sexual attack inside a staten island church. this photo, released by the nypd, shows 42-year-old asincian barrera. he tried to rape a woman inside the women's bathroom at the church sunday. she did fight him off. if you know where he might be call crime stop sneers flyers have been posted around a neighborhood in howard beach queens after the shocking avid runner. 30-year-old karina vetrano was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted while she was out for a run. eyewitness news reporter mallory huff has the very latest. >> reporter: lori good morning. she is remembered as a woman gone all too soon. at this hour, still no suspects in this case. as you can see, behind me, there is a command post set up. there are what appear to be three aerial pictures of the to investigators as the search for clues continues. last night people attended a vigil for 30-year-old karina vetrano. she disappeared during a jog. the medical examiner ruledler death a homicide and said she was -- ruled her death a homicide, and said she was strangled. sh

staten island 68. looking at 88 tomorrow, 83 wednesday when the humidity comes back with the thunderstorms. really great days today and tomorrow. that's the news for now. i'm shirleen allicot. >> i'm lori stokes, thank you >>> good morning, america. breaking news as we come on the air a massive computer outage grounds delta air line flights all over the globe. frustrated travelers hours. what is taking down these systems worldwide. >>> tragedy at a water park. a 10-year-old killed going down the tallest waterslide in the world. the park family speaking out about the incident as investigators try to determine what went wrong. >>> donald trump tries to get back on track. the abc news poll shows real trouble for him as he launches a new attack on hillary clinton. >> honestly, i don't think she's all there. >> will his big speech revealing his plan for the economy turn around the race today? >>> and pure gold. america mesmerizing in rio, katie ledecky breaking her own

breaking news on staten island. a man was found stabbed to death in a park near the staten island ferry terminal. tracie strahan has been gathering information on what happened. >> reporter: there's still a significant police presence here happened to officers from the 120th precinct block off the perimeter as the investigation into this continues. we'll show you video of the investigation that started when the body was discovered just before 2:00 this morning. it was discovered by someone passing by on a park bench. we don't know the age, but they believe that person is believed to be in their 30s. upon arrival, the victim had been stabbed several times in the torso according to he was declared dead at the scene. we've seen many officers and detective going down the ramp near the ferry terminal where all of this happened with flashlights, combing this area for evidence that could lead to the killer. they believe this man to be in his 30s, not yesterday identified. so far it's not clear what could have led to this.

george section of staten island, ali bauman cbs2 news. >>> thank you. some yonkers residents who were vacant apartments were robbed. monday's fire forced 100 people out of the homes. during the search for survivors, firefighters removed all the apartment doors. thieves have raided six apartments. a translator described what was stolen from one of the apartments. >> it was about$3000, his living room tv and his shoes and some clothes. >> the building's owner says a security guard was on duty >>> a sliding glass door and two windows blown out of a house in clark, new jersey. the homeowner says he was drying clothes yesterday when the rear of the drier exploded. he was treated for burns to his arms. no word on what causeds blast. utility crews were looking for a gas leak. >>> a suffolk county man accused of drowning his mother in the family swimming pool is in jail on $5 million bond. 23-year-old dennis cullen mother was found wednesday in the backyard of their lloyd harbor home. police say she had scolded him for not taking his medication. >> she had poke

first up, a taste of germany at tillmeyer's. >> this is the oldest bar on staten island. it's been here since 1859. >> reporter: with a storied german history on staten island, the old bavaria inn is one of the last remaining spots serving classic german fare. >> it's hearty, meat and potatoes some are boiled. some are grilled. >> the wursts are the best. see what i did there? really good. >> reporter: wiener schnitzel with fried noodles. a marinated beef round. it's so soft. like a brisket. and let's not forget the restaurant's signature crispy watching. those give her a run for the money. with 28 draft lines, there's a wide array of beers to choose from. >> we have traditional german beers, munich breweries making beers since the '50s. >> reporter: next we're heating up with tapas the spanish cuisine will have you saying ole. if you're not sure what to order, you can't go wrong with one of 30 small dishes tcalled tapas. >> they can try more than they would than two entrees. >> reporter: i enjoyed delicious garlic shrimp, perfectly grilled baby lamb chops. they're so ten

let's look outside at staten island expressway, you see j delays, a big mess around that area. fdr drive expect delays northbound, an accident down here blocking the left lane, two lanes open but a slowdown as you pass the 59th st. bridge, mass transit doing fine by the path trains experiencing delays between hoboken and 33rd and the world trade center. out. let's talk about zika. we are hearing about new things to worry about, it is linked to a second devastating birth defect. antwan: we will tell you about it after the break. introducing new olay eyes. brighten smooth or ultimately all of it. eyes express every emotion, not your age. new olay eyes. ageless. you brush your teeth diligently...two times a day, right? but 80% of your mouth's bacteria arentt even on teeth. eughty purschunt?! colgate total's different. it fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. protecting 100% of your mouth's surfaces. colgate total for whole mouth health. i'm robert de niro and new york is my home. it's the best place to visit in the world because now there are new tourism guides on the

