county residents. lot of them are for drugs. they are going into the city or coming out, they get pulled over. they use bergen county because its artery of highways down the eastern seaboard so a lot of those individuals are incarcerated here. >> most of the roughly 900 inmates housed here have been accused of crimes and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. like many, deanna collins is not only from somewhere else, philadelphia, she's also facing drug charges but she's unique in another way. >> what happened to your hair? >> really? it was a process. and it fell out. it's horrible. >> at the beauty parlor? >> yeah. chemical, just fell out. >> at the beauty parlor? >> yes. i had a chemical treatment. i was supposed to be doing body wave and changing my hair color and they ended up singeing off my hair. now that i look like this, i look like such a scum bag and not the kind of person you want to pull for. >> looks like it hurts. >> it does. it hurts my pride. it hurts everything. >> collins says things got worse soon after. she was arrested on multiple counts of obtaining prescription drugs thro

. >>> located across the hudson river from new york city, bergen county, new jersey, ranks among america's wealthiest communities. its largest city is hackensack. just outside downtown is its own crossroads of the world. but virtually no one comes to the bergen county jail looking for good times. >> peanut butter and jelly. i ain't 4 years old. >> most of the roughly 800 men and 50 women here have only been charged with crimes. and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. >> gentlemen, to your cells. go, fellows, put it down. to your cells. let's go. >> having spent nearly two years in the jail's maximum security unit as his case moves through the courts, david goodell has picked up a new skill or two. >> when i was locked in the cell by myself they kind of let me get like art activities. you got this for origami. i used to make ducks, flowers, birds, planes, like a butterfly, dinosaurs, frogs, everything. flower. it came out a little bit better, i was kind of rushing though. but it's the basic idea. >> i've been doing this job over 22 years. i believe david goodell is potentia

investigators from the bergen county sheriff's office local detectives and the faa spent the better part of this day going over the wreckage with our proverbial fine-tooth comb. of particular interest, we are told by sources, two wires that appeared, and i emphasize appeared to have been cut to the plane's engine. we won't know the significance of that until the outcome of this investigation. fortunately, both pilots survived and as the plane was being hauled away, detectives were interviewing one of them at a local hospital. 24 hours almost to the minute that it went down. the single engine cessna sky hawk lifted on to a flatbed truck, which will tow it to a hangar in maryland for further inspection. meanwhile, the coast guard identified the two pilots who made this emergency landing as

there are about 900 men and women incarcerated inside the bergen county jail. most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. many of them also share something else in common. >> we're seeing a large influx of inmates coming into our facility for heroin, prescription drugs, oxycodeine and things the of that nature. but heroin is making a huge comeback. not just in suburbs or urban areas but into all different areas. >> alyssa schlossberg look no further than her own skin of evidence in her role of heroin's big comeback. >> i shot my feet, too, like in here, and little spots in here, here. my family, being around them, they know what these are. you know, people that don't know that do drugs now can tell. so it's embarrassing. but nothing a little foundation can't fix. i have so many moments where i don't remember. i hear what happened, you know. when i was at the hospital, the nurse had told me that they found me naked on route 46. and i had no recollection. before coming here, i passed out in front of a judge and didn't r

in the city's bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. re divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. it's a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in the state prison system system i actually had a blood gang member who was a hindu. their willingness to accept anybody into their gang is what makes them the most dangerous. because we don't know where they're coming from. >> sometimes blood members don't even know each other. one blood everyone seems to know is michael bates, who has just met with his attorney, and is not pleased with what he has learned. >> i got to go to trial now. >> why? >> they're throwing double digit figures at me. i don't want it. i'm not taking it. if i got to do some time they got to give it to me. i'm not pleading guilty to nothing. >> bates has pled not guilty to multiple char

he's trying to make the most of his time in the bergen county jail. se man, or lead inmate worker, of his housing unit. >> everything's going pretty good. got, you know, back in s-4. i'm happy. everything's -- thing's on track. >> the only compensation for a house man is more time out of his cell and extra food trays. >> trays up. >> battaglia's new cell mate works as a food server. they've created a business of sorts, trading their extra meals for commissary goods, and then they trade those items for favors or even more commissary. >> normally on the tray, i just take the main course and the snack. and i'll give away the other, you know, like they're hungry. they don't have -- they get one tray. i get three. you know, i'm feeding you and you're providing a service for me. you help me out. you clean my room, heat up my water in the morning, wash my dishes after i eat. i don't -- i won't do nothing for free. >> we have our hand in everything, food, laundry, toilet paper, anything that comes in the tier, we have -- >> anything extra. i feel -- i feel som

but behind the walls at the bergen county jail in hackensack is a very different world. in the maximum security unit, surprise searches for contraband are a regular part of life. >> shake-downs here in the bergen county jail are performed on a continuous but sporadic basis. it's to catch the inmates off guard. >> spread your legs. >> i personally like that they get too comfortable being anywhere. i consider it my house, you're a visitor. you get in there, too comfortable, too bad. >> we're looking for contraband. >> he use as a weapon. grab somebody from behind. >> contraband can go from as far as a weapon and it also goes to excess. inmates can buy a newspaper, if they have 50 weeks of newspapers, it's got to go. >> these guys are here for a long term. they accumulate more stuff. >> today julio flores will lose some excess items in his cell. >> back it up. >> inmates are allowed only two pencils in a cell, anything over that is confiscated. >> how many pencils do you think you lost here today? >> i lost like six, seven pencils. it's very important, the pencils. >> flores

