. >>> families are gathering for the national day parade, the island city-state has become one of the world's leading economies and is seen by many as a model of success. but as sahal raman reports, that success hasn't always come easy. >> he has lived through all of singapore's modern history. owned this comic bookstore in the final part of the city. in his day he was at the forefront of a changing singapore. as an assistant superintendent of the police force he was part of a team that saw colonial rulers lead and fight communist ideology at the cold war. >> i have no doubt we will get to where we are today. because i knew our former prime minister was capable of taking us to where we were. >> that former prime minister was lee quo juan u. new shiny sky scraichers sit side by side with their predecessors. with a country that is proud of its age its history and its achievements. young and old are visiting galleries and museums. the weather is not putting off the thousands of decided to share the 50th anniversary of singapore's independence. for some like historian jay adorani, remembe

the island city state is a leading economy. have more >>> he's lived through all of singapore's history. born in 1934, built over this comic book store. in his day, he was at the forefront of a changing singapore, an assistant superintendent of a police force. he was parts of a team, and fought communist ideology. >> as a security officer, i had no doubt where we would get to, where we are today. i knew our former prime minister was capable of taking us to where we are. >> the former prime minister was lee kuan yew, singapore's founding officer. father who retired from office. not before transforming the island nation from a small colonial beginning to one with a growing economy, flourishing tourism industry and center for commerce. shiny skyscrapers sit side by side with predecessors. there's room for bother with a country proud of age, history and achievements. young and old are enjoying the shows on offer. the weather is not putting off thousands who decided to share the 50th anniversary of independence. for some, like this

since breaking away from malaysia, the island city state has become one of the world's leading economies. the prime minister led the celebrations, complete with marching bands and a military air show. we have this report. >> a cast of thousands assembled for a celebration of nation hood. onward singapore is the slogan, promises that no one would forget, they kept that promise. nearly 3,000 meters of l.e.d. screens and a spectacular light show wowed the 50,000 spectators who managed to get tickets to the venue. a trip doen memory lane, it showed singapore's beginning, progress, strength and identity. on it went, the army and the navy on the ground while the air force treated the crowds with precision flying. groups paraded past the v.i.p.'s. many wondered how lee would cope without his father, the first prime minister. his death earlier this year brought thousands on to the streets to pay their respects. his vision created a vibrant economy, the envy of some who aspire to do the same. those gathered for the celebrations had time to reflect on a moment in history. >> i think the general se

. >> the island city state is one of the world's leading economies.he prime minister led celebrations complete with marching bands and a military air show. a report. >> a cast of thousands assembled for a celebration of nationhood on which singapore is the focus of this year's national day. the organizers promised a show no one would forget and they kept that promise. nearly 3,000 square meters of led screens, high-tech projections and a spectacular light show while the lucky 50,000 spec tate orders who managed to get tickets to the venue, a trip down memory lane, including progress, strength, unity and identity. and on it went. the army and the navy on the ground while the air force treated the crowds with some precision flying. the society and school groups paraded in front of the assembled veeps. money veep. li was the independence leader and first prime minister. his death earlier this year brought thousands on to the streets to pay their respects. his vision created a vibrant economy, respected internationally and the be ve of some who aspire to

the island city shake is one of the world's leading economists and seen as a model of success. >> ourorrespondent is there for us. fantastic pictures, colour and happiness i imagine. >> indeed, it's been months in the planning and a closely regarded secret as to how they celebrate. 20,000 people. the venue that you are seeing the pictures from now. there's another 25,000 on the other side of the river. joining in is 25,000 cross the other side of the river, joining the expectation. of course, the theme is not just singapore's past, but its presence and future. >> so that extent. military, civil society, schoolchildren, people who lived through that period of time lived through colonial authority, race riots in singapore came out of the darkness and into the light. it's one of the world's leading economies. those here at the beginning don't want the younger generation to forget what they had to go through to make sure it is the country it is today. >> reporter: he lived through singapore's history. over this store. in his day he was at the forefront of a singapore. as a changing superi

the island was booming. it was one of the richest cities in the united states. announcer: the san carlos institute was founded in key west fred -- key west. located in the historic heart of key west, today it serves as a museum, library, art gallery, theater, and school. coming up, the conversation with the president of the san carlos institute. clicks for the cuban people, this is the most sacred place outside of cuba. this is a historical landmark of such proportions. i like to say that eternal cuba lives here. only 90 miles away. it is a symbol of freedom and a monument to the cuban people. it is a monument to their perseverance in the pursuit of freedom. building was defined cuba'sof cuba upon -- most famous architects. they say that architecture is a tool of history. he combined the beauty of architecture with the powerful message of history. it is the cuba he envisions. primary goal the of guaranteeing citizens they sick, human rights -- basic human rights. in 1917, the hurricane knocked it down. architectureother -- architect to design this is a great hum

