fuel the journey. >>> breaking news inspect staten island. police are on the scene of a house fire in the mariners harbor and reports of shots fired there. >> john del giorno is in news copter 7. a scare situation there, john. >> it is. we arrive over the scene. we were notified that shots were being fired at this location. we got the helicopter out of the way. we are at a low altitude also because this is under the departures. you can see the fire truck under the trees and a police officer in the street. this is at 15 destiny court. this is a street that runs north-south of richmond terrace, west of the bayonne bridge. fire department called out here. when they arrived shots were being fired. police arrived. they called for more backup. the latest information, there are shots being fired at this location. unclear where the house fair has been extinguished. we saw a police aviation official and you can see additional police units racing to the scene. we will have more as it develops. live over staten island, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitn

great weather for the ferry ride from jersey city or staten island or from port jeff this morning back and forth across long island sound, back and forth to bridgeport. sunshine, a beauty of low humidity. 83 degrees. it will be great. dolphins. heather o'rourke is looking at the commute. >> that's true, i did. >>> let's go to the maps. traveling on the staten island expressway eastbound from south avenue into victory boulevard, two lanes closed down with construction. b.q.e. south near the l.i.e. you have that accident being cleared away. then the l.i.e. on the westbound side right construction. down. b.q.e. northbound the ramp to the brooklyn bridge is closed down. then the brooklyn bridge is closed into manhattan. r trains fast track work. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> authorities are looking for answers after a disturbing discovery. a child's gravestone found outside a new jersey transit bus garage. >> the grave marker is engraved with the name max ferrara. it was found monday in the parking lot of a bus garage in nutley during an annual cleanup. investigators are working

that'sen ongoing situation here on staten island. jim smith, cbs 2 news. >> jim, thank you for the update. we will continue to follow it. now 6:52. traffic and weather on it the 2s. >> reporter: hi, everybody. beautiful over my shoulder and the city is refreshing, 68 degrees, relative humidity, in the city today, we will be warmer than we were yesterday. yesterday, hitting 83. we will see that by lunchtime, but not too much humidity today. the numbers will be up, and the jet stream is relaxing. 6:53. updating the roads. >> we have late-running instruction, and one lane is blocked on the northbound fdr drive at houseton street, and delays are back past the brooklyn bridge this is one lane of the inbound lower level of the queens borough bridge, and at one point we said stick to the upper level, and both decks are heavy because of rush hour traffic, and plan accordingly there. there's a 20 minute wait for the holland and lincoln tunnels, and remember, be safe, don't text and drive. >> alex, thank you. >>> wayne brady will have big boot

we can show you that delay as you travel on the staten island expressway. eastbound side you really only have one lane open. street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you. at 4:48, the probe into malaysia airlines flight 370 sparks a protest from families linked to that missing jumbo jet. relatives marched on the malaysian embassy in beijing. malaysia's transport minister says a team has discovered more wreckage though that person cannot confirm it is from mh370. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in a enjoy this morning marking the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the united states and vietnam. the visit caps a five-nation tour that has been dogged by debate back home over the iran nuclear deal. kerry says the vietnam war resulted from a failure of diplomacy and political vision. he says vietnam can be a lesson as we look at the iran deal. >> in a place where there were many reasons for bitterness there was none, and i am grateful to the leaders who had the vision to make the decisions to help us move forward. >> kerry says the vietn

so you are from staten island. >> i'm from staten island. >> seth: proudly from staten island. >> proudly're from staten island? i'm very sure. very happy. >> seth: very sure. you wrote this movie called "staten island summer", which is sort of semi-autobiographical. >> i grew up on staten island. basically the only thing i did every summer was -- i would swim. i would go to the swim club with my friends. and that was the community thing you did. and i was a lifeguard there. and i should say i was lifeguard with a lot of quotes around guard. >> seth: gotcha. >> i was not -- when you work at a swim club and you work at a pool -- you never -- like the closest i came was a kid was standing in 3 feet of water and was like, "i think i have a cramp." [ laughter ] i was like oh, my god, are you okay? he's like, "yeah, i'm going to swim it off." [ light laughter ] so there's lifeguards -- there were lifegaurds there were all kinds of delinquents. and i was a very nerdy lifeguard, cause i was also interning -- >> seth: wait, the kid from the debate? [ laughter ] no. no. >> i know. this is -- i kno

temperatures are mild in the city. 69 sheepshead bay. 61 in staten island. temperatures in the bronx, 69 degrees in city island. we've been watching the cooler spots north and west of town. no ac needed in morristown. 52 in monticello. cool spots in the hudson valley. it's 60 in westchester county and white plains. great morning to open up the window and let in fresh air. storm tracker throughout the morning, nice and quiet so far. we're expecting beautiful sunshine throughout the day. it's a high pressure day today. this is lunchtime and it's looking good. sunny skies from new york city out east. if you're making that weekend getaway should be quiet weather for your driving or train conditions. also looking good tonight. mostly clear skies. tomorrow morning, saturday, great start to the weekend. sunny skies continue. maybe a pop-up shower or storm. mainly north and west of town. around 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow. keeping it dry in the city and it stays dry through sunday. let's take a look. region by region. jersey shore, weekend estate. asbury park. seaside height

