>> i accepted medicaid expansion in new jersey because it was what was best for new jersey.the governor of new jersey. if i were president of the united states i would never have allowed for the expansion of medicaid. but new jersey being the liberal state it is had such a large and ex paensive medicaid program already what the government was offering me was to pay bills i already pay for and my state taxpayers pay for. i'm going to accept that deal on behalf of the people of new jersey. if i were president of the united states i would repeal obama care and replace is with a state-based system that allows the states to make decisions on how to run health care in their own states. >> when federal money runs out, how do you expect your successor to pay for that money to cover the federal money that runs out when it's to be? >> if the federal money runs out my successor has to make the hard choices i had to make when i faced a $11 billion on a $29 billion budget and cut 800 programs and vetoed more tax increases than any governor in american history according to the americans f

four people were rescued after a pier collapsed in new jersey. news copter 7 hovered over the scene in perth amboy as rescuers put a woman and child on a boat. portions of the pier fell into the water behind them leaving them stranded. they had trespassed on to the very old pier which was closed. >>> same-sex couples in kentucky with now get marriage licenses in a county where none were being issued for the last three months. that's after the clerk who took a stand for her religious beliefs was sent to jail. kim davis is refusing to resign from her job as the county clerk, and until she does she's going to remain in jail in contempt of court. a judge ordered davis to issue marriage licenses after same- sex marriage was legalized by the supreme court in june. she chose to spend time in jail rather than do something that she says goes against her religious beliefs. >> and the laws of the land are to issue marriage licenses to same-sex marriage couples and have marriage equality. >> i support kim davis. i think you're god's people rise up like they n

>> i accepted medicaid expansion in new jersey because it was what was best for new jersey. the governor of new jersey. if i were president of the united states i would never have allowed for the expansion of medicaid. but new jersey being the liberal state it is had such a large and ex paensive medicaid program already what the government was offering me was to pay bills i already pay for and my state taxpayers pay for. i'm going to accept that deal on behalf of the people of new jersey. if i were president of the united states i would repeal obama care and replace is with a state-based system that allows the states to make decisions on how to run health care in their own states. >> when federal money runs out, how do you expect your successor to pay for that money to cover the federal money that runs out when it's to be? >> if the federal money runs out my successor has to make the hard choices i had to make when i faced a $11 billion deficit on a $29 billion budget and cut 800 programs and vetoed more tax increases than any governor in american history according to the am

we will tell you new jersey transit running on or close. pascack valley line new timetable available. l.i.r.r. on time. metro north ongoing maintenance in waterbury, bridgeport. 34th street open. westbound south side at 14th street a disabled car. also if you are taking a ride over to the queens midtown tunnel, west tube is closed with construction. take the east tube. a look at 1 and 9 out to the holland tunnel, no problems to report. here is 80-95 up to the george, no problems there. back to you, lori, michelle. >> all right, debbie. >>> what do tennis stars novak jock so vick and serena have in common. he beat roger federer to win the second u.s. open. only a loss in the french open final prevented him from taking the grand slam. he has ten major titles in his career. >>> days after a drone crashed at the u.s. open new york senator charles simultaneous manager wants a no-fly zone for drones around airports and major events. senator schumer wants to force drone manufacturers to even stall technology that would keep the unmanned aircrafts a

this is cherry hill, new jersey, at route 70.om 38 up towards the black horse pike, a 13-minute trip. no real problems. drive times around the philadelphia area. we're still doing great as well. ongoing work zones on 95 southbound from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway. you can see that drive time is still okay there. no lane restrictions. the schuylkill expressway is doing okay if you're heading into the center city area .blue route southbound from the schuylkill up towards 95 is fine as well. as we head out the door for mass transit, new jersey transit and patco, but septa's thorndale train 1502 is running ten minutes late. >>> victimized twice, once by cancer and again by a woman who was supposed to be raising money to help. hear more from the emotional family and we'll tell you how the community is pitching in to pay it back. >>> two local colleges say they are changing the way they review applicants s.a.t.s. >>> happening today, james madison university will remember one of its graduates, alison parker, th

now, out in new jersey on the 42 freeway right around runnemede at the new jersey turnpike. on the northbound side, that's where the cars are going, where most of the traffic will start to accumulate in the morning hours. a five-minute drive time still headed northbound from 55 up towards the walt whitman bridge. no problems getting it as of right now. if you're heading out in the philadelphia area, 95 southbound from woodhaven road up towards the vine street expressway, we still have a 13-minute drive time, 12 minutes on the schuylkill headed eastbound towards the vine street expressway. no problems on the blue route headed southbound from the schuylkill to 95.[ @(t&háhp &h% that's about a 15-minute trip there. if you're heading out the door in lower merion, watch out for this accident scene, belmont avenue and east city avenue. chris? >>> happening today across new jersey, new rules for child safety. >> this has to do with car seats, specifically rules that are based on the weight and the age of your child. some changes to that. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in pennsauken

