. >>> we turn to breaking news in port newark. there is a fire. 7. it looks like this is a big rig on fire, shannon? >> reporter: yeah. the cab of the tractor trailer is on fire in port newark just off marsh street. we will bring this picture out for a second. we want to show you that this fire started minutes ago. there is no fire department anywhere to be found. you know how these things go. so much flammable materials and so many containers but the fire department is not yet on the there is no word on injuries. you need to know as you travel through the area, first of all, this could be seen from newark airport. they were wondering what was happening as well as from the newark bay extension of the turnpike. a fudge fire. no injuries reported yet -- a huge fire. no injuries reported yet. reporting live over port newark, shannon sohn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> a lot of black smoke. >>> once was enough. twice fighting back after flowers placed at the gravesite of an army veteran were stolen. the second time included the flower containers. marcus

joe. >> reporter: yup, it's actually well inside port newark as you can see. the cab of a tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames. port authority fire and police fire out. we do believe the driver got out of the vehicle. live in chopper 2, joe biermann, cbs 2 news. >> thank you. >>> good evening, i'm kristine johnson. >> welcome back to the broadcast. i'm dick brennan. seniors stalked and robbed right at their front doors. the belmont section of the bronx on edge after two ruthless attacks that sound very similar. cbs 2's steve langford reports. >> reporter: two sundays, two elderly victims mugged on or and safety of their iconic neighborhood shattered. 81-year-old laura passero showing what happened to her. her face obscured at the request of her children. are you okay? >> um -- i'm -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she is scared to go out anymore. she adds in italian. surveillance video showing out the attack began a suspect lurking outside her building as she struggles with a bag of fruit. the man then pounces, once inside grabbing her necklace from behind

the full-scale exercise at the port newark elizabeth marine terminal included one pretend blast on land and one water. firefighters were responded to a fake fire and emts rushed to people pretending to be injured. the nypd and other local agencies took part in that drill. >>> politics now in the race for president. republican donald trump is stepping up to court minority voters. hispanic advisory council at trump tower in manhattan. the campaign describes the council as a diverse groups of hispanic leaders. today reverend al sharpton questioned the candidate's sincerity with minority workers. >> how you talk about high you hire in your facilities? how many black youth could be bell hops in your hotel. >> sharpton challenged trump's use of contractors who are african-american. >>> we turn to the democrats. presidential nominee hillary clinton is in nantucket for a fundraiser. clinton and trump have until midnight to submit their july fundraising and spending details to the federal election commission. >>> stiffer penalties for assaulting workers at subway, train and bus stations in york.

morning as the port authority conducted an emergency drill, and the full scale exercise at the port newark elizabeth on the water. firefighters responded to a fake fire, and emts rushed to people pretending to be injured. the fdny, nypd and local agencies took part in the drill. >>> volunteers attend the funeral of a woman they didn't know in rockland county. francine stein passed away at 93. her daughter was nervous no one woulsh volunteers to attend. 30 people showed up, and some served as pallbearers. one woman said she was there for an act of human decency. >>> what happened next when an officer was attacked caught everyone offguard. >>> the warning about a scam targeting college students and at the the lincoln summer invitation sales event, it's time to relax. from the moment you take your foot off the brake, the brake stays engaged and you stay put. taking the legwork out of stop and go traffic. engineering. this is the lincoln summer invitation, hurry in now to your dealer for limited time offers. lease a lincoln mkx for $349 a month or get 0% apr for 60 months >>> if we have rain c

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if you see a large amount of first responders near port newark, do not be me noon. expect road closures during that time. >>> and also in new jersey this morning, investigators still probing a crash that mangled two commuter buses, claimed lives, and left passengers fighting for their lives. two people died. 17 were hurt when a bus t-boned another bus at a busy intersection. ray villeda has the latest from newark. >> reporter: outside the home of family and friend. now dead after his bus crashed into a fellow new jersey transit bus early friday morning. smartphone video show this chaos inside one of those buses. chopper 4 video shows the rapid response outside as paramedics rush to the scene to help the drivers and passengers. ambulances rush the 17 bus riders to hospitals all over the area. >> people screaming, crying, getting up off the bus. paramedics >> reporter: along with him, another passenger was also killed. >> you see the bus come in the middle like this. when i saw that, i don't know what happened. so i just saw myself in the back. >> reporter: now nj tra

