eyewitness news has team coverage of the pope's journey out of new york city today, shirleen allicot is live in philadelphia where the pope should be landing in just a few minutes but begin now with marcus solis, live at kennedy airport where it took off just a few minutes ago, good morning. >> reporter: good morning rob a huge crowd turned up here at jfk airport to send off pope francis, wish him well, thank him for his visit and time in new york however brief, he left a little bit behind schedule and had a little bit of trouble walking up the steps to that plane to shepherd one but he he did manage to make it up there okay, gave the crowd a final wave and then did wave to the crowd, went inside the airplane, also before that there was a receiving line number of bishops and some nuns a few from argentina presented him with some gifts, some cookies, to send him off on his way as he heads to philadelphia, we've got a guest here, monsignor david casato from brooklyn. >> it was so sad to see him leave i was so emotional, had such wonderful days with him the last two or three days and i'

eyewitness news reporter shirleen allicot in the central park with the story. shirleen. >> reporter: bill, that is going to be one highly coveted ticket. in just a few weeks this quiet stretch of west drive will be filled with all the pomp and circumstance and tens of thousands of people vying for a glimpse of the holy father. >> it's a terrific thing. he's, you know, a man of the people, it seems. >> definitely try to make my way down here and be here personally. >> reporter: a popular pope in one of the world's most iconic parks, on friday, september 25th, history will be made. the pope's motorcade will start on 72nd street and go 12 blocks south down to 60th. his holiness getting exactly what he wants, a chance to be face to face with the faithful. >> people are so excited, they actually have the chance to receive the -- to see the pope up close, maybe get a handshake, maybe interact. >> reporter: but pulling it off will be the logistical undertaking with security of utmost important. cardinal timothy dolan spoke on the topic in a recent interview on up close

i'm joe torres. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. eyewitness news returns tonight

. >> i'm shirleen allicot. >> and i'm lori stokes here in lower manhattan, at the 9/11 memorial and museum ahead of the pontiff's arrival about 11:30 this morning. shirleen you said it right, he has a busy day on tap. the pope's first full day in new york will be jam packed in fact. at 8:30 this morning, he will address the u.n. general assembly. at 11:30, he will be here at the 9/11 memorial and museum. visit our lady queen of angels school in east harlem. at 5:00 tonight, 10,000 ticketed guests will be in central park for the pope's motorcade. then tonight it ends with mass at madison square garden. there are closures around msg, penn station will remain open for commuters. that is some good news. still expect delays. in the meantime, the pope will cover 54 miles on the ground before he leaves new york heading back to rome and the vatican. today he will cover a lot of that ground. in all, his trip to new york will be minutes, just shy of 40 hours. we have three reports, live reports to bring you on the pope's arrival in new york and his busy day ahead. eyewitness news reporter dray clark

i'm ken rosato. >> and i'm shirleen allicot in for lori stokes. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with meteorologist bill evans. >> happy friday to you. here we go. we've got a beautiful sunrise in progress. sun's up 4 minutes from right now, and we're looking at 69 degrees this hour. we're looking at what's going to be a beautiful morning. 50 around morristown to sussex, 52 around monticello. 52 islip. a lot of sun, 84 at noontime. 87 later on today. really warm for this time of the year. it's going to be gorgeous. big changes are coming. i'll tell you about it next as we transition to fall. changes are coming this weekend. heather's looking at your commute. >> a lot of this stuff is on route 84. 84 going east near exit 12 you have that crash. you can see delays off the beacon bridge and further east out by exit 19. that's another accident. these two crashes. long island railroad, metro okay. 6 trains are back to normal. those signal problems repaired at morrison avenue. going on to 280 westbound we did have

i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm ken rosato. >> and i'm lori stokes. we are taking the morning show on the road as i stand over 9/11 memorial plaza. good morning to you. with the pontiff arriving yesterday and he has a busy schedule. i will step out of the way as we look at this majestic and sacred ground. this will be the pontiff's second stop of the day. he will bless the north pool then the south pool and then get ready for a multireligion prayer of remembrance. yesterday he came in to j.f.k. taking you to video as we look at pope francis as he made his in new york as he stepped off shepherd one to a warm greeting to the crowds at kennedy airport. there he met with five children from local parishes and blessing them, receiving gifts. there was one point when he brought a bouquet of different messages to the pope. from there he got in his helicopter, heading for manhattan. quite a site that was. pope francis waved to thousands that gathered on the sidewalks. many waited for hours just to bear witness to this very historic event. pope francis arriving

