police said she managed to slip out of her hand cuffs and walk out of the new york hospital, new york presbyterian lower manhattan hospital. this happened on sunday. she had been taken there after claiming she was pregnant after she had been arrested. newman was originally arrested for theft. renewed charges now include grand larceny. the officer who was supposed to be watching her has been suspended. she was the fourth person to escape nypd custody in the last few months. ben: one of earthlink's legendary stars, jimmy "superfly" snuka is behind bars charged with murder. his girlfriend nancy argentino of brooklyn was found severely injured in the pennsylvania motel room, snuka who is now 72 years old was the sole person of dentistry years but nothing happened until 2013 when an newspaper raised questions about the case. juliet: pope francis's visit to the united states. ben: he will fly to chile and new york. and a trip through central park and a special chair. robert moses has more. >> reporter: never has a single chair been so heralded but this is no ordinary share. it is the one on

. >> reporter: to find out just how hard it is to accurately gauge your burn we went to new york's hospitalpecial surgery. >> this is a metabolic cart. it's going to measure how many oxygen and carbon dioxide is in your exhale there. it's going to measure how many calories you're burning. >> reporter: i ran at a comfortable pace for ten minutes. >> how many calories would you say that was? >> i would guess about 200. >> reporter: but after crunching some numbers. >> 90 calories. >> stop it. >> reporter: next up, brianna bikes for ten minutes. she thought she would burn 110 calories but only burned 97. gibson does a series of high intensity intervals for seven minutes. >> how many calories do you think you burned? >> i would go with 100. >> reporter: his actual number of calories burned -- 72. experts say this overestimating can potentially lead to overeating, revealing a hidden reason weight loss can be so tough. >> it takes a long time to burn a lot of calories and a very short time to eat those same amount of calories. you may go for a run, you burn 500 calories. you could really eat that

burried alive under debris in his basement is out of the hospital and recovering at an up-state new york hospital. police say that the man in his 60s waist covered in several feet of debris at the hands after neighbor, 44 year old hear offered ortiz. victim said ortiz had moved into the building a few weeks ago, ortiz is now charged with attempted murder and unlawful imprison. >>> still ahead this morning, some new research on the shingles vaccine. why doctors now say not everyone should get it. >> also ahead, firefighters are used to rushing to scenes, but his is something just completely different. hear what happened when one crews' truck broke down on the way to a fire. then little later on this morning, we told but this tiger condition found wandering a california neighborhood. we now have update on where he's heading next, when we come right back. good morning. >> headlines here, man and woman were shot outside after bar at fifth and olney after midnight. philadelphia police are questioning a man believed to be the shooter. >>> also, a major forest fire is burning in burlington county, new j

she died at a new york hospital after going into cardiac arrest during a medical procedure. rivers was known for her outrageous and outspoken brand of humor that frequently took aim at celebrities. her daughter melissa sent a tweet thanking friends, family, and those who loved her mother for their outpouring of support. >>> a family fighting after they say their young son was poisoned by pesticides. peyton mccaughey spent his 10th birthday in the hospital. his family's home had been fumigated. terminix which contracted the work gave them the okay to return to the house. things went horribly wrong that night when they returned. >> he was having some uncontrollable muscle movements. he couldn't stand up. he couldn't speak. so they took him to a local walk in, and the doctor quickly recognized it was probably a poisoning from the treatment. >> payton's family says terminix has not revealed what chemicals it used. terminix says it is reviewing the situation. >>> a warning for parents, experts say new apps are allowing your kids to hide texts and photos in plain sight. the so-cal

tiffany newman since sunday night when she slipped out of her handcuffs and walked of new york presbyterian hospital. newman was captured this morning on the upper westside. >>> the city's homeless problem has been making a lot of news lately. it only seems to be getting worse. >> today both the mayor and the police commissioner acknowledged public perception is correct. there are more homeless new yorkers and fresh concerns about how to help them. >> indeed. the administration has placed money towards trying to tackle this problem, even offering rent subsidies. the problem hasn't gone away. as you indicated, the mayor and the police commissioner acknowledging for the first time that public perception is on the money. there are more homeless new yorkers and now what to do about them. a growing homeless crisis has grabbed the attention of city leaders. >> the homg.eless population has been steadily increasing. it's not as if we had a big warehouse where we locked them up and let them out o the streets. >> reporter: 56,000 homeless in city shelters. an estimated 3,000-plus living on the streets. >> i

