vowing to build a new hudson rail tunnel. a new cross hudson connection would be a dream come true for commuters facing constant delays and cancellations. governor christie wouldn't talk about it when cbs 2's christine sloan caught up with them. she joins us live at new york penn station with the story. >> remember governor christie canceled the first tunnel project. now he's changing his mind. when i confronted him with a question of huge importance to hundreds of thousands of new jersey commuters, he didn't want to answer it. >> governor, can you tell us if you'll support a tunnel? >> we put out a statement and you can all read the statement. >> governor, will you support a tunnel project, sir? what happened in the meeting? >> read the statement, christine. >> reporter: governor chris christie not talking about what happened in this room where he met with secretary of transportation anthony fox and new jersey's two u.s. senators about a new hudson river tunnel project called gateway. but everyone released this picture and fo

have a flood watch until 4:00 but only for the green shaded areas which is northeast new jersey of the lower hudson valley into connecticut and western what island, looking at one to three inches of rain coming farruca already happening, heavier showers coming into the eastern sections of new jersey to the city, this will make for wet roadways and localized flooding, that could be a problem, the worst of it coming through over the next couple of hours or so and then we will see hopefully a little bit of a break for the second half of the day as the low pressure and cold front swing by but we expect showers and storms through the first half of the day. high-temperature easy today, isolated storms possible tomorrow, dry thursday and friday, let's bring in ines rosales and see what happens with our commute, wetter and whether all the time. ines: more problems, let's start with the gospels bridge, a 30 minute delay for staten island because of a stall blocking a lane. the couple editions, earlier accident by exit 58 cleared away but still working on a flipped over tractor-trailer on the turnpike northb

they're going to talk about this new hudson river rail tunnel. u.s. senators cory booker and robert menendez will also join them to discuss two proposed hudson river tunnels with an estimated cost of $15-$20 billion. robert moses joins us from penn meeting. hopefully, they'll get on it right away, because every day the people who are commuting from jersey are really feeling it, robert? >> greg and rosanna, recently getting to and from penn station has been a whole lot like running an obstacle course through wet cement; that is, very slow and difficult. but hopefully, this meeting will start to change that. this morning at 11:00 in newark four men, four very powerful men, will meet in a room to discuss new hudson river rail tunnels. and we mentioned them, governor chris christie along with new jersey's two senates and transportation secretary -- two senators and transportation secretary anthony foxx. notably, andrew cuomo will not be there. the meeting takes on new urgency as new jersey transit commuters experienced yet more delays yesterday. a train br

transportation secretary today to talk about new hudson river rail tunnels. this comes just a day after new jersey transit commuters faced more long delays. >> hunt is on for a man who police say brutally railed a woman in brooklyn. police say assaulted and raped 52-year-old woman early a yesterday morning near putnam street in bed-stuy. j new york state approves new rules following a massive legionnaires' disease outbreak. buildings owner must register days. inspections must be made every 90 days. >> all right duke is here, and let's get the update on the pitcher who was -- terrible. >> i was watching the game it was -- taking the twins a seesaw battle inning. up 3-0 after earlier brian mccann homer. hit the line drive right up the face of mitchell. he went down, with and it was a lot of blood at this time. mitchell suffered a nasal fracture. taken to a hospital but released shortly after a. i said very, very scary twins could score to the play. skipping twins with the 7-5 lead. carlos beltran and two-runs blast starts to the heat up. in the tenth bases loade

all parties are here to weigh in on the construction of a new hudson rail tunnel. it would be used by amtrak and new jersey transit. senator bob menendez was one of the first to unveil what's been dubbed the gateway project and he said this just moments ago. >> listen, we're going to need -- in order to make this happen, we're going to need everybody. new york, new jersey, the federal government, new jersey transit. so we're going to need everybody. >> so now we'll have more every day back and forth. >> you think the tunnels are to blame? >> well, they're over 100 years old. the equipment that they use for the signals i know are from the '30s. they're all antiquated. and falling apart. and it should be updated. >> the direct transit the tunnel would be phenomenal. i'm surprised christie x'd it at the beginning of his term and now that he's running for president he's adamant about it. >> reporter: a photo taken just yesterday. senator president sweeney got a look at one of the tunnels around the same time a new jersey transit train became disabled. it caused delays u

so what about a long-term fix, like maybe a new tunnel under the hudson to make the service more reliable? our guest this morning, the u.s. senator from new jersey, robert menendez. good morning, everyone. welcome to "upclose." i'm bill ritter in for diana williams. one-century-old tunnel with just two tracks. you don't have to have an engineering degree to know that that is a formula for a headache. and that's exactly what amtrak and new jersey transit rely on every day to transport hundreds of thousands of passengers. the u.s. transportation commissioner anthony foxx expected to meet with new jersey governor christie and new york governor cuomo to discuss alternatives. one plan is the so-called gateway project to build a new tunnel that would run parallel to the current one. it was once bodyslammed, if you remember, back in 2010 by governor christie, who didn't want new jerseyites to pay their share of it. so why is it any different this time? could it be that because one of them is running for president, governor christie? this is a huge issue. joining us this morning from washington,