. >>> in new jersey, the bergen county prosecutor says the man who sexually assaulted two women in palisade park is now under arrest. investigators picked up man well tam -- manual tamay. he's now scheduled to appear in court later this week for arraignment. >>> sparks and accusations flew on capitol hill today as republicans tried to make the case to end federal funding for planned parenthood. >> the organization's president fought off a barrage of questions and criticism. cbs 2's political reporter marcia kramer joins us now with more on this. >> the fight over planned parenthood and the threat by right wing conservatives to shut down government unless its money was taken away was one of the reasons house speaker john boehner quit last week. today's hearing showed just how passionate they are about what is an emotional and highly charged issue. >> the outrageous accusations leveled against planned parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> reporter: it started out calmly enough. planned parenthood president cecile richards allowed to make an ope

their first notification is through the mail always. >>> bergen county police searching for a suspect in sex assaults in palisades park. this is a sketch. last thursday night, the man followed a woman from broad avenue to 2nd street. the man pushing her down from behind assaulting her and ran off. sunday night, a second woman reported to police that she was victim to a similar attack just a few blocks away from the first one on september 8. neither one was seriously hurt. >>> a citywide crackdown on k2 or synthetic marijuana is beginning to yield results. police commissioner bratton just toured a warehouse in the bronx believed to be a k2 lab and distribution center. the facility one of several raided last night. investigators say the operations have been supplying earlier today, u.s. attorney announced ten people's indictments and the next target is any business that sells k2. >> don't stock this stuff. we will if appropriate arrest store owners. >> there is no law banning it because the chemical compounds keep changing but the feds can prosecute on conspiracy to distribute narcotics

. >> reporter: police handed this case off to the bergen county prosecutor's office for review. they will decide whether or not to indict. >>> a family member of yogi berra shared stories about his life and legacy. they spoke at montclair state university. this is near his long time home. he died tuesday at his home in new jersey. the children of the iconic yankee catcher says ber are treated everybody with respect and taught them the value of sportsmanship on and off the field. >> he never missed a hockey game, a football game, larry's basketball game. he was there for us when the season ended and the nonpressure to have fun, that's it. have fun, go out and play. >> he is so missed. >> the family announced there will be a family pub -- a public memorial next thursday. >> so many honored him. >> incredible example. >> tonight is the first home game. >> patch on the arms. it will be great. >> certainly so. >>> a beautiful night for a contribute for him as well as the arrival of the pope. >> no question about it. let's take a look south through midtown. we will see if we can spot

. >> causing near drought conditions on both sides of the hudson. bergen county now asking residents to restrict water usage by not watering their lawns. the health commissioner there saldys conserving water now will help ensure the county doesn't run into trouble this fall or early winter. >>> well, the latest case in the city is proving to be quite a mystery today. the mayor and his health commissioner admitted they are not sure where the victim got infected. news 4 has the details from the bronx. lori? >> reporter: the most recent victim being treated here. the mayor says it's not clear if the case is connected to the recent outbreak or an isolated incident. but he says the city is taking precautions to keep residents from getting sick. >> i don't trust the hot water now. >> reporter: she has no hot water in her apartment here at the melrose houses. but that's the least of her worries. >> a little scare. >> i have a son who is handicap. >> reporter: tested positive for the bacteria. today the health department began installing these water filters to keep resid

we'll take you out to new jersey for an update on the breaking news from bergen county where a small plane as crashed and a mayor promised a crackdown on time square. now one of the topless performers in body paint has been busted. what she's accused of doing that landed her in cuffs. >>> plus, the feds say they've caught a dirty doc peddling prescriptions for powerful painkillers. wait until you hear where investigators say he did it. >>> have a tip for the biggest i-team? e-mail tips@nbcnewyork.com. >>> news 4 new york begins with breaking news. >>> now at 5:30, an update on that breaking news out of new jersey where a small plane with two people onboard ha crashed near the swim club. >> over the scene in chopper 4 with breaking details. dennis? >> reporter: that's right. and as you mentioned, the swim club here just off of magnolia drive. 6:00 accident happened just before 5:00 when this aircraft with two onboard transiting through the area on a coast guard auxiliary flight, we understand. pilot radioed an emergency while talking to laguardia approach who then directed them towards