and also on staten island, the eastbound side of the staten island expressway at highland boulevard and it's for pothole repairs that are underway there. the disabled ramp from the verrazano bridge to the washway. and no delays at the lincoln or you. >> alex, thank you. >>> now to breaking news in brooklyn. heart break in cyprus hills after police say a hit-and-run driver fatally mowed down two people. >> magdalena doris is live with more. >> reporter: chris and mary, police are looking for the driver who hit two pedestrians and two parked cars and got out of the silver car and took off running down fulton street, and for the driver as news spreads throughout the neighborhood of those two friends who were killed, and memorial candles have been placed at fulton and chestnut streets, and the friends are morning the men lost in the fatal crash. the driver of the silver car lost control just after midnight and mowed down the two pedestrians after hitting the 41-year-old demond novado was killed, and israel turso was walking with him, -- tursio was walking with him, but he did not survive. t

eyewitness news reporter is in west brighten staten island where people are trying to keep cool. they are trying, aren't they? >> they sure are, sade. keep in mind, it was ten times that earlier tonight. making this hot and humid day just miserable for so many. >> several neighborhoods on staten island asked to conserve energy tonight while crews work to repair equipment problems. emma's daughter is one of 1500 customers on staten island, who are without power tonight. >> it is a very big problem because betty is on oxygen. here all day. they had to bring a generator and that generator worked and another generator came and the fella came to put more gas in it. it's a big problem. >> richmond university medical center was forced to run on generators. waiting to be phased back on to the grid. mayor bill de blasio is urging residents to take steps to conserve energy. for example, setting air- conditioning units higher than 78 degrees. when i go into city hall in one of these situations, i feel it. it's not as nice as when it's cooler. everyone is going about their work. everyone is

the ac is humming in all of these homes. 74 in chelsea. 71 now in staten island. warm start for you, but not muggy. when we look at the dew points, in the 50s. that's comfortable. that's a nice thing to have as we head into august. look at the satellite and radar, quiet around the i low pressure off to the south. you can see this band of clouds to the south of new york city. that's where that will stay throughout the day. monmouth county and ocean county, clouds will linger for you there. clouds throughout the day. dry through the evening. temperatures in the 80s, near 90 at some spots, but not humid. so it's a pleasant heat. 10:00, we have that cloud band off to the south. sin shine for new york city into the hudson valley. that's going to be the trend throughout the day. no weather problems here around 6:00 p.m. let's go to tomorrow. this is tuesday, 6:00 a.m. another great commute. sunshine, no weather problems. heading into the evening, also dry. we're dry today, tomorrow. not until wednesday when we start to see unsettled weather working back in. that's going

toni yates is live in staten island with more. >> reporter: good morning. this was a homeowner showcasing proudly showcasing support for candidate donald trump, his support was met with an act of arson. big red, white and blue capital t. the homeowner had the t mounted in his yard on the corner section 1:00 a.m. sunday morning, a neighbor rang the bell and said the t was on fire. firefighters arrived and doused it in no time. he says someone stole trump campaign signs from his yard as being criminally violated. >> never did i think that somebody would set fire to this. i had two trump signs by the bushes, they were stolen the night before. this is just a cowardness, cowardliness that we never expected. >> reporter: that t was created by a local artist here on staten island. he says this t burned down will be replaced with an even larger firefighters have not arrested anyone. their investigation continues. toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> this morning, we are hearing from the parents of a jogger who went out for a run and inform came home. careerna

we see the staten island expressway i'm not looking good. pretty much the entire length of the staten island expressway looking pretty nice. we will take our next live look at the fdr drive. it's really not looking too bad. past trains are running on or close to schedule. >> >> mayor diblasio handed out hefty raises to his staff. >> according to the watchdog group the pay increases were in the physical year that ended on june 30. the report says the special assistant had her salary jump 142% at $92,000. the research project coordinator is making 26,000. that was a 46 pay hike. they estimate the raises all cost taxpayers $2 there is no law that prevents the mayor from handing out raises. his office as he was generous because he needed to retain a skilled staff. they must have fantastic skills. curtis will go on a leave or something for a week. >> and you know i never take vacation. >> i think you might be in eloping with nancy. that's the theory. in the redbank area will be distraught. >> she stays up every night until this time so she could

reporter: new york city has some of t the best pizza in t the wo, we're getting the dish on staten island. d'aninos has been serving staten >> it started in 1923. my stepfather's father came over, they opened eye soda shop. >> the owner said not the soda that put on the map. >> in 51 we added the pizza. a friend of his said, let's put pizza in there, they started that. if just became a real big hit. reporter: michael has been were every job, i am here over 30 years now. reporter: what is your favorite memory of learning to put the pizza together. >> being able to get to make the pizza. that was like highest position at the time. reporter: one of deneno's pie is the moore pie. >> >> tell us about that one. >> it has everything but the kitchen sink. staten island was known for the garbage dump, that is where we got the name. reporter: a playful jab. >> yes. reporter: it is loaded mushrooms, onions, sliced pepperonis, meat balls and home said sa sausage. >> this is for the meat lover. part of the success is in the dough. >> we mak make dough every morn. we had this machine is over 60 years o

