we are no rockland county with the ongoing search for eugene palmer. >> i will for the rest of my life. >> a tearful apology as the woman who helped two killers escape from an upstate prison is sentenced today. >>> a change in temperatures on the way. but there is also a change in the rain chances that's on the way. right now not too much out there. get ready. i will tell you when the change starts in a bit. >>> a lot of news on the "cbs evening news," a big announcement from the pentagon. scott pelley joining us live. >> an unexpected announcement. the pentagon says it is pulling the plug on a half billion this was a linchpin of the approximate as strategy against isis in syria. we will have the details on why this program has suddenly fallen apart. that's coming up on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. take metro north to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of america's greatest courses... see spectacular sights

. >>> and four people have now been arrested in rockland county, in connection with a deadly attack on an immigrant. wilson and manuel brown were all picked up this week. they and alfred degral iii are facing charges related to the fatal beating and robbery in spring valley last month. baptist, the man on the left is charged with second-degree murder. >>> new at 5:30, a long islan i d ctor with whose job is to certify whether airline p ots are fit to fly is accused of illegally selling prescriptions at his office. and investigators want to know if pilots were customers. news 4's chief investigative

. >>> there are water concerns in rockland county. residents are urged to voluntarily conserve water. the county executive says below average rainfall in july and august is to blame. they say conserving now will help in fall and winter. >>> it's having an impact on the landscape. lou young reports the dry spell has set off early signs of fall. >> reporter: fall color in the late summer tree line. >> it's early for the trees to be changing already. right? isn't it. >> reporter: it's not your imagination at the greenburgh nature center in westchester county they confirm that for some of the plants around us, summer is already over. is it early onset autumn? >> it is know. putting the nail in the koch yet but the leaf change is start -- not putting the nail in the coffin yet, but the leaf change is starting yet. >> reporter: summer is still hot and it's hot. but the experts insist it's the lack of rainfall. >> this reservoir is full we're wet. >> reporter: the same dry spell leaves the shore exposed at lake deforest. a water supply for ro

. >>> police in rockland county want to find the bb gun vandal that used a dozen cars for target practice. take a look at the damage left behind. someone fired pellets into the cars sometimes between late sunday night and early monday morning near sedge and ridge roads. >> the break was here. whole in the middle of it and shattered glass everywhere. had the shore to clean up monday. we had no other reports of any other kind of vandalism in the area. we believe this is an isolated incident. >> police are asking anyone with information or any security video to contact them. >> time is 4:40. you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> happy fall. it's autumn 2015. let's go, rise and shine. our camera at 4 time's square looking south. it feels like june outside. we have temperatures of 62 degrees. we are looking at clear to partly cloudy skies. there might be a little fog in some of the inland valleys. be on the lookout for that. sunshine over the next couple of days and warm temperatures. we are

we can't go to rockland county and become firefighters. we can even go to long island. those types of things are the reason why we felt as black people that our sons and daughters needed an opportunity to have jobs. our children should have an opportunity to benefit from the good paying jobs. it's a shame that the powers that be feel it is necessary to stop something that they know is right. [applause] >> i think going back to the 9/11 comment and making the society look vilified, the firefighters should be outraged that they came on with the test i was not validated. i don't understand why they mad. the city did not do you justice by attest that you took. most of the tests. >> it wasn't. >> yeah. the one that came from the lawsuit technically came on the right way. we all came on. the test that was validated and went through the proper channels. even though we are. we approve and it. that is just technically the truth. >> their stated goal was that they were advocating for black people to get these jobs. the biggest benefactors of their work is going to be the white fi

ines: not as bad as yesterday, starting the morning pretty good in westchester, no problems from rockland county, fine on the freeway, both sides at the sawmill across westchester, suffolk county moving fine on the lie, southern state, let's check the bronx here, cross bronx, headlights moving towards us, east bound no problems towards the bruckner and west bound side, that wicked wrapping up construction, through the queue gardens interchange, no access to the jack robinson parkway, southbound side you are moving fine. as far as the northbound side looks good, if you are taking the gwb upper and lower level good option, no problems with the lincoln or holland tunnel. clifton schools in new jersey to dismiss students early today. meanwhile the first day of classes across new york city. juliet: after a summer vacation mayor and school chancellor looking to overcome major problems. robert moses is at the harbor view school in the st. george section of staten island, the mayor will be visiting the area today. >> reporter: good morning, we expect not only the mayor but the school chancellor to be he

that is up here throughout westchester and rockland county, dutchess, put name, ulster, fairfield county. heavy rain out to the hamptons. back to the west is this cold front. this front comes through this afternoon with showers off and on. those showers could be heavy this evening and tonight. the temperatures are going to drop and it will get much cooler. this morning you need the rain gear. showers around, heavy rain up to the north. the temperature gets to 76 and then starts dropping like a rock as we go into the evening. more rain on the way. we have heavy rain on through the weekend to talk about in your accuweather seven-day forecast. heather is looking at the commute. rain slowing things down. >>> it is a bit but no major closures. the george washington bridge, traffic is okay moving across the span. lower level inbound is closed down with construction. the tappan zee your speeds are down because of the weather. let's go to the maps now and talk to you about the airports. we have j.f.k. with 1 1/2 hour delays on arrivals. get in touch with the individual carrier of whoever you pic