theresa: this happened in staten island. the gunman is still holed up in the house, very active scene. jim smith is in stocks hd with more on this. >> reporter: you are looking at the activity, police department, members of the u.s. marshals service on the scene in the area of our road, destiny court, this began earlier this morning when a person that was the marshals were attempting to apprehend barricaded themselves, set fire to the home, fired at the fire department, one firefighter was shot. the condition of that firefighter not known at this time and also not known whether the person is under arrest if they are still barricaded or on the loose at this point. we are still seeing a massive police response to the area. emergency service units, specialized officers on the scene. nypd and marshals service. ongoing situation in staten island. we will keep you updated as we get more on this story. greg: the firefighter was shot twice in the leg, and injuries are not life-threatening. i understand your careful where you point y

firefighter staten island. may be released from the hospital today. lieutenant jim hayes, a 31-year- old veteran with the new york fire department is expected to make a full recovery. the gunman, a suspected gang member, is dead after police. officials say the standoff began when a federal task force attempted to arrest 38-year-old garland tyree for violating parole. >>> police release new surveillance video on thursday in brownsville, broobz. you can see a -- brooklyn. you can see a man opens the door of an apartment fire before firing multiple shots and then running away. he killed 21-year-old isaiah cicero and shot two other men in the arm. arrests. >>> police have released new surveillance footage of three people wanted for robbing a woman in brooklyn. investigators say just after midnight, on thursday, the woman and two men were armed with a gun when they forced their way into the victim's brownsville apartment. they demanded the 41-year-old hand over money, which she did, and they then took off. the victi

first we heard rapid gunfire filed by those loud booms coming from right here down the street on staten island where you can see it is still very much an active scene this afternoon. all of this began about 6 hours ago with u.s. martials trying to execute an arrest warrant but it quickly turned into a dangerous and chaotic scene. >> armored vehicles surrounded the court on staten island this afternoon where inside police say 38-year-old garland, a career criminal, and accused gang member is barricaded inside, armed and refusing to surrender. >> we believe him to be armed of course, with at least an assault rifle. >>> investigators say the stand off began shortly before 6:00 this morning when u.s. martials came to the home where his girlfriend lives, to execute a federal probation warrant but he had his own plans. >> upon making entry into the apartment, we had a smoke- filled situation. >>> saying he was in the basement and allegedly started a fire inside. when firefighters got to the scene, police say he pulled out a gun and began shooting firing about 12 rounds. two of the bullets striking a

staten island expressway eastbound, look at the volume building on the staten island expressway eastbound into victory boulevard. overnight construction project lingering. let's go to the other camera of the new jersey turnpike. moving okay through 13 and 14 in newark. garden state parkway north at 137, overnight construction continuing there as well. alternate sides in he next. back to you, ken, michelle. >>> the texas surgeon who struggled to save president kennedy has passed away. dr. james red duke was 86 years old. november 22, 1963, duke was the first surgeon to treat president john f. kennedy in dallas after he was shot by an assassin. duke was in his early 30s at the time. dr. duke also treated then governor john connolly who was seriously wounded riding in the car with kennedy. >>> presidential hopeful bernie sanders has the backing of dr. cornell west. he is endorsing the very month senator's run for the white house. dr. west explained the endorsement in a series of tweets saying sanders is a long distance runner in the struggle for justice. he has faced criticism from members o

released as early as today from the hospital after getting shot twice trying to fight a fire on staten island. >> and developing overnight, contamination fears, the steps being taken this morning at the site of a deadly warehouse explosion in china. >> and plus, taken for a ride. cbs 2 gets action after a driver complained about an expensive bill that was not her fault. cbs 2 news saturday morning starts right now. >>> good morning. it is 6:00 on this saturday, august 15. i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane macedo. the day's top stories straight ahead but first meteorologist vanessa murdock has a look at the forecast. what a beautiful day yesterday, vanessa. what does the weekend have in store? >> the weekend is looking good but hot. for the entirety of the weekend. in fact saying hey, we have another chance for the first heat wave of 2015. over the next few days. that gives you a sense of where temperatures will be. in the low 90s over the next few days and that of course, that trend begins today. >>> let's go ahead and take a look at where we are starting off. very comfortable out there, 74 in

this is on destiny court in staten island. we will have the latest on what's going on here with the gunman and also an update from the hospital where a firefighter who was shot in all this melee, how he's doing this noon. all: milk! milk! milk! milk! milk! okay! fun's over. aw. aw. thirsty? they said it would make me cool. they don't sound cool to me. guess not. you got to stick up for yourself, like with the name your price tool. people tell us their budget, not the other way around. aren't you lactose intolerant? this isn't lactose. it's milk. >>> all right, we want to update you now on the breaking news story we've been following on staten island. this is the mayor here. he just arrived at the hospital where that firefighter is recovering. again, james hayes, 54 years old, fdny, shot in the ankle and hip during the standoff between police and gunman all happening in the harbor section. no sound, okay. he is there visiting the firefighter, will then move to the precinct. we are expecting the fire commissioner, you see him to