the solution up for discussion. >> we want to make sure there's a new hudson tunnel. we are willing to commit certain resources. we want to know what the federal government is going to do and the different sources of funding. >> so funding is the big issue. again that meeting is just getting started. it should last for about and hour and we will of course let you know what happens. >> alanna thank you. the federal government is meeting with railroad officials today after learning of possible dangerous conditions on trains. we exposed the problem on cbs 2 news at 11 last night. they are forced to put suitcases in the aisles. the federal railroad administration called today's meeting to talk about the concerns. >> this is more than just an inconvenience for the long island railroad commuters. federal officials are stepping in saying the commuting conditions could be dangerous especially in an emergency situation. >> does this look safe to you? >> it's like great ator to get on the train. >> i rode the long island railroad where dozens of commuters jam packed into train

the gateway project is the multibillion dollar plan that calls for building a new hudson river tunnel that many believe is desperately needed. there are two rail tunnels and they are each more than 100 years old and in dire need of major repair. yesterday a new jersey transit train was stuck inside the tom causing significant delays. then, of course, last month there was a series of delays because of electrical problems and that caused days of delays. many people say the only reasonable thing to do is to go ahead and build a new tunnel but that would cost by some estimates up to $20 billion. today a big part of that conversation will be who will foot the bill if they build this tunnel. many commuters say the tunnel is long overdue. we will let you know the result and how the meeting goes. dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, dray. >>> mayor de blasio will sign the new law to ensure building owners inspect and sanitize water towers to prevent the spread of legionnaires. governor cuomo announced similar emergency regulations for the entire state. up to this point, the ou

in the northeast sections of new jersey around hudson, you are likely to run into quite a bit of localized flooding, then heading out for new work and morris county those thundershowers are still going on. in the city came in and out quickly. look for a pretty active morning for some of us. we have a flash flood warning in effect for that point and that is the south end of manhattan until 6:00. advisory's around that, if you have thundershowers in your neighborhood is likely to be putting down a lot of rain and try to get out there. 73 central park, 66 in sussex, depends where you are, some places are clear, some deal with those thundershowers in the area but look for more of that through the day, the same basic weather scenarios we had yesterday, more cloud cover in the afternoon which will limit high temperature to 90 later today, 84 your high tomorrow, 83 thursday, biggest risk days with showers and storms thursday and friday. there is that weather apps you want to download on a morning like this, live interactive rate are you can check out and find out what is happening and the street

street the tower to keep the skies safe. >> the order by the agency governing new york area airports bans retailers like hudson news and brookstone from selling drones. port authority spokesman telling eyewitness news that quote, shares the aviation community safety concerns about the growing presence of drones. and strongly opposed to the sale of drones at terminal shops. this, after the star ledger found these items for sale at outlets of both stores at newark airport earlier this week. >> we have a mile back, there was a drone flying just under southwest side of this abandoned airport here. >> what altitude would you say that is? >> 100 feet below us. >> it has been a scary year in the skies over airports across the country. among the most recent incidents, a delta flight from orlando to kennedy airport, a drone 100 feet off its wing. as of august 9, the faa logged 650 close calls in controlled air space nationwide. compared to 238 in all of 2014. for months, new york senator, chuck schumer has been called for geo fencing, which would require software in every drone's gps, preventing it from flying into are

senators met with transportation secretary anthony fox to discuss building a new tunnel under the hudson river. however, the expected price tag, $14 billion, so who is going to pay for it all? new jersey reporter anthony johnson is in newark tonight anthony. >> reporter: well, this was a high powered meeting taking place, liz, to talk about that tunnel but one key player and a final resolution was not here. >> we put out a statement and you can all read the statement. >> reporter: governor christie didn't share any specifics regarding the talks about the gateway double project but made a point to -- tunnel project but made a point to say he did show up at the meeting. the gathering inside senator cory booker's office involved the u.s. transportation secretary, the governor, top railroad officials and senator bob menendez. this face-to-face sitdown drew the attention of new york city mayor bill de blasio who says the tunnel project is critical. >> this is something in the long-term interest of the region and the nation. remember, the economy of our metropolitan area is one of the stronges

these urban areas of new jersey, essex, hudson, union county, quite likely get to that 100 real feel, 3:00, 4:00. the air quality warning is in effect until 11:00 tonight, rockland county, new jersey, five boroughs of new york city. high pressure from the great lakes will slide eastward. letter it's like the hot bermuda high. it pulls up all the heat from down south and the humidity with it. that's why the temperatures will fire this afternoon to some forecast heat indices of 97 in morristown. it's easy for this section of new jersey. see the red in here, passaic, bergen, hudson, union county and down to middlesex it can get to 100 for the real feel this afternoon. then tomorrow morning we start out with a real feel around 80. then by afternoon tomorrow, 90, 92. but the temperature will be about 93. record high tomorrow 94. we might could break a record tomorrow. we have to see how it works out. rip current risk at the beaches for south shore of long island and new york city, that is a moderate risk and jersey shore a low risk. it's flat. the sea breeze will kick up a little bit this

west side after billions of dollars and [ choking ] >> the 7 train will make its first stop at the new hudson yard station next month. cbs 2's sonia rincon live at 34th and 11th with what commuters can expect on the new 7. sonia. >> reporter: dana, it doesn't look like much but behind me is the new entrance to the 34th street station which opens on september 13. the 7 line extension took able to years to build and a couple more weeks and it will be ready. it was one of the last stops for mike bloomberg as mayor a year and a half ago. a visit to the unfinished 34th street hudson yard subway station that will serve the area his administration pushed to redevelop. >> it's a brand-new station with modern amenities and beautiful artwork. >> reporter: the mta spokesman says the extension cost nearly $2.4 billion almost entirely funded by the city. and building a subway station in the 21st century means not just digging deep financially but physically under all the existing infrastructure. >> it's about 100 feet down so it will take a couple of minutes to get down by elevator or escalator. >> report