so, when an officer took her to new york presbyterian hospital. at's where newman slipped out of handcuffs and escaped. that officer has since been suspended. new york is not happy with the officer's performance. >> the officer derelict in their duties, very significant for that offense. >> this is the fourth time since june a prisoner has escaped nypd custody n1 escape in harlem, showed two detective trailing suspect in handicuffs, bolting down the block here n all of the previous incidents, suspect were caught. >> now, an unexpected passenger forces an international flight to make an emergency landing in colorado. authority say a woman smuggled her cat on board a flight from las vegas to frankford, germany. the crew found out when the passenger and international model from the czech republic demanded access to her so-called comfort cat. the plane was diverted to denver. escorted by 2f16 fighter jet. when the passenger reportedly then struck a flight attendant. fellow passengers were not happy. >> i think woman was mental ill. >> she was little cr

on sunday. >> i broke out of the handcuffs when i was at the hospital because they almost killed me. >> reporter: she took off from the new york presbyterian hospital when a now suspended officer walked away to use the restroom. she spent her 36 hours of freedom bar hopping and stealing. she went right to the south street sea port and spent time at the fish market, and that's where she took a credit card and cell phone from a woman she met while drinking a beer. >> reporter: did you steal a woman's credit card? >> i didn't steal it. she left it at the bar for me. >> reporter: police traced fraudulent credit card activity to the fulton street newsstand. this shows her wearing hospital scrubs and making purchases. >> she guys cigarettes and candy, and we just chatted. >> reporter: police grabbed her tuesday morning when she showed up at her aunt's home on the upper west side where investigators were waiting. neumann is the fourth suspect to escape nypd custody since this summer. she is now in custody of the department of corrections, and she will be in court again on september 4th. >> ilana gold, thank you. >>> new video of a su

just a quick note from one of the hospitals downtown in new york city where they say that hundreds of people had been burned from head to toe. this is from dr. steven stern at st. vincent hospital in greenwich village. about 50 or 60 doctors and nurses standing by in scrubs. the entire entrance to the emergency room was lined with stretchers covered with white sheets. doctors said the victims mostly had burns. >> of course, they're being treated in a number of area hospitals, including st. vincent's nyu downtown. it's just about five minutes away as a spokesperson told us earlier they've had a lot of experience dealing with problems at the world trade center from that february terrorist bombing in 1993, and obviously they have immobilized and emergency crews are working feverishly outside the world trade center. >> you are looking at a live picture of lower manhattan at 11:00 east coast time on a day of tragedy and terror in the united states. you're looking at what remains of the world trade center in lower manhattan. earlier this morning just before 9:00 and just after 9:00, two pla

naturally beautiful results >>> losing the news from nbc 4 new york, escape artist hospitalizes after near drowning during stunts. he was locked in a water filled plexiglass box when he became visibly destressed. >>> first hunl man head transplant date set for 2017. and a man volunteering in hopes that will give him a second chance. his head will be attached to a healthy body from a brain dead donor. a team of italian and chinese neurosurgeons plan to carry out the $15,000,000 operation in china. good luck with that. >>> astronaut scott kelly tweeted from space that he's halfway year his year long assignment on the space station. it's to better understand how space effects the body. >>> and the artist put this post on instagram wednesday. he said thank you to vladimir putin, i look forward to meeting with you face to face and discussing lgbt equality in russia. he told bbc that he would love to sit down and talk with the russian leader. >>> and the national zoo's tiny panda cub is not so tiny anymore but adorable. he's approaching two pounds and is showing his markings. the zoo will a