it happened at the new jersey daycare center. ben: those they care workers are out job and facing charges after being accused of forcing children to fight and they shared the video with friends. kerry drew has more on what went on in cranford, new jersey with >> reporter: two day care workers have been arrested and are facing child abuse charges. prosecutors say the urge young kids to fight and recorded it even using the phrase fight club. >> that is the most appalling reprehensible thing i have ever heard. >> reporter: parents and grandparents speaking out about what two former day care workers are accused of doing at light bridge academy they carry in cranford, new jersey. >> they should probably do some time. >> reporter: union county prosecutor says erica canny and janine white for children between 4 and 6 to fight on the playground. authorities say one of the day care workers recorded the fighting and shared it on snap chat. the prosecutor's office has the video showing a dozen kids shoving each other to the ground and tryin

a new jersey couple stuck in portugal after they gave birth to premature twins. they will get the medical transport home they needed. that's the new information. fred and kim sprat when on a baby moon when she went into labor. the sprats' son did not survive. highmark blue cross/blue shield told us they will indeed cover the cost of their trip back. >> good to hear they changed their position. >>> new city bike docking station are showing up in parts of upper manhattan. the first stations on the upper east side and upper west side are open. until now stations only went as high as 59th street. this morning we saw people using the new station at 67th street and lexington avenue. over the next month 48 stations are going in from 59th street to 86th street. 21 on the upper west side, 27 on the upper east side. >>> still to come on eyewitness news, a mysterious death of a young girl whose identity is unknown. tonight you will see the special tests on her teeth that could figure out who she is and identify the victim. >>> plus a man hits a woman with his car, gets out t

for example, the big one in northwest new jersey. newark doesn't have any water problems right now. nonetheless, officials say while we're doing okay now, who knows, we're all waiting on the weather to break. live in east brunswick, brian thompson, news 4 new york. >> all right, brian. let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist janice huff for more on how long the dry conditions could last. >> sibilia, unfortunately, the dryness will not break through this holiday weekend. it's great news for all of you who have outdoor plans for the three-day weekend with dry conditions. it's just not good news in terms of replenishing the deficits we have seen around our area. by labor day, we're back up to around 90 degrees, so the heat returns early next week. and still no signs of significant rainfall. these numbers are the deficits. how far below average we are since the 1st of the year. and central park is running a rainfall deficit of just over 6 inches. it ranges from 3.5 inches in newark to over 8.5 inches in islip. and long island is one of the worst areas, has been most of [000:29:56;00]

currently no problems or delays for new jersey transit, patco or septa.ing up in the 6:00 hour, we'll get another check of philadelphia majors. >>> changes are coming to patco's schedule this weekend. this mostly will impact riders on thursdays and fridays through october. the changes come during the final stages of patco's $103 million track renovation work. employees started handing out new schedules yesterday. you can see those schedules right now on the nbc 10 news app. >>> happening today, prospective restaura restaura restauranteurs. the conservancy is trying to find an operator for the restaurant. >>> do you usually stop at mcdonald's on your way to work? mcdonald's announced it will start serving breakfast all day at all u.s. locations. the change is scheduled to happen october 6th mcdonald's also says it will do away with liquid margin and use real butter on its breakfast sandwiches instead. that will start once the stores use all of their liquid margin. >>> a russian soyuz spacecraft is on its way to the international speights station. the rocke

i'm staying in touch with new jersey state police and the coast guard and as soon as we get more information, we will bring that to you. live in atlantic city, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> we will wait for updates. thank you. >>> meantime, 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with this. heavy rain falling across our area. people in old city needed umbrellas, of course. rain coats too, and rain boots even during downpours this afternoon. one of our nbc 10 crew, as they drove right through water puddling on interstate 76 in south philadelphia. check out this flooding. a viewer sent this video from rutgers university campus in camden. there's the water pooling there. she says she was stuck at school because of this high water. >> here's a live look outside as we track the rain. you can see a mix of rain and clouds on the ben franklin bridge in philadelphia. in new jersey, it's not the best beach day along the shore. the sand looks pretty barren. delaware isn't escaping the rain either. this is a soggy look over interstate 95 in wilmington. although the sun seems to be peeking out. the first a

it's one of about 600 schools in new jersey that can care for infants and children. but are not subject to the strict rules and regulations that govern the child care industry. >> we had no idea. i think you go along to a facility like this and you, you expect that they're operating in full public view. they must be licensed. >> if you're going to an unlicensed center. you're taking such a gamble. >> lynette is vice president of the new jersey child care association and also owns the future generation early learning center. the i-team asked what sort of scrutiny she faces as a licensed day care operator. >> you're making sure your staff child ratio is intact. you're attending a certain amount of staff training, you're making sure that health procedures are followed. >> she must pass inspections. the owners of apple montisory declined requests for an on-camera interview offering a statement instead. saying that the owners took immediate and definitive action. and that they have reviewed and reinforced training procedures. they have also fired five employees, including