. >> and i'm shirleen allicot in for lori stokes. today is friday september 18th, and you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> happy friday everyone. temperatures this morning are starting off very comfortable 70 degrees, low humidity, a lot of sunshine. 57 around poughkeepsie, 70 around the park, 61 around monmouth in ocean county down towards toms river 64. we're looking at 84 to 87 later on today. really warm for this time of year. the transition day is coming on sunday this weekend. we'll talk about your weekend forecast coming up in just a moment. it's weather then heather every 7 minutes. >>> i'm happy to say long island railroad is running on or close to schedule. i can tell you not only is long island running on or close to schedule, so is metro north and new jersey transit doing fine. all lines on new jersey transit doing fine. a trains no service between l trains suspended between lorimer street and myrtle avenue. signal problems at morrison avenue. you can

i'm david novarro. >> i'm shirleen allicot. >>> a long island teen seriously hurt in a swimming accident is able to walk again. >> 17 year odd nico fiorell o broke about every bone in his neck after jumping in the ocean of jones beach. thanks to doctors, being able to walk again is a reality. >> stacey sager is in east meadow with the story. stacey? >> reporter: well, you know, shirleen, this is a level one trauma center at nassau university medical center. doctors unfortunately see this type of injury too often. what is truly remarkable is this teenagers recovery. check this out. this was 17-year-old nico fiorello three 1/2 months ago after he dove into a wave at jones beach, hit a sand bar and fractured his neck. part of the bone was puncturing his spinal cord as well and nico could barely move. look at him walking unassisted and nassau university medical center then rehab seven days a week at kesler institute. nico's doctors astounded. post-op pertively he regained a little bit of motor function. in the next nine weeks he ha

i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. a long island dad facing charges of attacking another driver during a road rage incident on the meadow brook state parkway. the man's 2-year-old child was in the car when the assault happened. >> long island reporter kristin thorne is at criminal court in hempstead. >> reporter: he went before judge a short time ago. he beat this victim to the point of unconsciousness. police say hinten forced this other driver on to the side of the meadow brook state parkway yesterday afternoon and proceeded to run up to the window and beat the 27-year-old man in the head causing a fractured jaw, nose, and cheek. his family, hinton's family was in court this morning. according to court papers the victim told police he was driving north on the meadowbrook state parkway around old country road when he accidentally cut off hinton's car. hinton began to drive erratically and yelled at the victim he had a child in his car. he says hinton forced him off the road. the victim rolled down his window to apolog

i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm ken rosato. up next abc news brings you a report on the stunning resignation of john boehner. have a wonderful afternoon.

for drivers, gas prices are the lowest we've seen for more than a decade, and hello again, i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. new details this half hour on two former new jersey day care workers accused of creating a kids fight club faced a judge today. >>> prosecutors say these adults provoked shoving matches between kids as young as 4 years old and videotaped it and post it had online. it happened at the light bridge academy in cranford. toni yates has more from elizabeth. >> neither of the defendants are in custody, both of them showed up in court with relatives who may have been their parents, all of them left court without saying a word. >> 22-year-old erica kenny. >> after these charges how do you plead not guilty or guilty? >> 28-year-old chanese white. >> not >> neither of the former light bridge academy teachers assistants have an attorney yet. both encouraged of having kids fight each other, kids they were charged with caring for at this day care academy in cranford. they made their first appearances this morning. >> from the township of cranford charging you for the endanger

i'm david novarro. >> i'm shirleen allicot. make sure you are back for "eyewitness news first at 4:00". a nice day out there. >> pretty warm. up near 90. [000:57:20;00]