county. as brian thompson explains, the consequences reach far beyond suburban lawns. >> reporter: in bergen county, united water was first out of the gate this week for the appeal for voluntary conservation. it's three main reservoirs below 50% capacity. >> we may be headed into mandatory restrictions. >> reporter: ten days ago there were abnormally dry conditions in northeast new jersey only. now that designation covers most of the state with the northeast rated in a more severe moderate drought. the appeal to the north jersey customers now. >> what did well? early corn did all right. >> reporter: for bob kellerman, the hot relentless sun has been burning up cornfields since at promising start to the growing season a couple years ago. inside his farm stand, customers come for the crops he's been able to irrigate. they're fine. but look at these two ears of corn. the small one on the left is kellerman's. the one on right from another farm. >> the people buying it say it's still sweet, but not as big. >> reporter: i shucked this ear of field corn and the lack of water shows on the dimples of

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

the form of a good soaking rain. but they haven't seen that type of downpour for months. in bergen county, new jersey, mark morgan, cbs2 news. >> there is some rain in the forecast for later this week, but will it be enough to help these dry conditions? cbs2 meteorologist elise finch in for lonnie quinn tonight i can't remember the last time it did rain. >>> it's been nearly three weeks since we had a significant measurable rainfall. take a look at where we stand on the year. where is all of the rain that we need? well, since june 1st just over 11 inches of rain. but still that puts us just over three inches below normal. below where we should be. and it certainly matters when you take a look at reservoir levels according to united water. the average across the state of new jersey, not just northern new jersey, at 62% capacity. new york city resident various at 83%. long island quack officers aquifers moderate. we have a chance to get rain not today, not tomorrow. heading into wednesday hev a you notice widely scattered showers and a few pop-up thunderstorms. it's not the huge soaking we

investigators say the predator followed both of his victims from bus stops along the same line in bergen county. >> it happened just days apart. looking for. >> reporter: we're just a few blocks away from where the first september and oddly enough no one we talked about had even is why we're show to you now and as often as possible so police can get this guy off the street. >> this guy is definitely a predator. you do not want to make any light of this. he victimizes them and after done, he flees from the scene. >> reporter: the man is as cruel as he is cunning. he follows his victims, weightses until they're alone and then strikes. >> waiting for our victim to be alone in the dark and surprise our victims from the back. and use force to bring them down to the ground. >> so scareded. >> reporter: both women were asian american, both had just gotten off the new jersey transit bus number 166 when they were the attacked. the 166 runs down busy broad avenue here in palisades park, end of town where businesses close earlier. >> i finish my work the at 8:00. >> one incident happened last tuesday at a

stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for the latest on this plane crash in bergen county, new jersey. jonathan: this next story may make you sick. during the trip to alaska, the president went fishing and a spawning salmon, well, it spawned. the president had a good laugh saying the fish was happy to see him. put it back in the water. that is a cancer release situation if there ever was one. kimberly: are you a fisherman doug? doug: yeah. kimberly: a perfect weekend to do it? doug: absolutely. jonathan: there is never a bad week and go fishing. doug: i think the weekend could have a little bit more cloudiness in a couple of degrees cooler. we will start with a hot news. it is plenty hot out there. a couple of storms lining up. they are developing as we been watching them on doppler radar. they are spread out from northwest to southeast. the city of washington, not much in the way of rain. over charles county, southern prince george's county, northwest washington. some pushing back of the demography county. everything kind of drifting to the south and southeast. other showers and storms

the sussex correctional institution in lieu of bail. >> brought conditions have taken over south jersey from bergen county to cape my county. as brian thompson explains, the consequences reach far beyond suburban lawns. >> reporter: in bergen county, united water was first out of the gate earlier this week for the appeal for voluntary conservation. its three main reservoirs below 50% capacity. with this warning. >> we may be headed into mandatory restrictions if demand continues to be high and we have no rain. >> reporter: ten days ago there were abnormally dry conditions in northeast new jersey only. now that designation covers most of the state with the northeast rated as being in a more severe/moderate drought. the threat to drinking water supplies making new jersey american water appeal to its north jersey customers now. >> what did well? >> early corn did all right. >> reporter: for bob kellerman, the hot relentless sun has been burning up cornfields since at promising start to the growing season a couple years ago. inside his farm stand, customers come for the crops he's been able to irrigate. they're fine. but look at

