[music ] >> reporter: before the lights go out forever at nassau coliseum. [music ] >> reporter: and the legendary long islanders never forgets his roots or his fans, and before the show i saw him backstage, and he graciously agreed to take a selfie this is the last act at the place fans call the barn it will be renovated and reopened in december 2016, but it won't be the same, the islanders are leaving for the barclays center in brooklyn, and fans say the nostalgia of the building will be erased. >> i came here for the first time and had a bear, and i was crying to be honest, and i have been to over 35 games last season, and i was coming here since i was 5, and it's bittersweet. >> reporter: billy joel was just one of the many legends to play here. elvis was here in 1973, and spring stein played marathon sets during three shows in 1980. >> he scores! >> reporter: it's the islanders that the fans have flocked to see for decades. the team skated for the final time at the coliseum on april 25th. >> i think the island lost something very valuable, the islanders

nassau coliseum is coming back here it is today 40 years old. back in a couple of years to look something like this. you. all spruced up. >> it is high it can. going to be i heard, you know, beautiful concession stands. state of the art bathroom. >> maybe do something about bringing islanders back there. >> you never know. rosanna: right now playing at the barclays center. everybody wases nostalgic. >> i love this place. >> cam to the first event here in 1972. i was 12 years old came to see the nets play. >> we have memories too. we've wents to the circus there been to many concerts there. >> went to the circus, i remember it was really cool that question of the special lights that you can twirl around. >> hit your brother with. >> i did, i went to a u2 con cert when i was there in high school. and island tear games -- time for a face lift what a way to go out. thank you very much for the great memories at nassau coliseum. i hear -- i hear he may be opening up when they renovate after they renovate he could be opening act. >> everything is comin

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i don't ty we should be here. >> was the first concert here at nassau coliseum. my teacher mike now brought on a bus as a trip and we sat on the floor and we paid car that 6.50. >> after watching the night, they returned to see dozens of other showance tuesday night, her daughter to see the coliseum and the renovation phase. >> i loved billy joel. >> joel played nassau coliseum actuals day increasing the record for sellouts at the have been u shining a long eye learn would be the last noon teak the stage at the long island signature venue. >> 12 years old. i am 53 years old. i have seen the first concert here and watched stanley cup here. i have laughed. i have cried. the hast i will see this. >> matt king, "fox 5 news." >> i know, right. >> it is sad to see it. it is getting old. but still. >> well today was memorable, right. >> yeah. we like today. we missed out except earl think morning. >> wow, yeah. >> that may have woken you up. it came rule rolling through at 4:00 in the morning. a half inch fell to new york city. we did get to 89 in town today. other area

. >> plus this -- >> the piano man and quite a send-off tonight in the final show before the nassau coliseum changes forever. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. over the last hour a few thunderstorms have developed from little lake harbor to stafford to long beach island over southern ocean county. much of the area okay. following a couple storms upstate as well. clear skies in new york city, 81 degrees. humidity on the way down for now. >>> shocking video tonight of a road rage incident in southern california that escalated in to an assault with a deadly weapon. a man run down with his own car by another man who stole it during a street fight in the town of hemet, just outside of palm springs. the man survived despite bouncing off the hood at 30 miles per hour then flipping in to the air. suffered several broken bones. police still looking for the two men who attacked him. >>> the family of a woman found dead in a jail cell has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the trooper who arrested that woman, sandra bland, and other authorities her family blamed for her death. the autopsy found th

. >> billy joel closes out nassau coliseum. highlights from the big event next.

. >> plus this -- >> the piano man and quite a send-off tonight in the final show before the nassau coliseum changes forever. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. over the last hour a few thunderstorms have developed from little lake harbor to stafford to long beach island over southern ocean county. much of the area okay. following a couple storms upstate as well. clear skies in new york city, 81 degrees. humidity on the way down for now. feel like a kid again with dunkin's new cookie-flavored iced coffees. for a limited time, dd perks members can enjoy any sized iced coffee for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. [african-style music] take my hand to the land take my hand to the land, whoa-oh! (narrator) only one family goes to incredible lengths to make sure your family time never becomes endangered. kalahari resorts. now open in the pocono mountains. book now at kalahariresorts.com teg]ztwvgkpteg]ztsenkpteg]ztlvkpteg]ztfokpteg]ztwfkp >>> shocking video tonight of a road rage incident in southern california that escalated in to an assault with a deadly weapon. a man run down with his own car by