the island city state has become one of the world's leading economies and is the envy of those who strive for the same success. >> he's lived through all of singapore's modern history born in 1934, he owns this comic bookstore in a small part of the city. in his day, he was at the fore front of a changing singapore. as an assistant superintendent of the police force, he was part of a team that saw sloan yell leaders leave and fought communist ideology during the cold war. >> i had no doubt we would get to where we are today because i knew our former prime minister was capable of taking us to where we are. >> that former prime minister was the founding father who died earlier this year, but not before transimportantlying the island nation from a small colonial beginning to one with a growing economy flourishing tourism industry and center for international commerce. new skyscrapers sit side by side with they are predecessors. there is room for both. young and old are visiting museums and galleries and enjoying the shows on offer. the weather is not putting off the thousands who decided to

city here. so a group of men were entrusted with the task of setting up basically a city on the island. the next document is actually from the james morgan papers. it was also an early founder of galveston. it actually lists the original stockholders of the galveston city company. here you can see mckinney and williams, who actually were in partnership together and had their own business. mckinney and williams were actually businessman, and they were cotton traders. and they really wanted to establish themselves as the primary route for cotton growers in texas to transport their cotton out of the republic of texas. they pretty much wanted to have, be the primary transporters of that. so, they are businessman, merchants, primarily. the next letter we are going to look at is a letter written from andrew jackson to sam houston. andrew jackson at this point is in retirement at the hermitage in tennessee. and sam houston is president of texas. it's written in january 1844. sam houston knew andrew jackson from his time back east. he had served under andrew jackson in the military. he was invol

the catskills. once it moves over the city, it loses punch around 2:00 p.m. in terms of the morning commute, it'll be worse for long island. it'll be passed the city by 6:00 a.m. it clears out behind that, now that the system is picking up speed. you can see where the heavy rain comes in before 4:00 a.m. the flash flood watch remains in effect through tomorrow morning. we'll check the hurricane out in the atlantic, as well as have the seven-day forecast coming up. >> looking at the watches, the storm could develop a double whammy for areas hit hard by flash flooding last night. workers trying to clean up the mess. talk of more rain is not going well, ray. >> reporter: david, this gas station is closed. look at why. you can see the gas pumps here are ruined. look at this one. i want to show you why they were ruined. take a look at this video. you'll see these gas pumps were underwater, just like much of route 22. tonight, the folks that live here are bracing for what's to come. at the american legion on sunset place in park avenue, the sunrise didn't soak up the rain-soaked floors. >> the rain came through the window and t

there will be problems still to the east of the city across long island, where the clouds are going to hang around and there will be a risk for storms. and that risk will swing back to the west over the city and parts of the hudson valley on sunday with a temperature of 84. this is what's left of the front that came through earlier today with flash flooding in spots. it's over the east end of long island through parts of new england. light showers, though. nothing heavy going on out there at this time. but because it has stalled and is going to swing back to the west or retrograde, as we say in weather, it is still going to be a problem for the weekend. so here's 10:00 tonight. still a few isolated popup showers. everybody to the west is clear. going into saturday, it looks great for the most part. not a great beach day in terms of sunshine for the hamptons and out towards the east end because the front sits there. here it comes backing up to the west. it may produce some very heavy flooding downpours over suffolk and nassau counties saturday night into sunday and swings all the way ba

but now, they and the 100 other residents on he yerba buena island are being forced out. the cityto build market rate condos, a hotel and ferry terminal. >> there is always an understanding this was temporary and we're offering replacement housing on treasure island. >> reporter: many don't want to move to treasure island, concerned about crime, contaminated soil that the navy spent millions cleaning up. the other option is relocation packages to those who want to leave, but many feel they should be allowed to return when the new $1.5 billion development is done. >> i just feel like now, they're not only moving us out of the island they're moving now to the city. for not only for me, but for anyone from the working-class people. >> reporter: only a few of the new condos on yerba buena will be affordable. supervisor jane kim considers this development part of the package. >> we're building 28% affordable housing on the island. >> reporter: with eviction dates looming. some say they can't fight city hall but others are talking about suing. at yerba buena island, carolyn tyler, abc7

but now, they and the 100 other residents on he yerba buena island are being forced out. the city plans to build market rate condos, a hel and ferry terminal. >> there is always an understanding this was temporary and we're offering replacement housing on treasure island. >> reporter: many don't want to move to treasure island, concerned about crime, contaminated soil that the navy spent millions cleaning up. the other option is relocation packages to those who want to leave, but many feel they should be allowed to return when the new $1.5 billion development is done. >> i just feel like now, they're not only moving us out of the island they're moving now to the city. for not only for me, but for anyone from the working-class people. >> reporter: only a few of the new condos on yerba buena will be affordable. supervisor jane kim considers this development part of the package. >> we're building 28% affordable housing on the island. >> reporter: with eviction dates looming. some say they can't fight city hall but others are talking about suing. at yerba buena island, carolyn tyler,