county. as nbc's brian thompson shows us, the consequences reach far beyond brown suburban lines. >> reporter: in bergenater was first out of the gate earlier this week for the appeal for voluntary conservation. its three main reservoirs below 50% capacity. with this warning. >> we may be headed into mandatory restrictions if demand continues to be high and we have no rain. >> reporter: ten days ago, a noaa drought monitor map showed abnormally dry conditions in northeast new jersey only. now that designation covers most of the state with the northeast rated as being in a more severe/moderate drought. the threat to drinking water supplies making new jersey american water appeal to its north jersey customers now. >> what did well? >> early corn did all right. sweet corn. >> reporter: for middlesex county farmer, bob kellerman, the hot relentless sun has been burning up cornfields since at promising start to the growing season a few months ago. inside his farm stand, customers come for the crops he's been able to irrigate. they're fine. but look at these two ears of corn. the small one on the left is kell

the afternoon with an actual cold front. maybe downpours near mount olive spinning into sussex and warren county, passaic county as well, lighter rain across bergen, passaic and union county. a few light showers across the hudson valley right now. nothing heavy. all this rain is really -- has really been going to the north but now a front coming from the lake going to deflect it toward our area. it waits until after midnight for some of the heavier rain to come in and the heaviest during the morning commute likely to be from the city on north and west and then there's still another round. this is why sort of include one more resurgence of rainfall into the midday, early afternoon with the actual cold front and maybe the heaviest rain of the day over long island is later in the day. then looking forward, we have got this disturbance over the middle of the country that will scoop up some gulf moisture and give us our second wave of rain. that's later thursday into friday and then joaquin, that was what will really depend on the weekend rainfall -- it will determine the weekend rainfall. right now the new track keeps it over the atlantic but strengt

the reservoirs serving bergen and hudson counties are at 45% capacity. united water new jersey is asking people to conserve saying otherwise there may be a need for mandatory restrictions. >> specifically we're asking that customers stop watering their lawns. lawn watering can account for up to 50% of a total household water usage. >> the utility says it's not just the water supply that's the problem. water usage in august was up more than 10% over last year. >>> the smoking rate in the united states dropped to a new low. a new centers for disease control survey shows just more than 15% of adults say they smoke. that's down from 17% last year. >>> the concerns over pure powdered caffeine are so serious, the fda has sent letters to five distributors saying the products put consumers at risk. it follows the deaths of two young men from ohio and georgia last year. >>> a successful surgery for a deer that was hit with an arrow in new jersey. the doe had been seen frequently in the marlboro area with an arrow in its muzzle. veterinarians cut the arrow but lef

the overnight hours. one shower just popped up near bergen county. i will show you on radar in a second. the best chance of showers could be the first part of tomorrow. the front is near us. a lot of low clouds. a few showers passing by. then clouds break at times during the afternoon. also a good breeze out of the northeast. a different feel tomorrow. temperatures around 80, a breeze, it could feel cool after the last couple of days. the thunderstorm near kingston seems to be dying out over parts of ulster and dutch close county. a shower may try to get to yonkers and thunderstorms over eastern pennsylvania. futurecast shows a spotty shower overnight. warm, sticky. the front is hovering over us the morning hours. passing shower. during the afternoon the shower theft shifts south and west. a couple of breaks. notice this futurecast showing stubborn cloudiness. we will see how it continues at 6:00 and 11:00. through the evening hours, that's when the dry push comes in. saturday morning, 50s north and west. 60s area wide. that will turn into a great day. boaters, it will get choppy during t

power has now been restored to residents in bergen county after a transformer explosion and fire there. thick black smoke billowed into the sky after an equipment failure sparked a massive fire at this utility's substation. the fire cut power to more than 2,000 pse&g customers. about 40 houses close to the flames were briefly evacuated. >> there was a small bang.

reporter: this veteran assemblyman drafted a build to amend the constitution and allow casinos to be build in essex, bergen or hudson counties. >> the revenue has dropped 45 percent as far as taxable revenue. in 2006, we were taxing about 5.2 billion. we're down almost half of that. >> reporter: the city council voted unanimously to alter redevelopment plans and designate space for a potential gambling facility along with a shopping center and entertainment complex. residents are weighing in. >> it would be good for business. i don't know if i would go. >> my personal opinion is that casino in the downtown north area would not be positive or in the best interest of the constituents and residents of the city of newark. >> a great job opportunities, especially with a lot of new structures and new businesses that they're building in the area. i think it would be a great fit. >> reporter: the failure of revel and other casinos has made casinos further north more appealing. newark could compete for a location as the bill calls for up to three to be build. >> there's 24 million people in the radius of north jersey. there's -- comp