following breaking news on staten island. a man was found stabbed to death in a park near the staten island ferry terminal and stadium. we have a crew on the scene. we'll have more coming up in the next half hour. >>> the zika related travel advisory in miami could last as long as a year. local officials can get the mosquito situation under control. >>> clinics across new york city are offering free or reduced cost hiv screening. you don't need insurance, appointments or parental consent. >>> in new jersey two beaches are off limits due to concerns about the water quality. beechwood west and west beach are closed as of no waters there exceeded safe bacteria limits. >> 4:44. looking good again on this thursday. beautiful day yesterday. we see a repeat performance of it today. temperatures maybe a degree or so higher. humidity gets turned up tomorrow. skies nice and clear, temperatures in the 60s. that's in the city. in the suburbs, especially north and west, down in the 50s. another beautiful day ahead. cooler to the north and

no word of how it got started on ben singer we are west of the staten island or the staten island ferry. joe biermann, cbs 2 news. >> can you hold the picture for us? lonnie quinn is here. let's talk about wind fanning the flames. >> on staten island now, much of the area has a comfortable northwest wind. on staten island they are coming in from the south and we have had some gusts around sustained than the 10 to 15- mile-per-hour range but a good 22-mile-per-hour gust fans the flames and jumps from one house to the other. they are close together. sort of unfortunately a spectacular fire picture right there. let's go now to the weather watchers and show you what's going on out there. >>> it was a day started off with clouds, now we have a little brighter sky. and i see an 82-degree reading ar you can't argue with 82. new york city is a better looking picture to start off the day. how pretty is that right there? the temperature over the scene is 83 degrees. it feels like 85. it's a partly sunny sky. high temperature 84. one degree above the average of 83. there are clouds out there tonig

the delays go back to staten island. so try to take local streets or you'll want to take local streets through brooklyn but delays and congestion through there as well. just to show you the drive times, the average time wednesday you get off the verrazano bridge, moving at 11 miles per hour, and 15 tops on the prospect. this will likely be out there for a while. will be performed to find out why an athlete died during competition. 69-year-old vincent flex was taking part in the smith point triathlon yesterday then he got into trouble while swimming in narrows bay. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. he was from mount kisco in westchester. >>> up next, a patriotic display like no other. we'll show you which celebrity may be team usa's biggest fan twitter and on instagram, michaelg4ny and darlene4ny. you're watching "today in new ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? one journey. two teams. when people ask me what it's like to win an olympic medal, i tell them, "you already know." the medals you've earned are all around you. your bronze

first live pictures of the staten island expressway. we have a report of a pedestrian accident confirmed on the staten island service clove road. the report is that person got struck after exiting their vehicle. that looks to be a local cab, maybe a livery cab there and that could be involved in the accident. police are on the scene. as a result the westbound staten island expressway, you can see the exit ramp at 13 a. that ramp is shut down, not causing a delay on the main line. you may see rubbernecking bridge. heather? >>> we have 80 westbound near exit 56 squirrel wood road an accident. first street closed harrison street to patterson avenue. canceled all day today for repairs. new york waterway that is the way to go. path trains doing just fine. long island railroad, jersey tran sit and metro north are doing just fine. no major issues there. so if you want to take the you are in freight shape. 17 we have construction still there. that construction should be cleared away shortly. they have been there, they have been leaving, coming

>>> right now the massive fire that tore through several staten island homes leaving firefighters injured and dozens homeless. >>> and an attacker on the run after assaulting a queens. >>> and u.s. swimmers under fire are not victims, they're vandals. "today in new york" starts now. good morning. friday morning, august 19th, i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. storm team 4's chris cimino is here with today's weather headlines. what will we deal with today? >> not too much. a mixed bag. some sun, some clouds. temperatures in the upper 80s. not a dramatic day. 73 in jersey city. 77 in brooklyn. boroughs. 60s in morristown. danbury, 65. westhampton down to 64. looking at our day planner, plan on sunshine mixing with clouds. by noon, 83. climbing slowly into the mid to upper 80s. there is a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm later in the day. high temperatures in the upper 80s. let's get a first check of the commute. >> a closure already. westbound out by the bqe. also two lanes by the kosciuszko bridge, two lanes closed. hamilton avenue, an overturned truck causing a mess

reporting live on staten island, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. marcotte, the google employee from new york city found brutally murdered in a park in massachusetts. friends and family gathering tonight, remembering the 27- year-old who is visiting her mom in the town of princeton when she went out for a sunday job. police received hundreds of tips in the case. while they don't think the motor is connected, does while they don't believe the murder is connected to that murder in last week, they believe there are similarities. nothing has been ruled out with regards to the investigation of whether or not it may be involved. again, we are fairly early in the investigation. we have to let all of the facts play out. >> one reason this is a big deal in princeton, massachusetts, there has not been a murder there in 30 years. >>> meanwhile tonight, new flyers posted in queens, upping the reward to catch the killer of katrina votrano to $20,000, the 30-year-old murdered as we mentioned earlier during a jog at spring creek park in howard ease concerns. polic

we're live in staten island, i'm diana rocco, channel 7 eyewitness news. developing this morning, new details on the robbery scandal in rio. two swimmers are flying home right now. another had to do in order to come home. eyewitness news reporter, darla miles has the very latest. >> good morning, four hours and $11,000 later, gummy is finally going to get to leave brazil. that's how much time he spent speaking to brazilian authorities and $11,000, that's how much money he'll have to prosecution. new video shows american swimmer, jimmy fegan walking out of a court early this morning, after spending hours speaking with a judge working out a deal. teammates, jock and conner met with boos, they are finally heading back to the u.s. after being pulled from their flight wednesday and spending thursday giving testimony to rio police. a statement, we apologized to the people of brazil for this ordeal. in the mist of what should right will be a celebration of excellence. this video which police contradicts the story ryan locthe told about being robbed at gunpoint. t

