. ♪ ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwoodests to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and the -- me ♪ woody was born in 1912 in oklahoma, and that we are very proud have his work back in oklahoma, where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for migrantople were workers, from oklahoma, kansas, and texas during the testable era, found the elves in california literally starving, and he saw this vast difference between those who were in the haves and the have-nots, through his music. exhibit, thehrie plan was to have this research facility in tulsa, and as the concept grew into the idea of opening up these archives to a new generation and teaching people about woody's important part in american history, this museum came to me, and we really consider it a place to inspire people. investigating what would he did with his talents, and then inspiring people to go and do something of their own. shiningn the sun come and i was strolling ♪ many of the people who were displaced were loo

. ♪ your land"] land is is your land, this land is my land, from california to the new york island.rom the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me. woody guthrie is most famous for the writing of "this land is your land." he was born in 1812 in oklahoma. we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma, where we take it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma camera -- oklahoma, kansas, and texas. he found himself in california literally starving. he found this vast difference between the people who were the has and have-nots. in guthrie center was opened april 1917. the plan was to have this research facility in tulsa. grew into the idea of opening up those archives to a new generation and teaching people about what he costs important part of american history, this museum came to be. we consider it a place to inspire people. investigate what what he did with his talents, and then inspire people to go do something of their own. when the sun comes shining, i was str

. >>> new york islanders are saying today that legendary head coach al arbor died. he lead the hockey four consecutive stanley cup titles and ranks as the nhl's 2 ranked coaches. he'll always be remembered as one f not the greatest coach to stand behind the bench in the national hockey league. al is one of the reasons the new york islanders are a historic franchise. >>> one of the mens who helped take down a terrorist on a french train getting a hero's welcome back here at home. >> reporter: welcoming home a hero. alex's family in tears after newark's airport. the 22-year-old surrounded by officers saluting him for subduing an armed terrorist suspect on a paris-bound train. >> i was so grateful for everyone. >> reporter: in this exclusive interview with abc news, army national guardman said when he and his two childhood friends on vacation today saw a man suddenly appear with an ak 47 his first reaction was trying not to die. >> i immediately recognized what was happening. i thought there is no way. there is no way this is happening now. we acted. i didn't have anot

the new york islanders franchise has four stanley cups to its name thanks in large part to al's incredible efforts. al is one of the reasons the new york islanders are a historic franchise. on behalf of the entire organization, we send our deepest condolences to the entire family. recently one of his former players brian prattier summed up how everyone felt about coach. >> we learned a lot of things from a al was the father figure for us probably more than even a coach. we learned a lot of things from al. >> al was a softee. he cared about you as a family. he cared so much and it would shine through. died. but he had been in declining health dealing with parkinson's and dementia. his players said he was the best coach because he had the best feel for his players. he knew when to pat something on the back or give a guy a kick in the rear. >> four in a row is extremely rare in all of sports. >> absolutely. it hasn't happened since then. >> '49 yankees. >> that's how rare it is. a lot of guys say this guy is the vince lombardi of the nhl. greatest coach ever. >> what a way to live a life to t

. >> greatest coach in new york islander history died, al aurber has died today, he finished his career second winningest coach in nhl history. >> new york is biggest city in u.s., so pope francis gets a massive welcome who he gets to town next month. >> reporter: pope francis smiling and waving his hand. this is what the finished piece will look like. >> coming the holy father here to new york city. >> reporter: 4 artists could one from as far as costa rica started sketching when they say is one of the most important painting they have done. >> i am honored to be a part. >> reporter: an eye-catcher, a 225 foot hall billboard. >> beautiful, beautiful, amazing. >> reporter: even though the mural is not finished yet, nicholas, who visits from venezuela said it is touching to see the image. >> i am from latin america, i would like the papa. >> reporter: mural is one of the bidsist the-- busiest areas in manhattan. christina who walks here every day did not notice it until today. >> it is great they are honors him. >> reporter: the image is steps away from madison square garden where the ho

