another became untouch chibl as andy pettitte's number was officially retieshgsd number 46. out west the mets look to go do something >>> what a weekend for at least half of the core 4. >> exciting and all of them being there is cool. yankees are good at many things. the franchise is good at two things in particular. retiring numbers. continues. one day after retiring jorge andy pettitte's turn. all in a pregame ceremony at the stadium. the core four was on hand and pettit was grateful. >> i gave it everything i had, every time i was on that mound. we experienced some amazing wins, some heartbreaking losses. through it all this place has become home to me and my family. >> well, pen, andy pettitte's throwing out the first pitch to posada, of course. cc sabathia on the t mound laboring early. that is carlos santana. two runs shot, 2-0. sabathia, going to get it with the strike-out comes out hurting. right knee pain. he'll have an mri but expected to go on the dl. beltran closing the gap two score on the double. tie ball game. couldn't keep it that way. next inning, big swing,

not wanting to let the pettitte family killers avoid execution. but today the state supreme court ruled that applying the death penalty ban in that kind of split enforcement is unconstitutional. this state's death penalty, the court ruled, no longer comports with the standards of decency and no longer serves any ideological purpose. so ten inmates will now spend their lives in prison without the possibility of parole. >> this is a solemn connecticut. we have to keep in our minds how difficult this is for victims and victims' families. >> dr. pettitte tonight critical of the ruling saying it's disregarding keystones of our governmental structure. 31 states still have capital punishment. many states renal abolished -- recently abolished it. >>> you've heard of people trying to break out of jail. one woman caught on camera trying to break in. why did she desperately want to get inside? and an apartment in one of new york's hottest neighborhoods for about $200! >> we have had just a comfortable day of weather around here. tonight temperatures are cool

today number 46 andy pettitte. certainly a valued member that brought five championships to new york. andy pettitte would recall his first game 20 years ago at yankee stadium. >> i looked around and said wow this is absolutely amazing, a dream of mine as a child had come true to be able to make it to the big leagues. [applause] >>> looking back on that day, i could have never imagined 20 years later the most storied franchise in sports history would be honoring me in such away. >>> some good news here for the mets. david wright will be back with the mets tomorrow. the captain fin finished his final rehab start and will be in the lineup in philadelphia. imagine what a healthy david wright will do. 28 runs this weekend coming into today's finale with the rockies. wild pitches. mets didn't back away at the plate either. he bangs an rbi double. newyork opens a 5-0 lead in the third. they couldn't have asked for a better scenario. he got the start. eight strikeouts in eight innings and now the mets lead this 5-1 in the

a home invasion in connecticut in 2007, jennifer hawk pettitte raped, strangled an murdered. two daughters 17-year-old haley and 11-year-old mikalah died of smoke inhalation after home was set ablaze. they were sentenced to death for the murders. but now their lives in the lives of nine other men on connecticut death row will be spared. the state supreme court ruled 4-3 that death penalty is unconstitutional writing for the majority justice richtd palmer said this no longer comports with contempt standards of deepghtly and doesn't serve a penalized purpose. the ruling is part of the evidence of the growing opposition to the death penalty. although applies only to connecticut, it could be sited in orr other states that are dealing with capital punishment. it rubs salt in wounds that have never fully healed. they were murdered an criticized ruling in a written statement he said death penaltying and its application is a highly charged topic with profound emotional impact. particularly on the victims and their loved ones. new york and new jersey do not have the death penalty eith

two men broke into the house of a connecticut doctor, william pettitte in 2007, beat and tied him up, forced his wife to withdraw money from their bank, raped her and killed her and their two daughters. ages 11 and 17. two were convicted and sentenced to death. then in 2012, connecticut abolished the death penalty but only for future crimes, not for any prisoners already sentenced to death. but today, the state supreme court declared the death penalty unconstitutional for all death row inmates. that means the two will spend life in prison with no possibility of release. tonight, in a written statement, before pettitte criticized the position, it has profound impact on the victims and loved ones. a point echoed today by their governor, dannel malloy. >> we have to keep in our minds how difficult this is for victims and victims' families. >> reporter: in today's ruling, the connecticut supreme court said capital punishment does not conform to contemporary standards of decency and work as a crime deterrent. >> because this is based on the state and not federal constitution, it's the last