to water lawns any more. >> if we need to conserve water, that's what i will do. >> reporter: rockland county gets all of its water from inside its boundaries. 30% from lake deforest and 70% from wells. >> given the weather, the dry hot weather cut back and conserve water. >> reporter: the county offers on its web site a long list of suggestions from fixing leaky faucets to turning offshore heads to washing the car. >> i had the new toilets put in. use like a gallon of water if that. >> we have a well. so, we don't have too much of a problem. but we don't have sprinklers on them. >> if we conserve water now, we can help to prevent hitting a future. >> reporter: in neighboring bergen county jersey, united water is asking the residents to voluntarily tut back on the use of water. tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you, tim. >>> thank you. meteorologist lee goldberg is here with the forecast. >> now a good part of the area is in a moderate drought, northeast new jersey, parts of long island. we are about a week away from signature navy can't rainfall. that is the bad news. the go

this shot northbound no issues rockland county bound there's a stalled truck there. with a flat tire blocking a lane before you getting on the bring rockland county bonged. long island rrld, new jersey transit and paths trains running on or close to schedule. treetion, ben. >> ines thank you. city officials say that quarter system of a housing complex in the south bronx has tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires' disease. >> one person who lives in that complex has been hospitalized. let's go to fox 5's robert moses he's in the melrose section of the bronx, and robert it is interesting given that city officials declared that outbreak that we saw a couple of weeks ago over , but this appears to be new. the cluster is not related to the outbreak earlier morning. there are a lot of people taking cold showers this morning herl at cortland avenue because the hot water remains off. the hot water distribution system is the one that tested positive for legionella bacteria. residents gathered for a meeting on this issue. they also received flyers, they were

the legislation was introduced several years ago after a hepatitis outbreak in rockland county. tattoo artists know how to deal with the bottles of ink. they are trained to know how not to cross contaminate it. they say what happened in rockland county was those getting tattoos in garages. >> we have a client in the chair. we explain this is your ink. this is your tablet. we dispense it in there. >> reporter: beginning december 12th, tattoo artists in new york state have to use these single use packets of ink. they say they are more expensive, lower quality and harder to get in the skin. >> a lot of us have taken thousands of dollars invested in our business to get the right inks and colors and the ones we like to work with. i will have to essentially throw it all out. >> reporter: bridget started this petition on change.org to get legislators to change the language of the law. it had more than 46,000 signatures. artists can pour ink into ink caps that are disposable containers. senator boil says the current law is overregulation. >> as typical with albany, we overshot. we didn'

nice front going into the weekend. 75 rockland county. 70s to 60s north and west. everybody is 10 to 15 warmer than normal with the southerly wind pumping up the moisture. without the haze, clear skies back to the great lakes. it's like a fall cold front. it will blast in tomorrow with heavy thunderstorms. there are the pop-up showers that may come up later today. kind of a wave from are the coastal sections. overnight that goes away. by tomorrow look how they build to the west with heavy downpours of rain. could be flooding on roadways, streets, highways, poor drainage areas. on futurecast, some spots get a lot of rain. this is the computer model. models are for guidance only. comfy close for school kids at the bus stop, after school. sports after school, drink a drink. it will be a hot and humid day. tomorrow thunderstorms after school that could rain out stuff tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. 91 today. inland thunderstorm is possible. real feel 95 to 98. tonight a muggy night. maybe a pop-up shower. the front pushes through the area after midnight. we start

on march 26th, 1995, when police discover a badly decomposed body near a highway overpass in rockland countyctim is identified as local transient, 39-year-old dana blaze demarco. >> dana was sort of a free spirit, described as an artist, a drifter, so it would be very likely that she would have come in contact with mcfadden. >> eventually, we would learn through the autopsy that she was also killed with blunt force trauma, a fractured skull was found. >> there's a couple of indicators from the crime scene that suggest that mcfadden is involved. one is the type of injury, the location of the injury, the severity of the injury. as i understand it, there was a piece of jewelry that was found with other jewelry possessed by mcfadden that belonged to dana. >> dana's body is found not far from where mcfadden left robert silk's body. it's also a mere quarter mile from where mcfadden lived at the time of his arrest. but all this circumstantial evidence isn't enough to charge mcfadden with dana demarco's murder. >> whether or not reginald mcfadden will ever face trial for the case is unknown. he's al

you're dealing with rain through nassau county, and heavy rain for the twin forks, and rain through rockland, orange, and sussex county, and pennsylvania -- passaic. you need the rain gear, but we get a break. high today, 75. into the afternoon, the numbers will start to drop, and that is going to be the trend right into thursday and friday, and look at that. a big drop from tuesday's 83, and that's over 20 degrees cooler, breezy and raw thursday into friday as well. that's not a raw deal, it's just the real deal. >> we will see relief with the flooding in manhattan. the flooding subsided on the west side of the westbound highway, but we are seeing ponding on the southbound side of the harlem river drive. just be aware, and it's starting to east in the area, and you are making your way out. a fallen tree on the southbound side of the palisades parkway at exit 4, and in spring valley, the crash blocks the freeway at 14a, and alternate remember don't text and drive. >>> the mets lost last night. >> reporter: the yankees host the red sox, and the mets are in philly tonight. both teams coming up