the islanders releasing a statement from gm garth snow today saying al is one of the reasons new york islanders are a historic franchise: >> al arbour was 82. >>> all right tonight on the diamond kind of feels like a role reversal between the yankees and the mets. the yankees are in atlanta. the mets are hosting the red sox. if you have any doubts that this is a special season for the mets, watch this play. last night extra innings in philly. the ball goes off the pitcher's heel bounces straight to daniel murphy, who with a no look assist! hats off to pitcher carlos torres for actually covering first after getting hit with the ball. couple of innings later the game winning hit. provided by murphy. the mets go 8-1 on this road trip. they have won 7 straight and 73 runs. that's the most in franchise history. flat hit! when he is swinging it good like now, he is dangerous and we're dangerous except with yoenis cespedes and david hitting behind him. i like what's going on. >>> round 2 of the barclays from edison, new jersey. best describes how jordan spieth's day went he failed to make the cut afte

new york. jerome murdough's family is laying him to rest. four months ago, 56-year-old jerome was arrested for trespassing, and booked into new york's rikers island jail. >> you going to be missed big bro. me and him, we had a special connection, special relationship. >> seven days later, he was found dead in his cell. >> they said he was baked to death. heat. his room temperature reached well over 100 degrees with no ventilation. >>there's no words to explain. it just looks like you came from a building that caught on fire. >> he was blacker than my hair. he was darker than my hair. >> jerome was a former marine, who suffered from bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse. >> a week went by and we didn't hear from him, then two weeks, then it was 3 weeks. then my mother started saying, something it ain't right. >> his family says he never should have been in jail. but a judge had set his bail at two thousand five hundred dollars. that's how much it would have cost him to walk free before his trial. since jerome couldn't afford to pay, he was sent back to rikers island, to wait for his trial. in this episode of fault lines, we look at how courts handle

new york. jerome murdough's family is laying him to rest. four months ago, 56-year-old jerome was arrested for trespassing, and booked into new york's rikers island jail. >> you going to be missed big bro. me and him, we had a special

the former long time coach of the new york islanders has died. he passed away today in florida. the cause of his death unclear, but he had been battling parkinson's and dementia. he led the islanders to four stanley cups in the early '80s. he was the second winningest coach in nhl history. steve: following decades on the job, an nypd lieutenant calling it quits. the man who was an inspiration to hostage negotiators nationwide. alison: and facebook celebrating a milestone. why the site is doing well deserved bragging. [music] alison: fox 5 sits down with legendary bassist christian oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes it's hard to catch all your favorite shows. you're killing me, dad. give me that, please. enhanced dvr, you can. time. plus, you can record in one room p schedule. welcome to the future. yes, welcome. get over 200 hd channels, internet, and unlimited calling for $89.99 a month. time warner cable. steve: one of the top hostage negotiators in the country is calling it a day. alison: mac king introduces us to the nypd lieutenant who retired today after mor

. >> well, see, they will be playing the new york islanders at the wells fargo center. flyers officials say they want to ensure hockey fans, don't get stuck trying to navigate around restrict routes on their way to and from the game. well, is there a bonus for ticket holders. let me tell you that. hot dogs and soft drinks will be handed out for free at all merchandise will be half off. >> you know how i feel about free. >> it is for me. >> yes. >> that is right. >> what is better than pants half off. >> wait a minute. >> someone is waking up a whole lot richer this morning. >> yeah, there are two, well, where a two million-dollar power ball ticket was sold, yeah, two million-dollar. >> is it is in our area. >> could it be you, mike. >> no, it could be still here. >> is it the you. >> no, because i'm still here. it is not bob kelly, because he is still here and i know alex, you too smart to play the lottery. and again, if you don't play, you cannot win. do we have a winning forecast for the weekend? will we get rid of the rain? we will let you know, your weather authorit