. >>> the search for a school bus with children on board in bergen county today. police received calls for worried parents saying their children had not been dropped off from the academy in paramus. the bus was an hour late. officers searched, and a parent called to say the bus had been found in teaneck, and that's where the children were picked up. the driver said the bus company gave him the wrong route. >>> new tonight, fish scales and things like bird droppings? not what you expect to find in your favorite beauty products. >> but these and other things can help your skin according to experts. a look at ugly beauty. >> reporter: snail slime not that unusual on a sidewalk, but someone's face? >> the secretion left behind from a snail is slimy, gooey, but it's ultrahigh demonstrating. we are always looking for the next best thing, and sometimes the ingredients are not as pretty as i would like. >> my mother told me about this treatment. >> reporter: manhattan spa facial with nightengale droppings. >> reporter: it was first used hundreds of years ago to cleanse the

the hot, dry weather is forcing water restrictions. it's happened in mahwah in bergen county. it's so bad that people are facing fines if they don't follow the rules. tracie strahan is there with what you need to know. tracie, it's coming but now it's the reality of restrictions. >> reporter: and they know, michael, here in mahwah that it means some grass may be browner and cars dirtier. the police department was in charge of putting out this latest advisory. it's called a level 2 advisory. it means a schedule for water use and possibly even fines. they know that the extreme heat and dry weather we've been having has been a good factor in this. the ongoing dry weather certainly not doing anyone any fahavors. now, to avoid possible drought conditions, mahwah officials are allowing even numbered homes to water their lawns on monday, wednesday and friday. odd number homes, tuesday, thursday and saturday and absolutely no one on sunday. if residents don't comply, and adhere to the restrictions, things could become even more stthrict. >> level 2 restrictions are based on watering be

the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself? realize your buying power at open.com. >>> drought conditions have taken over most of new jersey from bergen countyo cape may county. nbc's brian thompson reports. >> reporter: in bergen county, united water was first out of the gate earlier this week for the appeal for voluntary conservation. its three main reservoirs below 50% capacity. with this warning. >> we may be headed into mandatory restrictions if demand continues to be high and we have no rain. >> reporter: ten days ago, a noaa drought monitor map showed abnormally dry conditions in northeast new jersey only. now that designation covers most of the state with the northeast rated as being in a more severe/moderate drought. the threat to drinking water supplies making new jersey american water appeal to its north jersey customers now. >> what did well? >> early corn did all right. sweet corn. >> reporter: for middlesex county farmer, bob kellerman, the hot relentless sun has been burning up cornfields since at promising start to the growing season a few months ago. inside his farm stand, customers come for the crops he's been able to irrig

now the suspects behind bars all thanks to a bergen county detective. cbs 2's christine sloan with the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: caught on video inside a cbs pharmacy in summit, new jersey. this man identified as [ non- english language ] visiting from india and allegedly running a phone scam targeting people with past irs problems

checkey beckford is at the scene, talking with witnesses and she'll have another live report for all of you tonight at 6:00. >>> new at 5:30, a fire forced dozens to evacuate in bergen county along broadway and fair lawn. officials say the flames broke out in a spa attached to a medical center and the fire went to four alarms. thankfully, only one minor injury, and a firefighter was treated for high blood pressure. >>> the deaths of four family members in long branch have been ruled a murder-suicide. vettors say 35-year-old lyndon va harry killed his wife and two sons before killing himself. firefighters found all four in the bedroom late tuesday night. the husband and wife had an argument earlier the evening. >>> the labor day weekend starts with a win for workers on long island. a federal judge struck down a law on oyster bay. the judge said the law violated the first amendment. oyster bay never actually enforced the ordinance, but town officials say they aren't considering an appeal. >>> decision 2016 now. presidential hopeful hillary clinton is talking about her e-mail scandal.

the middle of a u.s. open. >>> but first a developing story, a plane in pieces crashes in bergen county after barely missing a soccer field filled with children. >> we're hearing the panic calls from the pilot. >> cbs 2's valerie castro is live tonight in cresskill of. >> reporter: that is -- cresskill. >> reporter: that is where the plane crash landed near the trees. investigators have been spending the last several hours taking pictures of the plane. clunks of metal and debris is all that is left of a small cessna airplane that crashed in a new jersey soccer field thursday evening. two people were inside. >> reported losing engine completely. >> reporter: chopper 2 was over the scene before 5:00 tonight. you can see emergency workers carry one person away on a stretcher after being carried out of the wreckage. in this video posted to social media media, you can see people run up to the cockpit. soon after an ambulance pulls up and a paramedic runs to the plane with a backboard. >> the fire department arrives, extricated two pilots. ems treated them and transported them to local area hospitals. >> reporter:

in bergen county, united water was first out of the gate earlier this week with the appeal for voluntary conservation. its three main reservoirs below 50% capacity, with this warning. >>e may be headed into mandatory restrictions if demand continues to be high and we see no rain. >> reporter: ten days ago, a noaa drought monitor map showed abnormally dry conditions in northeast new jersey only. now that designation covers most of the state, with the northeast rated as being in a more severe moderate drought. the threat to drinking water supply making jersey water appeal to its north jersey customers now. what did well? >> well, our early corn did all right. sweet corn. >> reporter: for farmer bob kellerman, the hot, relentless sun, has been burning up corn fields since a promising start to the growing season a few months ago. inside his farm stand, customers still come for the crops he has been able to irrigate. they're fine. look at these two ears of corn. the smaller on the left is keller n's. on the right, from another farm. >> people are still buying and saying it's the best corn the