. >> that executive warns lawmaker, amtrak needs money to build a new hudson tunnel called gateway. that would be built by 2025. and the old tunnels will be closed and fixed. >>> and we have a commuter alert for those of hue take buses from manhattan's port authority terminal. on wednesday, many buses are moving. most nj transit buses will operate from the third floor. most coach usa buss will leave from the fourth floor. everyone promises that this will make the ride home faster and easier. >> that's goal. there's a few growing pains that go along with it. >> 4:39, still ahead, it won't calm the fears about rio's olympic set. we'll tell you what happened to ahead of the game. >>> plus, a new website filled with photos of homeless people around new york city. why a police union is behind it. >>> and storm team 4 tracking your commute. straight ahead. you're watching "today in new york." >>> it's 4:42, your 4 things to know this morning. a commuter alert the jersey-bound lanes of the lower level of the george washingn bridge will be closed overnight all week. next week the lanes head

new normal, and that's coming from a senior executive at amtrak. >> yeah. amtrak officials say without a plan in place to replace this hudson river train crossing, the problems will only get worse. oh, that's great. teresa priolo has more from rutherford, new jersey, this morning. >> good morning, everyone. yeah, the really bad news for people who rely on nj transit, people like those commuters here in rutherford who are walking to the train. 200,000 people take amtrak and new jersey transit every day, and they travel through the hudson rail tunnel. it's considered the highest density rail operation in all of north america, and it's falling apart. the problem is, nobody wants to pay for it. >> to wait until the worst possible thing happens would seem to be very shortsighted. so i hope that we can be proactive and build the kind of infrastructure this city deserves. >> riders and politicians agree, something needs to be done about the hudson river crossings. with a looming $14 billion price tag, lawmakers are weighing the possibility of building a new hudson river tunnel that would carry 200,000 daily new jersey transit and

new york" we know her well. lovely lady. 6:09 amtrak would leak to upgrade the tunnels under hudson river. they want to build new set of tunnels but that projects is called gateway comes with a very large price tag. juliet: most large price tags people are haggling. federal government who is going to pay for everything that's all up in the air at this point. fox 5 teresa priolo is live for us in rutherford, new jersey with the story. good morning once again. ben: good morning. reporter: good morning everyone. i think at the end of the day it comes to the taxpayer. but let's put this into perspective for you. 200,000 people daily ride nj transit and amtrak into new york city through the hudson rail tunnel. it is a tunnel that is considered part of the highest density rail oarntion in all of north america an it is falling apart. we have two options here to paralyze the system by shutting down or we can build a new tunnel but then somebody is going to have to pay for it. >> to wait until the worst possible thing happens, could seem to be short sighted so i hope that we can be proactive and bul

dari: governor cuomo agrees on the need for a new rail hudson tunnel, but he says he wants the feds to put up the money. in other words, put their money where their mouth is. cuomo spoke on new york 1 saying he's trying to provoke a conversation at the federal level about the need to pay for the tunnels first. it's estimated to cost about $14 billion. >> everyone agrees senator schumer was eloquent. senator booker. senator menendez. the federal has to go first. they have to pay the lion's share. once they give us that number, we'll figure out how to close the gap. it's time for the federal government. dari: we told you that the governor did not go to yesterday's meeting between new jersey leaders and the u.s. secretary of transportation. anthony foxx saying any talk about the tunnels was premature. steve: must be lots worrying married people. the hackers who broke into ashley madison have leaked the info on the dark web exposing names, addresses and details of 32 million users. they threatened to make the info public unless the web site was closed down. ashley madison says law enforcem

. >>> a debate over a new hudson river rail tunnel taking center stage in newark. details on a meeting that could change your commute. >> a scare at the stadium. new information about the yankees pitcher who took a line drive to the >> and firing back. amazon's ceo reacts to >>> happening now for the first time in nearly a decade, army soldiers are mobilizing to join the fight against relentless wildfires out west. 200 active duty military troops are being called in to help the 30,000 firefighters battling the flames stretching across eight western states. the soldiers will be sent to a fire on sunday. >>> a good samaritan trying to talk a suicide man off a ledge wound up being the one to fall to his death. the 19-year-old man was threatening to jump from a college dormitory. a 24-year-old man stepped in to help. the two wound up falling from the 14th floor. the suicidal man survived and is in critical condition. >>> the wreckage of an indonesian airliner was reached by rescuers. nobody survived. the black boxes were recovered. they hope it will provide clues why th