. >> shirleen allicot, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> i can't even imagine. >> i can't either. >> remarkable. >>> still to come, picking up the signs of adhd. new information about what could be the key to diagnosing it early. >> alarming escape what's the most important thing your parents do for you? they buy me food. they make sure i'm never lost. well... they pay my allowance. encourage me. they sing us a lullaby at night... a lullaby at night. oh! now i remember... why does it matter that cigna covers preventive care? because the next most important thing you can do for them is take care of yourself. cigna. together, all the way. >>> a new government report says parents may be the best detectors what it comes to picking up early signs of adhd in children. her son was diagnosed with it when he was 7 years old. shoemaker started suspecting he had the disorder when he was much younger. >> i knew something was off. his frustration level was high. he was about 3 years old. he said everything goes through my head so fast i can't catch it. >> cdc researchers say roughly 65% of the 3,000 cases t

shirleen allicot tweeted out this photo of a quilt with quite a background to it. she has more. >> reporter: it's a rare chance to explore the private world of a cultural legend. it's the personal art collection of maya angelo. >> reporter: pieces out of the living room. >> it's exciting to see her personal side. she collected fabulous things. >> reporter: up for grabs at swan galleries. >> a real bond creatively between these artists who told stories like she did. >> reporter: many of the pieces inspired by and made for her. this vivid story quilt by artists faith ringold was commissioned by one of the maya angelo's champions, opera winfrey -- oprah winfrey for her 60th birthday. >> i have seen some of her work in other auctions. >> reporter: this features angelo surrounded by flowers with excerpts from her writings, estimated to be sold for $150,000. >> as i was walking here, i was saying to myself i am about to feast my eyes on $150,000 wall hanging. >> reporter: the collection gives you a chance to delve deeper into her passions. >> this shows the importance of

we saw shirleen allicot in flushing preparing for the williams sister match tonight or reporting on it. thinking about what they have to play in, mid- to upper-80s and feeling like 90 with the increased humidity. tomorrow 77. more clouds added to the mix. a run at 90. an opportunity for a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon hours. the best chance from the city north and west. watch the futurecast. there is the evening temperatures, generally in the 80s. feeling like a hot summer night. then patchy clouds around. look at the scattered showers developing ahead of the main front. a risk for a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon hours. a better threat on thursday. these will be slow moving downpours that could go over the same place multiple times causing a flooding situation. there could be spots that get a tenth of an inch or other spots that get an inch or two. these storms will move slow. in any case, this is the front we are looking to if you want the relief. comes through thursday night. humid and sticky with storms. thursday into friday the front clears. sluggish to leave fr

hello again, i'm david novarro. >> and i'm shirleen allicot. all new this half hour, the subway might be your number one problem this weekend if you take the 1 train. >> yeah, service along the entire line will be suspended starting late tonight through monday morning for maintenance work. eyewitness news reporter stef stefan king. >> it is those dreaded words riders never want to hear, weekend maintenance work and it will shut down service on the 1 train starting tonight. the mta says the work needs to get done and some of this goes back to damage caused by superstorm sandy. >> that means bad things for me. >> it just adds so much more time to your weekend because you're trying to figure out how to get to someplace that should be easy to get to. >> riders on the 1 train bracing for transit headaches. service on the line will be suspended starting at 11:30 monday impacting the entire line in both directions. >> wow, that's unbelievable. i mean the service isn't really that great on the is 1. it's always slow. >> workers need to repair the archw

shirleen allicot in lower manhattan now with more details on plan. shirleen? >> reporter: david and liz, it's astonishing right now, there's no easy way for a parent to find out if a daycare center they're about to send their child to has had this new bill will help parents make the right choice and cut out the red tape. it all comes after the death of 3-month-old carl town doe this past summer, his mother took him to sew hoe child care on the recommendation of people in the neighborhood. sadly the baby died during a midday nap. his first day away from his mother. police say the daycare center was unlicensed and who found the baby blue lipped and unresponsive tried to give him cpr. but wasn't trained in life- saving procedure which officials say is required of licensed providers. it happened in councilman shin's district and she joined forces with vaca to introduce a billment this would require the city to publish reports listing the names and addresses of daycare centers that have been shut down or given cease and desist orders because they were unlicensed. >