especially new york city and long island beaches. dangerous current once again. >> thank you, raphael. thank you for joining us this sunday morning. see you next saturday at 6:00 a.m. meet the press is next. >>> this sunday, face to face with donald trump. >> are we in a reality show? >> no, that is not reality, this is the real deal. >> my interview with the man leading the polls on birtherism, isis and his plan on illegal immigration. >> it will work out so well, you will be so happy. in four years you'll be interviewing me and say what a great job you've done, president trump. >>> also is hillary's campaign in crisis. e-mails, sinking poll numbers, questions about trust. iowa voters are saying this about hillary's troubles. >> we're now down to rumors of gore and that's got to stink. >> all of it has led to talk of joe biden and the rise of this man, senator bernie sanders. he joins me live. >>> finally, how much fried food can you get for $50 at the iowa state fair? it turns out way too much. joining me for insight and analysis t

. ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york island from the redwoodests to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ deana: woody was born in 1912 in oklahoma, and that we are very proud have his work back in oklahoma, where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for those people were migrant workers, from oklahoma, kansas, and texas during the testable bowl era who found themselves in california literally starving, and he saw this vast difference between those who were in the haves and the have-nots, through his music. the woody guthrie exhibit, the plan was to have this research facility in tulsa, and as the concept grew into the idea of opening up these archives to a new generation and teaching people about woody's important part in american history, this museum came to me, and we really consider it a place to inspire people. investigating what would he did with his talents, and then inspiring people to go and do something of their own. ♪ >> when the sun come shining and i was strolling ? deana

person was killed, another injured when a single-engine planed crashed on railroad crossing on new york's long island today, it spread debris across the tracks shutting down train service. when a man tried to rob a convenience steer in pittsburgh bring night, the clerk had an interesting response. he drew that sword on the man. and chased him down. the robber's weapon of choice was unconventional as well, he had ameche at this, but it was no match as he quickly realized. he ran off empty-handed. still ahead facing danger alone on oceans across the world. >> >> glor: in 2011, sarah outen set out for a solo voyage around the world and she's almost done it, rowing across the indian ocean and vast stretches of the pacific, now she is out in the middle of the atlantic, anna werner has an update. >> on a bike, in a kayak, and in a rowboat, sarah outen has been making her way around the world solo for the last four years, 23,700 miles so far, next stop, london and home, with just 1,500 miles left to row. >> outen started her trip from london in april 2011 and cycled across europe to russia, then went on to

. >>> commuter rail service is expected to be back to normal this morning on new york's long island after a small plane crashed on the tracks. the pilot was killed. passenger was injured. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the pilot had issued a may day call. >>> a drug considered the female version of viagra could be cleared this week for use in the united states. if approved by the faa, the pill would be the first drug to raise a woman's libido. the company behind the drug had previously been accused of making misleading statements and downplaying risks. >>> the owner of papa john's pizza is offering a $16,000 reward for the return of his prized 1972 camaro. it was sold to help start the pizza business. he paid more than $250,000 to buy it back in 2010. the theft occurred during an annual classic car event in detroit over the weekend. >>> the only thing to say before this next bit of video is let's hope no one's commute includes something like in this morning. [ horn honking ] wow, yeah. never a good thing when the back of a dump truck is up in the air like that when the tru

some say he is the vince lombardi of the ahl. >> and al is one of the reasons the new york islanders are an historic franchise. and on behalf of the entire organization, we send our entire arbour family. >>> round two of the barclays from edison, new jersey. that is jordan spieth. he said he wasn't a very big fan of this course. well, one young fan is not a fan of jordan's tee shot. spieth lost the cut. lost the world's number one ranking and gave that kid a bruise. meanwhile bubba watson goes into the weekend as the leader 7 under par. weekend coverage for cbs. >> for cbs 2 sports i'm steve overmyer. have a great day. >>> in this morning's living large, a custom build house fit for a king. >> it is an actual castle inspired by something the owners saw in france. >> emily smith takes us to cold's neck, new jersey, for a tour. >> reporter: imagine calling this place home. a french country manor with three man made ponds in front. claude gave us the tour. >> a brand new home. all of today's amenities and luxuries. but it is timeless. >> two galleries. one to the right. and one to the l