. >>> plus , a mom at a park pushing a stroller with her kids inside in staten island, she is talking to us about why she is afraid to show her face. >>> new information about a vicious fire that burned through several homes in the bronx, investigators say it started with children playing with fire on a stovetop and we have learned three of the four new york firefighters heard are in critical condition. >> eyewitness news reporter aj roth is in the wakefield session of the bronx. >> reporter: it has been a physically emotional and draining day for the firefighters who battled this blaze earlier this morning, kids playing on a stove, three of the firefighters remain in critical condition after they risked their lives to save dozens of others. >> fast spreading hot fire on a flames from the roof, 11 year veteran patrick morello suddenly became overwhelmed with heatstroke in the middle of this four alarm plays. is quickly consumed several blaze -- homes around the home tuesday. >> the fire was very hot, the firefighter came down off of the roof and collapsed right in the front of our med

reporting live on staten island, i'm carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. if you want to find a list of cooling centers, head over to our website or the abc7ny app. >>> the end of an era in the bronx. after 22 years, in major league baseball, 12 of those with the new york yankees, alex pinstripes. we have team coverage of a- rod's big night. eyewitness news reporter, anthony johnson caught up with some of the fans for the big night, we are here with laura behnke. >> nothing about alex rodriguez farewell tour has been normal. the same can be said with a- rod's career. with so much success tainted with the use of performance enhancing drugs. the yankees turn to good- bye. they honor him. rodriguez was honored by his daughters. the team gave his presents and a tribute video played. the entire time, dark clouds were moving in, and the ceremony cut short by a vicious thunderstorm that chased everyone off the field. but hey, it is the thought that counts. and throughout it all, it seemed like the fans were largely on a-rod's side. anthony johnson outside yankee p

i got your back. >>> a deadly encounter steps from the ferry terminal on staten island. >>> firefighters are still pouring water on a massive blaze inside a warehouse. parts of queens boulevard shut down to traffic. >>> donald trump takes his campaign to long island today as a new poll shows hillary clinton pulling ahead. >>> good morning i'm lori stokes. >>> and i'm ken rosato. thank you for joining us. it is thursday august 4th. you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist amy freeze in for bill with the accu-weather forecast. what a fantastic start we've got. we can see the empire state building all the way down to one world trade. skies perfect and a few fair weather clouds decorating the backdrop. 67 degrees currently in central park. 67 in murray hill too. 70 for white stone. howard beach good morning 64 degrees there. down the jersey shore, 61 for belmar and then 50s for monticello.

staten island expressway, hiland boulevard, this is pothole repairs. traveling east, staten island, doing well across the bridge until you get on the rower level, in to brooklyn on the rach to the bell parkway, disabled vehicle cleared away. an accident, the delays back to the mill basin drawbridge. street cleaning rules in effect for today. >>> severe weather up and down the east coast, find out where a lightening strike toned tragic for -- lightning strike turned tragic for one family. >>> truck drives in brooklyn with fearing were safety with a hello! it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. wait, wait, wait. but you can call me, banking assistance & registration technology. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank. bank human. fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can f

reporting live from staten island. jim dolan, eyewitness news. >>> an apology to brazil momentsing a from the u.s. olympic committee for the unacceptable behavior of four charges for making up a story about getting held up at gunpoint. two of the swimmers are now on a plane home. >> the twists just keep ongoing in the olympic soap opera. according to the rio civil police, the civil police have recommended indictment for the false reporting of a crime. lochte is standing by his story. the rio police chief announced claim of an armed robbery by lochte -- was fabricated. and they were accused of causing trouble at the gas station, vandalizing a bathroom, damaging mirrors before getting into a confrontation. they drew their guns on the four americans and the swimmers village. lochte maintains he was robbed. guns were pointed at them and they were forced to give up their money. the swimmers were robbed by people with a gun. robbery is the united states olympic committee released a statement saying the behavior of the four s

a big nasty commute on the staten island expressway. john del giorno channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> heat advisory in effect today and lasting into the weeken really hot. you'll see it is hazy, humid out here. your 7:00 temperature is 80 degrees. where it has been all morning toward white stone and bridgeport. today a hod day. 90 today, 92 -- a hot day. 90 today, 92 tomorrow. are you catching my drift? >>> thank you bill. that is news for now. >>> good morning, america. breaking news as we come on the air. a massive explosion rocks an entire apartment complex. >> it appears there was some type of explosion. the debris is entire road. >> residents climbing out window, dropping children to safety as hundreds of firefighters battle the three-alarm blaze. at least 25 people rushed to the right now. >>> a s.w.a.t. team takes down a suicide bomber near the u.s. border. the isis supporter planning to attack a major city. a dramatic confrontation overnight. >> hillary clinton doubles down accusing donald trump of inciting violence against her an