. >>> police make a major drug bust at a home in rockland county. 200 marijuana plants were all seized in an early morning raid in valley cottage. police were in gear because of how many marijuana plants were inside. they weren't sure what street value would be. >>> a travel ald viz dvisory has been issued in new york city because of the heavy rain we should see. we'll hear where it will hit most. >>> a software fix for volkswagen. what's miss frg their plan. >>> did you know today is national coffee day? shauna posted this in celebration. not too late to get your share. >> send a pic to us. it may be picked as social pic of the day. song: "that's life" song: "that's life" p song: "that'splife" that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise, jardiance works around the clock to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabet . it works by helping your body to get rid of some of the sugar it doesn't need through urination. this can help you lower blood sugar and a1c. and although it's not for

. >>> from a small rockland county church to a seat right next to pope francis, a special honor for new york's longest serving deacon. i'm marcus solis. the story coming up. >>> and we take another live look at the basilica in washington, d.c. where a mass >>> back live and you are watching history in the making. the first time a saint canonized on u.s. soil, all this happening inside the basilica of national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington where spanish missionary credited with bringing catholicism to california will become a saint in the catholic church. continued coverage throughout the newscast. >>> and turning to other news, to most of us it's a cool gadget but one teenager says he's alive thanks to the apple watch. the high school football player left practice just complaining of strange back pains and shortness of breath and that's when the device gave him a vital clue. >> reporter: 18-year-old paul hole, jr. lined up at nose tackle feeling fine. 12 hours later he lay in a hospital bed with his liver and kidneys shutting down. >> my heart was beating really fast

. >>> and four people have now been arrested in rockland county, in connection with a deadly attack on an immigrant. wilson and manuel brown were all picked up this week. they and alfred degral iii are facing charges related to the fatal beating and robbery in spring valley last month. baptist, the man on the left is charged with second-degree murder. >>> new at 5:30, a long islan i d ctor with whose job is to certify whether airline p ots are fit to fly is accused of illegally selling prescriptions at his office. and investigators want to know if pilots were customers. news 4's chief investigative reporter broke the story on nbc new york.com and our camera was the only one in court. >> reporter: dea agents say this doctor was a major oxycodone supplier for years, writing prescription after prescription, $100 a pop. no questions asked. dr. gerald sirio led into court in handcuffs, accused of turning his jfk airport medical practice into an illegal pill-pushing mill. investigators say they have him on tape. >> the videos show no discussions of legitimate medical treatment. but instead,

ines: early in some morning doing fine westchester, no problems rockland county, kicking the turnpike northbound by interchange 8 a look for truck lanes, a truck on fire, tractor-trailer, that has been extinguished but one lane closed there. let's go to our cameras and look at the commute. he is upset i am wearing red. that night and expressed doing fine, nothing to be upset about, victory boulevard east bound west bound smooth sailing if you are taking the and the 11 of 2 good start but construction going on as usual all lanes closed on the manhattan bound brooklyn bridge joy doing fine on the bqe at the moment. grand central parkway smooth sailing. robert: thanks, vice president joe biden says he is unsure if he will seek the presidency, he told a crowd in atlanta it will depend on whether he and his family have, quote, the emotional energy to run. he is still grieving his son's death. joe biden said he would not make a third attempt to become commander in chief unless he is able to, quote, devote my whole heart and soul to this endeavor. it would not be appropriate. juliet: donald

found a couple of guys from jersey and rockland county. also coming up, a look at security. we've got a good look at it through these magnetometers. that's all coming u at 6:00. >> all right, david, thank you. and coming up, count on news 4. we've got a special section on the papal visit, including a gallery capture the most moving moments. >>> privacy and i entity theft are big concerns these days. tore help safeguard your information, a local lawmaaer is proposing a new law. so what is it and how can it help? better get baqeuro for the answer. >> it's regarding retailers who scan your driver's license. so what's in that bar code and wh ]at rights doboou have as a consumer at the checkout counter? accord to the national retail federation, 60% of major retailers now require a driver's license for certain transactions like returning merchandise. they say it's to identify seria resturners and prevent theft. t robin of jersey city isn't buying it. i have no problem with law enforcement officers scanning the back of my driver's license. i have a problem with the clerk in a retai

go to cameras and the get the tappan zee bridge heading toward westchester, noted issues into rockland county as far as the george washington bridge is concerned. of the level construction wrapped up, no delays left, everything reopened, things doing fine on 495 towards the lincoln tunnel and holland and with the trains, good news for long island railroad writers, everything should be back to normal, long island rail road so far what they're saying everything should be good to the surface, everything else on or close. juliet: you missed a couple days. welcome back. 4:48, new jersey football opponent with a helmet has been suspended from the team. juliet: the consequences of the dirty play might not stop there. the latest from summerville. >> reporter: watch as a lyndon high school football player swipes a helmet off of an immaculatea player and ashes and the head with it, the player it ended -- in his head the needed ten stitches. this video has gone viral with almost 1 million views and it is all students at both high school 7 talking about. >> he didn't retaliate and that is the most import