new york. jerome murdough's family is laying him to rest. four months ago, 56-year-old jerome was arrested for trespassing, and booked into new york's rikers islandyou going to be missed big bro. me and him, we had a special connection, special relationship. >> seven days later, he was found dead in his cell. >> they said he was baked to death. heat. his room temperature reached well over 100 degrees with no ventilation. >>there's no words to explain. it just looks like you came from a building that caught on fire. >> he was blacker than my hair. he was darker than my hair. >> jerome was a former marine, who suffered from bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse. >> a week went by and we didn't hear from him, then two weeks, then it was 3 weeks. then my mother started saying, something it ain't right. >> his family says he never should have been in jail. but a ju

island. a new york city firefighter is shot by a gunman now held up in the residence on staten island. here is what we know so far, u.s. marshalls were attempts to arrest this individual. they showed up, he reportedly opened fire and then set a fire, actually constructed a fire in the house. the fire department showed up and he shot a firefighter, shot twice in the leg. he's going to be okay. we have disturbing comments posted on facebook by this guy. 38 years old. he posted today i die. several of his friends, please -- >> we hope you are okay. greg: you don't have to go out this way. the hostage negotiators are on the scene. possibly he's watching the news. if he is -- >> he's posting? >> yes. >> wow. greg: we are staying on this. the firefighter will be okay. change. bill bellmy. >> lighting it up. happy friday, everybody. too. >> you are from the area? >> yes, jersey boy. fun. greg: welcome back. you are a gotham club? >> yes, tonight and tomorrow night. >> the quarterback for the jets, his jaw was busted by a teammate. >> the humor, you never hear this stuff. guys fight, but you d

one across new york, long island, one across maryland, and this guy right into chester county with some very heavy rain that perhaps has woken you up, that's why you have tuned in to check in with us here. thanks for watching. yes, you know, i'm sure you're dealing with thunderstorms thunder boomers moving through the area, severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 5:15 for this cluster as far as our area is concerned. back at you won't completely clear out just yet i think still see spotty shower or under this earl storm with time. meantime, slight risk continues here as these storms continue their migration east. just watch for heavy downpours, gusty winds small size maybe up to quarter size hail, to be the primary issues with any of the cluster that should fire up here. meanwhile, i want to jump you into the seven day forecast, okay, we talked about that heatwave right? 88 degrees, is the cool down, that we get out of this by tomorrow. but remember, you have got to hit 90 degrees or greater for it to qualify officially as a heatwave t won't do that we don't think. tomorrow looks li

new york," beginning at 4:30 a.m., for any overnight developments. you can find updates on nbc new york.com and with the nbc 4 new york app. >>> new tonight, a long island man is busted for allegedly tampering with red light cameras. wait until you hear why he got caught. the police say the 42-year-old steven ruth used a pole to poke several cameras, tilting them to the sky so they couldn't film red light runners. >> you save the taxpayers and innocent people a lot of money. llsee what i did? >> police tracked him down after these images s s were posted on his facebook page, showing him in the act. he was arrested late today at his home. >>> another moment in trump's quest for the white house. he went head to head with another tv personality. trump does not hold back. ray villeda has the latest. >> the war of words does not seem to end. this time, it was donald trump versus ramos, the leader of univision. s he is well respected. he ried to ask a questio y without being called on, and trump's security escorted the well-known reporter out of the news conference. >> no, you don't. you haven't been called. >> i have the right to ask questions. >> go back to

doppler radar estimate showing us the path here one to two inches of rain over the north shore of island and new york city and all the -- long island and new york city and all the storm reports. with just a 39-mile an hour gust here and breezy point. then it starts to go up to 50 miles an hour in near that on the north shore. nearertons neck and once you get to that tree limbs start to come down. 70 to 890-mile-per-hour winds and we had two inch hail golf ball sized hail here right in mount sinai. so now this afternoon, what we're watching is severe thunderstorm watches out for dutchess county until 8:00. the real warnings and real bad weather is up toward new england. they had some tornado warnings earlier. on the radar, most of the bad stuff is really bypassing us to our north this afternoon. watching a couple of showers that have been over sullivan and ulster and dutchess. that's what jeff saw on the north fork of long island. nothing severe but a shower going out to sea. through the afternoon hours it's still hot. but with that nice westerly breeze, the dew points and the humidity starting to com