in addition to the heat, it's been very dry, all the way up to bergen county, portions of connecticut. elsewhere, it's dry as well. that's why we're dealing with high fire danger. we've were got a fire down in oshie county. in the money eantime, we do expect a soaking rain coming up. and in the east, hudson valley, too. a little cooler in the northern half of new jersey, you drop down to the low to mid-60s. nothing in terms of rainfall or cloud cover that's organized. this front will eventually break down on a ridge of high pressure and get in here for thursday. record highs, 93. a strong southerly flow, amid the cool air, a little breezy, too. tomorrow, no rain to worry about. and still quite muggy. high temperature of 90 degrees. that would make it three in a row, another heat wave. showers and thunderstorm goods for later in the afternoon, thursday night, and a front comes by, kicks in, it's warm, comfortably, warm, for friday into saturday. we knock down the humidity. 93 today, 90, tomorrow. and some thunderstorms thursday, a couple of showers or thunderstorms on sunday. back to 7

the most heroic thing that he could have reporter: police chief edward brixton says that this field would've been filled with kids practicing. you are taking a live look here at cresskill, new jersey, bergen county, 10 miles northwest of the george washington bridge. we are expecting investigators to arrive in the next 24 hours to take a look at the two of hillary members, members of the coast guard and that means that they were unpaid volunteers who dedicate their service in the mission of the coast guard again, they suffered serious injuries that are being treated tonight at a local hospital. back over to you in the studio. >> breaking news at the u.s. open. a drone flew into an empty seat at louis armstrong stadium shortly before 9:00 o'clock, nobody was hurt him in the incident right now is under investigation and so far there are no arrest. but the nypd is investigating. steve: a 19-year-old construction worker killed. seven other workers were hit as well and two of them were hospitalized, the rest are expected to be okay. fire officials say that it's possible that the three adjoining buildings could collapse. structural engineers are now doing their work the best they can. >> unusual accid

the barenaked ladies in times square he didn't want to talk about. >> not relevant. >> thank you. >>> breaking news now where a small plane is crashed in bergen county, new jersey. joe biermann so far the scene in cresskill. what can you tell us, joe? >> reporter: hey, dick. this is cresskill up in bergen 3rd street. now, we actually heard the pilot declare the may day, he was up with laguardia tower in the area of the hudson river off by the alpine tower. he reported that he was using a call sign, aux air. not confirmed what that means. he told the laguardia controller he had a roughen gin. moments later, he reported that he had a complete engine failure. he came down in cresskill as he was given priority treatment to get the plane into teterboro but didn't make it. all we know engine problems. it looks like it's a cessna 172. something in that nature. just moments ago, we watched them take a second person out of the aircraft. that person obviously from what we saw had facial injuries, neck injuries, back injuries. now, the initial report from the fire department is two people on board, both conscious and alert. i'll give you a wider shot here so y

the tracks. this one here in bergen county, about 10 feet high, 40 feet long. residents say they understand this is on private railroad property. but they say it's a public nuisance. >> primarily i'm concerned about vandals coming here daytime nighttime taking ties throwing them on the tracks and running away. >> reporter: barry's business sits next to nj transit tracks in east rutherford, where railroad ties are stacked up. he says an even bigger pile on his side two weeks ago was taken away by nj transit after he complained. he said they sat here four months. >> i have witnessed six kids, four boys and two girls, on the top of the pile playing, god help us if some kid slips and falls and gets his leg caught. >> reporter: nj transit warns people should not walk on tracks or its right of way but we asked the agency why ties have to sit along the side of the tracks for so long. a spokesman said it's a huge project at multiple location, that, quote, removing the ties involves large flatbed trucks that have to be scheduled. the ties are stored on our property in a

and as they crossed the hudson , peekskill into suffolk, into new jersey, what do you see? here is bergen county. you see that they split up. from the ferry marching down to springfield, the continental army forces, and here are the french forces. the washington rochambeau --washington-rochambeau revolutionary route is not one route. network, for many reasons. whotarily -- in which case, is over here? you put a number of screens up here of forces to hide and facilitate the movement of the french army, which are the largest forces, of course. the other reason is, and how of thesees can fetal men? maybe philadelphia. to have to spread them out get access to as many resources out there as possible. these forces always get together when there is a river to cross. that's the bottom -- that is the bottleneck. the next bottleneck will be trenton and then philadelphia. crossed these bottlenecks, they will spread out again something because they cannot be fed on a march through new england. when french forces are 20 tons of hay, tons of straw, five cords of wood, two dozen heads and if any are to be got,