consumer reports checked out four of them and shirleen allicot has the results. >> reporter: the tiny jeep ren grade -- renegade, cheverly tracks, mazda cr3 are smaller than a compact suv. the jeep renegade sets itself apart with boxy styling and the only sub compact suv that consumer reports found is competent off-road. unfortunately the renegade's ride proved choppy and its acceleration slow. the chevrolet tacks delivers decent fuel economy at 25 miles per hour but also slow and noisy with a bouncy right. >> these sub compact suvs are built on the same platform as cheap, small hatch backs, great for keeping the price down but also can hurt performance. >> reporter: and once you start adding popular features like all-wheel drive and a backup camera, prices for the renegade and tracks jumped to around $26,000. >> for that kind of money, you're probably better off getting a top rated subaru forester or a toyota rav four, more room, more power and similarly equipped they cost around $27,000. >> reporter: how about the honored duh hrv -- honda hrv, a well equipped version for $22,000 and

eyewitness news reporter shirleen allicot explains. >> reporter: just days before the labor day holiday kicks off, new footage captures three great whites off the coast of cape cod. >> we have already seen as many sharks this year as we did last year. >> reporter: in the past, just one sighting was enough to threaten to close the beaches. marine biologists are tracking nearly two dozen of them along a 10-mile stretch off the coast of cape cod on monday alone. just a few weeks ago the atlanta white shark conservancy captured this scene, a hungry great white trying to catch a seal. with the holiday weekend approaching, lifeguards are now calling for higher towers, purple watch flags, possibly even a spotter plane to keep an eye out for great whites. so far no shark attacks yet this summer on the cape and the beaches are open for labor day. >> they are fun to look at from the shore. i wouldn't get any closer than i had to of the shore. >> reporter: swimmers beware. >>> what lessons were learned about public safety communications in superstorm sandy? that is the question that new jersey con

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tomorrow morning, eyewitness news anchor shirleen allicot is also here getting reaction to what's going on. organizers expect a million people here tomorrow for the big mass. estimate today. we'll see how it holds up tomorrow. for now i'll see you tomorrow, joe? >> bill thank you. nonetheless a special day. >> certainly should. bill thank you. >>> well, pope francis woke up here in new york city before heading to philadelphia. he stumbled just a little bit as he was boarding plane at kennedy airport. you can see it right there. meanwhile, on the helicopter ride to jfk, he specifically asked to pass over the statue of liberty. and while the pope's fiat was parked at the heliport. the nypd tweeted the car wouldn't be an official nyc visit without a summons issued to the popemobile. and we invite you to stay with eyewitness news and abc news as the pope will wrap up his trip to the u.s. with a big mass tomorrow. bill was just talking about it and you can seemages from video -- see images and video from the entire trip at abcny7. >>> and we are following breaking news right now in new jerse

shirleen allicot is live for us. night, once in a lifetime moment for philadelphia with top notch talent. aretha franklin performed. let's take a look at the crowds, crowds lined up along the parkway, people from far and wide going wild as the pope arrived in his pope mobile. they couldn't reach out and touch the pontiff. there was lots of security. but they did cling to his every word as he spoke of the importance of family. we are back live again as they set up for day two of the festivities. we will bring it right to you. back to michelle and rob. >> thank you so much. >>> this is a live look at dozens of new jersey church goers board buses to head down to philadelphia. they have been up since early this morning. that is a cardboard cut out of the pontiff. hundreds of members of the diocese will celebrate masses with the pope with the world meetings of families. >> this has been in the work since april and they are beginning their journey to philly. i have seen so many of those pope cut outs. you can't get close e

. >> i'm shirleen allicot. >>> many across the nation watched the historic speech in front of congress and the pontiff did not sway from political issues. he gave both parties plenty of things to applaud. pope francis became the first pontiff to address congress. 50,000 people watched on monitors outside the capitol as the pope talked about climate change, the death penalty, marriage and helping refugees. >> reporter: students in the tri-state area watched the speech in school. teenagers in chelsea in their gym this morning glued to the big screen tv. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson live outside the school in chelsea. tell us more? >> reporter: the bleachers were full during the pope's historic address, you could hear a pin drop except for the occasional applause of the 7 to 800 students who hung on to francis' every word. the president of this all boys school in chelsea felt it was important for the kids and staff to watch this unfold but it didn't just end here. the president of the school is encouraging the crowd to take the pope's message and keep talking about it, kee