it was billy joel's 32nd and his last show at what was the nassau coliseum undergoing $271 million of renovations. >>> it was day one -- it was a day that one port authority police officer will never forget. he helped deliver a baby on a path train station concourse. officer brian mcgraw responded to a call of a woman in labor on the platform at the world trade center station at 2:30 yesterday morning. the woman, her husband and their 2-year-old son were on the way to the hospital had she felt the baby coming. mcgraw, who used to work as an emt, examined the woman and cleared the area. within minutes, she delivered a healthy 6-pound baby girl. >> they were happy, they were thankful. >> what did they say? >> thank you so much. i'm glad you were there. >> mcgraw says the baby is the second child that he has helped deliver. good work. >> wow. >>> new moms and dads don't have to miss a moment during their baby's first year of life, that is, if they work at netflix. the company is going to offer unlimited maternity and paternity leave for the first year after the birth or adoption of their

billy joel rocks the end of an era at nassau coliseum. "today in new york" starts now. >>> must have been a great show. >> oh, wow. >> 6:30 a.m. good morning everybody. it's wednesday, august 5th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. i guess in honor of billy joel, i was listening on the radio to different songs from the stranger. that album. my mother had it growing up. i know every single word, chris, to every single song. >> was that scenes from an italian restaurant. >> yes. bottle of red, bottle white. >> we know all about that. that's for sure. it was a short concert. only 33 songs. billy is getting old. no. >>> temperatures in the upper 50s northwest jersey. 58 in franklin. there's a -- not so much towards the city. you can see the areas shaded in yellow, indicative of the 70s. it still feels nice even in the city with the humidity down. >> no storms to worry about today. a few clouds mix in with the sunshine from time to time. clouds. it's a nice warm breeze but a dry one at noon. forecasting a high of 87. let head to l

[music] before the lights go out forever at nassau coliseum. say good-bye my baby >> reporter: and the legendary long islander never forgets his roots or his fans. his 32nd performance is the final act for what fans call the barn it will shut down tonight to be renovated and reopened in december 2016. it won't be the same. the islanders are leaving for the barclays center in brooklyn, and fans say the nostalgia of the coliseum that has stood since 1972 will be erased. >>> i came here for the first time, and i was trying to be honest, because i have been coming here since i was 5 and came to 32 games last season. it's bittersweet. >> reporter: billy joel was just one of the many legends to play here. elvis was here in 1973. bruce springsteen played sets in 1980. >> he scores! >> reporter: it's the islanders these fans have flocked to see for 4 decades. the team took home three of the four stanley cups here, skating for the final time at the coliseum on april 25th. >> i think the island lost something valuable, the islanders. >> billy joel is lon

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. >> with that, billy joel kicked off his last show a nassau's coliseum. and introduced by andrew kwoem cuomo, and the biggest stars rocked the cma music have festival. >> reverse is not working. >> hold on pp . >> you're country strong. >> hold on, i got this. >> that's right. well, comic legend, balk ob rickles a bit skeptical of jimmy fallon's injury. >> that's a good bit. 's great. come on out with your neck wrapped. >> i love him. he's got the best one liners. i'm betty nguyen, this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop on nbc. from the leader in longwear smudge-proof fade-proof formulas for life-resistant wear. revlon colorstay collectiontm over 20 new shades revlon. love is on. >>> in the newr on nbc news.com, florida cop, andrew, halpin resigns after throwing peanuts at the homeless man. and the chief of police called his actions unacceptable. a full investigation is ec x expected to be completed later today. >>> the turinator. yes, andrew, hawes, takes videos of the dog owners and approaches them with an altmadem, pick up your p s

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after tonight, the nassau coliseum shuts its doors for a renovation project. tonight he performs the last concert before the venue closed for the renovation project. there is buzz about who may join the piano man to sing a song or two. joel has been planning the show for months and the speculation is bruce springsteen and paul mccartney could show up on stage with him. >> i'm hopeful for other long island people, like joan jett or eddie money. >> what time did you get here tonight? >> 3:00 this afternoon. >> why so early? >> because we're celebrating billy, long island, the end of an era. >> reporter: that's why they showed up so early. doors open at 7:00. the show starts at 8:00. in case you're wondering, there are a few seats left. the ones closest to the stage going for up to $2,000. >> why don't we go out there? $2,000, i don't know. >> looks like the party is well underway. >>> we want to remind you, though, about a special event we're taking part in. on august 15th, nbc is teaming up with hundreds of shelters across the tri-state to find homes for pets i