rockland county lawmaker introduced a bill to the state legislature. the measure would add hotels and motels to the list of indoor place where is smoking isn't allowed. right now, they're exempt from the state's ban. under the bill, though, hotel owners could face fines for violations. >>> and that bear that had a close encounter with a hiker in connecticut last week has been euthanized. you may remember this video we showed you, that hiker in burlington posted online. it shows the bear approach her and put its mouth on her leg. wildlife experts say that bear had a history of aggression and that it was a danger to the public. a female bear found in that same area was also euthanized. >>> coming up, when news 4 at 6:00 returns, boating safety crackdown in the great south bay. what police are doing to keep the water safe. >>> but first, a look at what's on nbc tonight. and we'll see you again at is 1:00. 11:00. >>> there is more protection tonight for new york city tenants against landlord harassment. mayor de blasio signed new legislation. other provisi

heather has a bagful of troubles already. >> no major problems in rockland county. >> not in rockland. >>> let's talk about l.i.r.r. changes are happening throughout the morning. no service to ronkonkoma, huntington or port jefferson. a lot of canceled trains. a lot of delays. they won't fix the tracks until later after the rush hour. so, westbound you are business passing westbury, business passing carle place. take a bus to mineola from there and hop on a train. new jersey transit, path, metro north on or close. a and -- a and e earlier track work has been completed. minor delays across the board george washington bridge, lincoln and holland doing fine. heading into barnegat a closure on route 9 between east bay and water street because of an ongoing accident. a downed pole and downed wires. street cleaning rules are in effect today. ken and lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> we continue our coverage of the commuter alert in effect with what you need to know before you head out the door. long island railroad commuters can expect delays and cancellations for eastbound serv

. >>> so who is in rockland county with a bb gun? it's a question investigators are trying to answer. a dozen cars badly damaged. eyewitness news reporter a.j. ross with the story. a.j. >> reporter: sade this is one of those cars shot and damaged anal one night here. than mischief this is a crime. if you take a look this entire front window is completely missing. other cars in the area also need repairs, which is why police are now asking for your help tracking down those responsible. >> i get woken up by a detective. >> reporter: it was an alarming wake-up call for david stoddard when officers showed up to his home to ask about overnight damage to his pontiac g 5. >> i came outside to a big hole in my window, and on top of that catching a cold sought wasn't quite my day. >> reporter: he says he was shocked to find the front driver's side window completely shattered. the damage seemed to be the result of not gunfire but bb gun pellets. >> i couldn't believe it. it's a very quiet, quaint area. you always see people walking by. the day

. >>> new at 6:00, some rockland county residents are sounding off about a change in the new tappan zee bridge project. they say a new sound wall could ruin their views. cbs 2's meg baker reports. >> reporter: these upper grandview homeowners say they chose to live in south nyack specifically for this landscape. >> the view from my patio as well as inside is just breathtaking. but it's something that i'm in jeopardy of losing. >> reporter: before buying her home in 2013 michelle checked with the state on plans to build a soundproof wall shielding homes from traffic noise coming from the new and expanded tappan zee bridge. two years later, she found out the plan which would have saved her view had drastically >> trees were pulled out. and then we were told that to go. much closer and higher. >> reporter: residents approve the sound barrier but it would be no taller than this construction fence and that the wall would be built down on route 287. >> what we were finally presented with only a matter of weeks ago was much different much bigger much closer than what was initially designed. >>

rockland county and westchester bound, it's a smooth ride. metro north, p.a.t.h. train, and l.i.r.r. are on or close to schedule for you. alternate-side parking suspended, but you have to pay the meters. remember to be safe, don't text and drive. >>> new york senator charles schumer is joining the fight to keep scalpers are getting the best seats. >> how the high tech trend is impacting consumers. >> reporter: those with deep pockets or the lucky ones recorded it into the nassau coliseum for the billy joel farewell concert. he's among the stars angry with hackers who use robotic speed dialing to scoop up the tickets in miliseconds and then resells >> it's impossible for fans my age to go. >> reporter: billy joel's concert at nearby nassau coliseum was sold out in 5 minutes before real fans had a chance. hackers bought tickets for face value, $129, and they resold the choice seats as high as 8 thousands dollars. >> through autodialing the tickets are done within seconds. >>> as a result, senator schumer is introducing legislation to prohibit the unfair and deceptiv

