphia between two men is caught on camera, as you can tell right here, never guess how this street fight turns into a bromance, i'm not kidding. >> setting record, philadelphia native kevin hart gets a warm welcome back home. how he made history at the link, last night. >>> hey, kid going back to school today. 20 percent of the kids are back in school, somewhere around there. >> depending on the school district. i know city does in the go back until a week from tomorrow but suburban kid, one of my kid noah goes back to school today. >> we're getting there. >> we want pictures facebook, instagram, twitter fox 29 go

gle coupe. a mercedes-benz suv with the heart and soul of a race car. >> oh, yeah that is not meadowlands but the u.s. open. they built the roof. semiroof over there. there's a tennis court in the middle. hi, jim. reporter: that's right, the u.s. open tennis open begins today, and the roof should be completed for next year's open but you can see how much progress is made especially in the last yer. the panel now going up on the roof section. the work pretty much all in place, again, should be completed for next year's open. >> there's no other sport that i can think of where the crowd is not allowed to boo or cheer or kind of psych out the opposing player. you know what i mean? >> golf? >> golf, chess. okay there are couple of sports. but it is interesting you've got 30,000 people quiet please. and they all shut up. >> they all listen. how do you think that whats is? they get all of these people to listen at one time. >> try to go to the final four. you college students quiet please. >> right. >> what else is going on? >> interesting game, though, i have a small unctioning of it but seems like --