. >>> staten island, suspicious fire is now under investigation. no, not a house fire. a lawn display that went up in flames. this isn't any ordinary ornament. it is a pro donald trump lawn sign. if you thought fire ve this one seriously, think again. news 4's ray villeda joins us with the story. ray? >> the t stood for trump and is now on the ground after standing here for months. the owner found it burning and vows tonight it will be back >> we had a statue to support the two officers who were murdered, statues for the mets. >> i can see this huge orange glow. oh, my god, my sign is burning. >> it went up in flames around 1:00 am this morning, he woke up to his giant "t" on fire. >> what does that "t" stand for, for you? >> it is a t for trump. it also it stands to think about the information we're in. >> reporter: former republican candidate for assembly was not only outraged but concerned for his family. years ago they lost a house to fire. >> nobody has the right to do that. >> reporter: now investigators look for a cause and to see if anyone was behind it. a neigh

is in for lee goldberg in the weather center. >> we've had rain over head for staten island, now long island and queens and brooklyn right now. the skies are going to darken up quick. we've seen the cameras bouncing. skies will darken fast and there's plenty of fuel for these storms. lightning also a part of them. these thunderstorms, a lot of lightning strikes across the map on a accu dptz track. a round of shower that's going to go over 95. i've been watching these over staten island now effecting queens and brooklyn and we'll see these push to the east. right now the computer models are showing us in maybe 20 or 30 minutes this is past la guardia and moving to the north shore. they have lightning and drenching downpours and gusty winds. the heat advisory for a large portion of the area until saturday mor a.m. and now an excessive heat warning for philadelphia and new jersey p -- new jersey. tomorrow a feels like temperature from 100 degrees to 10 degrees. -- to 110 degrees. when we see some relife -- relief coming up in the accuweather.

. >> we talk to neighbors on staten island about how they escaped and their devastating losses. >>> plus, from marital bliss to a scramble for safety, a wedding goes into chaos when a car bomb explodes nearby. >>> and new information about the zika virus. we know it's a big threat to developing babies and we're learning more about how it can affect adults as well. >>> i'm bill evans here in the weather center. what a great start to the weekend. sunshine and as a matter of fact, we are already into the low 80s, 82, 38 degrees. and we will have ourselves a great afternoon into the weekend. we will talk about showers and thunderstorm i know you! [laughs] ghbors. we live across the street. thanks for this. i see you've got time warner cable like the rest of the hood. genius. yeah, they offer tons of free hd channels. and you can record six shows at the same time. and with the super fast internet, entertainment nirvana! wow. nirvana. switch to time warner cable for $89.99 per month, you'll get free hd channels, 100 meg internet with no data cap, and unlimited calling. call now. looks like you

in staten island, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> you saw this fire on eyewitness news thursday at 6:00. devastating. but what >>> any coincidence that you come back after the yuckiest weather of the week and you come back to perfect weather? lee can say the same thing. >>> it's so strange, there's no humidity out there. >> should have been here last year. both of you guys. >> i felt terrible. >> we can tell. [ laughter ] we felt terrible. so bad. >> such compassion. [ laughter ] >> we had avoided it all summer long. so here's a look at central park. central park film festival going on. you get to go thursday night. he's going to do his l dorsey and get out there. remember that great line? how far can you pull back that camera to make her look attractive? how do you feel about cleveland? 76 degrees our temperature right now. humidity at 38%. northwest wind around 20. barometer is on the rise and high today beautiful at 78 degrees. a few degrees below average. sunset at 7:43. so this will be the coolest night since july 3rd. we go in to the low 60s tonight. week. then it will com

fa homes in the staten island neighborhood. flames ending 20 firefighters to the hospital, leaving dozens without homes. we will bring you an update. saying sorry, the us olympic committee apologizing for the lie told by ryan lochte. this is two of the swimmers involved in that scandal head home. donald trump may be on the road but not before being exposed in new york city. the award today for the funniest line of all goes to the parks department of new york and we will explainin just terry drew. >>juliet: i'm juliet huddy. what is today, it's the 19th? i never know what the day is. hi mike. >>teresa: you don't have everything together today. >>mike: it's fine, let's see what you've got. >>juliet: i've got jeans and flip-flops on under the stress. >>mike: let's show you what we had with the high temperatures yesterday. warm, not too high, 85 degrees. almost where we should be this year, a hair above no normal. 87 also is what you made it to in allentown. not bad numbers at all. dew point numbers were down to where it made it mo

this is tough news for staten island folks. >> sure. they saw the number of cases rising and it was hard to tell why are the numbers getting infected somewhere else? they figured out just based on the samplings of ticks in the park and the deer, the deer population might be responsible. in terms of what they're going to try to do, some studies looked at performing vasectomies for some of the deer to control the deer population as a method but the most important thing is for people to protect themselves. if you're going into wooded colors, white if possible, so you can see the ticks. try to cover up. in this heat, it is difficult. i would say if you can use insect repellent, use that. if you can take a shower, do that. you might be able to wash away ticks, your clothes, keep them on high heat when you dry them. exactly. but then the other thing to think about are if you have symptoms, even if it's a vague symptom because most are vague, whether it's fever, headaches or general malaise. you'll feel muscle pain or joint pain. general viral