she slipped away from police at new york presbyterian hospital in lower manhattan sunday night. when the officer guarding her went to the restroom. police leaders are calling for changes. >> i would much rather as police commissioner with these lapses of basic care and custody of a prison. >> the rookie officer has been suspended without pay. this is the fourth time a prisoner has escaped from nypd custody since june. >>> broadway's theater will dim its lights for kyle jean-baptiste. the les miserables actor was killed in a fall sunday night. dozens gathered to remember the 21-year-old who made history as the first african-american and the youngest person to ever play the role on broadway. jean-baptiste died after falling from a fourth story fire escape at his brooklyn home. >>> new this morning, the state department released another round of hillary clinton e-mails. the latest contained everything from the classified to the mundane. about 150 of it now deemed classified, however they were not classified at the time they were on clinton's private server. so five of the highlight

naturally beautiful results® >>> leading the news from nbc for new york, escape artist hospitalized afterled plexiglass box for about 2 and a half minutes when he became visibly zpreszed. fortunately he was conscienous when they pulled him out. >>> and a russian computer scientist who suffers from the muscle wasting condition volunteering for a new procedure. and hopes it will give him a second chance. his head will be attached to a second body from a brain dead donor. they plan to carry out the operation in china. >>> astronaut scott kelly tweeted from space that he's half way through his yearlong assignment. the marathon mission is designed to better understand how space impacts the human body. vladimir putin denies claims he has talked to elton john about --. the british pop star posted thank you for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today. i look forward to meeting with you face to face to discuss lgbt rights in russia. >>> and the national tiny panda cup isn't so tiny almost. the little guy is approaching two pounds and showing his marks. the zoo will announce a name wh

. >> reporter: to find out just how hard it is to accurately gauge your burn we went to new york's hospital does it will measure how much oxygen and carbon dioxide is in your exhaled air and that will tell us how many calories you're burning. >> reporter: i ran at a comforortable pace for ten minutes. >> how many calories would you say that was. >> i would guess about 200. after crunching numbers. >> 90 calories. >>to it. >> reporter: next up brianna bikes for ten minutes. she thought she would burn 110 calories but only burned 97. off by 13%. gibson does a series of high intensity intervals. >> how many calories do you think you burned? >> i would go with 100. >> the actual number of calories burned? 72. experts say this overestimating can potentially lead to overeating revealing the hidden reason weight loss can be so tough. >> it takes a long time to burn a lot of calories in a very short time to eat those same amount of calories. you may go for a run and burn 500 calories. you could really eat that in probably 30 seconds. >> 500 calories in 30 seconds. experts say one sign you need to d

she escaped from the nypd and new york presbyterian hospital sunday when an officer stepped away from her to use the bathroom. they took her to the hospital after she claims she was pregnant. originally arrested on theft charges, she faces additional charges. >>> we know that a fast-moving fire in the bronx was started by careless the fire broke out in a garage after 4:00 a.m. it grew to eight alarms in eight minutes tearing through two homes. low water pressure problems made it difficult to battle the flames and keep it from spreading to two adjacent homes. residents say they were jolted awake by screams of fire. >> i woke up, i looked at my -- i looked out the window in the back and i see flames of fire. i had to go outside and run downstairs. >> one firefighter was treated for a minor injury but no residents were hurt. >>> turning to wall street, a new sign of weakness in china's economy. >> i think i will take that. weakness in china's economy has sent global stock markets lower. admit morning the dow was down 300 points. the bad news, the chinese manufacturing index fell to a thr

get the lowest price, only when you book direct at hampton.com >>> the shah of iran is in a new york city hospitalashington says he is suffering from cancer and blocked bile duct. >> the shah was admitted that he not engage in political activity while here. the present iranian government was assured of that. meanwhile, tighter security measures have been put in effect. >> carter agreed to allow the shah to come to the united states for medical treatment. an at that point it was the match that lit this conflagration. >> the american embassy in tehran is in the hand of moslem students tonight. spurred on by anti-american speech by ayatollah khomeini, they stormed the embassy, fought the marine guards for three hours, overpowered them and took dozens of american hostages. >> the iranians burned the united states flag and denounced the u.s. government saying they would stay until the u.s. sends the deposed shah back to iran. >> what i remember, this was the second day, was that the provisional government of dr. bosergon, the prime minister, essentially the people we dealt with that resigned. at that p