rosanna: played nassau coliseum 32 times last night was the 32nd time. a long island boy native long islander, and he did everything from paul simon to fishing in montauk and did a beautiful salute to the marl military while he was there. he is a classy guy. and i got a chance to the backstage, of course, i did. and billy joel a smooch before he went on. of course i got there because my brother-in-law allowed me -- >> something to do with it. >> he had to give billy joel a big gift. a shirt with 32 with a 32 that commemorates how many times he's played at nassau. >> i know someone pulled strings to get you backstage. >> sister took pictures blurry, but i wasn't going to say anything. >> but you did. greg: back in about two year not only blurry but shaky. rosanna: that's the next salute to the marl. greg: bootleg video. get your act together. rosanna: a fantastic night 32 songs he sang. i left at 18 and 11:00 at night. i got home at midnight. greg: how lame of you to leave mid-way through. rosanna: i have to have some brain cells working. greg: every so o

you can look for lots of local references when we performs his last show at the nassau coliseum. house down. >> it's the coliseum's final event. million makeover. tonight's show is sold out. prime tickets are being scalped. for several thousand dollars apiece. >> he is good in concert. amazing. >> new york live is coming up next here at 12:30. >> here are lauren and jacque with what's ahead. you guys have both seen him? >> yes, we have, at the garden. such a great show. at 12 oomplt 30, it's the latest divorce sending shockwaves through hollywood. plus, from bonding with carol to meeting one famous superfan, we're catching up with real housewife of new york dorinda. >> boy, you two are tall. two tallest ladies in the building right there. >> it's the shoes. >> thanks for being my height. >> ladies, thanks so much. still ahead, rescue at sea. hear from the man who spent hours, four hours, treading water before being plucked out. >>> we're hearing the amazing survival story of a new jersey man left stranded in open water for four hours. 45-year-old damion sexton was fishing with his frie

. >> one of the first venues sinatra played in 1974 was the nassau coliseum, a special memory for long islanders. tomorrow's concert is at 7:00 p.m. >> his voice is silk. >>> coming up, coffee and your very own valet. >> sign me up. >>> and get ready to meet new york city's oldest performer, still tickling the ivories and looking adorable at the age of 100. >>> first as we close out the week, here is our social pic for this friday, helgaberta shows us the sun rise at cape may beach. many may be headed there this weekend. that is beautiful. >> that is gorgeous. if you have an interesting pic you would like to share, send it to our website, nbcnewyork.com or use the #nbcnewyork when posting to twitter or instagram. it may be selected as the social pic of the day. the spinning pinwheel of death. the disappearing wi-fi icon. the frozen download bar. you don't need a magician to fix these things. you need fios internet. get fios 50 meg internet, tv and phone now for $79.99 a month, price guaranteed for 2 years. or, double your speeds for just 10 dollars more a month. and only fios gives you

plus the crowds are already camping out for the final show at nassau coliseum. don't worry if you don't have a ticket. cbs 2 will take you inside billy joel's big show tonight on cbs 2 news at 11:00. >>> next on the cbs evening news with cautd pelley, a lawsuit over the most recognized song in the english language.

. >>> happening tomorrow, the nassau coliseum will shut down for major renovations, but not before the piano man plays one more show there. billy joel will perform for a 32nd time at the coliseum tomorrow night. the concert sold out in 5 minutes. the coliseum will then undergo a $130 million renovation project. it's scheduled to reopen next year in december. >> what a scene in central park tonight. thousands gathering, sleeping over, hoping to get either a good seat or a ticket to the just scheduled concert tomorrow morning for good morning america. the popular boy band now has the number one song on itunes, we're talking about one direction. no shortage of people waiting tonight for the concert or for a ticket. eyewitness news reporter jim dolan in the middle of it all. he's at the forest. >> these are the lucky ones. these are the girls who won the tickets. they won the lottery. they got tickets to one direction tomorrow. this is a huge band. every album they've ever released is number one. they have 19 people's choice awards. they've made like a gujillian dollars. there's something

. >>> happening today, long island's nassau coliseum will be hosting the final garden at the coliseum today. the new complex will open in december of 2016. they always bring in billy to close the places down. >> yeah, that's right, sir. >>> 5:39. still to come, new developments in the debt crisis in pure toe rico. how will it affect the markets when they open today. >>> the gop candidates stated their case chasing trump and lincoln. >> on a holiday today, not a child in the pool. >> why one bergen county community say was the park needs to stay closed 3 day at week. >>> we have severe weather to the east and the breaks in the styes over the city, and hot today. humidity will fall tomorrow, and more wet john elliott to wrap up the week. traffic and weather on the 2s coming up. >>> taking a live look for you on long island 73 degrees, and powerful storms have led to power outages. 21,000 people are out across nassau and suffolk county. >>> time now, 5:42. time for traffic and weather on the2s. john, we are talking about the lightning setting problems for us. >> reporter: the storms them