. >> hello, i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. more on the pope in a minute. >>> new details about a long island police officer charged in a hit and run crash. >> suffolk officer thomas o'neill turned himself in yesterday. police say he hit a man on a motorcycle in ronkonkoma. the victim critically hurt is at stony brook hospital right now. long island reporter kristin thorne is live in stony brook. kristin? >> reporter: shirleen, charles giardinello was in a medically induced coma but he was taken out a short time ago. the 40-year-old was riding his motorcycle in ronkonkoma sunday night when he struck a pickup truck, police say. behind the police say, was off-duty police officer thomas o'neill. investigators say o'neill fled the scene but turned himself in to authorities yesterday. o'neill has been suspended without pay and is being charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a serious injury which is a felony. o'neill did submit to a drug test. they will do the drug tests and look at that blood for remnants of alcoho

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth in for shirleen allicot. >>> pope francis is calling on the american people to practice tolerance, to get serious about climate change and help the vulnerable around the world. >> he spoke to an enthusiastic crowd outside the white house. coverage from washington. david and michelle. in washington, we are seeing how much of a following the spoken has inspired with his humility and push for reform. everywhere he goes there are huge crowds waiting to greet him. pope francis greets a joy use crowd with handshakes and hugs as he departs the vatican embassy into the humble fiat for a ride to the white house. horns blair as he arrives in the tiny car with the president they welcome the holy father. >> your holiness in your words and deeds you set a profound example. >> reporter: one of the largest crowds ever on the south lawn, 11,000 for the pope's opening remarks to the american people. >> as the son of an immigrant family, i am happy to be a guest in this country which was lastly built by such families. >> reporter: speaking in english, he calls of a society pro

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. >> i'm michelle charlesworth in for shirleen allicot. >>> the search for the men that stole a taxi. >> police arrested one of the four men that punched the driver and took off in his cab early this morning. the whole thing started with an argument over the fare. he allegedly hit the driver, drove away then crashed the vehicle a few blocks away. >>> this morning union county new jersey became the first law enforcement agency to supply body cameras to officers in each municipality. essex has been working on a similar program with cameras going to eight different police departments, union will be the first in the nation with such a far reaching unified body came program. >>> a star-studded performance will proceed the papal mass at madison square garden next friday night. jennifer hudson an harry connick junior are among the big names at the concert called a journey of faith. aretha franklin will perform the following night at a wahlberg. we find out the names of a group of high school students that will greet pope francis when he arrives. the group will be made up of 12 seniors within

hello, i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. we begin with half hour with the new cases of legionnaires in the bronx. the cases are unrelated to the outbreak over the summer. >> the health department says there are seven cases in the morris park section. officials are trying to find the source. eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman is live in the morris park section with more. sandra? >> shirleen and david, people in morris park are anxiously waiting to get the results of the health department tests. they are hoping city health officials can pinpoint the source of this legionnaires cluster quickly. seven cases of legionnaires' disease in morris park. all of the victims either lived in the neighborhood, worked in the neighborhood or visited the neighborhood. none of those seven people live or work in the same building. while this cluster is not connected to the deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease in the south bronx this summer, the people around here are still pretty worried. >> scary, you know, to know that it's here in o

. >> i'm lori stokes in for for shirleen allicot. >>> a metro north train hit a bicyclist on webster avenue. passengers tell us that the train was evacuated. right now there are no reports of injuries. as for transit delays, expect 15 to 20-minute backups. local trains are on the express track at this point. once the bike is removed from under the train, will be inspected for damage. eyewitness news reporter sandra bookman is on her way to the scene and we will check in with her as soon as she gets there. >>> police are investigating a possible bias attack on the eve side. a 2-year-old woman and 46-year- old mother were at a bar on second avenue 1:00 a.m. saturday morning when they were attacked by a group sitting in the outside seating area. the group of two men and two women began making comments including an antigay remark. that's when the group pushed the 27-year-old to the ground and took off according to police. people in the area just can't believe it happened. >> it's sad, really. multicultural. it's so sad that things like that happen. these days. it shouldn't. >> the 27-yea