the 7 train has a new stop at hudson yards. the 28-acre site between 30th and 34th streets and 10th and 11th avenues. >> it's great. >> reporter: the 1.5 mile extension will run from 34th and 11th to grand central terminal. the mta expects 35,000 riders to take the route. 550,000 take the 7 train every day. benjamin writes a transportation blog and says it doesn't come without controversy. >> there was a dispute over the scope of the project. it was supposed to include a station at 41st and 10th that was eliminated. that's a big missed opportunity by the city and the mta. >> reporter: that's something the chair of the local community board is disappointed about. >> there's a whole neighborhood developing over there, and which has no means of transportation. it's very frustrating for them to go to work and to commute and to get anywhere. >> reporter: construction started on the 2.4 billion dollar project in december 2007. then mayor bloomberg hoped the project would be done before leaving office. construction is nearly two years

senators met with the transportation secretary yesterday, vowing to build a new hudson rail tunnel it. >> would be a dream come true for those facing delays and cancellations, but governor chris christie would not talk about it when christine sloan caught up with him. >> we put out a statement and you can all read the statement. >> reporter: what happened in the meeting? >> read the statement, christine! >> reporter: governor christie not talking about what happened inside of the room when he met with anthony foxx and new jersey's two u.s. senators about the new hudson river tunnel project called gateaway, but everyone released this picture, and foxx briefly answered my questions in a joint statement foxx, christie, booker, and menendez said "all of us are committed to working together on a path forward for this critical project." they said something has to be done now because of the aging infrastructure. >> reporter: how critical is this issue? >> i shown up today, right? >> reporter: so many commuters have been stuck in tunnels do, you think he should actually say something? >> he p

new jersey. the lower hudson valley, we have a flash flood watch in effect. heavy rain, northwest, central new jersey edging closer and closer to the city. it will be here through the middle of the chute unfortunately, looks like most of it affects more this county. expect a couple rounds of heavy wet rain. and watch for the thunderstorms late this afternoon about 80. with a damp, ugly kind of a day. 59 the low tonight with an evening storm clearing overnight with patchy fog. once we shake away from this tuesday, we've got a good stretch of weather coming our way wednesday into the weekend. >> thank you, chris. >>> all right. well, we do have train trouble, service suspend between general square and 33rd street. otherwise, it might be a good mass transit way to go, the tappan zee bridge. let's take a look. 45-mile-per-hour speed restriction that is, again, due to the rain. and coming up at 5:30, i'll tell you about the overturned tractor trailer on the turnpike causing problems. >>> ahead, an alert for new jersey commuters, a warning about what could become, q

. >>> new at noon, charles schumer revealed his plan to get construction on two new hudson river rail tunnels off the ground. the senator wants to create a development corporation to plan and finance the ram track gateway project. it will build two tunnels from new jersey to new york city replacing current tunnels which are old and damaged from superstorm sandy. sherman says the gateway project will cost upwards of $20 million the development corporation will help get those funds. >> this is the best way to access the various parts of public funding, specifically federal funding. >> the senator says without this project, the entire rail network on the east coast could be disrupted and cause economic chaos for the country. >>> more unrest in the streets of engineering, missouri. protestors and -- in ferguson, missouri. protestors and demonstrators face off. officers made 23 arrests overnight. abc's brandi hitt is in ferguson with the latest. brandybrandy? >> hi, shirleen. we didn't see a repeat of the violation and gunfire from earlier this week. overnight a heavy police presence on th

now, if you do live in sussex, new jersey, or the upper hudson valley, small chances of brief showers, showers now moving through bring hampton, scranton. on long iran, throughout the city of new jersey, you will be in the clear through tonight. we'll tabling you hoo you through the future cast this evening. is looking good. great sum mr evening if you have plans to be out ndboutomorrow morning. we have the sunshine still some scattered clouds lingering, but overall, another good beach day. another hot and humid day coming up and, be if you are going to head to peach, that's the place to be to keep it cool, a little bit out there. now, by monday, tuesday, tracking areas of low pressure we start to see west. by tuesday, that il with the next chance of maybe seeing a little bit of wet weather. day. southwest breeze kick up once again, wave heights 2 to 3 feet. it feels great to two for swim, cool it down with the hot weather in place. great summer in place. tonight, 70 for the low. tomorrow, 86 to 94. another hot one. check out the 7-day forecast. we are going to hang ton the ho and hum

>> amtrak is trying to drum up the cash for the gateway project that would build two new rail tunnels under the hudson river. the $14 billion project would double the rail capacity into penn station from new jersey and take some of the strain off the two existing tunnels which are more than a century old if you can believe it. the big dispute is over how to pay for it all. transportation secretary anthony fox will discuss it with governor chris christie and cory booker. amtrak says expect delays to continue until the tunnels are built and it will take until 2025 if they started today. >>> actress kelly rutherford has been before a new york city judge this morning. her ex-husband has invoked an emergency jurisdiction ruling to get his children back. rutherford was supposed to return the two children to their german father last wednesday. rutherford has been caught up in a bitter custody battle since she filed for divorce in 2008. a california judge ordered the children to live with their father in monaco temporarily but she says her ex turned temporary into a permanent situation. >>> today marks one ye

and new york's hudson valley area ranked dead last in cell phone service. it is the second year in a row the hudson valley comes in last. in the root metric survey. hmm. >> indeed. and lester holt from los angeles with a look at what's ahea con nbc "nbc nightly news." >> now i know why are either are answering my phone calls. a lot of eyes on cleveland, the first republican debate a lot of those eyes also on donald trump. what will he say? we've had a look at his briefing memos with some ideas of how he might respond to attacks tonight. also, a look at 911. is there a disconnect between what we expect when we call for help and what the system can actually deliver? and also, we're going to talk about the strong recommendations about changing school starting times, it may be music to the ears of your teens. that and more in a few minutes on "nbc nightly news." back to you. >> can you hear me now? >> yeah. >> all right. >> okay, lester, we'll see you at 6:30. thanks a lot. >> okay. >> now to a story that sounds a bit like the plot of a movie. he lives to the r