. >>> a rockland county lawmaker introduced a bill to the state legislature. the measure would adjaho tells and motels to the list of indoor places where smoking is not allowed. right now, they're exempt from the state's ban. they could face fines for violations. >>> something ordinary as getting new glasses can cause a commotion when it involves pope francis. crowds gathered on the street in downtown rome where the holy father went shopping for glasses yesterday. according to usa today, the pope told the shop's owner he didn't want a new set of frames. he wanted new lenses. he spent 40 minutes in there before he was driven back to the vatican. just imagine the store clerk and then the holy father comes in. >> you can't even believe it. you have to fit him for the glasses. >>> one place you won't see pope francis' face, on pizza boxes. a pizzeria in southern jersey got a delivery of these. the boxes didn't seem right. and turned them down. >> he wanted to be respectful. >> exactly. i'm sure. as we prepare for the pope's visit to new york city, we've created a

rain stays south, clouds. 51 around carmel. 60 rockland county to white plains. these numbers are warm for the overnight hours and here is the wind i have been talking about out of the northeast here 6, 10, 8 miles per hour keeping it breezy. from that storm to the south. it stays south. we get the clouds. the high clouds sheared off of that. futurecast is showing that. rain staying around the d.c. area, baltimore here. we have the clouds through sunday. some of these showers creep slowly into the area monday as the system exits into the atlantic. today a beautiful day for the papal visit, nice, sun, high clouds, 75 degrees. we say whenever the weather is sunny and 76 it's a perfect day. that's what we have. at the beach there will be a high risk of rip currents. waves of 3 to 5 building 4 to 6 with the northeast wind from the storm. if you are away from the beach you don't notice anything going on, a breezy fall autumn-like day. with the storm to the south and high pressure sliding eastward, big waves at the beaches, rough surf, got to be on the look out for tha

. >>> and in rockland county now, somebody's going on a shooting spree with a bb gun. clarks town police say a dozen cars in valley cottage were damaged on monday. some of them had their windows shattered. investigators are poring over home surveillance videos in the homes of spotting a suspect. they're asking everyone to keep an eye out for suspicious or unusual activity. >>> a brooknen community is calling for an end to violence after a massive street fight. it happened across from the barclays center. two teens seen being pummelled on the ground. two teenagers have been arrested so far. community advocates are calling for parents to turn in anyone else who was involved. >> bring your child forward bauds if because if you don't, you're sendin the wrong message that what they did is okay. >> there were two brawls that was at a nearby mcdonald's. missay police say they're monitoring social media. >>> it is 4:51 right now. still to come this morning, the fast food chain that is hoping alcohol will help boost sales. >>> and we have some important news for your health abo

westchester bound fine as well as rockland county bound. upper, lower level looks good new 96th street northbound and southbound smooth sailing. back to you. ben: 6:34 free parties marred by violence. a person killed another hospitalize now in brooklyn. juliet: robert moses is live with this story this morning. good morning. reporter: 24-year-old panel was stand earlier this morning he ultimately died at methodist hospital. another man a 21-year-old shot in the buttocks he's expected to be fine. that violence played out in the area of grand army plaza, and eastern parkway a short distance from where we are this morning. during the preparade celebration known as juve translates into dawn. a precursor for main events that begins later on this morning that is west indian day parade that kicks off at 11:00 this morning right near where we are, at utica avenue and down to eastern parkway ending at grand army plaza. 1 million or more revelers are expected to line eastern parkway to celebrate all of the caribbean culture has to offer namely the fo

. >> and we're going to take a look at the weather picture ap gorgeous morning up in rockland county. other side of the bridge, 57 in white plains. we'll talk about temps all >>> sky cam live taking a look at the ramps off the brooklyn bridge there. it is definitely fall. especially when we take a look at the forecast going forward here. welcome back. >> we welcome fall. we've sure had an extended summer new york city summer, no question about it. it's been a lovely day. i think you said it best. we've been blessed with this weather forecast for the last few days. >> we have. we could actually be blessed with a little rain this week too. that's important for our forecast, especially for folks who are in need of that for agriculture and our reservoir as well. it is dry out there. the radar sweep shows nothing. all the rain to the south, as far as what the day looks like? let's take a look together. we're going to start off on the cool side. 63 degrees at this hour. 72 is going to be the day high. keep in mind we are going to see some strong breezes. winds are going to be 15 to 20 miles

similar request comes from officials in rockland county. the health commissioner says conserving water will ensure that the county doesn't run into trouble in the fall or early in the winter. >>> a defiant county clerk is waking up in jail as her office plans to give -- kim davis was contempt of court for -- davis stopped issuing marriage licenses when the supreme court legalized same-sex marriage. five of the counties six deputy clerks will issue licenses today. the lone holdout is davis' son. >>> it's 6:09. new this morning, the last of the three americans who helped stop that suspected terrorist on a paris bound train back here in the united states. spencer stone, he got a hero's welcome after arriving at an air base near sack ramento sacramento. the two friends were helping him overpower the gunman. they've returned to the united states. really celebrate their return. >> absolutely. three heroes. it is 6:10 on this friday morning. vice president biden addresses the campaign rumors. we'll tell you what he's saying about a possible run for