>> the family is profoundly grateful to all of katie's doctors at johns hopkins hospital in maryland and here in new york, columbia now morgan stanley children's hospital and katie's home nursing care five days a week and, of course, port authority police and liz's coworkers, she is a special education teacher and katie just holding her hand, elise, the strength, the strength, she is an adult now and she was not expected to get past five years old, three to five years old blessed by pope john paul ii. >> unbelievable. i know. no tears. we are just going to talk weather. i know. keep it moving. >>> so we have amazing weather thanks to some high pressure. a live look outside. we have a little bit of sunshine out there. that's kind of been the case all day. we have had sunshine peeking out but for the most part we'll call this a mostly cloudy day. we are still sitting at 71 degrees which is our high on the day. 74, it's a 30-year average what we consider normal. we didn't get there today. that's unusual. we have been above average for so many days this summer but not today. the interesting thing is as we he

cabinet secretary under president clinton who now heads the clinton foundation is recovering in a new york hospital this morning. she suffered a stroke last night following a meeting of the clinton global initiative. the clintons released a statement saying initial reports are very encouraging. >> we'll begin this half hour with a growing debate over the future of youth football programs in america. in the wake of serious injuries, even deaths, some high schools now are cancelling games, suspending the season and in here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: this season varsity football at ridgefield memorial high school in new jersey has been benched. >> the it wasn't the numbers we needed. >> felt very disappointed. >> reporter: the varsity squad was officially disbanded after only 13 players tried out for the team. >> they were afraid to get hit by bigger, stronger kids. >> reporter: ridgefield memorial is just one of several schools that has given up on america's most popular sport this season, and the reasons, declining interest and serious injuries. in fact, this month alone three student play

we learned new information about he was found stabbed several times inside of a car in east new york. hospital. his brother had been in training and today was his first day alone on the job. so far there have been no arrests. taking a quick check of weather. sun we low humidity. 88 is the high and clear and comfy around 68 degrees. tomorrow more sunshine with a high of 85 ask that moves into the weekend. saturday and sunday still sun we highs in the mid-to low 80s. monday perhaps a chance of clouds and breeze. ahead on the "today" show, a parenting expert gives us ways >>> this morning on "today's take," johnny depp on what it was like taking on a mobster for his new movie. >>> then elijah wood tells us why he's running from the cooties. >>> one of the most popular band, duran duran, on our concert stage. all that and more coming upnow. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker roker, nataliemorales,ali and cameron. >>> welcome to "today,," thursday morning, september 17th, 2015. special treat on our plaza, duran duran. >> yes, i'm a fan girl. i'm one of those. savanna

but after telling them she was pregnant and not feeling well, they took her to new york presbyterian lower manhattan hospital where doctors said she was not pregnant. handcuffed there, she escaped when a police officer stepped away to use a restroom. >> there's no excuse for it. it's em barrassing. she's not a mastermind criminal. it's clearly due to inattentiveness and carelessness. the police officer was suspended last night. >> reporter: newman is the fourth person in nypd custody this summer to escape from police. remember this video, 23-year-old tarik arnold running in handcuffs as police officers try to catch him? he wasn't caught for another month. 57-year-old arthur collins escaped from a holding cell at the 25th precinct. he was caught in possession of a gun silencer. earlier this month, austin stevenson escaped as he was being escorted in to the 23rd precinct on charges of criminal trespass. the police commissioner is kind of getting tired of it. >> i'll make that very clear that the punishment that we will be putting in place for these types of events is going to be significant. once we have a per

slipped away from police after she was taken to a hospital is back in custody and arraigned overnight. 23-year-old tiffany neumann escaped sunday at new york presbyterian lower manhattan hospital. from there she went bar hopping and stole a credit card and cell phone. she is facing new charges of escape, grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. she is the fourth prisoner to escape from the nypd this summer. >>> a high school on staten island suspended all football games and practices for the time being in the wake of a hazing scandal. a coach at susan wagner high is suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. junior varsity players claim varsity players shot a bb gun at them and roughed them up in the showers during training camp. >>> "good morning america" is up next. george stephanopoulos is live in time's square. >> good morning. a lot coming up including the latest on the massive manhunt underway in illinois. three suspects being chased after killing a cop, a long- time veteran, father of four. we are live on the scene this morning. schools are on lockdown in that area. the race for the white house, jeb bush tak