andy pettitte took his place in yankee's history. he saw his 46 officially retired in a pregame ceremony in the bronx. unveiling his plaque that will hang in monument park. the entire core four was there to celebrate. pettitte thanking many people, especially the fans. >> i am truly a product of great people, a great family, great teammates, great fans and a great organization. >> well, then pettitte was throwing out the first pitch to pasada. we go to the 3rd and cc sabathia gets gomes with the strikeout. he left the game with right knee pain. the offense got something going in the 7th. carlos beltran two score on that double. that makes it a tie game. next inning, francisco lindor with the big swing. the indians take the lead and they keep it. 4-3 the yankees lose the game, they lose the series. would they also lose their division lead? the blue jays in anaheim. they're closing in. toronto trailed 5-1. jose baa -- 12-5 toronto now a half game up on the yankees. we have much more ahead in sports. jason pierre-paul breaks through wit

it was andy pettitte day. the yankees retired his number 46 in monument park. he is the third member mo, of course, to have his number retired. on saturday, the yankees honored jorge posada. pettitte unveiled his plaque that will stand in monument park for generations to come. >> i could have never imagined 20 years later the most storied franchise in sports history would be honoring me in such a way. >> the only member of the core 4 whose number is not retired is rek jeter. he was there for his teammate. got a huge ovation. by the way, the only mark on the day was the yankees -- this is a big one, 4-3 loss. >> we're sure that derek jeter's number will be retired as soon as they can. 4:51. still to come, last call for a well-known bar with a unique look. we're going to take you inside the final night. >>> still ahead at 5:00, a new role for tracy morgan. we'll tell you what the comedian is celebrating this morning. you're watching "today in new york." >>> straight outta compton topped the box office for at second straight week and the lm chronicling the rise of

jorge passat a and andy pettitte. those numbers will be retired. number 20 was the 19th uniform retired by the team. he was five times an all-star and five times a silver slugger. five times a world series champ. he said he could never wear another uniform and i didn't. derek jeter lined up with former teammates and lined up for the ceremony. pettitte hugging his old catcher knowing his time is later today. >>> what a game. bases commemorating jorge and as for the game itself, indians had taken the last two in the bronx and the yankees said not today. brett gardner taking advantage of the short porch for a two-run homer. his 12th long ball this year. two batters later, it's brian mccann sky high to right center. mccann's 22nd home run on the season. yanks up 3-1. from there, louie self-rinne owe, the rookie went to work striking out six in six innings. only allowing a run. he earns his first big league win. yankees top the tribe. 6-2. >>> the largest division lead in the national league. washington won saturday for the third time in ten games. mean

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pettitte is the first player to admit to using performance enhancing drugs to have his number retiredho have the fantasy football drafts, i hope you did not pick nelson. he left the game yesterday with a serious knee injury. the team fears it is a torn acl and nelson will be done for the season. a huge blow to the packers super bowl chances. college football season is around the corner. the first ap poll came out over the weekend and ohio state is ranked first overall. the first time ever to be a unanimous number one. a lot of people think they will run the table. >> maybe the texas longhorns can get in there. who knows? >> they are not even in the top 25. still rough times. >> thanks, andy scholes. >>> high honor for three americans who helped fight off a possible terrorist in france. we are live over their meeting with the french president and now what the suspect's lawyer claims. really. you loostraow business . and a partnership with hp can help you accelerate down a path created by people, technology and ideas. to move your company from what it is now... to what it needs to becom