he is the artist behind the original in staten island. that is until it got burned down over the weekend. as you can see, these trump supporters don't run away in the face of fear. they are standing up to it head on. >> trump wants to become the next president of the country so he can put americans and americans first and i support that 100% but this is about my right, you're right and everyone else's right to display up political sign without the fear of retaliation or having their house burned down. >> the story has blown up over the past few days. in fact just yesterday. [inaudible] it ranks donald trump himself. >> the very amazing, the next president of the united states give us a call. he called and wanted to make sure i was okay and that my family was safe and said how horrible this wasn't he appreciated the support. >> you are more famous than me today. >> this coward in the night refused to let me express my constitutional right of freedom of speech. >> without further ado look at the big creation. >> hours later were outside the

the victim's body was found in an area between the baseball park of the staten island yankees and the ferry that's under construction. detectives walked up and down the ramp looking for any evidence trying to pinpoint any surveillance cameras that may have captured the moments before this attack. as you bring it back live, you can see this area is still access the terminal as the investigation continues here. the 49-year-old man, person of interest in police custody. also, recovering from puncture wound to his own arm. >>> all new at noon, the nypd has arrested john gotti, the 23-year-old grandson of the late gotti. >> the grandson of john gotti arrested in betweens today for helping to run a pill ring. he's expected to appear in queens criminal court later this afternoon. john gotti accused of selling beach area of queens. he's expected to appear in queens criminal court this afternoon. all this comes as the fbi was doing a separate mafia bust stretching from new york to boston down to florida. more than 40 reputed mobsters rounded up this morning on health care fraud and constructio

there will be something unique and different that nobody else on staten island will have.we're gonna start over. is that clear? tranchina: i like that very much. sammy: i'm ready. i'm ready. lemonis: but we got a lot of damn work to do. let's get to work. come on. so, fuji, one of the things that we're gonna do -- we're gonna start over on the menu. now that we've got the chef back, the thing i'm most excited about is getting him into that kitchen to come up with new ideas. i'm looking to kind of see the gold inside of here -come out in here. -fuji: all righty. tranchina: what do you think about doing a mixture, like doing a little pork with a little beef or something? meatballs -- sometimes that meat is so juicy 'cause it's got that fat from the pork in there. maybe, like, some jalapeÑos with some brown sugar -- like, they balance each other out. you got to play around, try different stuff. lemonis: it's important for me to be very clear with these guys on whose job is what. i wanted to clarify something so we don't keep having these bumpy roads. so, who's in charge of th

earlier we told you about a cop on staten island. he may have been involved in another controversy. a source told it that during the parade back in 2011 the detective was one of several officers caught on video bumping and grinding in uniform with some the nypd investigated and transferred him from brooklyn to staten island. as for the recent problems, gordon took down his facebook post and he was transferred out of his staten island precinct. we will see what happens next. is that really a big deal? he was trying to make fun with the community. >> some of the dancing may have gotten a little bit too close. i don't need coffee today. >> what are you high on life? >> exactly! >> just being with you lovely ladies. what's up out there? what to expect with another mostly sunny day nice and dry out there with a nice summer week overall. this does not go on forever. the weekend forecast is looking like it's a little bit shaky on saturday. we have 68b0 in central park and the same thing in newark at 63 in bridgeport. 57b0 in montauk. the sky is clear and we a lot of sunshine coming up for

>> forensic moments for firefighters on staten island. smoke and flames spread to seven homes. crews prepare for a long night. >>> two of the olympic swimmers in trouble are back at the airport and ready to head home to the u.s. this as we get a appears to tell a very different story about their wild night in rio. >> maurice and kristine are off tonight. >> it started out as a confusing story of robbery but police revealed that was a liechl even though ryan lock seback in the u.s. safe from brazilian authority, he is not safe from the court of public this is the frnt page of the new york post, saying lochte's actions validate the stereotypes of ugly americans. brazilian authorities pieced together what really happened that night. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we have the evidence that demonstrates it is very, very improbable that the incident was a robbery situation. >> reporter: a gas station owner says the americans damaged a bathroom door and urinated in got involved. the video shows the swimmers at the gas station getting into is a taxi. minutes later, a security guard w

this is what the staten island inferno looked like just 24 hours ago. three homes still stand in the st. george section, but investigators are checking to see if they are in danger of collapsing. >> reporter: you have to shake your head. someone could have been killed here. fortunately no one was. you can see what's going on right now. they're building a fence around the three houses. orders of the building department. they want to keep people out. that tremendous fire displaced 55 individuals, including 20 children. most ly kids who caused the fire. heartbreak among the ashes of what used to be melinda's home. flames erupted last night at 228 bensinger avenue and quickly spread. melinda lived on the second floor with her four children, disabled mother, and fiance. >> they came and they were telling me it's really a fire.