police station managed to slip out for handcuffs and walk out of new york presbyterian lower manhattan hospital sunday. she had been there because she claims she was pregnant. newman was originally arrested for theft. her new charges include grand larceny. be watching her had been suspended. she was the fourth person to escape nypd custody in the last couple months. juliet: two south jersey dads to got into a brawl during a softball game are getting a year's probation. the video of the fight between the two went viral. this couple intensified when they argued over why his team. both men were fined $100 for disorderly conduct and if they stay out of trouble for your charges will be expunged from their record. he did fare so well, did he? lovely. ben: this is a change from two guys fighting on the streets to the pope's visit, we are a few weeks from pope francis's visit to new york city. excitement is building. juliet: we are going to see a pope's mass at madison square garden. robert moses, has more from st. patrick's cathedral in midtown on the pope's visit. what do we know about this chair? >>

dupuis's daughter snapped this picture of her dad recovering at a second new york area hospital juste, he is lucky to be alive. if he was out there one more day, i don't know, he probably would have been found frozen on the corner. >> reporter: that would have been a painful memory for you. >> i would say it's the probably worst nightmare of my life. >> reporter: her dad spent two weeks recovering in the icu. in a statement to "cbs this morning," american airlines says we cannot comment on the specifics of this case since there is pending litigation. it is important to note that american is committed to providing a safe, pleasant travel experience for all of our customers. the airlines do require that passengers be able to imply and understand crewmember instruction in order to fly. >> chris, thank you. >> sounds like a lot of lessons to be learned on all sides. >> you got to accompany somebody in that condition. >>> he is preparing to join the world's most exclusive club. new hints about president obama's post-white house plans. you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ your local news

tive fab any new man escaped from officers sunday at new york presbyterian hospital. from there police say she went bar hopping and stole a credit card and phone. >>> we are weeks away from the pope's visit to new york. we get a first look at the chair he will be using as he square garden. the pope will lead a procession through central park on friday the 25th before celebrating mass that night at the garden. coming up on "good morning america," an exclusive interview with the two west virginia teachers that miraculously saved their students from an armed student in the classroom. their story is next only on "good morning america." that will do it for us. er back in a half hour with [sounds of tennis racketsswinging and hitting tennis bal] c'mon! [crowd cheering] [sound of tennis racket swinging] [crowd cheering] [explosion of fireworks] [sounds of tennis rackets hitting tennis balls] [crowd cheering] >>> good morning, america. right now, desperate search still under way for the three men suspected of killing a decorated illinois police officer. the 30-year veteran kil

news," a man who was found buried alive under debris in a basement basement in upstate new york is out of the hospital say the man had been covered in debris in the scene neck teddy home for several days. they arrested the man's neighbor harold ortiz. also buried near the man was the remains of his 55-year-old neighbor valerie washington. ortiz an excon has not been charged in washington's death but he's facing attempted murder and unlawful imprisonment. >> a woman showed up to a houston texas fire station and tried to drop off her two kids. the two boys ages nine months and two years were unharmed. the mother with a stroller and a baby bag in tow went to the station after fighting with her boyfriend. she told firefighters there she was overwhelmed and just couldn't take care of the boys anymore. police took the mother and children to child protective services. no charges have been filed. >> ♪ >> morning buzz time. there's been a lot of violence directed towards police officers across the country recently and a colorado woman got sick of it and so she just wanted to do something very simple. so, she w

new york at mt. sinai, st. luke's and roosevelt hospital. happy to have you here. you have been doing this for 25 years, working to help a lot of people. create discord and difficulties. but there are positive stories here that you can share with us, too. >> absolutely. in my 25 years in this field, i've seen hundreds and hundreds of incredibly positive stories. we often see the tragedies in the news because of the countless successes, they're not newsworthy. it's helpful when people like mr. miller do come forth and he has a somewhat celebrity status. he has more of a forum to do so. most people are content to get their treatment and move on with their lives. that's what every one of us knows people in recovery from alcohol or other substances. we may not know we know them, but we do. it's that pervasive. ernie: we've seen a lot of progress. we've come a long way. but there's a stigma attached to it. you deal with that. but there's a lot of treatment out there, good treatment. >> there is. been a lot of research done, funded by the federal government as well as by