the prospect park police headquarters this morning while awaiting a ride to the county jail. this photograph shows police searching today in prospect park. according to our partners at the bergen record, mackinnon had been arrested for making threats in a domestic violence case. we're told he had been handcuffed to a bench before the escape. no word yet on how he broke free. >>> new tonight, the summer in new york city is one of the safest on record so far. violent crimes down 4.8%, and shootings down 5.1%. during june, july and august, officers recovered 8% more guns than the year before. the number of homicides in august is also the lowest on record. >> i expect the trending will continue to stay level, if not go down. that a lot of that has to do with the resources we have, expanded this year with the 1,300 new comes. significant overtime, technology in our police department. america will have the technology we're acquiring. >> nypd officials credit the department's all-out initiative which flood with extra police. while the police commissioner says this is the safest year in years, that is little comfort for a grieving brooklyn mother, whose son was shot sunday. that story

land breeze out of the southwest. 96 is the real feel in brooklyn around queens, jamaica queens and st. albans, in that area. >> 93 essex, hudson, bergen county. southerly to southwest wind that oscillates back and forth and brings in the moisture. the temperature doesn't have to be so high for it to feel oppressive. cooler air is on the way. it will get here starting to roll into the area with the rain tomorrow. you see off to the west is a cold front that could give us the big rains tomorrow. there are showers and thunderstorms ahead of that. there might be one around tonight. you see this evening some pop up, if you are out, particularly away from the coastal sections. for your commute tomorrow morning, the rain starts and comes down hard, off and on through the day. heavily rain tomorrow as we get to the afternoon. that could rain out stuff like the u.s. open, baseball, that sort of thing. then it's pushing through the area and gone after midnight and we are looking at a couple of great days of weather friday and saturday. we are seven inches short of the normal rainfall. tomorrow we could get 2 inches of rain in a lot of spots. look at t

county. the his day will include the annual patriots day ceremony in mantua and from there he will head to mercer and bergen counties in north jersey to honor those, using today as volunteer take. >>> 5:05. philadelphia city officials easing concerns about security restrictionness our area. >> more information released from the city yesterday. steve keeley tell us about it. >> reporter: let's do the good news first, since we're always called pessimist on this show. septa will not have everything shut down, like they thought, back in june so more stops have opened up, including the one close to us at eighth and market. that means it is also close to independent hall. so mayor yesterday said hey, it turns out you don't to have walk as far now you have to walk a couple blocks on day one because you can get all the way on mass transit and transportation to eighth and market. as we all know independent hall just off sixth and market. that is the good news. the bad news is, a lot more inconvenience suddenly for people live and work in these secure center city and olde city zones. that is sad. we saw some people l

the storms today. we have more of this to go through. >> speaker there is another area in north jersey heading towards bergen county. and well, another 90-degree day, this could be it or is going to be it for the next seven days and maybe for the season. slightly cooler, 80s across long island and it did hit 95 in allentown, pennsylvania, today. quite warm and humid. lower '80s across the area. this is the most humid day and evening that we have seen this week. here is the cluster forming and suspects and heading towards brooklyn. showing range of towards central pennsylvania and that has to come our way. you will see that band of rain coming through tonight. particularly in the afternoon. in the dryer air is taking place humid with showers and storms generally in the lower 70s and then only is day in the upper 70s tomorrow. watch out for heavy downpours in the afternoon. dari: mayor bill de blasio kicking off the new school year by visiting students in all five boroughs. this year more than 65,000 for your old and enrolled in universal pre-k. and it's just them grow from here making our children and families stronge

the area very well. it's a very residential area. they are lucky that it didn't hit a house or busy street in that area in bergen county. >> good to see that rescuers are there working the scene. we saw someone running over with a stretcher as they tend to those people inside that plane. but this just happening a short time ago. again, this small, what we believe to be a cessna airplane reporting engine trouble and crashed in cresskill, new jersey. >>> there is still much more news ahead. we will have much more on this breaking story. "eyewitness news at 5:00" begins right now. >>> a scarlet nightmare. rutgers opens its football season on saturday. now several players are suspended facing criminal charges. >> a federal judge erases tom brady's suspension for the deflategate controversy. >> good evening, i'm sade baderinwa. >> i'm shirleen allicot in for diana williams. those stories in a moment. >>> first the breaking news. a plane crash in cresskill, new jersey. let's get the latest from shannon sohn in newscopter 7. shannon? >> reporter: yeah, shirleen, there were moments where we were holding our breath. we were working in laguardi