let's head over to staten island the staten island expressway. one lane is getting by between slosson avenue. leave yourself extra time. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. weather and traffic update on the 4s. >> it's 6:36. in new jersey, more than 30 people lost their homes due to a pair of fires in paterson. the first fire on good wood avenue and it spread to three homes, a total of four homes. a second fire burned three abandoned houses a block away. fire crews battled extreme heat and humidity as they put out the flames. six firefighters suffered minor injury. everybody got out safely, including the pets. no word what caused the fires. >>> in westchester county, a man is facing arson charges from a massive fire that tore through a thruway authority building. richard cass of massachusetts was arrested yesterday. he's an electrician for a state agency. police say that cass recklessly started the fire that destroyed the storage shed at the maintenance facility on 5th avenue in larchmont there. cass expected to be in court augu

reporting on staten island, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. >>> developing on staten island now, a shootout with an armed suspect -- [ pause ] [ no audio ] >> reporter: up until the last minute there was some reason to believe that garland tyree would surrender but as you may be able to tell from all the bull markets over there, police say the wanted man died shooting straight at them. at noon. police moved in on 38-year-old garland tyree. he walked out of his home fired this loaded assault rifle according to police after refusing to be taken alive on a probation violation warrant. loved ones were hysterical as the wanted gang member died in a barrage of police gunfire. the standoff began at dawn. u.s. marshals and the nypd came to take him into custody. he was armed to the teeth with guns and ammo. when police tried to take tyree in about 5:45 a.m., firefighters were called to battle smoke inside the home. that's when police say the wanted man shot fdny lieutenant james hayes twice. >> once through the right buttocks and left calf. >> reporter: both bullets exited his body. for hours there was

and then a little bit later our friend kangol kid is here with miss teen staten island to share her story. painting parties they're popping everywhere taking the tristate by storm. joins u us now is marci freede and cary mitchell here to tell us all a about it. first of all we want to hear about the paint place that is your business. >> paint place is relatively new on upper west side, and we host interactive painting parties seven days week, so we're really gearing towards creating social experience for people of all ages, kids, 20s. seniors everybody can come in and we will teach you how to paint a painting that we've chosen ahead of time. yeah. >> so tell me marci as first introduce to -- >> this is jakscht. jakscht is kind of our muse at the paint place, and he is one of the reasons why we started our paint for pets series. >> now i understand you were in the corporate world. you were in business tell me about the transition that you made. fuls i was reaching certain age i had small kids i'm a single mom. i wanted to do something different with my life and try to open a business pip d

heather another got a big issue on staten island. >> if you're trying to get to staten island via new jersey we have this issue on the outer bridge crossing going into staten island trying to get on to the west shore expressway. we'll head to our maps and pinpoint where it is. staten island bound, the ramp to the west shore expressway overturned tractor-trailer. a and d trains uptown local only 59th street to 125th street because of track work. you can expect delays on your b and c trains as well. then we have some flooding on the fdr drive north at grand street and also at allston street you have another accident. >>> thank you. 6:02, and new information at this hour on breaking news in brooklyn. a woman has died in a freak accident on a busy road in bay ridge. her husband in custody. and he's accused of dwi. kala rama first on the scene this morning. she's live in bay ridge with the new details on this. >> reporter: a sad story here ken. we just learned the name of the woman who died. her name is danielle ar onson want from brooklyn, 29-year-old old. she was killed when she fell of

again staten island expressway late running construction causing problems. rockland county approaching tappan zee bridge an accident, cross bronx there's a stall as you approach bronx river parkway westbound. and staten island expressway picking up some of that construction by victory boulevard eastbound one lane getting through right now. delays on goethals bridges better on the westbound side you have construction by slawson avenue. everything on or close to schedule. ben and juliet. >> thank you. ben: anna gilligan her jingle. [laughter] [inaudible] her baby -- >> what's going on? >> big news about the view joy heart will be returning spoken out before how they didn't negotiate well enough for her to return. i saw her one woman show and she had negative things to say about her time there but did work on the show for years and must have been good. she said i'm happy to be back home and i'm looking forward to sticking my two cents into the tommics especially now that hillary and dump are in the spot light and joining ray van sai moan and paula ferris and th

we are looking at a nice ride from jersey city and staten island on the ferry today. a little west wind. water temperature 74. long island sound, back and forth bridgeport to port jeff, water temperature is 77. we are looking at gorgeous weather today. dawn pretty sunrise. 84 noontime. 87 this afternoon. weather then heather every seven minutes. that is the lady in red. >> you are the guy in gray with blue and white. let's go to have to a webcam, you mentioned newark. here is a look at routes 1 and 9 in newark. this is the west side of newark airport. you can see traffic doing fine there. it was a mess yesterday because the new jersey turnpike was closed. but, again, that accident has been completely cleared away. here is the staten island expressway eastbound. they moved construction cones. we have lanes open through that spot and street cleaning rules are in effect. >> all right. thank you. >>> still ahead, all new this morning, the big clue the police want you to see as they search for a trio of suspects that robbed a home and beat and robbed a woman inside. [excite