a 30-year-old man was found dead nearby the staten island might have gotten into a drunk dispute this morning. a man is being treated for stab wounds. he is a person of interest. >>> police in newark are calling it a recovery mission after a man who ran from a traffic stop dived into the river and tried to escape through storm drains the. the wild scene all started when the suspect ran across a bridge and jumped into the river to avoid capture. for a while, he was holding support on the underside of the bridge before going into the storm drain. >> after that the fire department contacted sewage. they sent a robot into the manhole. there was no sighting of the individual. it was a rescue effort. unless he got out. no one has seen him get out. right now, it will be a recovery effort. >> police pulled open manhole covers and used special camera look for the man. >>> turning now to the race president. republican donald trump will be on long island tonight for a fundraiser. it is $5,000 a plate and the campaign hopes to raise $1 million. this as turmoil swirls inside his camp over his hesi

staten island expressway. eastbound westbound looks good. long island railroad, new jersey transit and the path trains running on or close. >> thank you very much. for the last few days we have been heartbroken when we heard about this beautiful little boy from staten island. danny fitzpatrick. he took his life. story. it is shining the spotlight on the serious issue of bullying. he left back a heartbreaking letter to describe the torment he was going through in school and how hardly anyone would help him. antwan: welcome to "good day new york." we are so sorry we have to meet you under these circumstances. just tell us about your son. >> he had a big heart. he was very soft-spoken. he just wanted to have friends, but he was extremely shy. i think that people sense that his heart was so big that it% made him, i guess, an easy target. he was always forgive and as well. rosanna: you went to the school several times and talked about the problem? >> yes. i have three or four meetings nothing really happened. they just did not, just kind of felt -

i went to staten island to speak with charlie's owner eugene and charles. >> does your concern? >> put him down. >> my son was tortured and gone. he's a murderer. >> right here is where i got attacked, right here. with the fighting we wound up around that manhole over there. that's where we want out and that's where charlie wound up all tora bora. that's where me, i wound up being dragged. >> the memory of the event is still fresh in his mind as well as the feeling of loss. >> that's exactly how you would think so i came back. it took two hours or three hours and he would be on that couch. >> caesar has been in solitary confinement since may. his condition has deteriorated and he has lost over 20 pounds and hasn't been eating. his lungs were filled with fluid which is a condition his family said he got at the acc, the shelter he is currently at. now because of that his owner, they are taking more action. >> it's our intention to bring a class action on behalf of all dogs held under circumstances similar to caesars. >> i get there., but what i don't get is at what point do you ha

>> reporter: burning for more than three hours and damaging seven homes on benziger avenue on staten island last night, this 6-alarm fire has left 55 people homeless and 23 people injured. >> my daughter grabbed her little sister. i grabbed the three boys, and then we just started running down the steps. i started skipping steps, jumping down steps and i was out the door. >> 21 of the injured are firefighters. their chief says it is unclear if started the fire, but he says it certainly elevated the danger. >> it impacted our operation a lot. itst a very dangerous operation. we have charged electrical wires in the ground. >> across the street marla ferrera was frightened the flames were spread to her buildings. >> it was jumping to the other house. lines were cracking. you could feel the heat from there to here. front panels. fire stopped short at 224 two doors down from where it started, but its residents are among those displaced. soaked floors and cracked windows are from water hose damage. >> the hose that they were trying to get the fire out there, and they were shooting the wear, and l

. >>> house after house after house, a devastating fire in staten island. >>> and it never happened. police in brazil say four u.s. swimmers flat outlayed. >>> and introducing storm ranger 4 technology and no other. we'll show you how it works to track and analyze storms all over the tri-state area. "today in new york" starts now. debuting in a bit. very excited. good morning. 5:00 a.m. on this friday, august 19th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm darlene rodriguez. storm team 4's chris cimino is here with the forecast. we'll talk about the new toy later, chris. >> we have some exciting news. storm ranger 4 out in the field this morning. out in the rockaways. you. not only a new toy for us at the weather center and how it will help you at home and give you information that you need to know. it's a unique thing. it's exciting. we'll talk more about that through the morning. weather not all that exciting. 74 in jersey city. tenafly, 69. in the city, 75 degrees. a lot of 60s. a fairly comfortable morning. a mix of sun and clos 83 by lunch time. upper 80s by the end of the day. let's see whe

on staten island meg baker cbs2 news. >>> a bike theft bust. a couple people caught red handed. how they discovered the thieves. their health at risk. >>> can their town do anything about it? lonnie, hello. >> you've got it, i'm live here in the weather mobile app. a little delay there, sorry. the fact is we've had a day today not very typical of august. we had typical august weather starting tomorrow. i'll tell you what that is in a bit. >> thanks. >>> coming up on the cbs evening news a comment by donald trump is raising good evening scott. >> good evening, great to be with you. donald trump said today that the second amendment people could take care of hillary clinton. what did he mean by that? was he inciting violence? the clinton campaign says yes. the trump campaign says no. we will have all the details on that and the rest of the world news coming ahead on the cbs evening news at 6:30. >> thank you, scott. we'll see you then. >>> later at 6:00 the police officer's exstream measures to >>> police in hoboken uncovered a major theft ring as they say a bunch of children were