watch out for high risk of rip currents at the new york beaches, long island beaches, south shore of long island, new york city beaches with the southeast or southerly winds creating a rip. low to moderate rip current risk at the jersey shore. check with the life guard. 85 will feel like 90. the front comes in after midnight tonight. showers and thunderstorms at this time tomorrow morning then they leave. looks like they will leave early in the day tomorrow from the city westward. so, today, a humid day, 85. pop up thunderstorm. tonight muggy. after midnight, a shower and a thunderstorm popping up. tomorrow we are at 81 with showers and thunderstorms. now, they are not severe other than heavy downpours and flooding is possible. i don't know that we are looking at strong, gusty winds, frequent lightning but there could be some around. a couple of inches of rain out of these cells. upwards of some local spots, isolated places getting as much as three inches of rain around the area. looking at stormy weather for friday. muggy. a chance of a shower, we are really looking at what will be j

new york. >>> the staten island firefighter shot twice during friday's stand-off is at home recovering tonight. lieutenant jim hayes got a huge round of applause. he's a member of the bloods street gang. u.s. marshalls went to his home to arrest limb on a probation warrant yesterday morning ap a stand-off ensued and after six hours, he came out shooting. officers returned fire and killed him. >>me> here are the latest numbers on the deadly legionnaires outbreak in the bronx. doctors have treated and released 94 patients, and there haven't been any new cases in almost two weeks. that's the good news. the number of dead from legionnaires remains at 12 torinight. officials say they are confident the outbreak is now contained with no new contaminated buildings or cooling towers. >>> today news 4 set out on a mission to clear the shelters. and we are happy to report tonight that hundreds of families from across our area jumped at the cha te ta open their homes to a new pet. more now from janice huff. from dogs in the bronx and block lynn to cats in new jersey and long island. was a pet lovers dream

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

antwan lewis reporting here's what we're working on today a network of agencies across new york city, long island, and west chser helping disabled find jobs we'll tell you about it and a brutal crash, a new jersey man is overcoming many obstacles and giving back to those who are in need. but first chips is a nonfor profit charity that serves less fortunate in more ways than one here to tell us about it executive director denise scaravella and viktoriya proskurnyak, and your son mark who is adorable here and a trying to figure out who is this guy with no hair? first of all tell me about chips. >> chips is a nonprofit that started many years ago in park slope to help the underserved in park slope 40 years ago chips really was in a neighborhood that needed help, and a lot of residents that lived there were looking for some advocacy programs for them. so there's a group of people that came together, and they thought, well we can at least offer these services. they started in one store front within the to another, another, and then eventually landed on fourth avenue and sac et so they have a little bu

new york city. this is an island that is only five square miles. the tradition of writing in key west, going back to ernest hemingway and before ernest hemingway to people like john , mark twain passed through here during the civil marti was here as an activist and was writing about the cause while he was here. key west has attracted writers for a long time and has engaged the imagination of writers. hemingway certainly put it on the map. he was here concurrently with wallace stevens and they were followed by elizabeth bishop, tennessee williams, richard wilbur, james merrill, ralph ellison. just an amazing number of writers who have lived in key west and whose works have been impacted by key west. we try to make sure literary heritage in key west is not just something you read about, but something that is ongoing and a living tradition. that key west remains a place for great writers to live and work and for passionate and engaged readers to spend time and participate in that history. >> david mcconell is the author of "american honor killings." h