show you the staten island expressway itself. because here it is, this is a bumper to bumper delay back to the verrazano bridge and unfortunately this is in the going to get better anytime soon. reporting leave over the staten island expressway. shannon stone, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> shannon thank you. right now we want the turn to the latest in the legionnaire's outbreak in the bronx. mayor de blasio says the disease is slowing is. there are now a total of 86 cases of legionnaire's up from 81 yesterday. at least seven people have died and all of the cases have been in the south bronx area. today the mayor de blasio addressed what he called a growing problem. >> we're going to keep emphasizing to all new yorkers particularly folks who live here in the south bronx, if you have symptoms that might be associated with legionnaire's disease, please seek treatment immediately. >> the mayor says the city is aggressively investigating the outbreak but the original source has not yet been found. >>> you know there can be at will ha

busy on the staten island with construction at slauson. watch for this problem 59 at brookside avenue and airmont. all lanes are closed. an accident with a downed pole and downed wires. watch for delays. let's go to a webcam. inbound b.q.e. stop-and-go traffic up to the brooklyn bridge. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect citywide. back to you, michelle, ken. >> debbie, thank you. >>> a favorite at the coffee counter. now the pumpkin spice latte is getting sweeter. >> why this halloween costume is gett there's something out there. that can be serious, even fatal to infants. it's whooping cough, and people can spread it without knowing it. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about a whooping cough vaccination today. all the goodness of milk. all the deliciousness of hershey's syrup. squeeze. stir. share. >>> losses in chinese markets extended another day. the shanghai and hong kong hang seng index dropped more than 1%. nikkei gained 3%. >> maybe this will be the day for wal

. >> we are live on staten island where police let a suspect free. now they have to find him for raping a child. >> and it looks like we will see record breaking heat today on this accuweather alert day. >> we are following a commuter alert on the brooklyn bridge. an overturned vehicle lead to the closure of all brooklyn bound lanes. we will keep you updated on the progress to clear it throughout the newscast. good morning, i'm ken rosato. >> i'm michelle charlesworth in for lori stokes. it's monday, august 17th. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans with the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> you can feel a little bit of that humidity this morning. you will really feel it later on this afternoon. good morning. happy monday. we look across the park. we have red sky this morning, a little haze, humidity and a temperature at 6:00 of 78 degrees. that's how we will start this hour. we are looking at probably that is the overnight low. 80 whitestone. 79 ridgewood queens. staten island you are a

you've got a shower here from staten island. towards the l.i.e. tunnel. then a big batch of showers and running along 84. and then down the jersey shore this batch of rain is running from marlboro, middle town and that's going to be cutting across long island, coastal connecticut for the morning commute and then look behind us, some delightful weather is going to be coming to the area for tomorrow. we're looking at about 79, 80. sun is out by 7:00 breaking thrush parts of the -- through western parts of the area. then it's kind of stuffy with 85 as the high. it will feel like 90 but drier air pours in this evening, and tonight we'll talk about that coming up in your weekend in the accuweather seven-day forecast. happy friday to you young lady. >> happy friday to you sir let's go over to a webcam and show you the southern state parkway. we have some volume coming towards us. as we head to our maps i can tell you what's happening westbound near exit 15. we have a car fire being extinguished. it looks as though it has been cleared away. if you normally use t

he will be extradited to staten island to face charges. >>> "good morning america" is up next. there is a serial robber on the loose. >> police say the thief has been preying on older residents of coney island. >> police say this man for several weeks has been taking advantage of the summer crowds here at the boardwalk, specifically targeting seniors then making off with their jewelry. take a look at these pictures. this is the man police are looking for. they say he committed six robberies, each time riding up on a bike and snatching the jewelry from victims. he appears to be targeting older residents. victims range in age from 63 to 81. the most recent incident happened on august 13th when the suspect snatched a gold chain from a victim on west 30th street, the same general area where all of these robberies have taken place. the suspect is still on the loose. if you recognize the guy in that picture, please call authorities or crimestoppers at 1-800-577-tips. reporting live, rob nelson, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> rosie o'donnell's daughter is safe after vanis

let's go to the webcam, every,ing the staten island expressway -- the staten island expressway moving slowly with ongoing construction. back to you, michelle and rob. >> thank you, debbie. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," the advice given to starbucks barista's on though treat customers during this stock market plunge. >> oh, do we all love this woman. where misty copeland will >>> from valet to the great white way, misty copeland makes her broadway debut in the revival of on the town. she will continue playing the role through the end of the musical's run on september 6th. it tells the story of three sailors swept off their feet by three women on a 24-hour shore leave in new york. >> good morning, misty. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic beginning with jeff smith in for bill. good morning, sir. >> good morning, guys. we have a couple of thunderstorms right now well north of the city. we are talking parts of orange county, ulster county, dutchess county getting in on the action. cloud to ground lightning. just now a couple of sho