>> new york governor cuomo's first council hospitalized after he was shot. eyewitness news is talking with a close friend of carey gabay who was with him. >>> good evening. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm sade baderinwa. >>> first the labor day holiday weekend and so many people trying to do whatever they can to stretch the summer and keep the weekend from ending. >> lots of people hitting the beach today. this is a live look from our camera on the jersey shore. some people out there but not as many as earlier to be sure. the holiday to honor the american worker included a parade in south plainsville. this is the 58th year it's been held. >> we have two reports tonight but we're going to begin with meteorologist jeff smith in for lee goldberg. you say it's about to get warmer. >>> today is the first day of a heat wave. 90 degrees never felt so good today. we had low dew points and low humidity and a little bit of a breeze. things are about to change. it's going to get hotter as we approach record levels by [000:59:58;00]

new york. anything is liable. >> reporter: the suspect remains hospitalized and is in police custody. that sergeant and other officers involved in the shooting also taken to the hospital, just as a precaution. we are told they were not hurt. in bushwick brooklyn, kathryn creag, news 4 new york. >>> we want to go back to breaking news we have been covering in manhattan where five people were injured when part of a tree came crashing down on to a packed bryant park. pictures show the injured lying on the ground. cameras were there as paramedics wheeled them away on stretchers. it's not clear what caused the branch to come down. >>> we'll keep you updated on this breaking situation. checkey beckford is at the scene, talking with witnesses and she'll have another live report for all of you tonight at 6:00. >>> new at 5:30, a fire forced dozens to evacuate in bergen county along broadway and fair lawn. officials say the flames broke out in a spa attached to a medical center and the fire went to four alarms. thankfully, only one minor injury, and a firefighter was treated for high blood pre

. >>> a new york police officer is in the hospital tonight after his motorcycle crashed while escorting vice president joe biden's motorcade today. that officer could be seen lying facedown here with other officers assisting him. police say he is in stable condition right now. the secret service is looking into the accident. >>> here at the live desk, we're watching another wildfire surge out of control in california. and now a town of 2,000 to 3,000 people have been told get ready to evacuate. the butte fire grew to more than 50,000 acres today, and it's moving closer to the town of san andre andreas. at first they ordered mandatory evacuation and backed off that and told residents to be prepared to go at any moment. the wildfire destroyed at least six homes in northern california. firefighters say steep hills are causing it to spread quickly from one area to another. right now they've got 20 aircraft flying around the clock. and with temperatures in the low 90s, the governor has declared a state of emergency. at the live desk, i'm chris lawrence. >> thank you, chris. >>> another day w

new york, which is the largest archdiocese in america. the catholic community had an extraordinary experience with this man, but the entire city of new york. new york prides itself on being perhaps more hospitable than most people would think. and with the crowds no more than five or six feet away from him, perhaps a security officer's nightmare. but for the pope who wants to be close to people, who wants to be able to touch people, it was an extraordinary sight to see. and as he came into madison square garden for last night's papal mass, he was so close that the pilgrims that were there could almost reach out and touch him, and some of them did. and i don't think it intimidated him, i think it made him feel good. it's the way he likes it. and he gets frustrated, for instance, on the drive down fifth avenue the other night when there is distance and there are barriers between him and the flock. but in central park last night and in madison square garden last night, he was very much among his flock. you know, he says he wants priests who smell of the sheep. >> if they are going to be shepherds, get out there with the sheep. >> and last night he smelled of the sheep. he was a shepherd that was s

authorities say she managed to slip out of her handcuffs and walked out of new york presbyterian lower manhattan hospital on sunday while on the run. police say she spent her time at bars and was found with a stolen cell phone. she was arrested on theft charges. escape charges are now pending. the officer who was supposed to be watching her has been suspended. steve: a cooling tower tested positive for the legionella bacteria. it was disinfected twice by an engineering firm. classes at the school will begin as scheduled next week. legionnaires outbreak in the bronx earlier this summer killed 12 and sickened 120. dari: it's 5:09. we have breaking news to tell you about. steve: a car burning on the george washington bridge. joe beerman is over the scene. what do we know? >> outbound upper level george washington bridge mid span, an suv pulling another vehicle just burst into flames. you can see we're here before the fire department. there was one brave port authority officer out there with a fire extinguisher. that won't do it. outbound upper level george washington bridge, we'll pull out, you can see all