. >>> in new jersey, the reservoirs serving bergen and hudson counties are now at only 45%, and they are asking people conserve water or there may be mandatory restrictions. >> we are asking that households stop watering their lawns. >> reporter: usage in august was up over 10% from last year. >>> time for traffic and weather on the 2s. john, any relief in sight? >> yes, but we need it. we need a nice, soaking rain. the front rolling in wednesday into thursday morning, and we will look at the future cast in a second, and the weather watchers watching the nice numbers. this is the dynamic duo. mike and will linda, they have 60 degrees, and we are watching in the hudson valley. i want to check in with tony. tony has 70, and i found another heat lover. bring it on. tony will be happy today. others weary of the heat. there's more of it today and tomorrow, too. we should see a break brake from the big numbers friday into saturday, and that will usher in the chance nor rain as welt. they are connected, and we are connected to you. guy from sparta said 72 in belmar, and the city hanging on

the garden state in more than 90 years. reservoirs serving bergen, hudson counties are at less than 50% capacity. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist jeff smith is in for bill. >> a percentage of the area suffering from a moderate drought is expanding. we could use rainfall. today 92. hot, humid out there. 80s at the beaches. we will have a wind from the southeast during the afternoon. that is a sea breeze my friends. five mills per hour. rip current risk low. water temps ranging from the low 70s to upper 70s at the new york city beaches. mid-70s down the jersey shore. air quality today, especially over new jersey, unhealthy for u.v. index is a 7 which is high. we send it over to heather o'rourke with the commute. >> we have news copter 7 up above the bronx. shannon sohn has been showing us these pictures of this accident involving this dump truck right here that overturned, fell on to the barrier here, the divider. this is the ramp to 138th street which is closed off. you can only imagine how long it will take to get this cleared away. only the left lane is getting by.

the edge. >> favorite childhood candy that's been lyin ♪ >> coast guard auxiliary plane crashed in bergen county rushed two people on board to hospital. coast guard says that plane was on routine patrol over the hudson river when it had to make an emergency landing. we do not know why. we also don't know the conditions of the crew members but witnesses say they appeared conscious at the scene. >>> it has been a rough back to school start for helen fort newcomb middle school in new jersey. >> beloved teacher and student killed in separate auto accidents in just the last few week. shawnette wilson has more. >> i can't go in her classroom. i have to turn on the way. >> emotions flowed as students and staff at helen fort newcomb middle school in pemberton held a can light vigil to remember a dedicated teacher and student killed last month. >> we also are here to shine light on the darkest of times. and that is something both gentlemen nyah and allison were good at. they both possessed a gift to brighten a room or any situati situation. >> 13-year-old eighth grader janyah died two weeks ago from inju

according to the national weather service, five counties are suffering from moderate drought conditions including passaic, essex, bergen, and middlesex. the drought's effects are everywhere. look at this water reservoir, deer are grazing where water used to be. >> it's so hot at night, that everything just evaporates, and everything is burning off. i'm trying to keep my pushes a- - to keep my bushes alive at this point. >> reporter: they need a good soaking rain, but they have not seen that kind of rain in months. >>> coming up a parental dilemma just in time for back to school. at what age should children get a smart phone? >> the small catch that drew a big crowd on long beach. >> we will give you another check of weather and traffic on the 2s, right here, when we come back. >>> swimmers on long island may now be on edge after a shark sighting. a fisherman reeled in a small brown shark yesterday, and it quickly attracted a crowd, and the fisherman later released the shark back into -- is it me or is that shark like the size of a fist? >> still, you can see the fin. that makes me nervous. >> i was just looking at the

. >>> the hot dry weather is forcing water restrictions now in mahwah and bergen county. so bad people are going to face fines if they don't follow the rules. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is there with what you need to know. tracie, now, it's the law. you got to conserve water. >> reporter: and they are going to crackdown on this, michael. when you hear chris' forecast, you can see why officials are saying it's time to get strict on water conservation. residents will be allowed to use water, but on a very strict schedule. last week in mahwah it was voluntary. starting tomorrow, they'll be enforcing a level 2 water restriction. now, on even numbered homes they'll be watering lawns on monday, wednesday and fridays. odd numbered homes tuesday and thursday and saturday. no one will be allowed to do this on sundays however. the limited rain has led to a high demand on their water system and it has diminished reserves reserves. >> level 2 restrictions are based on watering between the hours of 6:00 a.m. in the morning and 9:00 a.m. it really means you have to cut back on

the area. worst through bergen, pennsylvania say sick, and up into westchester county. 70 through brooklyn and queens. , and 69 for staten island. around the area, 64 in monticello. these numbers compared to yesterday, warmer. dew points also, up there. and the 24 dew point change, you're looking at 80, feeling warmer with the high dew points. so degrees above normal. sunsets at 6:42. warm? you bet. we are on track to go down as the warmest september. front pushing through this afternoon a, and a really quick check of the models. how do they handle it? it's an isolated shower this afternoon. enough to slow you down. lock tonight, and -- look at this mess tomorrow morning. heavy rain through the commute. slight improvement wednesday night. thursday it will be dramatically cooler, and more rain for friday. it will be an extended wet period. we have some extended slow spots out there right now, right, alex? >> unfortunately if you're traveling through queens, there's a lane on the northbound side of the bqe, and delays are back to metropolitan avenue. if you're traveling to the airports this morni