passaic county, rockland, putnam, orange county, northwestern new jersey and sussex and warren county, and all this moisture off to the south. there is a nice little break. hopefully that coincides to the morning commute. here's what you need to know. overnight. some downpours. i think the heaviest is from late morning through mid evening, say 11:00 a.m. to maybe 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. flooding possible on streets. a few areas could pick up several inches of rainfall in a short period of time. we'll detail the most likely locations in a few minutes. bill, sade, back to you. >>> the rain falling at some times so fast it was too much to properly drain. you don't have to be an engineer to figure out what would follow. flooding. the worst of it on staten island. a.j. >> reporter: hours ago this entire stretch of road was impassable with nearly a dozen cars below water. at one point the water was a foot and a half. it's since receded, and now officials are on scene but this was a devastating sight for neighbors who say they've been begging city officials to make upgrades to the drainage syste

we start off with a 62-degree temperature at 6:00 a.m. 57 up to white plains and around to rockland county. 63 j.f.k. out long island way, 63 montauk and coastal connecticut. nassau county 61. a couple showers to the north and west. maybe a peak of sun, 74, normal this last day of summer. >> we will head over to queens and talk about jackie robinson parkway. it's closed on the westbound side from kew gardens to forest park drive because of construction running late. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit trains path trains subways are on or close to schedule. cross bronx west from the sheraton to webster, that earlier construction picked up and put away. everything has been reopened. going into pound ridge at old stone hill road and accident being cleared away. injuries were involved. minor delays george washington bridge, lincoln and holland tunnels. they are doing fine. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> pope francis will wake up in cuba for the last day of his historic visit to the americas. >> he pla

outside and i will bring in you to the tappan zee bridge which is looking okay in both directions, rockland county, things running up to speed, that is good news, now we will talk about the train issue. we will be talking about the lirr situation all morning. 10 to 15 minute delays on port jefferson because of this derailment yesterday afternoon. only one track is in service. between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. no east bound service on something you will want to pay attention to. west bound trains will be affected. those customers will get on as the shuttle bus for transferring train service so lirr this morning definitely not going to be a good option for you but we will keep you up-to-date. alternate side of street parking rules in effect. ben: lyman railroad commuters leaving their homes bracing for big delays. juliet: teresa priolo is live with a look at the situation and what is happening, a lot of activity behind you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. you have to excuse the buzzing sound, the generator powering the lights, these guys can work behind me, they are actively working to repair al

rockland county, westchester 75. 77 down the jersey shore. comfortable. north to a northwest wind at 5 to 7, 10 mills. this is the satellite and radar animation loop. lakes. sunshine. 84. the high will sit there. the winds will come around a little more to the southwest tomorrow. we will get to about 87 degrees. we are running 13, 14 above normal for this time of the year as we go into tomorrow and it's breezy. it's warmer than yesterday. we were at 77 yesterday. 84 today. tonight down around 66. it will be 50s in the suburbs. watch out in the suburbs and the valleys. there may be fog overnight. keep an eye out for that. tomorrow morning plenty of sunshine. it's warmer. temperature 87. thursday around 87. friday we are at 86. saturday 84. a nice stretch of weather into saturday and sunday, the next time we see a shot at rain. then next week into cooler temperatures that are more normal for this time of the year. normal high about 76. lows at night should be around 60. we will have more of normal weather as week. next wednesday is the first day of fall. th

let's see how things are going, rockland county by the garden state parkway, trevor, headlights moving north down south bound for the tappan zee bridge, the trains everything on or close to schedule. juliet: thank you very much. ben: pope francis wrapping up his trip to cuba and coming to america. juliet: preparations are underway for his drive for central park friday and the rest of his visit here. teresa priolo joins us from st. patrick's cathedral with the latest. >> reporter: we need to queue up neil diamond's coming to america. that needs to be the song of the we play. good morning to both of you, he is inching closer toward new york city and certainly toward the united states, the pope is waking up in cuba, leading cuba today bound for the nation's capital. he is going to receive the highly unusual honor of being greeted by president obama and andrews air force base once he arrives. he is going to spend two days going around d.c. the big thing on his side when he is in d.c. is addressing congress and then he will come skier and the message from the mayors but we are hearing is al

northbound by the sawmill there is an accident blocking a lane, no problems on the tappan zee bridge, rockland county, there's the lie in queens doing fine but we have a problem in suffolk county. let's go to our cameras ease the long island expressway, watch out for an accident. you can see flashing lights, a bit of a delay travelling eastbound, westbound slowdowns, rubbernecking but significant back up. the george washington bridge, check on that doing fine this morning on the upper lower-level, same goes for 495 towards the lincoln tunnel or the holland. juliet: 5:20. ben: the mother of the local football player seen hitting his opponent over the head with that juliet: liz dahlem is here. what is latest? >> reporter: we are hearing from the mom and the police department and the school. everyone has something to say about this issue, every series when you look at the video. the family says there were racist remarks all game but the bashing was not a form of retaliation. this is a play from last friday that got this man kicked off the team. lyndon high school football team suspended from school. he

that includes westchester and rockland counties, goes and 11:00 tonight. as far as visibility numbers are concerned doesn't look as bad as what we had yesterday but we have fog earlier in parts of long island have been reported that take a look. a bit of a slowdown but hopefully won't hold too many 76 that central park, 77 and newark, 73 in montauk with mainly clear skies. we are not looking so bad as far as conditions today but there is a cold front, back door cold front, there it is on future cast. here is the deal, doesn't have a lot of wind, decent amount of moisture but not a lot of liquid coming into town so without any major disturbances we are not expecting it to kick up a lot of showers that there will be some the try to popped through here late tonight early tomorrow morning and then it looks like it will try out as high pressure drops high temperatures for a few days. today 78 by 9:00 a.m. 86 by noon, 92 degrees, still a little humid tomorrow as dry air, high temperatures taking a hit, highs back to 82 tomorrow with a few patchy morning showers.