including new york city and long island. westchester county, rockaway county. across new jersey. you want to limit the strenuous outdoor activity. especially if you have asthma or heart condition. extra pollution out there. take it easy during the hottest time of the day. storm tracker shows it's a quiet start. sunshine on the increase around new york city. down the jersey shore. temperatures have been in the upper 60s to low 70s. still sultry in mamaroneck. it's 68 in armonk. we're not as cool as yesterday at this time. 68 in morristown. it's 68 degrees down the shore in long branch. it's been a mild summer so far. july was above average. august has been above average. we're continuing that trend today. we should be in the mid-80s this time of year. we're going to do better than that with temperatures 10 degrees above average. this is the beginning, guys. here's a look at future tracker. 9:00 this morning, s shine continues to heat things up. same story at 3:00. great weather for the shore, beaches, pools. sunshine across long island and the jersey shore. a few clouds mixing in

new york. >>> new at noon, a long island father is accused of driving drunk while three of his young children were in the car. nassau police say initially stopped 28-year-old carlos sanchez in plain view because he was driving without his headlights on last night. they said he was also driving without a license. his children, ages 6, 3 and 1 were in the vehicle with him. all three kids were picked up by a family member. >>> uber firing back at mayor de blasio in an open letter about taxes. the successful online car service claims it generates about $2 in sales taxes per ride. uber claims yellow cabs only pay a fee of 50 cents a ride. cab owners say that's not true. they have to pay sales taxes as well. mayor de blasio recently called on uber to pay its fair share toward supporting the mta. so far, no response from the mayor. >>> a consumer alert for anyone with a certain model of iphone. a big recall and how to find out if you're affected. >>> three americans who stopped an attack on a train in europe head to france's presidential palace to receive that nation's highest honor. we'll hear from

. >>> and troubling news will new york's housing market, especially on long island. >>> have a tip for new york's biggest i-team? call 866-news-244 or e-mail tips@nbcnewyork.com. leave early go roam sleep in sleep out star gaze dream big wander more care less beat sunrise chase sunset do it all. on us. p get your first month' s payment r plus five years wearr and tear coverage. p make the most of summer... t with volvo. >>> there's a called today to eliminate grand juries from the investigation process of police officers accused of killing civil yanls. charles barron revealed his proposal on the steps of city hall, joined by the mother of eric garner and other relatives of individuals who died in incidents. assemblyman barron says his bill will bring transparency and a public viewing of the indictment process of police officers when they're involved in the use of deadly force. >> we won't have to fight for transcripts or fight for minutes. because it will all be public. and in the so-called democracy, why not be public. >> there is some precedent for this. a similar bill was recently p

temperatures approaching 70 degrees now from new york city out across long island. this morning with temperatures in the 70s in the next hour or so. while we've been dealing with a continues. we have rain on the way. that's great news. especially for nassau and suffolk counties. it's shaded in this yellow area. that's a moderate drought. even new york city, westchester, fairfield county. abnormally dry conditions. still in effect. we have a rain deficit going ton. try to put a dent in that through the middle of the week. future tracker at 10:00 this morning. great weather for having lunch or brunch outside today. definitely want to spend some time outside. more quiet weather continues. maybe a pop-up shower in the catskills. 8:00 tonight, mostly clear skies. heading back to work tomorrow, 7:00 a.m. on monday. another dry commute. you need the shades and the sunshine stays with us for the morning. watch as the clouds roll in by 3:00, 4:00. you can start to see a few pop-up showers much that's not the heavy rain. that happens overnight monday into tuesday. that's when it becomes a soake

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and in the middle, northern new jersey, new york city, and long island is parltd sunny. so at this hour you're already seeing some rain showers get into ocean county. a little bit more bark than bite on this radar, because it is dry. at the same time you can see some dry air starting to push in from the northwest. some of this down to the south sen hansing the rainfall. thunderstorms offshore. it's all sliding to our south. this is probably our best shot at rain over the next couple of days from this storm. good news there because this northern branch of the low is going to try to catch up and merge with the two storms. it is going to happen too late. it is all going to happen offshore, out in the atlantic so we're in good shape, away from the cloudiness. if you look at future cast overnight, look at the split. to the south a lot of clouds. to the north, bright sunshine. that theme continues throughout the day. sunshine and patchy clouds for most of us, but the east end of long island, a little bit more cloudiness. good news for saturday. the storm is shifting offshore.