. >> i'm shirleen allicot. >>> new details about the high school science teacher that police say crashed a drone at the u.s. open. daniel burly appeared in court. they say he was operating the drone when it crashed in the stands during a tennis match darla miles is in kew gardens with the details. >> reporter: as you mentioned, he was in court this morning for that desk at appearance ticket he got for the drone crash at the u.s. open. according to his attorney, he was excited to use the drone and there was a tennis match called the u.s. open going on at the same time. did your client fly the zone specifically to take photos of the u.s. open? that's the big question? >> absolutely not. he has no interest in tennis. he was there to photograph the sun setting at flushing meadow park. >> reporter: a drone headed to flushing meadow park but instead crash landing at louis armstrong stadium during the u.s. open. >> he feels horrible about the experience. court wednesday morning. he told police the drone was brand-new and it was his first time using it. but it lost communication with the remote

. >> hello again, i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. >>> as students head back to school, a possible bus driver strike could spell trouble for schools on long island. 1,000 workers at a school bus company are threatening to go on strike as early as tomorrow morning if there is no compromise in a meeting later today. >> kristin thorne is live in farmingdale with more. kristin? >> reporter: shirleen and dave, we are outside the teacher's headquarters. this is where members of the union will meet with federal mediators around 2:00 to reach an agreement to avert this strike. the union says that they want to strike because the 1200 members are not being paid or are being paid poverty wages. the union says they have been trying for months to reach an agreement with bauman and sons. on top of getting ready for back to school this week, they are trying to come up with contingency arrival and dismissal procedures for parents. the union president says he doesn't want to see a strike but if they can't reach an agreement, so be it. >> many of our own members have children on the buses.

. >> hello, i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm david novarro. >>> new at noon, a man convicted of spanking two teenage boys in queens arrested after driving to become a substitute teacher. he was arrested after sub mighting an application in uniondale. he is scheduled to face a judge for submitting false information, a felony. the conviction came more than 10 years ago working for a school in queens he lured four boys to the van where he was spanked and tried to pay a 5th boy to keep the victim quiet. >>> police are searching for the suspect who tried to rape a woman in the bronx. investigators tell us the suspect scene in this video he is accused of following a 27- year-old woman to her home in morris heights then choking and kissing her, pulling her hair as she struggled to get away. she was able to break free and the suspect took off. >>> new details about a criminal investigation into how general motors concealed a deadly problem with ignition switches. the government and the automaker reached a deal. gm forfeits $900 million gm will pay $575 million to settle civil lawsuits. last year

. >> good evening again, i'm shirleen allicot in for diana williams. >> i'm sade baderinwa. >>> tonight parents are furious over the school's decision to suspend all football games and practices. they say their kids are innocent and shouldn't be punished for what a few players have done. kemberly richardson is outside the school with more. kemberly? >> reporter: college scholarships possibly in jeopardy and parents left largely in the dark. that alleged hazing scandal at susan wagner, some are calling it horseplay. either way, parents showed up with their kids, football players who did give statements. still, some left even more frustrated than when they showed up. >> to see these boys heartbroken, the look in their faces, it's heart wrenching as a patient. >> reporter: a ground swell of emotions as parents of the varsity and j.v. teams came looking for any information about the alleged hazing scandal that has until further notice grounded all football games and practices. >> it is sad to see something like this go down. you don't know the facts. you don't know anything that really happ

. >> i'm lori stokes in for shirleen allicot. we start with an eyewitness news exclusive. the mta bus driver accused of driving a bus on long island while he was drunk is talking to us about his arrest. >> alexander copeland was arraigned in court. kristin thorne has the exclusive interview. >> reporter: alexander copeland tells me simply he doesn't remember anything that happened that day. he said before he took the bus, he apparently suffered a concussion and he doesn't remember anything before or after that happened. morning as copeland went before a judge in hempstead on aggravated dbi charges. he went into work from his home in suffolk county only to find out he didn't have to work that day. he tells me he fell at the bus depot in queens and doesn't remember anything. later on that afternoon, drivers called 911 reporting seeing an mta bus swerving erratically all over the northern state parkway around exit 32. a trooper pulled over copeland, gave him a breathalyzer that registered a .20 blood alcohol content. copeland tells me he didn't drink that day and he is happy