in new jersey, pretty much down the shore. route 9 at bay avenue, watch out for an accident scene with a downed pole. in montgomery county, two accidents here. diane and st. david's place. and east chestnut street to watch out for. 95 we're not seeing an increase in drive times. road work cleared out of the way. a southbound drive time from woodhaven to the vine expressway about 13 minutes. no problems northbound right now. for philadelphia international airport, we're doing okay. no problems or delays there. when i come back more drive times for you and another check on mass transit. >>> good morning. expect ear round of the heat today, temperatures staying well above average, lots of sunshine. our huet stays down and we're still tracking a dry stretch and cooler temperatures if this feel toss warm for you. our wind speeds out of the west-southwest at 6 miles per hour. the humidity is at 72% across the region we're at 51 in the poconos, 53 in allentown. 54 in mount holly. temperatures at the atlantic city airport at 62 degree

pace yourself again today. >> problems in new jersey and lingering construction. john and i are not the wealth of good news this morning. >> bookends of bad news. >>> still ahead, the day's top stories including a fatal fire in long branch, new jersey, and we are live from the the scene. beer with your trash? sanitation workers accused of making demands at one new jersey bar, and it's all caught on camera. >> who could say no to melissa mccarthy. wait until you hear what she seconds. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. and 75 degrees on this wednesday, september 2nd. any relief in sight? john elliott with the forecast coming up for you. good morning, i'm mary calvi. and i'm chris wragge. we will have weather and traffic on the 2s in a moment, but first, here's what is new this morning. >>> a fatal fire sweeps through a home on joleen avenue, killing several people we are live from the scene. >> did you steal a woman's credit card, too? >> i didn't steal it. she left it at the bar for me. >> reporter: during the time tiffany neumann was missing, she stole credit cards and a cell ph

new jersey has beaches, beautiful beaches. they're not all crawling with roid raging trolls with reality shows. i grew up summering on those beaches, and they are awesome. jersey has farmland. beautiful bedroom communities where the woman does not live for anyone like her, even the refineries, the endless clover leaves of turnpikes and express ways twisting. to me, somehow beautiful. to know jersey is to love her. fortly, some of governor christie's minions, allegedly conspired to jam up traffic for a few days. it's a town with joke can i historic of corruption. it's also where my beloved h i.r.a. m's is. they still honor tradition. >> my happy place. sometimes i need that old time flavor. it seems like a true food. >> it's a great point of fine and personal satisfaction. i've convinced my daughter these are the finest hot dogs in the land. she gets very excited to come out here with me. that makes me very happy. thank you. thank you. these toothpicks, just like 1958. some things just shouldn't change. my dad gets the relish.

new jersey last night. after the pilot reported engine trouble. this morning the two people onboard are listed in serious condition. chopper 2 was over the scene last night. you can see workers carrying one person away on a stretcher. >> you see a plane only about 50 feet off the ground you start to think, something's wrong. >> there was a pool over here with people in it. there was a baseball field over here behind us. >> those witnesses believe the pilot successfully maneuvered away from the venues and the homes in the area, possibly ground. >>> traffic for traffic and -- the 2s. >> hi everybody. happy friday to you. maybe you're getting ready to hit the road. we are going the see cooler temperatures. still sticky. and maybe some of that needed rain. we need the rain. now. wind out of the north at 3 miles per hour. and relative humidity at 63%. nuts. the screen. there's some clouds in central and south parts of jersey. the front still to the west but we will see another ridge build in over the weekend. nu

forty-two freeway from new jersey looking nice, and mass transit for you new septa and patco schedules. check your local listings most definitely nicole, over to you. >>> seventeen days until pope francis arrives, two of the hottest tickets in town are up for grabs. >> justin finch joins us on the ben franklin parkway where pope will celebrate mass on the 27th just weeks away now, good morning. >> reporter: erika and good morning, you are looking to get your hand on papal event tickets no, that is a a competition will be steep. some 20,000 tickets will be up for grabs starting to day and if yesterday is any indication those tickets could all be gone in just a matter of seconds. let get to video, today you have two chances to get those tickets. world meeting of families is rolling out first stint of on line passes for festival of families at 4:00 p.m. those are 10,000 passes set for that. then another 10,000 passes rolled out at 8:00 for sunday papal mass. these ticket will be distributed the world meeting web site. one person is eligible for up to four passes. but be fast with those fi

new jersey senators announced that 21.5 million dollar grant yesterday. it's designed to keep 85 firefighters on the job. those men and women were set to be laid off after four casinos closed last year. >>> a facility is being built at the navy yard and they will relocate 190 jobs from glen mills and exton. construction should be done by 2017 at the new facility. >>> the roar to the shore. motorcycle rally begins today. it's one of the largest gathering of motorcycle riders in the ndyau(áu they will head to wildwood between today and sunday. lots of entertainment there for the bikers in town. >>> today is the final day of preliminary competitions at the miss america pageant in atlantic city. miss florida and miss louisiana won last night and sunday night's televised will be sunday night. >>> some scenes were intermediate in various counties. the movie tells the tale of who children who visit their grandparents but the elderly couple's rare behavior begins to scare them. >>> "nbc 10 news today" at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> round one of wet weather mo

fares are being cross honored with path, new jersey transit buses around new york waterway but some commuters can't use those options. several day they are tired and just want to get home. >> i travel here five days a week to work from philadelphia, all the way up here and it happens all the freaking time. >> they canceled, we are still waiting. when can we go home. my daughter is still waiting for me. >> reporter: so, again, delays, long lines still. if you want to keep up with the delays throughout the evening commute, do so on abc7ny, our web site as well as our twitter and facebook pages. live at penn station, a.j.