in staten island, i'm roseanne colletti. news 4 new york. >>> on the campaign trail, republican presidential candidate donald trump proposing what he calling extreme vetting of immigrants coming into the u.s. in ohio today, he said he would temporarily suspend immigration from nations exporting terrorism. >> those who do not believe in our constitution or support hatred will not be permitted for immigration into our country. >> reporter: a report is linking trump's campaign chief to almost $13 million in off the books payments from a pro-russian political group. >>> meanwhile, vice president joe biden joined hillary clinton on the trial for the first time. both attacking trump for being unfit and unprepared to lead. plan, quote, secret. then it turns out the secret is he has no plan. >> he is not qualified to know the code. he can't be trusted. >> reporter: a new poll puts clinton in a 30-point lead over trump here in their home state of new york. >>> toxic mess along the hudson. we dig into a plan to clean up a one that has

>> i was not on staten island. i'm disappointed this happened it's a very hot electoral cycle. >> your most expect it. a trump sign burned down but there is an arsonist out there. are in fear of being hurt by anyone? >> what you expect? >> it's not surprising. anybody here, if you disagree, thank you diana. >> now to continue the chase and community mourns the loss of a young woman who was brutally murdered and assaulted while she was on a jog. the community has gotten together and there's a lot of fear out there because there's a killer on the loose. >> it's reaching the point.i could see myself. i went to a town hall meeting attended by hundreds of howard beach members and they were outraged over this murder. one of the people at this meeting express the concerns of the weeds that are very tall. they say there are five days a week, not seven and they work hard to keep it safe. another said she's allocated funding for cameras let people wonder what good is a camera going to do if something terrible like this has a

staten island expressway doing fine but in brooklyn a stall on the bqe so you have some slowdowns. no problems in the cross bronx. let's go to camera problems in new jersey, route 3 going westbound over the hackensack river bridge, you have an accident, you can see 3 lanes through. asked act delays, 495, traffic flow westbound, is now not affected by this traffic jam. as for the trains let's go to the checklist, everything on or close to schedule, street cleaning rules in effect citywide. juliet: donald trump continues to face heavy criticism over his feud with the parents of a decorated soldier who died in iraq. robert: several republicans made statements distancing themselves from trump's comments, teresa priya low hashe growing controversy. when khizr khan spoke no one expected this would generate the waves it has. >> reporter: least of all khizr khan. now we are hearing from a lot of people including military members. a new cnn poll shows hillary clinton taking the lead over donald trump benefiting a points, the election is still 3 months away, donald trump is turning the tide

that staten island east, hiland boulevard, repairs. streeting cleaning rules are in effect. >>> still ahead this morning, brooklyn community is on edge after arsonist torched 7 tractor trailers and this isn't the first time this happened. >>> call it the battle of the for >>> a man tried to rape a woman inside a church on staten island. the suspect is identified as 42 barreras he approached the woman unside the church gym. the suspect grabbed the woman's throat and pubbed her down while -- pushed her down while trying to unbuckle his pants. she was able to fight him off and runaway. >>> some kind of string of mysterious fires. the 7 trucks were parked blocks apart in east new york. that's based in new jersey. eye witness news spoke with the drivers whose truck was burned months ago. the drives of the trucks could be out of work. >> i was sitting like, two weeks before i got my next truck, i was on the road, because the company had trucks. i don't know how long they are going to be waiting. >> operators tell us, 20 trucks have been dest

go long. >>> it was a rough morning commute for anyone using the staten island expressway and overturned truck blocking all lanes eastbound on island boulevard with traffic slowing getting by on the shoulder. you can see the standstill almost to the west shore expressway. police haven't said what exactly caused the accident. >>> a teenaged girl on long island has started a conversation that many find controversial. her online petition is gaining steam to allow girls to become boy scouts. cbs2's jennifer mclogan has this report from bridge hampton. >> reporter: 15-year-old sydney ireland has a passion. >> my parents gave me the opportunity to join the girl scouts. but i really just wanted to do what my brother was doing. >> reporter: at that time, brother brian was a cub t. so sydney beginning at age 4 was allowed the tag along on long island camping trips and skill sessions, tsunami she was accepted an -- soon she was accepted as an unofficial member. >> when i was 11 i also unofficially earned the arrow of light the highest award in the cub scout program. >> reporter: spurred on by her

no other threats were made >>> now to an attempted rape at a church gym on staten island. police say last sunday at our lady of mount caramel church this man attacked a female security guard during a party. the woman was able to fight the man off, and other guards were outside at the time trying to break up the fight. a priest told us they try to make sure and have every safety measure in place during the event. >> the doors are locked, and they have to enter in and be patted down by a and they check the invitations. he should have been a person invited or the friend of an invited person. >> that's exactly what police say. they think the suspect was a guest at the party, and so far no arrests have been made. >>> now to a developing story near baltimore. heavy storms slammed maryland, causing flash flooding that killed two people. the governor declared a state of emergency in elcott county where a group of strangers superheroes. amy yensi reports. >> reporter: a flash flood swept through, leaving a trail of devastation in its path, and two people are killed. at every turn,