bill deblasio wants his katie andy pettitte too. you have to do stop and frisk, get aggressive, ben: it can't be wearing red. to the she can do whatever she wants. >> we have to get it going. juliet: you said nothing about duke: state of walking this them. the mets game was more exciting. after winning the fourth straight ball game taking sole possession in the nl east, in miami, top of the sixth, maryland's leading 1-0. they traded him coming for after big hit, rubin taught delivers the two weren't singles. an outstanding side there. runners on first and second, eric campbell comes through, 2-1 mets. the next battle wild card, struggling and it a bit in right center two run score, a triple met some 4-1. of final score, and they beat the marlins. the mets lead over it and nationals. in the bronx being chief and looking forward to the debut of a guy many think could be their future race. the last place red sox bottom of the sixth, mark tiexiera, 76 rbis, and next batter, brian mccan, double would get a rod and home, giving them a 3-2

pettitte was beaten and bound. he was the only familiar member to survive.nnifer and daughters were murdered. in a statement dr. pettitte spoke out against the court reversal saying the court disregarded key stones of our governmental structure to reach the decision it handed down. jennif jennifer's sister is on the phone. with a welcome to you and we spoke during the break. i want to reiterate what i said to you then because it is impossible to imagine what your family has gone through. what was your reaction to the court's ruling? >> i was shocked to know what had been decided in a court of law by a judge and a jury and one of the most heinous crimes imaginable that a sentence given of the death penalty could be taken away and completely turned around and by really the vote of what came down to was one person in a 4-3 vote of seven people. >> shocking to be certain. how does it make you feel? are you angry? you feel you can't do anything about this? >> i do feel like our hands are tied right now. i have spoken to my brother-in-law. he says it might come up

. >>> andy pettitte was honor the today at monument park. on the field, cc sabathia left the game with a knee injury. he could be head to the dl. the yankees left to cleveland, and they fall out of 1st place, and the mets sweep the rockies again, this time at coors field and the mets now have a 5-game lead in the division, and they also get some great news today. we will tell you about that later on in our sports update, and our guest, kyle flood. i asked if he thinks concussions will be the down fall of football, and his response, coming up later tonight. >> a big debate over helmets right? >> i know! right? >> steve, thank you so much. >>> tracy morgan with a reason to celebrate. big news involving his personal life. >>> and the flames here and fires, and firefighters are talking about the changes they want made after this new jersey apartment fire. >>> double the cuteness. pandamonium. see what we did there? the twin cubs just born. grandma, your biscuits are the best. oh, these are from dunkin'. granny! i have a life, you know. [ rington

pettitte's day, and the yankees will come out swinging against the indians, and garner with the vintage yankee stadium home run to right field. that's 2-1 lead. a couple of batters later, mccann's chance to go, and the yankees catcher says they have always looked up topo -- to posada. that was enough for the rookie starter, and finally they get the guy some runs. the 21-year-old gave up a 1st inning homer, but he didn't give up another run. just 3 hits and that's his first major league victory, 6-2 the final there. one thing we know about the new york giants this year they will be able to score, and given the injuries on the defensive side, they better this week they have spent a lot of time work on the vertical passing attack, and we will see if it pays off. beckham jr. was working on the one-handed grabs, and he has the routine down pat with the one-handed grab, doesn't he? >> maybe he needs to work on the two-handed grabs here. 1st quarter, nice throw by eli manning, and that looks like a completion, but apparently it wasn't. the giants' first string offense fails to get in the end z

pettitte credit iticized the position, it has profound impact on the victims and loved ones. >> we have to keep in our minds how difficult this is for victims and victims' families. >> reporter: in today's ruling, the connecticut supreme court said capital punishment does not conform to decency and work as a crime detour rant. >> because this is based on the state and not federal constitution, it's the last word and cannot be appealed to the supreme court. >>> to the race for president now, which for the next ten days is turning iowa into the center of the political universal. nearly every candidate is scheduled to appear at the state fair there and the ones getting some of the biggest buzz hail from far outside the beltway. more from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: at a state fair where cows are made of butter and everything tastes better flied. >> welcome to the first day of the iowa state fair. >> reporter: it's the anti washington candidates gaining traction with voters. >> i think people are just tired of not getting anything done in washington. >> i think they are talking to the sen