staten island bound goethals bridge is jam packed. we had an earlier disabled vehicle going into staten island. it watts closed down but the goethals is open into staten island. ed koch 59th street bridge manhattan bound upper level coffee cart accident. the brooklyn bridge open to manhattan. holland tunnel, new jersey turnpike approach has an accident. go with 1 and 9 approach if you can. truck routes 1 and 9 stalled vehicle in jersey city. lincoln and holland minor delays. route 80 west at the pennsylvania border an accident being cleared away. traveling up the meadowbrook north at the southern state another accident is being cleared there. on or close to schedule as far as mass transit goes. 4 trains downtown you have express service only. don't pay attention to the h, 149th to 125th because of signal problems. taking the new jersey turnpike western spur north near 15-e an overturned tractor trailer. routes 1 and 9 at zip avenue -- sipp avenue, disabled vehicle. i was just telling you about that. street cleaning rules are in effect

slowing down on the staten island east out to clove road with construction. i will show you a look at the l.i.e. l.i.e. zipping along fine heading eastbound out to the cross island. alternate side parking rules are in effect today citywide. back to you, ken, shirleen. >> debbie, thank you. >>> nba players past and present are mourning one of the most colorful players the league has ever seen. daryl dawkins yesterday morning passed away in pennsylvania. authorities say he suffered a heart attack. he is known for smashing back boards and declaring he was from the planet love tron. he spent five years with the channel. he was 58. >>> just ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," new information own that breaking news in brooklyn. a man is killed when shots are fired at a popular hookah lounge. the search is on for the gunman. >> did subway know about jared fogle years before his arrest on child pornography charges? a subway employee is speaking out. bloop >>> breaking news in brooklyn. four people are shot at a restaurant and lounge. one man has died. the nypd is

. >>> i'm catherine craig on staten island where the nypd are looking for two men pretending to be one of them. police impostures and they stole hundreds of dollars from innocent people. we'll show you how they're tricking their victims. >>> first social pick of the day coming to us from@blacksoap. very nice. >> looks peaceful. >>> if you have an interesting pic you would like to share, send it into our website and posting to twitter or instagram and may be selected as the social pic of the day. >>> have a tip for new york's biggest i-team. call 866-news-244 oor r e-mail. yoplait. the smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no high fructose corn syrup. >>> coming up on news 4 at 6:00, reconstruct a tragic accident that killed four young women last month. what they're looking for. >>> mayor deblausio appoints a task force on costume characters and topless painted women in times square. those stories and much more at 6:00. shiba? >> all right, david. new information in a deadly crash involving a new jers

. >>> tonight a staten island man is charged with stealing 800 pounds of used cooking oil from o long island restaurants. to chefs, the grease is good for deep frying chinken or onion rings, but to crooks, it's as good as gold. sheldon dutes explains why. >> reporter: the same oil that's used to cook our favorite fried foods was the target of a thief in huntington. >> i can only imagine that it's somebody using it for personal ve hicles. >> it's an expensive commodity for each pound that they recycle, they get 24 cents per pound. so when you add that up in bulk, you're talking about some serious money. >> reporter: sergeant michael ore says t-o officers busted a man for stealing used cooking oil early this morning. 6:00 a.m., the officers spotted henry behind these two restaurants on new york avenue. >> the subject used a gas-powered sludge pump to remove the oil, and put it in tanks that were set up in the van he was driving. reporter: alex dumps the oil from new york pizza in this container, which he shares with the new china restaurant next door. >> it is a lot of ney. people pay a

. >> reporter: the lieutenant is in a staten island hospital. he's 53 and been with the department for more than 30 years. he was one of the first responders on 9/11. he is expected to make a full recovery. >> everyone who helped get lieutenant hayes to safety put themselves in harm's way in the process. they all are to be commended. >> as you come back to us live, we can let you know the standoff under that. no word as to when the perimeter will be released. hayes. he is the first member of the fdny to be shot on duty in 21 we're live tonight in staten island. we'll send it back to you, steve and dari. dari: we appreciate that. steve: the mayor taking flak for his absence during the standoff. dari: particularly because he was working out at a gym in park slope, brooklyn. dan bowens is live on staten island to tell us how the mayor has responded to all this criticism. >> reporter: this all unfolded on destiny court in staten island on the other side of that large black nypd vehicle. officers out here still collecting evidence. you can see the ye