. >>> added pressure tonight on governor cuomo to positive a new tunnel under the hudson river. it follows massive delays in the existing tunnel shared by amtrak and new jersey transit. cbs 2 political reporter marcia kramer with the latest on the cross hudson connection. >> reporter: there are some cases when it might be better to write a letter than send t take governor andrew cuomo's letter to the "new york times" taking issue with its demand he get on board construction of a new rail tunnel under the hudson river. cuomo insisted he supports the tunnel but the primary obstacle is the federal commitment to fund it, he wrote, adding that washington's only offer so far of a partial loan is not a viable financing plan. the let provoked a strong response the feds saying cuomo is wrong several sources saying cuomo was promised both grant money and low-interest loans. the grant money which would be billions could come from the government's new starts program among others, sources say. cuomo fired back in the late afternoon phone call to cbs 2. >> i only wish that that were true. we'r

new jersey transit riders. this follows another miserable morning commute under the hudson river. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live in newark with details. dray? >> reporter: good morning, later on today, the department of transportation secretary, anthony fox will meet with governor christie along with senators menendez and cory booker. the topic of discussion will be the gateway project. the multibillion dollar project to include building a hudson river tunnel project. there was a plan in the work and progress but in 2010 governor christie pulled state funding because of possible cost overruns. there are only right now two rail tunnels and they are 105 years old and in dire need of major repair. in fact, yesterday a new jersey transit train with 200 passengers got stuck inside the tunnel causing significant delays for a lot of commuters and last month you may recall electrical problems inside the tunnel caused days of delays and diversions. of course superstorm sandy is getting a lot of the blame for causing significant damage inside the tunnels a few years ago. now, am

nearly two years ago, then mayor mike bloomberg visited the new hudson yard station at 34th street and 11th avenue. the opening was delayed several times since construction began in 2007. the city paid for most of the $2.4 billion expansion. >>> exotic animals were turning up in some unusual places. vanessa murdock is back with more, on this story. vanessa? >> reporter: well, certainly, these animals are being abandoned and in some cases put in unsuspecting -- putting unsuspecting people in danger such as alligators and snapping turtles. escape. a tarantula. and the latest exotic animal to turtle. the prehistoric creature is no joke. >> it could have taken the toes or part of the foot off. it is that dangerous. >> the chief says they captured the turt until the smithtown stream, a popular spot to walk barefoot launching kayaks and canoes. >> it belongs in the deep south. it is nonnative. how long it lived here, no one knows for sure but he is confident that someone had it for a pet and then abandoned it. >> stick to furry animals and abandoning it. >> abandoning a pet is illegal. and i

news. federal agent's been shot in lower manhattan at hudson and varek street. the shooter has been shot and is in custody. >> the fdr is shut down during the investigation. dan bowens just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this is an active investigation unfolding at lower manhattan. this just happening close to houston. that's close to the holland tunnel. it is impacting rush hour traffic. traffic is dead stopped. something to keep in mind if you're trying to head home and evening. as for the investigation itself, we're told the shooting happened at 201 varick street. a federal officer was shot. appears the suspect was shot and has been taken into custody. unclear the condition of the federal officer. hospital. unclear the condition of the officer who was shot. people around here posted several images to social media saying that they've seen officers with their guns drawn. an accountive investigation unfolding in lower manhattan. this is affecting traffic close to the holland tunnel. that's all we have for now. steve: thank you, dan. the

in the day tomorrow we do have a slight chance of seeing severe weather from northwestern new jersey to mid-hudson valley with very heavy rain and strong winds being the biggest threat. for this evening no issues. we're clear and perez. by 11:00 p.m. up 70s. future tracker shows we're clear. tomorrow morning we're sunny. during the afternoon hours we can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm. most of us are dry during the day. it's late evening and afternoon hours and nighttime hours when thunderstorms are coming into northern new jersey and into the hudson valley and that's when we could have a round of locally heavy rain and gusty winds. otherwise tomorrow 91 degrees the forecast. feeling more like the mid-90s with humidity. stormy at night. tuesday a mix of sun and clouds, 88 maybe a spot storm left over. wednesday is great. thursday and friday we're cooler with much needed 0 rain for thursday and friday. still timing that out. but the potential is there. >> next weekend 80, 81. keep it just like that. >> very comfortable. >> we'll be right back with bruce beck and sports. oh my gosh, it's the gu