island. that is a part of new york called fisher island. these thunderstorms are working thunder. rain in central connecticut. then a band to the west here into passaic and bergen, essex, hudson, union county. this is sliding eastward. another ban to monmouth and ocean county. sunny, hot and humid after the showers move through. a spotty storm is possible. tonight clearing, comfortable. wind northwest. that sets up a beauty of a day. less humid, warm, sunny and breezy. great day. 87. as we get to the weekend, cooler rain on friday. that is out of the way early saturday. saturday afternoon the sun comes back out and we are around 80. sunday a great day. that will feel really nice across the area. >> i don't think i know a name of any of the band members of one direction. do you know a name. >> john, paul, george. >> don't forget ringo. >> the kid on the drums, goes pete bass. >>> how are things on the commute? >> it's such a mess. let's go to a webcam. on the b.q.e. northbound side by metropolitan avenue, we have an accident being cleared way. all lanes are closed down once again.

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and we begin with a place close to my heart, nassau coliseum former home of the new york islanders finally due for a, yes, much needed rennovation and no better man to shut it down than mr. strong island himself. billy joel. tonight, the piano man will play a sold out sendoff for the 43-year-old arena. joel played the coliseum 31 times including his first ever big show. he says he remembers it like it was yesterday. the khouw coliseum hosted johnny cash, led zeppelin, paul mccartney, madonna, elvis, just to name a few. i'm not bragging about my homeland. >> were you there for the elvis show? >> i was at many and -- [ laughter ] >> wow! >> so there we go. there it is. >> tit for tat. >>> the new nassau coliseum opened december of16th. my age. >>> also in "pop news" this morning, if the one direction concert isn't enough to get you out of bed you need to check your vital signs. second we may have a solution. an inventor designed the ultimate contraption, yes, to catapult you out of your dreams and into the day. that's an air compressor, fires you out from underneath your sheets. and if that'

ellis island is enforcing laws in europe. it is in new york. most of them are coming across the atlantic. it is primarily enforcing laws that are targeting asian americans. the laws are very different. while it is mostly a processing center, angel island is a place of interrogation, health examinations, and detention. this history is not as well-known. but it is important. it helps shape our modern immigration system. so let's take a look at who the asian immigrants were. when we think about this great era of immigration, there are two great eras of immigration. one is the one we're living in today. the other is the turn of the century from 1830 to 1930. there are 35 million immigrants who come in this century of migration. the vast majority, $32 million, are from europe. this is about a million immigrants from asia and another million from latin america. in the big picture, this is a drop in the bucket. 1 million out of 35 million who are coming. and it's pretty diverse. 450,000 chinese. they are the largest group. there is also 380,000 japanes

new york. specifically staten island where a firefighters was shot outside of a house this morning. that display came after authorities say the federal agents tried to serve a warrant at a res it dense there. u.s. marshals were inside the house when a fire broke out. firefighters responded, one of them was shot in the legs and we are learning that police are saying now the fugitive allegedly opened fire. the firefighter does not appear to have serious injuries and authorities are still trying to get that fugitive out of the house, it looks like an active scene there with nypd s.w.a.t. we are going to continue to stay on top of that. >>> we move to devastating news for a local sheriffs department. dying doing his job off duty. we should say a sheriff's deputy, a contra costa sheriff's deputy is dead after drowning in lake tahoe trying to save someone else's life. police a carlos francies jumped into deep water and died himself. >> choppy conditions made swimming in the lake very tricky. winds were 20 to 30 herps and waves said top up to 4 feet. right now st it's not clear if the pers