ines: no complaints, construction in the staten island expressway, two lanes open, one lane closed on staten island expressway by bradley avenue, the bridge just reopened and the verrazzano some road work on the upper level, your commute in putnam county find any 4, essex 84, let's go to our cameras, problem on the vanik boulevard. cameras closer, at the northbound side, southbound an accident, you can see we have flashing light and activity so i bit of a delay traveling south bound. bqe construction slowing everyone down from atlantic avenue to the brooklyn bridge, one weighing close on the bqe, fdr drive, a look from the empire state building, traffic moving pretty good, gwb wrapped up construction, no delays left, lincoln tunnel looking good and holland in trains running on or close to schedule. juliet: produced are starting to pour in for the two journalist gunned down on live tv. ben: we are learning a lot more about the troubled life shooter lead. teresa priolo with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the full weight of what happened in roanoke is beginning to set in. the com

same number in staten island. green ridge at 70 in jackson heights. city island 69 degrees. 54 at sussex. 52 in monticello. 55 in sussex. cool stuff started early on this morning. as i said, you can see the leading edge of the high clouds getting closer. cutting into central new jersey. as the sun comes up, bright to start. it gets filtered out a little more through the day. the clouds tend to thicken up and the storm -- starts to slowly head in our direction. it's not a fast mover but on the northern fringe of it. future tracker. mixing with high clouds. this is noontime. by the evening hours, most of us are overcast. not much in the way of sun at that point. no rain nearby until 11:00 at night. the lower end of mercer county -- that's where the showers an the rain seems to be. this is 7:00 a.m. cloud line from around the city on south to the north. a little bit of sun at times tomorrow. a couple of hit or miss showers. the bulk of which are those staying south of us. tomorrow night as well. a little more in terms of sunshine by the afternoon. for tod

we are live in the west brighton section of staten island. christine sloan, cbs2 news. >>> as we continue to follow this developing story, coming up at 6:00, fallout from mayor de blasio over his actions during the standoff. where was he? why didn't he show up at the crime scene? >>> traffic a mess in hell's kitchen. a manhole explosion happened earlier today. cbs 2's dave carlin is live with the story. >> reporter: ninth avenue a mess here. let me tell you about the coned crews in this truck right now. they are in there waiting it out because they can't get down into the manhole. it's still hot and smoking down there and they have the water going in to try to cool it off. very heated right now over here traffic and the drivers not happy at all on this friday commute because it has been bad here on ninth avenue in hell's kitchen but also all over manhattan as a result of this blast that began around 11:30. >> i heard just boom the cover came off. >> reporter: chopper 2 over ninth and 45th where an underground explosion sent a manhole cover fl

we got an update on the the story we have been following on staten island. i believe we have the fire department at the hospital speaking on behalf of the lieutenant shot. let's listen in. >> when our members arrived, they had no reason to believe this person was armed and dangerous. there was a fire at the scene. they were communicating with the individual inside. suddenly the individual stopped talking. the smoke was building up. the lieutenant made a decision to go in and fight this fire and find the person possibly unconscious. lieutenant, in crawling in and looking for the fire and possible victim was suddenly shot twice. he was able to turn around, go past the door where the perpetrator was hiding in the bathroom. more shots were fired that missed the lieutenant. he made his way to the entrance to the apartment. his members were able to get him out to the street. when he was removed to the street, it was found he had two wounds. both bullets entered, one the hip, one near his ankle, both exited his body. miraculously he is in stable condition and these

ben: something about -- >> staten island, staten island. at too much time on his hands. >> he would then sugary drink larger than 60 ounces. i could have a big belt and then could only get the 16 ounce, this is nuts. you have too much time on your hands. you know what makes the kids fat? not sugary drink, i drink two, 68 ounce bottles of coca-cola each day and in doing it since i was 16 years old. get off -- scrape the barnacles off your backside and get those kids to go outside and run around instead of playing x box, x box. that is how they get fatter. dari: when you drink 136 ounces of coke every day? >> that is where i get this excess energy. before i drop dead, room temperature, can i go out with a bottle of 16 ounces? juliet: that is why you are having a heart how petitions and high blood sugar. >> excuse me candy striper. >> 770 wabc. >> i am the only d but here. three snaps. juliet: still ahead watch this. run over by cameramen on not segway. oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes it's hard to catch all your favorite show

unfortunately we have a situation on staten island. >> rosanna is on vacation. simone is joining us. >> hi. great to be hanging out with you. greg: we are going to the situation on staten island, a new york city firefighter is shot twice in the leg while responding to a reported fire and started by a gunman. >> reporter: lidia is on the scene. >> good morning, this is still a very chaotic busy scene here. a lot of emergency responders behind me. a short time ago we learned who the suspect is. he is 38 year ode garland tyree page. he wrote a posting a half hour of the shooting began. he wrote today i die. a lot of his friends and family have been commenting about on the post and staying don't do it. very, very tragic scene what happened here. it started at 6:00 this morning. take a look here. dozens of police officers and firefighters. so it started around 6:00 this morning. the u.s. marshalls came out to 15 destiny court to arrest him and he has a very long wrap sheet for drug possession and weapons charges. they came to arrest him. all of a sudden he started to