new jersey's other democratic senator bob menendez is against the deal. still president obama does now have the 34 senate votes needed to up hold a veto if necessary of any resolution from the other side to try to undue this deal, congress is expect to head back to session next week. >>> jay-z and budweiser's mid

out in new jersey, watch out on the 42 23wr50i. we have a patch of emergency construction around i-55 closing three right-hand lanes. watch out for. that at least it's not headed into philadelphia. we'll have more updates for you when i come back in the next ten. bye. >>> a tuck of war on the issues and with each other. the republican presidential hopefuls squared off in a prime time debate. we'll break it all down for you coming up in a live report at 5:00 a.m. >>> plus, up against the clock. a muslim student was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. officials thought it was and why the whole. earned the student and invitation to the white house. here in vineland, new jersey where progresso light soups are made, we'll never give up our cheddar, our cream, and especially our bacon. so we figured out a way to add rich ingredients like this into 22 light soups, all with 100 calories or less per serving. so if you want to eat light and not give up rich flavor, do what we do...make it progresso. >> five minutes before 5:00

. >> bill anderson on board the balance ship new jersey where people are checking in for their stay. >> first though let's head back to new york city that is where we find our bruce gordon. bruce, the pope is in the middle of another whirlwind of a day making stops throughout the ci city. >> reporter: absolutely, lucy. hard to keep up with this 78-year-old pontiff. frankly, hard to believe he had 1 foot into retirement when he was elected 266th bishop of rome. this day was filled with powerful words to the world community and powerful emotions at the scene of terrible violence. it was an event filled with emotions. pope francis solemnly taking in the enormity of ground zero where 14 years ago, nearly 3,000 men, women and children were killed in the nation's worst ever terrorist attack. francis met with family members of several 9/11 victims. ♪ >> reporter: following an inter faith prayer service pontiff apologized for delivering remarks in his native spanish but translation did nothing to dim the impact of his message to victims. >> the family members show the face of pain, pain that

the average across the state of new jersey, not just northern new jersey, at 62% capacity. new york city resident various at 83%. long island quack officers aquifers moderate. we have a chance to get rain not today, not tomorrow. heading into wednesday hev a you notice widely scattered showers and a few pop-up thunderstorms. it's not the huge soaking we would love to see. the other problem we have is in addition to the fact that we have a chance for rain but not as much as we need, we are also going to to have some roasting baking heat between now and then. tomorrow we have sunny skies once again. great for getting outside. not so great for a drought. near record heat. 93 degrees. we will talk about the rain that see. >> see you in a few minutes. >>> right now to the growing migrant crisis across europe. both france and britain have pledged to take in thousands of refugees. germany, as we know, already accepting many who survive the dangerous journey to get there. but how is our area responding? cbs2's jennifer mclogan with a story from rockville center. >> reporter: bells

. ♪ >> i am in madison, new jersey where there are special rabbits up for adoption. y residents now, but they are being referred to as the go on us rabbit. a bunch of rabbits freezing their cotton tails off. shocked when they showed up. 230 rabbits altogether were seized from her property living in squalor. as the investigation continues, let's get back to the rabbit. >> about 52 of those. your outdoor bunnies, these are bunnies need to be a part of the family. >> play fetch with the ball. they have been with us since february. billy had to take them all out and show the playing time. they make excellent house pets. >> adorable.adorable. they will train you and give you the steps that they need. to spring apparent by. sunday through tuesday, noon to four. when the -- wednesday through saturday noon to six. how do you say no to him? bill: you are at the funeral of an iconic cultural figure , hall of fame catcher, and all-around great guy, yogi berra. >> personified the american dream, that's what love one said about the iconic killer famer that his funeral in montclair