reporter: that's right, the port authority saying that these two stories, hudson news and brookstone. lawmakers are pushing for legislation to limit where these crafts can fly particularly near airports. reporter: is happening far too often. 650 drones airplanes this year, that's near double the amount from last year. >> there was a drone flying near here. >> there was 137 near misses and drone spotting smear their planes. last month and 136 before that. >> charles schumer planning to propose legislation requiring drug manufacturers to include geo-fencing. >> what you do is you put in the software of the drone weight they cannot fly. in all that you could say that they cannot go within 2 miles of an airport. they cannot go above 508. they cannot go near a special building like the pentagon. >> it would be a welcome move by some passengers concerned about a rise in sightings. the proposed rulings may not have stopped a recent oversight at newark liberty. a report finding to stores have drones for sale inside the terminals. despite the faa rules banning usage of them within 5 miles of a

steve: when you will be able to take new 7 all way to hudson yards -- and this. >> yes. a long time to wait. oh, i'm going to tell my teacher. is that so? charl that's really hot. >> a boy's priceless react when he finds out his mom is having a baby. steve: i love it. >> the accent just makes it. >> the wait is over after years of delays, 7 train will soon be pulling to a brand new station. steve: mta said it will open next month. >> there is no way to get here except bus, with the extension it will be more convenient. >> reporter: the far west side will not feel so far any more, 7 train with a new stop at hudson yard. >> it is great. >> reporter: the 1.5 mile extension will run from 34th and 11th to grand central terminal, they are expecting 35,000 riders to take the added route, 550,000 take the 7 train every day. benjamin writes a important blog, and said that -- transportation plog blog and said it does not come without controversy. >> it was supposed to include a station at 41th and 10th that was eliminated. i think that is a missed tuned. >> reporter: that is somet

. >>> now at 6:00, a new much-needed transit river under the hudson river closer to a reality? >>> plus, mayor de blasio reveals what the city will do about nearly naked women posing for photos in times square. >>> high heat and humidity are making for a very uncomfortable forecast. good evening, everyone. i'm sibila vargas. >> and i'm david ushery. chuck is off tonight. it has been discussed for years and it's long overdue. a new railway tunnel under the hudson river. >> jam-packed stations full of people waiting for trains that were delayed by electrical problems sometimes for several days in a row. but here's the question. how will they pay for the $25 billion project that govern chris christie once shut down for being too expensive? andrew siff was at today's meeting. >> reporter: in a summer of nightmarish commutes on new jersey transit. >> i was about a half hour late for work. i was caught inside the tunnel. >> reporter: political power players gathered in newark focused on solutions. senator cory booker called the meeting. christie was here today but whisked in through

. >>> we now have a date and time for the opening of the new 7 line station at the hudson yards. the new 34th street station will open on september 13th. at exactly 1:07 p.m. put it in your calendar. it will replace time square as the final stop of the 7 line. the 1 1/2 mile extent to the 7 line is the only subway south of far west side. >>> is it a boy or a girl? the gender of the national zoo's baby panda. the story when we come back. >>> it is a boy. the national zoo announced that the giant panda cubs born at the national zoo last saturday were both male. wednesday. the survive ing cub is healthy and active. they also shared national zoo's tin tin is the cub's father. >>> a 3-year-old boy leaves day care without anyone noticing and then walks home. plus, it's four years since hurricane irene hit the tristate area causing billions of dollars in damage. tonight, how some communities have bounced back stronger than ever. those stories and more stating tonight at 5:00. see you later this evening. have a great day. >>> hey, everyone, welcome to new york live. happy friday. we hope

our thunder let there start after midnight closer to new york city, hudson valley, jersey shore, long island towards daybreak. there's that yankees forecast, 81 degrees and partial sunshine and the thunder in at 7:00 a.m. maybe a shower or thunderstorm. a couple could have some heavy downpours during the early morning hours. because the front is slow to depart that is going to last through midday, early afternoon. from the city north and east we thunderstorm early afternoon before the drier air comes in. looking at the tropics you see the remanence of danny. big time thunderstorms heading to the virgin islands, hopefully to puerto rico. it's following the great for beneficial rains, especially because the wind is this storm is looking healthier. this could become erica later on tonight or into tomorrow. wind at 45 miles per hour. still not organized just yet. the next named storm would be erica. looking back at our weather up here, you're looking at some thunderstorms that are going through the pocinos. this storm is actually storm. more storms west of philly also that could track int

new york city. and into the mid hudson valley. we had a severe thunderstorm warning for central parts of dutchess county. that's been canceled and we also do have a flood warning in effect for orange county here. central parts o orange county. upstate. that's in effect until 5:45 p.m. due to rainfall that you already had there. there was a cell that just sat over central orange county for about an hour to two hours and that caused about two inches of rainfall. in that period of time. the biggest storms right now, which caused initially that severe thunderstorm warning could be issued over central dutchess county though. not too far from u.s. 44 though. up close and personal with this storm here. it's not too far from nether woods just north of please valley just south of clinton. a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning with that certainly some heavy downpours and could even be some small hail. the other big story of course, temperatures. today getting up to 90. marking our fourth consecutive day of 09 plus got up to -- 09 plus got up t