states with the lowest percentage of gun owners, like connecticut, new york, new jersey, massachusetts, and rhode island, were among states with the lowest rate of police homicides. wyoming had the highest rate of gun ownership in the u.s. but no police homicides in the period studied. 92% of police homicides were committed with guns. 10 days after a spill of mine waste water, colorado's animus river is open again to recreational use. colorado's department of public health and environment said yesterday the contamination levels are below what might hurt human health. to underscore the point, earlier this week, governor john hickenlooper put a bacteria- killing iodine tablet in a bottle of river water and drank it. the river had turned orange after a clean-up crew accidentally breached a dam holding back metals used in gold mining. three millions gallons of contaminated water spilled into the river, but have since been diluted. downstream new mexico has lifted a ban on drinking water from wells in the animus river valley. take an in-depth look at folksy comedian will rogers on the 80th anniversary of his

island. nearly 27 out in new jersey. dozen bees in new york city. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> we take a look outside. the storm across the eastern end of long island, you can see from the camera here looking out to the east, it is way out there. it's by the northern branch. we have temperatures 69 degrees. going to 90. a steam bath. 72 laguardia. 73 down the jersey shore. big wind gusts so far this morning. 50 miles per hour in lading. 30 islip. thunderstorm warning for the eastern end of long island, east hampton, montauk, riverhead eastward the thunderstorms are spreading. they are down around southold to plumb to fishers island out to new london. there is another band through right now. northern jersey, rockland, westchester to philly, you need your rain gear the next half hour. then a steam bath. heather is looking at the commute. how is that going? >> not well for long island commuters. we head to the commute, a tree fell, downed wire

abolitionists, from massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, ohio, new york, stoppoured into kansas to kansas from becoming a slave state. yankeesans solve these pouring into kansas territory. they knew they were going to have a fight on their hands. in the mixture of abolitionists and pro-slavery mingling together in the kansas territory , the territory exploded in violence. , attractedrrorism men like john brown and his sons, and starting in 1854, a pre civil war began, and it was nicknamed bleeding kansas. warfare was going on in kansas territory. this is over who would control this new territory. the next that is to create a legislature. then write a constitution that is approved by the voters of the territory, and then it will be sent to washington for andfication by congress, finally, signed by the president of the united states. 1/2 years kansas was a territory, there were four attempts at constitution writing. the free state government wrote themselves a free state constitution, the topeka constitution. it was sent to washington for approval, and it was rejected. by the way,

. >>> there are new details about a plane crash, earlier this month, on long island, new york. investigation shows that the crash, may have happened because a air traffic controller gave the pilot wrong directions. according to the report by the ntsb, when the pilot reported problems, the controller gave him several options, of where to land. including a nearby runway that closed, back in 1990. the landing strip is in longer there. the pilot died, after crashing, on to a railroad track. >>> we're getting an up close look at some of the those wild fires burning out west. fire fighters on the front lines in southern california, shot this video by themselves, there are 65 fires, burning in the west tonight, and more than 20 members of the new jersey forest fire service are heading to northern california, and they will spend two weeks out there, helping fire fighters deal with the crisis. >>> isis has released pictures that show militants blowing up a 2,000 year-old temple, in the syrian city of palmyra. these pictures appear to show isis fighters car anything barrels of explosives

for all its splendor, one person described it as reducing new york to a two-minute stop on the line from long island city to new jersey. terminal suggests a destination. it has been a gateway to new york since 1913, and the city's opening to the continent. for those of us who came from places where grand central station was a radio program, new york was no mere city. it was instead an infinitely romantic notion, the mysterious nexus of love and money and power, the shining dream itself. i'm not sure how many of you remember, i don't, but every saturday morning on cbs radio and announcer would in tone as a bullet seeks its target, shining rails in every part of our country are aimed at grand central station, heart of the nation's greatest city, drawn by the magnetic force of the fantastic metropolis, day and night, great trains rushed toward the hudson river. sweep down its eastern bank. flash briefly by the houses south of 125th street. dive into the two and a hlaf mile tunnel beneath the avenue. and then, grand central station. crossroads of a million private lives, gigantic stage on which are play