they remained hospitalized in stable condition. >>> the former new york prison employee who helped two killers escape from a maximum security prison says she was depressed and those inmates took advantage of what she called her weakness. in the first of a two-part jailhouse interview for nbc joyce mitchell says she helped richard matt and david sweat because matt had threatened her family. mitchell gave matt and sweat the tools they used to break out of the clinton correctional facility near the canadian border on june 6th. >>> a murderer has scaled the walls of one of the most notorious prisons in britain in his underwear to reportedly protest against the conditions inside. 35-year-old stuart honorabler is horner is serving -- horner is serving 27 years for shooting his uncle to death. >>> an american airlines manager is one of the first people to learn of the 9/11 hijacking was in court today on child sex charges. 55-year-old ray howland was arraigned in federal court in pittsburgh. nowland is charged with arranging a sexual encounter with a woman and a 10-year-old girl. howland rece

hospital which is a hos spit. we short time ago with the residents who everybody live in this area and we heard, tonight, the new york city health commissioner. >> that is actually very scary. i only live about four blocks away. make minis snow about that as it keeps going. >> it likes warm waters so we tested more cases

new york. -- banned in new york. it is responsible for putting 1900 people in the hospital, including the son of louis cruz. >> i took it on myself to go to the grocery store and show them a picture of my son. when you see him, you know, don't sell it to him. >> reporter: senator jeff klein introduced legislation to criminalize the sale of it. sellers could get five and a half years in prison. dari: let's get you out to cresskill, new jersey. there. scene. beginning. we were cruising in laguardia tower's jurisdiction and we heard the aircraft call in before 5:00. he had a rough engine. moments later, he called the tower back and said engine failure. engine failure. he wanted priority clearance to teterboro airport. that aircraft, a cessna 172, built in 1978, owned by black sheep aviation registered down in delaware ended up crashing here at the cresskill swim club in the soccer field. two people on board. we watched as they extricated one person from the wreckage. took them 20 minutes to get that person out. the police and fire and ems are telling us there are serious injuries, but they expect everybody on board to s

' freedom, they're demanding the united states give up the deposed shah of iran from his hospital bed in new yorkeople's court. >> amidst the iranian revolution, american's ally the shah of iran is toppled. both the shah and the united states seem to be aloof to the revolutionary fervor. >> the new iranian islamic republic would be inspired by the stern religious principles of islam, nothing else. >> ayatollah khomeini became the enemy of the united states the moment he replaced the shah. he gave a series of sermons that condemned the loss of iranian sovereignty. >> when ayatollah khomeini saw large groups supporting in front of the embassy, he made the decision, i'm not going to stand against this wave. i'm going to ride it. >> there has been a persistent belief in many quarters here in iran that the united states government was plotting to restore the shah to power here. >> from the iranian standpoint, it wasn't terrorism. they looked at the embassy as an occupying force. the embassy was actually the agent for controlling iranian politics. >> a new warning. he said if the americans try military

hospital. mentor was captured by police less than a mile away. he now faces attempted murder charges. >>> new york senator chuck schumer is taking aim at online sales of synthetic marijuana. today he called on the d.e.a. to create a special unit to investigate dealers and customers on the web. he says that drug rings and some bodegas are using the sites which are mostly based in china. right now senator schumer says there are no resources to stop them. >> unless we find a way to choke off their supply, synthetic drugs are going to keep delivering very real and very painful consequences. >> schumer's plan, police the vendors and notify payment and credit card companies to overturn the transactions. according to the senator, federal statistics show that 2300 emergency room visits over two months were related to synthetic marijuana use. >>> say it ain't so. the sun sets on the last weekend of the summer. coming up on eyewitness news, a >>> we take you back live to cuba and another live look inside the havana cathedral where hundreds of people are right now listening to pope francis during tonight's e