derek jeter led a lineup of former teammates who returned for today's ceremony for jorge, andy pettitte was there hugged by his old catcher. jorge posada was emotional reflecting on his 17 seasons, all with the yankees. >> thank you to the best fans in the world for encouraging me to give it all every time i stayed on the field. thank you for this honor. this is simply one of the best of my life. i love you all and thank you again. >> and the bases commemorating jorge. indians took the last two in the bronx, leading the yankees 1-0 in the first and brent gardener says not today. takes advantage of the short porch for two run homer. his 12th long ball this year. danny salazar serves one up to brian mccann, a sky high shot to right center. yanksup 3-1. from there the rookie went to work. robe o perez, nice velocity. sounded like it. how much? 96. 97 for carlos santana. zef reno walked four and allowed a run and earns his first big league win. toronto visits the angels tonight. mets are up five games on the nats but lucas duda heads to the 15 day disabled list after his back flared up. tha

william petroleum at this time -- pettitte said: >>> the case caused a firefighter investigator with human rights groups. >>> a positive outlook on the fight against ebola. the head of the world health organization says the epidemic could be wiped out in west africa by the end of the year. the who says there have been three cases in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. more than 11,000 people died in the outbreak. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> here we go. take a look at temperatures this morning. quite comfortable outside. 70 around the five boroughs. long island 63 degrees toward islip and the eastern end and done the jersey shore temperatures around 58, 59 degrees. bar nardsville about two miles north of there between 80 and 287, well, you got an earthquake, a rumble here in the overnight hours. 65 newark and elizabeth. and a calm wind. look at the humidities. quite dry. 51% in the park. 78% around jamaica queens and we are looking at a nice ride on the ferry system this morning acros

pettitte? i would imagine he had such a sense of closure. now everything's reopened. can he appeal the decision? >> no. what you have is this -- because they decided that the death penalty is unconstitutional, as cruel and unusual punishment, this is their reasoning, they say it no longer comports with contemporary standards of human decency and serves now legitimate purpose. with those two prongs and because it's the connecticut state constitution, it's final. it's over. the only way to overturn this would be by a state constitutional amendment that is not going to happen. >> it will be interesting to see how this influences other high courts. >> it will. >> thank you very much. >>> a man lost his cell phone riding a roller coaster in ohio. he was killed trying to get it back. the 45-year-old james young was hit and killed at the cedar point amusement park. young had jumped a fence to look for his cell phone after it fell into a restricted area. >>> this morning, the epa reports colorado's animus river seems to be restoring itself after a sludge spill. toxicity level

. >> the court documents filed with david pettitte strongly suggest a double standard in the applicationhe was targeted for removing class foyed information and sharing it with his biograpper and storing them at home rather than in a secure facility. the fbi executed a court ordered search warpt and seized the black bocks from the first floor study. >> and the crime of storing information is a misdemeanor. who was she e-mailing the information to? >> the white house and state department said there are no similarities between the cases. even though they both held classified information at home. >> it is not his case. it is apple ands oranges. >> when judging the decision being made. >> a source said they are confident based on conversations with senior fbi excutives that the server and thumb drive would be secured or recovered. theive osama bin laden's relatives died in a plane crash. they were traveling there on vacation from the saudi arabia where the bin laden drolls a major construction country. the bin laden family disowned the terrorist in 1984 when saudi arabia stripped him of his

andy pettitte was honored with his family by his side. they're retiring his number 46 in monument park. he's the third member of the corps 4 to have his number retired. on saturday, they honored jorge posada. they unveiled his statue or plaque that will stand i monument park for generations to come. >> i could have never imagined 20 years later, the most storied franchise would be honoring me in such a way. >> the only member whose number is not retired from that corps 4. that man there. derek jeter. the captain on hand for his teammate. he got a huge ovation. a little damper. the yankees lost to the indians. >> the people were happy to see the core four and see derek jeter walk on any time. time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. let's check in with raphael. the sun is now up. >> we have o low clouds and fog behind me. it's a gray start. but the sun will peek through over the next couple of hours. we'll have a nice dry day ahead. although muggy, the stickiness is there. maybe heading to the plaza, you'll feel it. not much wind