norwalk 5. 55 over to armonk to white plains to rockland county. 54 around belmar. 71 by 7:00. 76 noontime. 78 this afternoon. it will get warmer. a little taste of summer to end the week. we will talk about that in the accuweather seven-day forecast. debbie duhaime, summer is going out kicking and screaming. >> i like it. i like the heat. we will keep it. >>> good morning, bill and everybody. let's see what is heating up on the roads. new jersey transit, new timetables available for you stations. on time. metro north waterbury branch ongoing maintenance in bridgeport. 7 trains 34th street hudson yard open as you have been hearing on channel 7. westbound disabled car. new jersey transit south car lanes by exit 11 watch out for a car fireworking over there. we will go outside and i will show you the inbound side of the holland tunnel. holland. expect delays. alternate sides are suspended. back to you, lori, michelle. >> thank you so much. >>> breaking news in lower manhattan. police made an arrest in an overnight stabbing. the attack happened before 4:00 this morning in front of the fulton

a couple of sprinkles worked their way -- one sprinkle in rockland county. the body of the rain coming our way that is the most numerous amount of showers is in central pennsylvania, western pennsylvania. a front is in the great lakes. that comes together starting this evening through the night, overnight tonight and into tomorrow. a couple of showers. a warm day. another 81-degree day. normal high temperature is 70. we will look at that. kids, comfy clothes, warm, humid. hydrate, drink a lot of water. you have sports after school, i don't think you get rained out. you may get rained on. it will be a damp warm, humid 81 degrees. >> not going well if you are going to the lincoln tunnel. let's take a look at a camera. we will show you what is happening here. bumper to bumper traffic to the lincoln tunnel. this is not the lincoln. for some reason another shot showed up. let's go to the maps. if you are heading to the lincoln tunnel, 495 east near kennedy boulevard, that is an accident. this is causing delays on the bus lanes as well. so, your delay into the lin

comfortable in white plains, rockland county, 61. newburgh to poughkeepsie 57 to 54. coastal connecticut 63. sunshine, 84 by noontime and 89. that is not a record but with a southwest wind humans are low. we will talk about how long it will last in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >>> weather then heather every seven minutes. >> happy friday eve. >>> let's talk about the railroads, in you say what is going on with the rains. long island railroad on or close. l.i.e. there. the accident has been cleared away. you have residual -- residual delays through that spot. the ramp to the brooklyn bridge has been reopened. the brooklyn bridge has been reopened going into manhattan with the overnight construction cleared away. on to the new england thruway northbound near pelham parkway, an accident there. the accident has been cleared away. no major problems there. you are looking okay across the span of the george washington bridge. only five minutes at the lincoln and holland. street cleaning rules are in effect today. lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> right to

warmer than normal for this hour of the day. 60 who pats kong and hackettstown. 62 white plains to rockland county, poughkeepsie. it should be 56 in the city and 46 north and west. it's way warm. we will be at 80 later on today which will feel a bit like summertime, june. it will get wet and colder as we head into this week. heather is looking at the commute. still have the problems on the belt parkway. >> we do. now the ed koch, 59th street bridge. check out this sea of brake lights as you leave queens over into manhattan. so, let's go to the maps and i will tell you what is going on. ed koch, 59th street bridge leaving queens into manhattan, an accident on the lower level. upper level has picked up a lot of volume as a result. the belt parkway, this is a big deal here eastbound between coney island and nap street, misplaced tractor trailer. all lanes are closed down on the eastbound side. montauk closed both directions between venetian and buena vista because of an accident investigation. all lanes are closed down. alternate side of the street parking rules suspended. metered in effect. >> we st

. >>> police in rockland county are searching for a suspect that damaged a dozen vehicles with a bb gun. it happened last night in valley cottage. these vehicles show the crack in the paint to a cracked windshield. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> pope francis' visit to the u.s. is tied with the world meeting of families that kicked off in philadelphia and it ends sunday with the pope in attendance. this year there are double the number of leg straints from the last meeting in milan. last meeting in milan. >> reporter: the archbishop philadelphia and mayor presided over the formal opening of the world meeting of families. the event, which brought 18,000 pilgrims from accuweather forecast the world to see pope francis when he comes to philadelphia over the weekend. >> god is good. god loves us with the zeal of a father and tenderness of a mother. his church, our family, welcomes all people. >> reporter: a one of a kind bicycle was built for the pope by local artisans engraved with the words papa francisco. >> reporter: they are here from puerto rico, easte