. >>> governor cuomo is turning up the pressure to kick in for a new hudson river running tunnel. aging systems have been blamed for delays on amtrak and new jersey transit, and now in a better to the financial transportation secretary, cuomo says it's the legal responsibility of the federal government to shoulder the cost and the government promised to cover just 1/5 of the $15 billion needed for the tunnel. >>> commuter alert to pass along to you. a big one and a long one this morning the subway riders will be bet with service disruptions impacting service for an entire year. the a and c lines will run on the f track from manhattan and j treat in brooklyn. the agency says the cranberry tube needs to be repaired from sandy damage, and this project has a price tag of $96 million. it's a big endeavor. work will be done for 40 nonconsecutive weekends, lasting until next summer, and it's expected to impact 200,000 riders every weekend, and again, big work on the a and c line brooklyn into manhattan, and check the signs a the the station if you use that train a lot. >> sandy damage, an

trying to drum up the cash needed for the so- called gateway project that would build two new rail tunnels under the hudson river. it would double the rail capacity into penn station from new jersey. it would take some of the strain off the two existing tunnels which are over a century old. the big dispute is over how to pay for it all. transportation secretary anthony fox plans to discuss it next week with governor chris christie and u.s. senator cory booker. expect train delays to continue or get worse until tunnels are built. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," road rage attack. what started this violent exchange in which one man was stabbed. 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 a

some suggesting a new $14 billion hudson river tunnel is the solution. amtrak operates the century old tunnel. testifying before new jersey senate committee amtrak's vice president for the northeast corridor showed equipment from the 1930s still being used and without warning, immediate action the commuters may face more delays. >> issues like the recent disruptions are not likely to be entirely preventible. in fact, may increase over time until the tunnel can be renewed and modernized. >> new jersey state senator robert gordon says the fet government is willing to pay for 80% of the cost of a new tunnel. >>> new at six, for those who take the bus and not the train, there are big changes coming to the port authority bus terminal. the agency wants to speed up the commute by devoting certain operators. for example, new jersey transit will consolidate to one floor instead of several floors. commuters should expect that right after labor day. 30% of departure gate assignments will change. >> we are consolidating the operations for new jersey transit and coach

northern new jersey, the hudson valley, where we could have a spot shower or thunderstorm, not a big deal. most of us aal staying dry. otherwise, this is what used to be tropical storm erika. just a wave of lower pressure now. over the next couple days, going to start to push towards the gulf of mexico but could bring south florida, especially the west coast of florida, locally heavy rain over the next couple of days. heading towards the beaches tomorrow, looks like a gre day. temperature, mid-80s. a mix of sun and clouds. once again, a moderate chance of seeing rip currents. so, of course, keep that in omind. otherwise, tonight, partly cloudy. temperatures in the 60s. tomorrow 89 degrees. mix of sun and clouds. more humid as we head towards monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, temperatures in the low 90s. more humidity, but notice no rain in the forecast all week. just heat and humidity. >> 90s, again. enough already. >> hey! hasn't been that bad of a summer, though. we'll take it. steve, thanks. >>> a summer day not unusual to take a by ride. jeffrey tannenhouse a ride along th

new jersey governor chris christie and the garden state's u.s. senators to discuss the gateway project, a multibillion dollar project that includes a hudson river tunnel that many believe is needed. it's a plan that some estimate could cost up to $20 billion. >>> that's the news for now. coming up on "good morning america," how one day in the sun you can ruin your skin forever. the one thing you need to know next. 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 canada, china, and now india. call today. i switched. now i have a free app that lets me watch tv whenever i have the time. for $89.99 a month you'll get tv, internet and phone. and if you call now, there's no risk, no contract, no catch, no kidding. i

governor calling on the feds to dish out the money to build the new hudson river rail tunnels. the governor sent the letter friday and in it warned amtraks entire northeast system could be disabled unless washington invests in the tunnel plan. >> all right. happening today crews are once again going to try to guide a doselphin out of a shallow river in old bridge, new jersey. the dolphin is within a couple river. water. yesterday crews tried to use a river. that didn't work. device. >> he's just hanging out. >> they're worried about the water quality. it's a little daisy but hopefully as the weather starts to cool he or she will move back out to the ocean. virginia. >> it was the biggest art heist in history. now the feds are hoping a new clue could bring as close as a 25-year-old boston mystery to a close. >> also, raphael joining us with trivia. >> this morning's trivia game is all about famous boats and ships. trivia coming up. >>> this is a very powerful storm battering that island nation with winds of 124 miles an hour. some areas got 39 inches of rain. that storm responsi

flooding rains, flash flooding across the area, especially in these counties, northeastern new jersey, lower hudson valley. southern westchester, nassau and the five boroughs. after midnight. you don't have to worry about any downpours this evening. it's really going to happen overnight, starting to happen around 3:00, 4:00 in the morning, and then continuing at least until about 10:00 in the morning with some isolated tomorrow. so what are we talking? anywhere from 1.5 inches of rain to maybe as much as 3.5 inches of rain possible with the downpours coming through. and so flash flooding is a definite likelihood in some spots. so the rain moves in overnight. the heaviest rain will be in the morning, during the morning commute, say between 5:00 and about 9:00 in the morning is when we'll see some of the heaviest downpours, maybe raining at the rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour, which would definitely result in rapidly rising waters, especially on streets and areas that normally flood when there is heavy rain, could see increased flooding. embedded thunderstorms with some of this. so there will be some