. >>> today the nassau coliseum will shut down for major renovations but not before the piano man plays. he will perform for a 32nd time tonight. the coliseum will undergo then a renovation project. it will rope reopen in december. i can't even think of how many times i have seen concerts there and as a disc jockey concerts there. >> so cool. piano man. >>> bill evans with the forecast. you probably brought on a bunch of acts there. >> i actually waved at mr. joel over the weekend in sag harbor. >> cool. >> he waved back at me but i can't show you the wave that he gave me. here is what is happening this morning. showers and thunderstorms on long island. the national weather service issued a thunderstorm warning. you see the lightning strikes there and throughout fairfield county, right there along the merritt parkway north of that showers and thunderstorms. big old lightning strikes. look at this around port salon gay -- salonga out to the northern branch. how is it going, heather. >> a mess on the b.q.e. b.q.e. northbound side you can see people are barely moving. this is up into the b

. >>> the nassau coliseum closing its doors for major renovations but not before the piano man plays one last show tonight. he performs for the 32nd time at the coliseum. the concert sold out in five minutes. the coliseum will then undergo a 130 million-dollar renovation project. it is scheduled to reopen next december. >>> the latest on breaking news just ahead. part of the new jersey turnpike is shut down because of a tractor trailer fire. also, another night of gunfire in brooklyn. we are getting new details about the five people injured including a pregnant woman. plus, a family event turning deadly when a tent collapses at a circus and a port authority employee jumping into action for a special delivery at a path station. eyewitness news is coming right back. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. ca

. >> the final show at the nassau coliseum last night. we will bring some highlights and michael has of forecasts for s. >> a bid for wednesday, sunny skies, a few clouds, less humid, nice and dry, start of temperatures 75 in the upper 80s. myfoxny.com weather apps at the apple itunes store and google play store, download for free and put it to work. feel like a kid again with dunkin's new cookie-flavored iced coffees. dd perks members can enjoy any sized iced coffee for $1.99. america runs on dunkin'. music: "thunder clatter" by wild cub most weekends only last a couple of days. some last a lifetime. hampton. we go together. always get the lowest price, only when you book direct introducing dunkin's new fruit smoothies. perfectly blended with real fruit and low-fat yogurt. it's a delicious choice you can feel good sipping. discover the goodness of dunkin's new smoothies today. america runs on dunkin'. day. rosales. phlumadiddle phlumadiddle. sometimes this show can be that. >> the words that come out of >> i don't know we are using it co

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there it is. >> tit for tat. >>> the new nassau coliseum opened december of16th. my age. >>> also in "pop news" this morning, if the one direction concert isn't enough to get you out of bed you need to check your vital signs. second we may have a solution. an inventor designed the ultimate contraption, yes, to catapult you out of your dreams and into the day. that's an air compressor, fires you out from underneath your sheets. and if that's not enough, he's also added like a light system and a trumpet sound for maximum -- >> that looks like hell. >> that sounds like a lawsuit. >> oh, my gosh. >> waiting to happen but the trumpets and the alarms. >> the guy woke up in a full suit, by the way. does that happen, as well. >> trying to get a kick starter and it'll jump start your day. >> not an entrepreneur. >> he thinks people will want to wake up like that. >> as morning people, as morning people, we know that some days something like that is necessary. >> helpful no doubt. >>> the morning commute can be just despicable for all of us but before you start complaining

today, nassau coliseum, the last show before it shuts down before renovations. the piano man will be joined by special guests. the last time the six-time grammy award winner performed there was in 1998 when he sold out nine straight shows, setting a record for the building. dari: i could just listen and listen. alison: we should go. what are we doing here? >> so true. zooey deschanel has two new roles, wife and mom. she gave birth to a baby girl. she and the baby's father, jacob, got married in a secret ceremony that was in june. the star is , it's her first time to be a mom. alison: business is disappearing from the landscape of new york. dari: we will tell you why laundromats and bodegas are harder to find. alison: and streets turned into shooting gallery. we'll tell you what the nypd has planned on this national night out. do you want to know how hard it can be to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. s