> happening today, the port authority will be performing a full scale emergency exercise at the port newark elizabeth marine terminal. simulated explosions, one on land and one in the water. remembers of the port authority police department, the nypd, fdny, and other agencies will participate in the three-hour exercise. again, all of this is just a drill. all of this is coming amid critiskism of how the port authority handled the big scare. after the incident, the agency released a statement saying it is committed to providing fast and appropriate guidance during >>> the family in newark looking for answers as a memorial continues to grow for a 24-year-old woman who was hit and killed during a police chase. investigators say newark police were chasing a suspect driving a dodge charger when it spun off the road. they say the driver, 45-year- old ken gunther jumped the curb, killing 24-year-old china willis. witnesses say gunther started to walk away, but police caught up with him and arrested him. they also found a large amount of drugs in his car, according for chasing him because whatever

once the sun came up detectives scoured the grounds of the prides port apartments in newark for cluesell "action news" a 19-year-old man an 20-year-old man was slot around 4:00 a.m. both were taken to the hospital for treatment. it's still unclear why the men were shot or who shot them. >>> from our new jersey news room now camden county health officials are warning residents in haddon township to stay alert after a bat found in man's home tested positive for rabies. the homeowner found the animal inside of his residence august 10th. it was taken away by animal control and tested. the man's family was advised to seek treatment for possible exposure. officials are asking residents to contact them at (856)374-6370 if they believe an animal is showing signs of being sick. >> the lehigh valley substitute teacher charged with having sex with a student in a cemetery has pled guilty to the crime. 49-year-old kelly auld ringer admitted. she told authorities her relationship with the teen started the previous fall. she'll be sentenced in december. >>> dramatic surveillance video captured a bar

newark today. his exchanges with former port authority chairman david sampson were uncovered during the so-called bridge gate investigation. >>> a washington, d.c. metro transit police officer is accused of trying to help isis, magistrate appointed 36-year-old nicholas young, a public defender. investigators say young tried to help isis operatives communicate in secret. they say he purchased gift cards and intended to give them to isis operatives to support mobile messaging accounts. but young actually gave the gift cards to an undercover fbi source. >>> turning now to the presidential race and republican party leaders are reportedly frustrated by the rough political week that donald trump is still having. trum under pressure for his comments about the family of huizhen zhan. mike pence did exactly the opposite and endorsed ryan. some say party leaders are looking at ways to replace trump if he decides to drop out of the political race. political reporter dave evans is in the newsroom with the latest. >> there are certainly mixed said the trump campaign is a mess, that he can't stay on message, and he's

newark to south carolina. back and forth between his job at port authority and that summer house twice a week, right around weekend, and prosecutor uncovered ride ranging piano that got picked off in 2013, i asked fox about his health, he seemed fine testimony. -- today. >> how are you feeling? how is your health. >> and michael critch klee was not interested in talking either. >> michael. >> hey, bill. golf club in golden, colorado became a boxing ring. two groups of boxers got into after one of them hit up on to the green. 5050 i cuffs -- fist y cuffs were brought out. >> no gambling. >> oh. >> there is one thing i don't like about some breeds of dogs, video, owner of sasha just vacuumed their fury friend, you have a clean home and a better dog. >> the dog loves it. >> we should try to with low la -- lola. >> i am changing the saying to a duck is a man's best friend. i caught up with a swarm of ducks taken in by barn sanctuary. >> they are characters they are comedians. >> they are so delicious. >> and -- >> i'm sorry i love duck. >> have a story we should know about? help us chase it down. by logging on to chas

newark today. fox's exchanges with former port authority chairman david sampson were uncovered during the so-called bridge gate investigation. >>> not feeling much like august out there. meteorologist lee goldberg with the forecast. >> we have the august sunshine but we don't have the august humidity. 78 degrees. super comfortable out there right now. that's a satellite picture on the tri-state area match. a couple clouds over parts of we'll let you know when it heats up. check on tropical storm earl. the new advisories in accuweather in just a few minutes. >> 71. lovely. >>> preying on zika fears. the companies busted for false claims of protection against the virus and what you should look out for. >> up in flames. the hard landing that caused panic for passengers and what may have caused the explosion. >> why the latest message on hi guys! got the birthday girl a drum set. drum set? he's kidding! [laughs] oh you guys must have time warner cable. this is gonna be some party. yeah, their free home wifi lets us connect all our devices at the same time. hey, there's the birthday girl! let's get this