let's look at staten island. three westbound lanes are closed on the staten island expressway between slosan avenue and victory boulevard. we do have new jersey transit troubles still ongoing. 30 minute delays in both directions on the gladstone branch due to signal problems, caused from earlier downed wires. alex? >> meg, thank you. >>> now a cbs 2 exclusive. a postal worker caught on video apparently staring down at his smart phone while driving a large truck. valerie castro spoke to the man who recorded the video. >> this guy is texting and driving a truck! >> reporter: this is what a driver saw during rush hour traffic on monday morning on the northbound van wyck expressway in jamaica, queens. >> it doesn't even appear he has his head up. >> reporter: the driver didn't want to show his face but says the man driving this tractor trailer needs a wakeup call. >> he was just looking into his phone as if he just was looking at a video or something. >> reporter: in the video you can see the driver staring intently

first off, taking the ferry this morning, from staten island to around the five boroughs, there is wind out there. wind out of the west at 29 gusting to 37 miles per hour. you look to long island sound, water temperature is 76. southwest wind thunderstorms are firing up there right now across the area. right around islip. here are the showers and thunderstorms leaving the area. there is a few more off to the west that will be popping up in and around the area this morning. heather has problems on the b.q.e. weather then heather every seven minutes. how is it going? >> not well on the b.q.e. take a look at this webcam and how things are looking at this point. the only thing that is a glimmer of hope over here, the right lane is trickling through the accident scene. this is the b.q.e. northbound side near metropolitan avenue. your delays into this spot are bumper to bumper. southbound, the headlights coming toward us. let's go to a map. b.q.e. north of metropolitan avenue, it's an overturned truck they are street cleaning rules are in effect. shirleen and ken, over to you. >> thank you, h

this is a live picture of a still very active scene on staten island.ust learned the firefighter was shot twice in the leg. here's how this all happened. u.s. marshals showed up to serve a warrant. a fire was set, firefighters responded to put out the fire and that's when the firefighter was shot, again shot in the leg. the shooter is still inside the building in a standoff scenario. we'll continue to follow this breaking news. we'll bring you more information on our nbc 10 news app as it develops throughout the day. >>> we are overlooking the pope zone, if you will. this area will be among the spots fenced off during the papal visit next month. yesterday, city and transportation officials unveiled more detailed plans for the traffic restrictions that will be in place, starting thursday, september 24th through monday, october 28th. there will be two security zones within the green traffic box. within the yellow area in center city, there will nobody cars allowed. in the red zone will be the area with the security fence. you'll need to pass through metal

staten island expressway eastbound to victory boulevard, ongoing construction. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back to you, shirleen, ken. >> debbie, thank you so much. >>> we begin with the horrific story out of virginia. a reporter and photographer murdered live on television. we are learning more about the victims as their loved ones speak out about the latest case of workplace violence. >> more information shedding light on the dark past of the man who pulled the trigger. kala rama joins us as we all try to wrap your heads around this unthinkable tragedy. >> reporter: right, the tragedy of what happened on a live morning newscast has been felt by stations and viewers across the country. we have seasoned security wrapped up at most -- wrapped up at most stations. >>> reporter: a community devastated by a violent attack playing out on live tv gathered for a vigil honoring reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward. >> it was a love that was genuine, a love that i hope everybody else gets to experience once in their life. >> rep

he will be returned to staten island to face charges. >>> meanwhile, police released new surveillance video of the man they are looking for in a rape in brooklyn. authorities say the man attacked a 52-year-old woman in a stairwell of an apartment building in bed-stuy early monday morning. the man, they say, threatened to shoot her then beat her knocking out her teeth. she is in stable condition. >>> police are investigating a tragic accident that lead to the death of a 10-year old girl. police say the girl and 12-year- old boy fell out of a moving s.u.v. in new rochelle and were run over by the same vehicle. the mothers of both children were in the car with them. today the boy is recovering at the hospital. no charges have been filed. >>> a deadline has been set in the legal case over the nfl so- called deflategate scandal. the judge residing over the case hopes to have a ruling by september 4th six days before the new england patriots regular season opener. quarterback tom brady and league commissioner roger good deal were not in court

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. >>> video of the plan police say has been carrying out a crime spree on staten island you can see him holding up a stealing cigarettes, he may have committed as many as six burglaries, has the story. >>> this is crazy, twice in three weeks? what's the odds of that? >>> he is owner of m and m begels and deli, showing us video of the second armed robbery in his tiny store this month. 4:30 a.m. this man with a gun believed to be in hid mid-20s walks in very over dressed for the weather, he demands money from the clerk and also has him toss in packs of cigarettes and leaves with a loot. >> this stuff should not be -- >> police suspect this was the return engagement. >> you have hit twice in one month. >> what's your reaction. >> on july 8th, the unlucky one stairing down the gun. >> he said give me your money. >> sandwiched between the burglaries were four other hold ups. >> july 22nd at the deli in new springville, a gas station, the attendant forced to hand over cash at gunpoint at the sitco. the spree continued july 27th at the deli an manner road. july 29th, 9:30 at a shell gas statio