and the port authority is issuing a statement saying these two stores of bob brooks don't, and hudson news have stopped selling the drones. antwan: if you find yourself eating alone you are not really alone. we'll do it but sold lining makes up nearly half of all our meals and snacks. the food marketing institute says 53% of all breakfasts are eaten solo weather in the car, the desk or at home. 45% of lunches are eaten by themselves. nearly three quarters of all evening meals are eaten with other people. very interesting. it makes sense. you tend to go out to dinner more than use a let's meet for lunch. juliet: i eat alone all the time. juliet: still ahead mike woods injured during a charity softball game. you should see the other guy. find out what happened to. >> a big charity softball game. did we see the collision? mike, tell us what happened. >> meteorologist: i had a midfield collision with pete rosenberg, there was actually of what all coming out the atlanta in between us. imus in the outfield, he was second base, he was trying to make the catch and look like it was well over his he

as you head north and west out of new york city into the hudson valley and sullivan county, northwest new jersey, that's where you have the best chance for seeing rain tomorrow. overnight, a few more widespread showers and storms into tuesday morning. we're dry again. by tuesday 8:00 a.m. another round of storms firing up late in the afternoon. but doesn't look like a wet in fact, it looks like we may escape without rain for a few days. 88 degrees for a high for today. it is a beauty of a day. comfortable humidity and blue skies. overnight tonight, 72 for a low temperature. mostly clear. it's a mild night especially in the city. it starts to get more muggy tonight into tomorrow morning. you'll notice the sticky necessary is back. it's down right uncomfortable. 91 with higher humidity. late storms and another chance for storms on tuesday. wednesday should be hot and dry with comfortable humidity. you want to stay up to date with all the ups and downs with the "news 4 new york" app. tap the news 4 logo in the corner. you can see the latest forecast, interactive radar and how to submit a

we'll be following that for you. >>> state officials in new jersey promising to work with the feds to replace the aging railroad tunnels under the hudson river. steve: the same cannot be said here in new york where the governor has reservations and as lisa evers shows us, commuters want less talk and more action. >> train commuters between new york and new jersey have experienced horrendous delays this summer, getting across the hudson river. it's happened many times before. now officials are getting together to try and work out a solution. the outdated hudson river tunnels carried tens of thousands of passengers back and forth every day. for commuters who have to rely on a combination of new jersey transit and amtrak to get to and from work, it can be a guessing game. when there's a train breakdown in one tunnel, that sets off a chain reaction of delays. everyone agrees a solution is to build more tunnels. >> that would be the obvious solution. and a solution that has been occasions. and maybe ill advised to keep that from happening. >> reporter: senator cory booker convened the meeting on his newark office on the issue, bringing toge

news reporter josh einiger goes looking for answers. >>> reporter: the order immediately bans retailers like hudson news and brook stone from selling drones. the port authority spokesman telling eyewitness news it shares the aviation community safety concerns about the growing presence of drones around airports and strongly opposes the sale of drones at terminal shops after the star ledger found them for sale at newark airporter year this week. >> a mile back there was a drone flying just on the southwest side of the airport. >> what altitude. >> 100 feet below us, off the right wing. >> reporter: a scary year in the skies. a delta flight from orlando to kennedy airport reported a drone 100 feet off the wing as it flew low over floyd bennett field. as of august 9th, the faa logged 50 close calls. 238 in all of 2013. chuck schumer is requiring software to prevent it from flying into areas where it can do harm. >> it's just a matter of time where one of these drones hit a plane and get sucked in the engine. >> reporter: both retailers involved here immediately pulled the items from the shelves as soon as port authority confirmed they were b

the cold front works into the region overnight and the axis of rainfall will be across the hudson valley, new york city and long island. it will take time to clear out. not a great day towards the twin forks. areas to the west will see clearing starting around noontime. that will work from west to east further into the day. saturday looks good. more in the way of sunshine. it looks like we'll stay dry. sunday is iffy. we could see an afternoon showers. here's tropical storm danny. it is heading towards the lesser antilles. we expect it to affect portions of puerto rico in the beginning of next week. today, or tonight, we're expecting rain to be developing. it will be heavy and mild and muggy and tomorrow rain in the morning and then a mix of sun and clouds. nice for saturday. an afternoon shower on sunday. temperatures stay in the 80s the next several days. steve: very good. thank you. dari: nick cannon surprised a group of kids at st. mary's hospital today in bayside. he handed out tablets and toys and spent the afternoon talking about how to cope with their medical situations. it was part o

most of new jersey, long island, westchester, the idea is not to do anything too strenuous outside because of heat and also because of that poor air quality. picture. lots of sunshine for the hudson valley, new york city and down the jersey shore. very steamy already in westchester county. 90 in sleepy hollow. 90 degrees in salzburg. it's a little bit cooler on long island. temperatures still in the 80s. look what happens when i show you how it feels. it is very humid there so it feels like 95, even though temperatures are only in the 80s for islip. feels like 95. that's one of the worst spots we could find. 91 in morris town and feels like 92 in central park. we're well above average by over ten degrees. it's been a warm summer so far really, july and august have both been generally above average. you're feeling that today. baseball forecast looking hot and muggy as the twins take on the yanks at 7:00. 87 degrees still at the first pitch. dinner outside, only if you like the heat. still hot around dinnertime. with temperatures in the upper 80s. future tracker shows as we head throughout the afternoon 1 or 2 pop-up showers developing. i think most of us will stay dry. you want to