. >>> the nassau coliseum closes its doors for major renovations but not before the piano man plays one last show. he will perform for the 32nd time at the coliseum. it will then under go a renovation project and is scheduled to reopen next december. >>> up next, another update on the power outages this morning from the powerful thunderstorms this morning. >> we have breaking news in new jersey. two people seriously injured in a shooting outside the j. cole concert. what lead to the gunfire. >> new information about the women shot in brooklyn overnight. we learned one of the victims is pregnant. join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100meg internet, and hundreds of hd channels. you'll also get unlimited calling to the us, mexico ca

perhaps it will be a topic of conversation tonight when joel closes out the famed nassau coliseum justid for shea stadium. >>> an update on actress valerie harper. she was taken to a local hospital in maine last week just before she was to perform on stage. >> we have good news coming from harper herself putting down the rumors she was in a coma and that she had a reaction to a medication as she bravely battles brain cancer. she was given three to six months at the beginning of 2013 to live and has been doing well since her diagnosis. >> she has a sense of humor here. she had to get a good loof saying, quote, the highlight came when i was escorted by two handsome young men and a pilot as the full moonlit the sky. movie magic, end quote. >> very rhoda-esque. right? coming up, time to rock country style. >> yes, we've got a behind the scenes preview of the cma music festival. stay with us. the lock i want to talk to you about isn't the one on your door. it's a rate lock for your life insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. but be careful. many pol

> it was an all night party for billy joel fans as the piano man played his final show at the nassau coliseum before it closes for major renovation. >> ladies and gentlemen, billy joel. >> did you recognize it was the governor that brought him out on stage? >> joel opened with the hit i'm moving out. that was governor cuomo introducing his 32nd performance at the coliseum. it is set to undergo a renovation. it will reopen december of next year. >> keep it going. keep it going. billy joel. he has still got it. >> sounds great. >> amazing. >>> another check on weather and your commute when we come back. >> sadly, thousands of homes are without power in suffolk county. join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100meg internet, and hundreds of h

coliseum. the venue is set to undergo a $30 million renovation. also in the audience, nassau county executive ed mangano who said the project will all be worth it. >> if you are a long islander, this advertise part of your youth. it was part of my youth. the good news is that the future use of nassau county is going to have a wonderful new facility to enjoy for generations to come. >> the renovated coliseum will open in december 2016. >> billy joel never left long island behind him. he is a true long islander. >> and we honor him. >> sounds amazing. >> he does. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. another man who is amazing, bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> i will say this about billy joel, he closes a lot of things. >> but then they reopen looking gleaming. >> if you ever see that shay performance. that's -- if you take the boat out, those of you around long island sound, jersey shore, north to northwest wind 5 to ten knots. going to the beach we have a moderate risk of rip currents at the beaches. sunshine, low humidity, 87. t

. >>> music legend billy joel is going to close his concert series out of nassau coliseum. the piano man sold out shows at the coliseum. it's not going away. it's go to be a $260 million renovation. >> the new and improved coliseum at some point. >>> meanwhile, 5:15, chris cimino, we need some improvement on this weather. for a tuesday. >> unfortunately, still with a storm out to the east of us right now for about 5:45, it's been extended to a severe thunderstorm warning. northeast section of suffolk county and the north of l.i.e. you see thunderstorms in the last 15 minutes. all showing up, miller place, riverhead, probably in the next ten minutes. and north work also going to see heavy downpours and strikes. 3 to 13 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes. that's a lot of lightning. there's a lot of noise going on. in tellers of estimates, in the area of long island, and it's moving off to the east pretty quickly, about 40, 45 miles an hour. so it will be in and out in a 10 to 15 minute deal in your neighborhood. most of the showers to the east. lighter showers for, let'

. >> nassau coliseum final concert will feature billy joel. new yorker a long islandering, it is perfect. >> a lot of people want to go. they're going for hundreds more dollars than their original value. promised several guests as a you mentioned there's going to be a massive renovation starting later -- this month. >> con see yum needs it big time. >> can't go to the bathroom there. >> they have porter potties outside. >> considering going tomorrow night if i can take my own port potty with me. [laughter] >> do you -- maybe i need one of those bags. [laughter] >> now you're being a little bit crude. sorry. that's all right. remember "ghostbusters" murray, and others they're remaking the movie. rebooting. "ghostbusters" will be appearing with an all girl cast. smg i love this. one or two guys. melissa mccarthy, kate and leslie jones will be in it. full costume here. >> they dropped by to check out sick children at the medical center in the boston area. there they are. brought their protein packs with them. holding the child in the back. there