>> a special moment tonight for two veterans on the uss new jersey. keith jones tells us about a surprise that's changing their lives. >> atop the battleship new jersey, dressed in red, white, and blue -- katie's life changed forever. sitting beside her husband, also an air force veteran, not knowing the surprise that awaited them. >> can you come up. >> seconds later. >> katie will receive a morgan-free home in illinois. >> the announcement. >> amazing. this is an amazing blessing for our family. >> including four children, and after many deployments, her husband said it will be nice to have one home where they have settled outside chicago. >> really a foundation, somewhere for them to call home and really stay and create a home. >> this home, this dream, all possible through operation home front. a national nonprofit. they provide emergency and financial assistance to vets. >> to be given something like this, to help our family. there's no words to express the gratitude. >> on the battleship new jersey in camden, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >>> weeken

in montclair, new jersey, hazel sanchez, cbs 2 news. next to his beloved wife carmen in east hanover, new jersey. carmen berra passed away in march of 2014. >> i hope he realized how much he was loved. >> i think he got the idea. when you got to meet him, everyone just flocked to him. that kind of guy. >>> still ahead, new accusations that the red light cameras aren't playing fair at intersections. >> he's at it again. the so-called red light robin hood, he's now taking on yellow lights. that's coming up. >> also a consulate attacked in the middle of the night, who the ambassador is concerned might be behind it. >> saving two little boys from bullying at three-month old. be done.tt2watx# gd p bt@qd(\ tt2watx# gd p "a@qt$8 tt2watx# gd p bm@q_/4 tt4watx# gd r dztq 1e4 tt4watx# gd r entq aat tt4watx# gd r gzt& xf, tt4watx# gd r hnt& hh@ tt4watx# g >>> police have increased security at the mexican consulate after vandals struck in the middle of the night. >> meg baker reports from manhattan's east side. >> red paint is splattered on the fro

mass transit times, long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit are on or close to schedule. brooklyn bridge is closed inbound until 6:00 a.m. that is because of construction. and then going up over here to the new york state thruway, that construction is set up north exit 15 to 16. street cleaning rules are in effect today. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> we are following new developments after a family was found murdered inside their own home. >> and in an abc news exclusive, the most famous d >>> in south dakota, a house fire killed six people. authorities in pierre say six members of one family were found. one of the deaths is believed to be a suicide. show all six members of the family died from gunshot wounds. it's believed the killer may have been the father in the family. >>> in an abc news exclusive, kim davis is speaking out about refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her christian beliefs. she beliefs she has been victimized. >> i have been called hitler, homophobe. i have been called things and names that i didn't say whe

new jersey transit, coach usa buses. new jersey transit trains are okay. >> same with long island railroad, ferries are okay, path trains no problems. sawmill closed exits 33 to 34 because of an ongoing accident in the process of being cleared away. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> a labor day executive order for president obama has secured paid sick leave for 300,000 americans. the president signed the executive order on board air force one en route to a union rally in boston. once there the announcement drew a huge round of applause. paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors. workers get up to seven sick days. >>> hundreds of thousands of refugees are rushing across european borders. more than 20,000 entered germany over the weekend with more expected to arrive. the chancellor says germany is ready to take in 800,000 people this year and urged other european countries to step up. the surge in refugees is expected to cost germany $10

mass transit, currently no problems or delays for new jersey transit, patco and septa. oming up in the next ten minutes, i'll have more drive times. >> new from overnight, a motorcycle rider escapes serious injury after he collided with a mini van in north philadelphia. this crash happened at broad and ontario streets around 1:00 this morning. the motorcycle braver was taken to the hospital in stable condition. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> and happening çtoday, pares are voicing their concerns about the firing of a gay teacher at a montgomery county catholic school. nbc 10's jesse gary is live for us in merion station where the town hall meeting will take place. tonight's meeting is only for parents. tell us why the rest of the community wasn't invited. >> reporter: the school's principal says there will be an toon the for the larger community to talk to leadership later in fall. tonight's meeting is jut for students' parents so they can explain their actions and deal with the consequences. the hard feelings surrounding the firing of margie w

patco and new jersey transit running on time. >>> you know there is a no-fly zone in new jersey.t's not a ban on planes,up drones, interrupting life. >> it's 6:46. the state athletic association voted to ban drones from high school sporting events. they are also prohibited from one of the jersey shore's most popular attract, the cape may lighthouse is now a don't have-free zone along with its home at cape may point state park. violators will be fined. the state park service says drones can potentially harm visitors, cause excessive noise and disturb wild life. >> i think this is a great idea. i think it's a natural idea and it should be preserved. >> state officials point out the drone policy is consistent with those used be i the national park service in other states. >>> and we are now just nine days away from the pope's visit to philadelphia. people in neighboring communities are also preparing, leaders in camden announced details on parking yesterday. 8500 parking spaces will be available on the camden waterfront. >> that puts people closer to the ben franklin bridge. the spa

in new jersey, new construction codes take effect today. some people say they don't think those rules go far enough to prevent future fires. our news parter at the bergen lack many of the. among the suggestions are to limit the use of light wood frame which is can burn faster and collapse. officials say they're working already on the next set of revisions for the year 2018. >>> very good. moving to northern california now. crews are finally making a little bit of progress on the deadly and destructive valley fire. that fire has been burning for more than a week. it is 69% contained, but the damage, a lot of it anyway, done. three people are dead. about 1,000 homes are gone. the fire ranks as the fourth worst in california state history. >> just some heartbreaking scenes from there. people have really been left with nothing. >> for the past year. >>> 5:40 now. still to come, why lawmakers are pushing to turn a local bar into a national landmark. >>> plus, an emotional moment at the emmy awards. tracy morgan returning to the stage. the messag