prosecutors say he was the middleman helping his friend the former port authority chairman arrange a direct flight from newark to south carolina, his vacation home. samson pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge last month. >>> new information on the dubai plane crash. it erupted into a fireball morning. all 300 people aboard escaped. but a firefighter battling the fire was killed. jonathan vigliotti reports, the ntsb is sending a team to assist in the investigation. >> reporter: the emirates airline flight from india came to a fiery stop on the runway as people inside dubai international airport looked on in horror. >> we were in the plane. >> reporter: the plane came down on its belly. video posted online shows the boeing 777 erupting into a one of the wings. firefighters hosed down the smoldering fuselage, most of the top melting away. amazingly, all 300 people on board including six americans were quickly and safely evacuated in about a minute. >> i think something was burning, so the smoke was coming in -- immediately they ask us to evacuate. >> reporter: some passengers report the pilot made an annou

port authority. he just pled pled guilty to coursing united airlines into providing the now if famous route from newark. christie has denied any knowledge that the plan was taken place. with the new report christie had no idea that he piggybacked on sampson's plan. i try to chase after the governor to ask him this question for myself, but blocked me off from getting blocked me off from getting to him. if we hear updates we'll let you know. >> there for the basic, unpacking boxes and organizing your stuff with style. >> we got to go out and do fun things all because we were on pack, finished in our lives felt like it was put together. >> i'm surprised year dog is in a boxer. get it. >> any possibility of this essay getting away from the cop it went right out the window. >> he tries to set the car on >> where you're ready? >> here's an example of some odd friends from the wild. an otter and a baby lion. but babies are being raised at the zoological wildlife foundation in miami. they were put in the same enclosure and they started to play, they got along, it's very cute to watch. this would never happen i

newark with nothing to say to the media, nothing to say in court. two years ago, he was a lobbyist for united airlines and a friend of the port authority chairman sampson. united got the expansion, sampson got what was called the chairman's flight, a money loser for united that ended when of the bridgegate scandal. e-mails released by the government purport to show fox intimately involved in the deal. expansion for united in return for that flight to south carolina. his attorney says fox is not guilty. bail set at 100,000. fox did tell me, quote, i never thought i would be in this position. i got caught in a vortex. he also now has health issues, but the earliest he would g of the year according to his attorney. in newark, brian thompson. news 4 new york. >>> in connecticut, a staffing shake up is on the way for governor dannel malloy. his communications director and senior policy director are leaving. malloy praised them as outstanding members of his team. >>> well, the latest tool for version of the high-tech equipment is now in the ocean county sheriff's deputy. we got the exclusive look at a training class in toms river as sheriff's detectives lear

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newark airport. this is kind of cool. well a dog got loose that was actually being shipped, transported through the airport. the dog made a run for it. hit the marshland. the port authority came to the that is his name. a white-haired colley. he broke through the unite the airlines pet terminal. they chased him through the parking lots. that must have been funny to watch. until the poor poor much. pooch got stuck in the marsh. >> they saved him. dirty and tired. >> garp. who remembers >> with john williams. >> john irving book. great movie. >> god rest his soul. we love apple. they're dumping emoji that has a realistic looking revolver. >> no more gun. not sure what it was doing there in the first place. they are replacing it with a water pistole. >> gun advocates, urged them to dump the handgun emoji. new emojis will be there, to do i guess the olympics, to depict the olympic. >> some much these emojis made me wonder. this one, the cannonball. the live cannonball. these are messages you can send to people. >> what other ones? >> rosanna, custom made one for her. >> that is beautiful. >> do you like that one? >> what about this one? this is what a computer thin

newark international airport. certain airports have more flights then others for dealt a here in philadelphia, american and u.s. air is the main carrier, and other air portsave delta as main carrier. it just depend where you begin and end your trip but delta has all, has grounded all flights as of the moment around the world. here's an a accident at girard and frankford with this down traffic signal here, so this is causing delays in the neighborhood. delays coming from the schuylkill expressway with sun glare coming around conshohocken curve. also delays on i-95 southbound from the betsy even through girard avenue. septa has added extra trains on the warminster line and that could be good news for some folks this morning but either way sue not bad standing outside right now, right. >> not really, pretty comfortable morning? judge? if you are standing by the pool that is best place to be. pool side later on should be fine. bus stop buddy has sunglasses on. temperature at philly international is 73 degrees. 73 percent relative humidity which isn't too bad for summertime in fail. weep 74. some cloud. mostly sunny skies rest of the take. nice and warm with a