a new study finds out our gut bacteria is linked to weight, fat and good cholesterol levels. our dr. tara narula is a cardiologist at lenox hill hospital in new yorkows it? nobody did except peter van zandt said i dated one in college. what does it do. >> we have co-evolved and developed a similar bee ot tick relationship with bacteria that live in our digestive track. they don't just help us digest food, but they've been shown to reduce the risk of cancer or increase it, to affect our immune system and our mental health and now to potentially after fact our cardiovascular health. this particular study took blood and fecal samples from 893 individuals, and used that and was able to find a link between the bacterial micro organisms in the gut and your hdl or good cholesterol and triglycerides, identifying 34 microorganisms which account for differences of about 4.5% in your body mass index, 6% in triglycerides and 4% in hdl. the more diverse your bacteria were, the better your hdl. >> how can we pat them on the back and say thank you? >> great question. >> that's what he does. >> how can we improve our micro biones, having the right levels of good

. >>> 18 years after a merger that created new york state's largest private employer they are changing their name. the hospital group announced starting next year it will be called north well health. the group's 21 hospitals, which include lennox hill in manhattan and long island jewish medical center new hyde park will keep the names the same. the company employs more than 70,000 people. >>> a commuter alert. it is the first evening rush at a brand-new subway station on manhattan's west side and riders have waited a long time for the 7 line extension to open at hudson yards. cbs's alice gainer liven at 34th and 11th. alice? that. there are a lot of people here. we are amazed how many people have stopped to take pictures. here is a look outside of the small blimp. one of the escalators broke. they are working to repair it. there are a couple other riders are excited they can catch a train to the far west side. it's shiny and new. no garbage on the tracks and no gum on the ground. nicer. it doesn't feel right. >> reporter: and it's modern up above proving to be a popular air-conditioning and wider platforms. >>

to governor cuomo is fighting for his life in a brooklyn hospital as the search continues for the gunman who put him there. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is outside of kings hospital with more. tracie. >> reporter: darlene, there has been an around-the-clock effort to try and save kerry gabay's life. as police continue to look for the gunman who shot him. he was shot in the head around 4:00 in the morning when he was walking with his brother monday. caught in the cross fire according to police during rival gangs during the guvet festival. gabay is the first general counsel and former assistant to governor cuomo. >> he had nothing to do, involved in nothing, just walking down the street. >> reporter: a gun has been recovered in this case but so far, authorities tell me this morning, they had still don't have anyone in custody or question anyone about this. they have, however, poured through a lot of security camera video around eastern parkway in that area, trying to see everything that was happening around the parade time. during guvet, and anyone around that area. >> tracie strahan, thank you. >>> mayor de blasio calli

currently we're in three hospitals ucsf, cedar sinai and we're going to be expanding to new york. >> werful considering these children are fighting whatever their fighting in the hospital and it goes back to i guess the creativity and imagination. have you been to the hospital. >> we have and it's amazing to watch. we see kids, i was at ucla this week and they have a 2-year- old, we were coloring with a 2- year-old and you just hand them a box of crayons and they know instinctively what to do with it. >> and it's all because of you. it's pretty powerful. >> it's been a great experience. >> so is the goal to get them into hospitals all across the country. >> the immediate goal will be to take them to all the children's hospitals across the country. hospitals from around the world have reached out to us. the long term goal is how do we do this worldwide. >> this was my message just a couple of days ago. i'm going to have a new one in a few days. you can find out more by going to ktvu news and contribute your used crayons to this crayon initiative. just look for it there on our home page

now to that breaking news on long island where a chaotic chain of events left one person in the hospital and another in handcuffs. "today in new york's" katherine creag is in patchogue. kat, what happened? >> reporter: darlene, we have new information. we just talked about the car lot owner who whose office is there. this is where the driver ended up. according to the car lot owner, the car lot owner said he had never seen so many police officers in one place. it all started around midnight. there was a crash between two cars in holtsville on the l.i.e. near exit 62 going eastbound. we're told one of the drivers got out of his vehicle on foo and start to go run toward a parking lot where he stole a tractor-trailer and took off in it driving east towards patchogue. in the middle of all that, a good samaritan reportedly was hit by a car as they tried to chase the driver. the driver in the original crash ended up here at patchogue. he crashed the tractor-trailer into a utility pole at at route 112. he tried to break into the office of the used car lot and we just talked with the owner of that car lot who said this. >> broke in here. the