now five time world series champion andy pettitte getting number retired no one with does these ceremonies better than the yankees that began with pettit vowntded business his family and then out on field greeted by many of his form earl teammates including captain derek jeter and jorge pennsylvania unveiled a plaque along side many of the same player who is helped him win five world championships. >> experienced some amazing wins. some heartbreaking losses. through it all, this place is home to me an my family. hearted to believe a kid born in baton rouge, louisiana would find a second home here in new york. [applause] thank you. >> four game series in the bronx bad news for c.c. sabathia left after hurting his right knee. sent for mri. brian cashman says he's heading to the disabled list. yankees trailing 3-1 carlos beltran with a double knocks in a pair. ties game up at three. bad game for him. game up to go ahead run. and this is a first time in his career of a chance to give up a home run to a lefty up 4-3 in the eighth that is final. yankees three out of four. more bad news blue jays

several including derek jeter and andy pettitte coming up later in sports, you will hear what he had to say about today's honor. congratulations. dari: >> the famous par. >> that is a name. the bar is closing the doors for good but not before one last night s. partying. >> mo secret that pope francis is coming to town. what kind of wheel will with he be riding in. the answer may surprise you. >> we have a warning for contact lens wearer. what people could do antwan: so amtrak gearing up pope francis' shift to u.s. christina: they will be adding trains. amtrak will be adding 34 extra trains when the of is in philadelphia during september 26th and 27th. the rail carrier says with it length in regularly-scheduled trains in new york and washington. amtrak says travelers should buy tickets ahead of time for the high speed acela service. the pope will arrive in september 24th. antwan: he will be riding in rugged style. we are talking about a jeep wrangler. yes, the vet can confirming this especially-designed, outfitted pope mow peel, will be similar to the within win ecuador last month. th

now the supreme court has reversed that, so the men, like the two men convicted of killing judith pettitte her daughters, just a horrible crime people might remember from 2007, the family is speaking out. not just the husband that survived the brutal attack, but also her sister saying she disagrees with that decision, how difficult it is for family members. this is a case that has caught so much of the public's attention, but there are other victims' families out there speaking out as well as connecticut makes this decision. >> absolutely, and you said there are 11 people on death row? >> 11 people on death row, so all of those will now be converted to life without the possibility of parole. >> did we get any more detail or explanation as to why this decision was made? >> yeah. in its decision -- and let me find the exact wording here so that i don't get it wrong -- whoops. sorry, where are we here? they're saying how difficult it was, and the high court said this state's death penalty no longer comports with contemporary standards of decency. >> i know you've been covering this extensivel

. >> today the yankees will be retiring andy pettitte's number. yesterday it was another member. jorge posada. he was presented with a plaque at monument park. as for the game, the yankees came out swinging against the indians. brett gardner. a home run to right field. a couple of batters later brian mccann's turn to go yard. shot. but the yankees catcher said he always looked up to posada. tribute? 3-1 lead in the first. luis selfrina, the 21-year-old gave up a first inning homer. not another run. six strikeouts, six innings, first major league victory. 6-2 the final. >>> one thing we know about the giants this year is they will be able to score on the offensive side. given the injuries to the defense, they'd better. this week we spent a lot of time working on their vertical passing game. let's see if it pays off. of course, odom beckham junior's is working on the one-handed grabs. he has this routine down pat. here is vertical attack here. nice throw by eli manning. it looks like a completion down to the four yard line. beckham apparently can't hold on to it. the first string o