in new jersey, we trip over a hospital every four miles. they are everywhere. our excess problem is cost. obamacare.id of things that work in new hampshire may not work in new jersey the right way and what happens in new jersey is very different than what happens in wyoming or antenna. i like that because you can have a greater effect. you cannot figure out what is going on in the d.c., but we trip over hospitals in new jersey. you strip -- you trip over state representatives in new hampshire. everywhere i go, i a state rep. the great thing is you have the influence to go to those state reps and say this health care system is not working for me. the access point is to make sure everyone has access to care financially and where they live. we need to develop that kind of new hampshire. but people can't afford to get insurance, they go to the emergency room and when they go to the emergency room, they get that care and it costs a lot more. let states run these things. remember what the constitution says -- all the power the federal government has said here. everyth

>>> an update on the breaking news in new jersey. a small plane crashing in cresskill, new jersey. we learned this was an auxiliary aircraft money by coast guard volunteers. two pilots were in the plane at the time. we know they were removed from the plane. no word on their conditions just yet. they were doing a survey of the hudson river when they reported even again trouble. we have crews heading to the scene and we will bring you another live report when we get new information. >>> six flags great adventure plans to bring total mayhem to new jersey. that is the name of the coaster. it starts with a 12 story 90- degree hill. total mayhem features new technology including wing seats that allows riders to spin as it moves in the track. it will open in the spring of 2016. you can't eat before that ride. >> i was just about to say that. >> that is a whole new level of crazy. >> would you ride it? would you guys ride it? >> i can't do spin. i can do coasters but not tea cups. >> that's the next level there. >> one and done, get to the park, do that and go. >> i have to try it. >>> it

for now live in the bronx, dray clark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> to new jersey at this point where a mother and her two young children were hit by a car trying to cross the street. this happened in edgewood court in lakewood last night. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live at jersey shore medical center in neptune. kala? >> reporter: good morning. three people were taken to the hospital. i can tell you this morning that the mom is now in stable condition. her two children in serious condition this morning. let me show you the scene in lakewood. in the middle of route 9 you can see the stroller that the woman was pushing with two children inside laying on its side. route 9 was closed for four hours last night. it is now back open. police tell us the mom was pushing her two children in that stroller and the three were walking across route 9 when a black town car crashed into them seriously injuring her children. the driver of the lincoln town car was taken to a nearby hospital to be checked out but was not seriously hurt. police tell me that he was interviewed b

on montclair university in new jersey. this is a live look outside the museum in little falls. later this morning, the museum's interim ceo will address the media on the loss of the yankee legend. we posted the news on his passing on our facebook page overnight and received dozens of comments from fans. abc7ny. >>> now to the papal visit as pope francis wakes up in the united states for the first time in his life today. president obama has planned an elaborate welcome ceremony for the holy father this morning just outside the white house. his visit to america, the first by a pope in nearly a decade pope francis arrived at the vatican's ambassador residence last night. security tight on every leg of his journey. tall fences line the perimeter of central park to keep him safe during the procession later this week. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson joins us live with more on the pope's day ahead. >> reporter: good morning. the pope had a quiet night staying at the vatican embassy in town. today brings a packed and public schedule expected to draw tens of thousands of people. >>>

they're dropping along the new jersey turnpike. eyewitness news reporter rob nelson live in ridgefield new jersey with that part of the story. rob. >> good morning ken. as you just said, the weather really is cooperating. it a's beautiful morning out here. of course that's just extra incentive for folks to hit the road. for those of you traveling by car, great news in just about an hour, gas prices will drop. 7 a.m., less than an hour from now, gas prices will drop appropriately enough, $0.07 at 7 a.m. on the garden state parkway and the jersey turnpike. those will be the lowest labor day weekend prices in a decade, a long time since it's been this low. a gallon of regular will cost about 2.20 a gallon compared to labor day. last year that's a drop of more than a dollar. back then in 2014 the cost was about 3.28 a gallon. this year's 2.20 price starting about a few minutes from now the lowest price since 2004. that's when the average price for a gallon of regular was just a buck 82. that's a small snapshot of what the big travel wee

right now it's actually a couple of downpours over new jersey and hunterton county and somerset going to morris and warren county. a couple of drops in new york city and lower hudson valley and long island right now but the evening commute not too bad. the heavy rain to the south. right now it's headed to the north and staying away from us, it's going to bend to the east later on and after midnight our rain will get heavier especially from the soy on north and west. so -- city on north and west. then you have another wave of rain and that's going to come the potential there is for thursday afternoon and night into the day on friday. then the third threat, that comes from interaction with tropical storm what keen. big differences with the storm track forecast today. winds of 45 miles an hour and tropical storm. but look at the new storm track. captured and hovering afford the atlantic for several days look at that sunday 8:00 a.m. time frame. yesterday the track forecast had that very close to new york city at that time frame. now it's staying offshore and suggesting it recurves there