the staten island expressway eastbound heavy into clove road with construction. keep in mind 35 by 440 perth amboy a debris spill. out to the webcam, the tappan zee moving fine heading into rockland county. no problems into westchester county. alternate sides in effect. back to you, ken, shirleen. >> debbie, thank you. >>> apple scheduled the latest product announcement in san francisco. >> facebook marks a major announcement around the world. here is reena ninan and phillip mena. >> apple sent out invitations for an event in september 9th. it's expected apple will use the event to introduce a new iphone. reports say it will be called the 6 s and 6 x plus. >> and an upgrade to apple tv. milestone for social media. the first time everyone billion people used facebook in a single day. >> to put that in perspective, one in seven people on the planet using facebook during the day. >> coming this fall to independent university northwest, selfie 101. the class will examine research on selfies. >> and explore etiquette, when is the appropriate time to take a selfie. >>

staten island things are fine on the expressway. travelling to the merge west bound delays go back to the gwb. normal delays, show you is the gwb by broadway south as you head south bound towards la guardia you are fine, grand central parkway looks pretty good. eastbound an earlier accident with two lanes blocked cleared away, that sits over here, traffic moving again with residual delays, we have problems with the pass trains. expect delays from hoboken to the world trade center in newark and the world trade center. greg: a prominent website ashley madison used for people seeking extramarital affairs. rosanna: some hackers got involved with that and are promising to release information on millions of accounts that use their daily website. greg: they promised to release it and that stuff is now all available. the identities of millions of people who use this site. rosanna: kerry drew has details. >> reporter: ashleymadison.com is still not and running. right on the home page the company promises discreet service and trusted security

it's beautiful. >> reporter: in the wilderness of staten island. >>> talk about transformation. what it used to be and now you feel like new england. >> i'm ready to go. the weather is perfect today. beautiful again. it doesn't get much better than this. we have the heat. feels like summer. but we don't have the humidity. it's not muggy outside. it's a comfortable sunday with temperatures in the 80 eads. we could see 90 in some spots. look at the sunshine. get used to it. an all-day event with the sun. 80 degrees and mostly sunny skies in central park. still comfortable, though. humidity is in check. let's look at storm tracker and it's a quiet picture. exactly what we want to see on the weekend. no rain and hardly any cloud. struggling to find the clouds on the satellite picture. it was chilly. not chilly but temperatures in the 50s. it was refreshing in northwest new jersey. we're back to the 70s in most spots. klosing in on 80s. close to 70 in high point. 75 belvidere. looking at 81 in oakland and low 80s from new york city to long island. great beach weather developing at th

that's the latest from here in staten island. back to you. >> thank you very much, lori. >>> police released the name of the suspect in the stabbing death of actor morgan freeman's granddaughter. davenport. he killed e'dena hines. they saw the suspect attacking hines and screaming. >> get out devils, i cast you out devils in the name of jesus christ, i cast you out. >> officers took davenport into custody at the scene. they brought him to the hospital for a psychological examination. in a statement, morgan freeman saying in part, the world will never know her artistry and talent, how much she had to offer. her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. may she rest in peace. >>> it's 5:34. we want to check in with weather and traffic on the 4s. raphael is here. some saying best for last. >> i don't know about the best for last. humidity out there, i guess. another update for most of us dealing with the heat and humidity. the hottest day of 2015. do bring the umbrella to be on the safe side. it's not a

lieutenant hayes commands engine company 158 on staten island. he has 31 years with the fdny and two citations for bravery. his neighbors. time. he's a great guy. >> he's a good man. a good family man. >> reporter: and back live outside the hospital, the city's fire officers union is hailing lieutenant hayes as a hero and of course he is. i'm told he could be released from the hospital as early as tomorrow. live tonight on staten island, n.j. burkett, channel 7 eyewitness >> thanks n.j. the deadly standoff has been the top story on the news app. we have been sending out alerts all day long. you can download our app for sade? >>> a bus accident has left several people injured. a charter bus hit the island between toll lanes. 16 people were taken to area hospitals but we are told that all of the injuries are not life threatening. there are residual delays as you can imagine on manhattan side of the bridge. and a jackknife tractor trailer causing backups along route 80. the tractor trailer was headed westbound when it hit a concrete divider near exi

as far as staten island expressway construction this morning going on. let's go to the camera shot by victory boulevard. only one lane open, delays eastbound on the west shore, everything running on or close to schedule. ben: complained about audrey's description of the weather. it was not sweater whether. is not a complaint. it is the huge stretch. >> a lot more coming. >>-joy that in the ashley madison hat. be right back. >> a beautiful morning, the sun has not yet risen. >> that is very true and speaking of beautiful anna gilligan is here. anna: what an introduction. actress lisa bonet is keeping quiet about the bill cosby scandal but daughter tells the guardian her mother's, quote, disgusted and concerned about the accusations against bill cosby and says if she had any information they thought would help the kids or the 50 women have a come forward her mother would say something but she is saying of it saying it was news to her mother when this news broke. bill cosby has denied the accusations and has not been charged. he is expected to testify under