into putnam and westchester and rockland county, too. abnormally dry for the area this big ridge of high pressure will set in and keep us dry over the next few days. there's just no real chance for rain, and i think i just dropped the chew toy. in the city right now, we are looking at 63 degrees, winds out of the west at 5 miles an hour. relative humidity 58%. i thought my dog loved me until louise or eddie opened a little debbie over there, and now i just lost my dog. 76 above normal. not a record. that's 92, and now we are above normal over the next few days. sun is up at 7: 7:56, and that's sunset sublime. no rain relief, but a sign of the season, and the numbers down from the 8s last week. you think it's stuck, and there's something, but there's nothing. you have to starlit skies, and you are wait if the eastern sun, and we are going to see it. we will see plenty of sun today, and humidity values are not that uncomfortable. big ridge of high pressure. what happens, we are sunny for the next few days, and the flow around the high will

causing a mudslide and too by northern boulevard, let's take a look and look through a year, rockland county, an accident to watch out for, southbound traffic moving okay, george washington bridge upper lower-level looks good, no delays, 495 and lincoln tunnel everything looks good and the holland, trains on or close, street cleaning rules back in effect. kerry: there are more legionnaires' cases in the bronx this morning, three to be exact which raises the new joel ten. positive a health facility and the school, robert moses has the latest in the schuylersville section of the bronx. >> one of those cooling towers is here at lehman high school and we are told by the department of education that air-conditioning here has been turned off out of an abundance of caution. the cooling tower that was infected was disinfected. despite the presence of legionella bacteria this will be on a normal school day. classes going on as usual today at lehman high school in the bronx even though a cooling tower here tested positive for legionella bacteria. seven of 35 hours at the department of health tested ov

tappan zee moving across the span moving into rockland county, we have a disable truck that they are trying to get cleared away. and the staten island expressway we have construction on the westbound side going from slosson into bradley avenue, two lanes closed down. verrazano bridge no major problems to report. street cleaning rules in effect. lori, over to you. >> heather, thank you. >>> breaking news in brooklyn. firefighters are on the scene of a four-alarm fire burning through two homes. the flames broke out a little more than an hour ago at a home on glenwood road in flatbush then spreading to the home next door. also just learned that at least five people are hurt. we have a crew heading to the scene. we will bring you more details on this breaking news as soon as we learn more. >>> we are following developments on long island where police caught up with a suspect after a crime spree that included a stolen tractor trailer, a police chase and a crash. eyewitness news reporter marcus solis live in holtsville, suffolk county. >> good morning. it was a wild seen spanning seven mil

rockland county, new city 57, 51 armonk to white plains. 52 down the shore. we are looking at 66 at 7:00. 78 at noontime. warm sunshine, west wind. low humidities. it will be a warm week. the last few days of summer will be very summer-like. heather is looking at the commute. problems on the new england thruway. >> this is true. >> let's go to the maps and tell you what the problem is. heading to the northbound side near exit 20 we have an accident being cleared away. you can see the delay starting to back up. we will keep our eye on that. another problem is l.i.e. eastbound side near exit 26 overturned vehicle francis lewis boulevard. overturned vehicle has been cleared. all lanes are reopened. you will find residual delay eastbound. route 10 dover chester road an accident with a downed pole. one lane open. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended. metered are in effect. >>> >> thank you. >>> breaking news out of utah. eight people are dead after flash floods sweep away a dozen women and children. this is dramatic video from overnight. five p

. >>> 200 marijuana plants seized during a drug bust today in rockland county. officers wearing special respirator gear executed a warrant at an empty home this morning. police say the pot plants and more than 35-gallon buckets filled with marijuana seeds were recovered. no one in the home at the time of the raid, so so far no arrests. >>> a man accused tonight of stealing more than $1000 from a charged with grand larceny after he stole $1.6 million from bellmore merrick ems. he served as the treasurer of the company during his alleged seven-year scheme which came to an end last march when he was fired. >>> the president of planned parenthood testifying on capitol hill today for the first time since those controversial videos were released. the agency fighting to hang on to federal funding. hundreds of rallies to support planned parenthood were held across the country today, including this one in foley square in lower manhattan. the #standwithpp is trending tonight. with more on what happened at that house hearing, abc's lana zak reports from washington. >> repo

friday giving us a nice friday and saturday. 75 meadowlands. 73 up to tenafly, white plains, rockland county. these numbers are 10, 15 degrees warmer than normal for this hour of the day. we have a west to a southwest wind across the area. clear skies except for the haze all the way back to this front. that's the front that has cooler drier air behind it. that will push through the area as we go through tomorrow everything, tomorrow night. you see this afternoon, like a shower or thunderstorm that pops up then one overnight but it's mostly tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening this could rain out stuff tomorrow evening and into tomorrow night. then the front leaves. by the time we get to the morning show tomorrow on friday, the sunshine comes out. nice day friday and saturday. heat index easily 94 to 97. that will be a hot afternoon. then as we start to see tomorrow there is hardly a heat index at all. we start to cool down. zuniga, hot, humid. thunderstorms could be north and west of the city above i-80 in jersey, 287 hudson river valley. tonight a scattered shower and storm is aro