>>> you're watching new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with david novarro, shirleen allicot and meteorologist bill evans, now eyewitness news continues. >> violent erupts in the hours before the west indian day parade in brooklyn. overnight governor cuomo's first deputy counsel was shot in the head. corey gabay was walking with his brother in flat bush when he was hit by a stray bullet. he is in critical condition this afternoon. another man was stabbed to death, governor cuomo called the violence pointless this morning. >> meanwhile the parade god underway around 11:00, more than 1 million people are expected to line the streets from eastern parkway and schenectady avenue to grand army plaza in prospect park. >> and the beaches are packed. many people are enjoying the long weekend and celebrating the unofficial end of summer. >> but could we get another heat wave. that's the big question meteorologist bill evans is working on with the exclusive accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. hello again, i'm david novarro. >> and i'm liz cho. shirleen is off today. we're going

. >> good evening, i'm shirleen allicot in for diana williams. >> i'm sade baderinwa. >>> one worker lost his life and two other workers were hurt and five workers escaped unharmed when a wall came crashing down. >> it happened around 11:30. mallory hoff is at the scene with new information for us. mallory? >> reporter: this neighborhood is reacting tonight. a 19-year-old construction worker is dade. two other con -- is dead. two other construction workers are said to be stable. it happened around 11:30 this late morning behind the green construction barrier. first responders and fire crews flooded myrtle avenue in brooklyn after awol collapsed during a demolition. a 1-year-old was killed and two others were injured. >> i am nervous about it. >> he was working on a project nearby when the fall fell. he is devastated by the incident. >> everyday i come to work. safety first. harness, hard hat, glasses, mask, gloves. be safe. >> reporter: you hope something like this doesn't happen? >> not to me and not to my workers. >> reporter: department of building commissioner rick chandler expla

. >> i'm shirleen allicot. >>> all new this half hour, a teenage girl attacked by a dog. the family was hoping to adopt it. >> here is a picture of the pit bull. it has been euthanized the 16-year-old is in the hospital this afterno stacey sager talked to rihanna's father. >> reporter: what a nightmare for this family. they were trying to do the right thing and save a dog that was about to be euthanized. now their 16-year-old daughter is here at stony brook hospital with part of her lip missing and severe injuries to her arm. this is a picture of the 16- year-old girl, briana. her injuries are so severe we are blurring some of the picture. her dog said this happened quickly, way too quickly. they saw an ad about this two- year old picture of alex about to be euthanized. they decided to foss tear alex last thursday. they pick him up in harlem. the ad suggesting he was sociable and could go to an average home. within two minutes of returning to the family's home, absolute horror as alex attacked the oldest daughter. daughter. a full lunch. not a sniff, not a check. he was i

. >> and i'm shirleen allicot in for sandra bookman. >>> a surge of deadly violence throughout new york city, six people were killed and four more were wounded from gun fire, six others were hurt in stabbings. >> the blood shed began in brooklyn. that's why eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is tonight. mallory. >> reporter: and, joe, investigators did take one person in for questioning but tonight they say they believe the killer is still on the run, meanwhile, they are combing through evidence here at the scene. investigators say the shooting happened around 2:00 in the morning. shots were fired in this walkway at the raymond ingersoll houses. a downtown brooklyn housing project just off myrtle avenue. investigators say a 43-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were both shot in the head. they were pronounced dead at the scene. the stomach. he died at methodist hospital. >> we have three people dead. >> reporter: community advocate tony herberg says people who live in the area believe the shooting was the result of a turf war involving drugs, cigarettes and illegal alcohol being sold

. >> i'm shirleen allicot in for diana williams. >> i'm sade baderinwa. >>> we continue to keep a close eye on the evening commute for the l.i.r.r. >> right now delays and cancellations expected to grow. that is because crews weren't able to complete the necessary repairs on the tracks following yesterday's freight train derailment. >> eyewitness news reporter n.j. burkett is in mineola with more on the repairs. n.j. >> reporter: sade, we are seeing the first eastbound trains out of penn station that