an air quality alert kicking in for much of new jersey. 6:53. she loves john denver and saving you time. >> you, too, john. an overturned truck is causing delays, and jim smith with more on this alert. good morning, jim. >> that's right it's on the bruckner. the cement truck has been uprighted now, but there's cement on the road, and there's only one lane open. bumper-to-bumper delays back to the interchange. >> jim, thank you. >>> in the bronx, two lanes on the northbound side of the the new england freeway. the delays are back to the cross bronx. stick to the hutch as the alternate there, and heavy into westchester, and a crash on the southbound freeway, and also reports of a disabled vehicle in the area, and the cupping causing a slow ride, and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. chris, back to you. >> thank you. >>> visitors of the jones beach are being turned away. the park managers said it's due to a large number of school districts starting the school year early ahead of the labor day holiday and no life guards being available. visit

now, there's been concern in parts of new jersey. but the good news for the reservoir that provides drinking water to new york city, towards the west the cat skill system, if you look at the numbers -- the small one can -- the rain keeps missing that one. that's why there's problems there. also problems with the air quality. an air quality alert in effect from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., also portions of connecticut. respiratory issues, limit time outside. 61 in franklin. 59 in morristown. sounds comfortable. not comfortingable here. 72 in farming daily. some of the suburbs mainly north and west cooled off into the 60s. there's high clouds streaking to the south of us. sunshine mixing with clouds. no rain coming out of the clouds. >> a back door front will slide down towards late thursday night, early friday. that will bring us potentially a couple of showers and a change to more comfortable conditions. flirting with 90 today. upper 80s to near 90. muggy tonight again. mid-70s in town. no rain today, tonight. maybe a thunderstorm late t

i have been to new jersey for it to 2 years and it is tough. >> reporter: teresa priolo, "good day new york". juliet: there is good news about new york city beaches, they will stay open an extra week. you can go to asbury park or wherever you would like. ben: as very park is not a new york city beach. maybe you can do some more hiking. a walk in this and. juliet: climbing up a gigantic didn't. this includes a recipe, stretches of rockaway beach. midland's and south beaches, orchard beach closed to tourists. orchard beaches in the bronx now remain open through this and they so police say big increase in attendance at city beaches, 19 million visitors for memorial day, the weather has been fantastic. maybe jersey will follow suit is ben: new jersey bj's are open, might not be guarded. you would be rattled with misinformation. still ahead on "good day early call" looking at the 60th they of 80 degrees. we will see if there's any relief from the heat in sight. juliet: the pope looking to change rules when it comes to an element. interesting. why you looking at me? we are going to look at o

to belmont avenue t ben franklin bridge will be closed so no access to or from philadelphia or new jersey on the ben franklin bridge. a pedestrian bridge for now. 95 will be open so good news there, we'll have some select exit ramps closed. washington avenue, broad street exits will close as well as the traffic box that we've been talking about for weeks, center city will start -- will begin around 6 p.m. and west philadelphia it will be 10 p.m. >> thanks for that. pope francis is in new york city where he has a busy and historic day ahead. he'll begin at the united nations where he will address the general assembly in spanish and english, that's this morning at 8:30. many expect the pope to address climate change and other issues that impact world poverty. after the pope will visit the 9/11 memorial where he will pray at one of the reflecting pools and participate in a multifaith ceremony where family members of the victims will i tend. his last stop, mass at madison square garden at 6:00 this evening. he will use a golf cart we're told to sirk tl arena before mass. prior to the pope's a

live in montclair, new jersey, kala rama, goes channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> we will bring you more reaction to yogi berra's life as he is remembered today in at abc7ny you can view photos from his long baseball career and read a full list of yogisms. >>> breaking news happening now with american and afghan forces launching a major offensive to push the taliban out of the city of kunduz. this is video we received i don't for night showing the victorious forces celebrating victory in the city square. this is the first time insurgents seized a major urban center since the 2001 invasion. >>> the senate appears to be hours away from approving a bipartisan short term spending bill that would prevent the government from shutting down at midnight tomorrow. senators voted 77 to 19 yesterday to end a filibuster but tea partiers continue to fight. they want all funding stripped from planned parenthood. it has been under scathing attack for providing fetal tissue. >>> president obama is working here in new york. today he chairs a leaders summit at the united nations on countering isis

back to you. >> tracie strahan live in new jersey. thank you. >>> 4:38 right now. new this morning, a big cleanup ahead for two long island shops after a car plowed into a front door. not just any car, that's a white maserati wedged into that mangled building. this is on higby lane in west islip. it slammed into the front of the building at 10:30. it caused extensive damage to two businesses. one person had to be extricated, taken to the hospital. no details yet as to their injuries. >>> there is one fewer republican running this morning for president. wisconsin governor scott walker withdrawn from the race. >> i believe that i am being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a itive conservative message can rise to the top of the field. >> walker's statement yesterday was seen as a rallying cry against front-runner donald trump. walker's campaign ran out of money and he sank lower in the polls. meanwhile, carly fiorina is rising in those same polls. she appeared last night on nbc's "tonight show" with jimmy fallon. he asked her to share a