yesterday was andy pettitte, the day before, jorge posada. too bad they didn't have the magic on the field yesterday. >>> traffic and weather on the 2s now. >> okay, little brain teaser here. what happened in baseball history on this day in 1989? i'll explain a little later in the show. >>> a few clouds overhead in the city now, but sun, as well. we don't anticipate showers for the morning commute here, it's east of the city. winds are calm. lingering fog for the jersey shore. showers continue for eastern long island. a front really going to take its time, that's tuesday into wednesday. today, the showers a by product of the heat and humidity. 86 will feel like 90 in the city. that's your high this afternoon, but already 84 at lunchtime. and a warm one around the area. a little earlier for the south shore. >>> we've got a few more cars on the highway now. what's going on, alex? >> yes, john, traveling at the van wyck near the belt parkway, traffic is moving well. not much of a problem. north into jamaica avenue, we start to see minor delays,

i spoke with cynthia hawke rand who was the sister of jennifer hawke-pettitte who was killed in the heinous crime in the state of ctonnecticut. she was murdered, her two daughters murdered, husband beaten up but he survived. i want you to listen to what she said about how she felt these two men were no longer on death row. >> well beat my brother-in-law repeatedly in the head with a bat while holding a gun to him hoping he would die. they rape mid-sister and 11-year-old nurse, they strangled my sister and doused the girls with gasoline and lit them on fire while they're still alive. as the police are waiting outside. that's extremely cruel and unusual and, no, living in prison with computers, television, books, educational classes, workout facilities, three meals a day, heat, air, medical dental, eye care and their needs being met doesn't bring me solace or satisfaction of any kind. i wish it did. >> when she told me that earlier, i couldn't say anything more. i was done. what do you say to someone suffering like that that points out these are the conditions these two murdering thugs are go

william pettitte was beaten and bound in the basement. his wife and two daughters were murdered.aped during the course of the crime. dr. petit sproek out about the death penalty. jennifer hawke petit's sister also reacting. >> decided these two men should get the death penalty. to have it just taken away. it makes you wonder why we spend all that time in the court systems. >> joining me now on the phone is connecticut public defender thomas ullman. he represented steven hays, one of the two men convicted in the murders of the petit women. mr. ullman, thank you for your time. you fought for his innocence. lost the fight. what was your first reaction to hearing hays' life was spared? >> i was thrilled and relieved. we never contested his innocence. and guilt in the case. we really contested the death penalty and always our motive was to get a life sentence. millions of dollars later and years later, we finally have a decision from the connecticut supreme court. >> you say you're thrilled. and millions of dollars later. no consolation to the family. who we heard from jennifer petit'

pettitte. >> reporter: dr. killed and his girls doused with gasoline and left to die in a fire. in the end the jurors chose the death fire and steven hayes so full of remorse he chose to die. and now, let's welcome in a juror in the trial of steven hayes, and let's go to her, and paula, what was your reaction when you heard a that the two men would not receive the death penalty? >> well, i expected that. because there was talk of that happening while we were in trial. and it made me more certain that death was the proper sentence, because he was the harshest penalty that we could give him and eventually if the state overturned it, he would still have the most intensive kind of incarcerati incarceration. >> hem to us understand what it was about this case that was so emotional for you that made you decide that death was the answer here some. paula? >> yes. >> i am sorry. i am wonder iing if you can hel us to understand what it was in this trial that made you decide that death was the only answer. >> well, after

they were sentenced to die for the murders of jennifer hawk pettitte and her two daughters in 2007.ramos, san bernardino d.a., supporting the death penalty, and maurice sharah from an organization covering america's criminal justice system. thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> all right. so these two men who were convicted of one of the most heinous crimes, one of the hardest to hear the details about crimes, killing a beautiful -- most of a beautiful family, they get to laive now. maurice, is that accept to believe you? >> personally, i mean, i don't feel like i have a stake in it, but having looked at it for a number of years i think the fact they're being spared is sort of symbolic in the was in which over the u.s. support for death penalty is gradually in decline. a lot of prosecutors aren't seeking it as often. we can look at these individual awful cases and say do they deserve to die in some sort of grand sense, absolutely. but, you know, do we have a judicial system that's ensuring fairness for most people, that's a more complex question, which is what the judges we