jewelry store heist in new jersey. new surveillance video shows the suspects breaking into trent jewelers in hamilton through a window last week. the owner says they must have cased the store. they smashed display cases then filled bags with jewelry. the thieves were in and out of the store in 30 seconds. >>> dozens of convicts are filing a federal suit against a north carolina prison after saying that they were tortured by correctional offices there. the instrument is one you would be more likely to find in a hot sauce. two former inmates are speaking out saying that they were part of a group of inmates tortured on a road. the torture included being forced to drink the hottest hot sauce and other physical punishments. >> being eld down by shoulders with another inmate holding me down rubbing hot sauce on my private parts. that's a sexual assault. >> wow. the attorney representing the inmates said some inmates were pitted against one another, given bribes to carry out the torture to keep them from revealing what was go

moderate drought in northeastern new jersey, bordering on new jersey. abnormally dry air has expanded. we have been really dry to end august and start september. we have spotty storms to talk about. i don't see significant rains until chances late next week. look at the labor day weekend. unbelievable. you have sunshine from mountain top to seashore. lucky 7s on saturday. i will change those next half hour. 70s from jersey shore. low 80s saturday. a little low humidity. labor day, more humid conditions and a nice day to be at the beach. best beach day. >> touch to rank those days. really 1 a and 1 b. looking at the planner tonight, patchy clouds, storms around. humidity with us. forecast low of 75. there can be a shower through early afternoon tomorrow and clouds probably dome anyone nature then the clouds break. low 80s during the afternoon hours. a good ten or 12 below today's readings. then the clouds break. that's when the humidity drops. you may go out tomorrow and say i thought about relief. not in terms of humidity. it's the temperature that goes

governor cuomo's aid, carey gabay was shot in the head sunday night. >>> a new jersey woman awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to giving a deadly silicon injection. she is expected to spend time in prison. rivera could be her native jamaica. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news this morning," historic artifacts that document an important part of american history head back home after a major project to ensure their safety. >> we continue to follow breaking news overseas. flood disaster is unfolding in japan. homes are being washed away. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic here on "eyewitness news this morning." good thursday morning. an accuweather alert day. let's go to the radar. heavy rain from the hudson river valley, rockland, westchester county down to the city with lightning strikes on the l.i.e. at hempstead. we can take you there and you can see in the neighborhood of hempstead those pins that you see, that is the lightning strikes in the neighborhood just to the north of the l.i.e. well, there will be more of those lightning strikes across long i

this is the opposite. >> you're watching "nbc 10 news." >>> today one of the poorest cities in new jersey will invest in the education of its youth. how a new upgraded charter school aimed at creating opportunities. >> staying connected. how kmunl indications companies are keeping an eye on the wireless system in place for the papal visit. >> a live look outside, 64 degrees right now. a nice day, just getting started but humidity is expected to make a comeback. uh-oh. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. it's 5:00 a.m. let's begin with brittney shipp. >> the good news it's going to take a while before the hunlt gets there. so we'll see a dry day with lots of sunshine. temperatures above average. 52 degrees in pottstown, low 50s in allentown. 58 degrees in wilmington. 52 in millville, we're at 54 degrees in mount holly, 62 at the atlantic city airport. 59 currently in wildwood. and our future cast shows us we're going to see sunny condition, warm conditions and on top of that we'll stay dry as we push into the rest of today. heading int

they say new york, new jersey and the port authority will pay half of the new hudson river tunnel. the question is, does this offer seal a deal. tunnel. the question for years has been how do you pay for the tunnel. >> governor cuomo and governor christie say they have the answer. split the $20 billion cost of a new hudson river down the middle with the federal government. >> reporter: we will be responsible for paying half of the costs. >> the 106-year-old tunnel is in dial need of replacement. commuters of nj transit and amtrak faced unending delays and it could only get worse. >> right now we are down to two tubes. one is almost certainly going to have to come off line within no later than the next 20 years. that would mean catastrophe. only a quarter of the trains could get through. >> reporter: talks to end the financial log jam have gone nowhere. i asked the governor if it will make a difference. >> coming halfway, do you think that's enough. >> i started by saying the federal government should pay the lion's share. this is primarily an amtrak tunnel. without this tunnel, amt

long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit path trains are doing fine. street cleaning rules are in effect today. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," the special dedication today in new jersey as we prepare to mark 14 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. >> the countdown to pope francis's first visit to the united states is on. we will tell you how to get your hands on free tickets to see him in pers >>> happening today a piece of the world trade center find a home in new jersey. the tsa office at newark liberty airport is dedicating a piece of steel from the twin towers. the ceremony begins at 10:30. the tsa was created in response to the terror attacks. >>> a chance 20,000 people will get tickets to see the pope when he visits philadelphia but they are going to have to act quickly. the free tickets for the pope's appearance at the closing festival of the world meeting of families will be available at 4:00 this afternoon. at 8:00 10,000 tickets for the pope's wednesday night mass will be up for grab