note late in the day that slim chance of showers well to the east of the city on the east end of long island. possibly some stray showers to the north of the city, as well. but that's it. it's monday into tuesday we really anticipate the potential for showers and thunderstorms. so your forecast looks like this. 84 degrees tomorrow. as we look at your monday forecast, 81. chance of showers and storms. tuesday 80 with an opportunity for showers and storms. after that the forecast returns to phenomenal. we are talking seasonal temperatures low humidity again and lots of sunshine because i say low humidity again monday into tuesday we'll start feeling the humidity on the rise. but tomorrow is going to be another comfortable seasonable day. >> i love the word phenomenal when you're giving the weather forecast. >> it's a good one. >> we don't get that one often. thank you. >>> well, still ahead, tom coughlin finally speaks with jason pierre-paul plus the blue jays continue to slice into the yankees' lead in the division. steve overmyer is next with sports. it took joel silverman years to become a

the north and west that may approach this afternoon. we'll get to that in a minute. temperatures are mild around the city. 77 city island. 76 tribeca. staten island at 74. sheepshead bay, we have cooler spots well north and west of town. monticello, maybe no ac needed there. 63 there. 60 in sussex. 61 in morristown. cooler readings west of town. sticky cross long island keeping the temperatures in the 70s. 73 in westhampton. july was a hot month. august off to a hot start as well. in fact, we're going to be another above average day today. a high of 90. should be in the mid-80s this time of year. the trend continues. today, tomorrow and beyond. it's not really until end of the week we start to see significant cooldown. let's look at the tracker. by lunchtime, this is 12:00, sunny. comfortable with the higher humidity. this is 5:00 this afternoon. getting ready to head home and notice where the rain is well north and west of new york city. pike county, pennsylvania. that's where you're going to be running for the showers and storms as you're headed home today. later on into the evening and overnight hours, a few more of the showers c

doppler radar estimate showing us the path here one to two inches of rain over the north shore of island and new york city and all the -- long island and new york city and all the storm reports. with just a 39-mile an hour gust here and breezy point. then it starts to go up to 50 miles an hour in near that on the north shore. nearertons neck and once you get to that tree limbs start to come down. 70 to 890-mile-per-hour winds and we had two inch hail golf ball sized hail here right in mount sinai. so now this afternoon, what we're watching is severe thunderstorm watches out for dutchess county until 8:00. the real warnings and real bad weather is up toward new england. they had some tornado warnings earlier. on the radar, most of the bad stuff is really bypassing us to our north this afternoon. watching a couple of showers that have been over sullivan and ulster and dutchess. that's what jeff saw on the north fork of long island. nothing severe but a shower going out to sea. through the afternoon hours it's still hot. but with that nice westerly breeze, the dew points and the humidity starting to come dow

weather service has issued a flash flood watch for the five boroughs city, the urban north eastern corridor of new jersey, nassau county in long island and south western parts of connecticut. radar not showing much. just a couple of scattered showers west and north of new york city. ton. the real show is on the ohio valley right now. a lot of heavy downpours and thunderstorms over ohio. it is going to be moving rapidly off to the east over night and midnight. it's a stormy set up. this front approach ing ing as a big surge of humidity comes up the atlantic sea board. that mean with the dynamics and moisture present we could be talking about heavy downpours tomorrow morning. you can see just a couple of scattered showers right through midnight. not much going on at midnight. watch what happens over night into the wee hours of the morning. by 3:00 a.m. drenching downpours over western new jersey. look at this, by 6:00 in the morning right at the beginning of parts of the commute we're talking about heavy downpours moving into new york city. there could be flash flooding. we'll extend this future cast and your full accuweather forecast

softy is playing hard ball, suing the long island city company where no one wanted to talk to us today. >> about time they do something about it. >> reporter: back on the street, joe is focused on keeping his valuable clients happy. a freebie here and there certainly doesn't hurt. he hopes his employer can ice out the competition. in fresh meadows, queens, josh einiger, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> don't mess with mr. softy. >> every time i hear that jingle. it's like a pevluvian response. >>> we lose the heat wave but the humidity will more than make up for it. if you've stepped outside you probably notice humidity has come up even more than what we had earlier today. we look over toward the empire state building right now, 79. humidity up at 72%. high on the day got up to 90. that was our fourth consecutive 90-degree day here in the city after a morning low of around 73. well above normal and only 4 degrees from the record. rainfall, .29 inches during the wee hours of the morning. sun setting these days at 7:51. got up to 91 at newark, sussex. 93 up toward poughkeepsie. heat wave co

the tri-state area. 69 degrees. it's fallen nicely in the city. 84 will be the high in morristown. mid-80s down the shore. on the island, 73 is all we will get up to at monticello. check out lows tonight. back down to the comfortable 50s north and west of the city. if you are heading to the beach today, winds west at 5 to 10. waves 1 to 3 feet. rip current risk low at long island beaches and new york city but moderate downed shore. water temperatures ranging from the low 70s on the east end of the island to upper 70s. 77. we are approaching that time of year where the water temperatures peek out. over to debbie duhaime. she has a look at the roads and rails. >>> good morning, jeff. n trains earlier signal problems just restored. on east 80th street, it's closed between first and second with that broken water main. george, lincoln and holland moving okay with construction wrapping up at the george washington bridge. staten island expressway east heavy into victory boulevard with construction continuing. brooklyn bridge construction continues as well. let's go to the webcam. here is the l.i.e. westbound heading out to co

and dry conditions before the humidity returns this weekend. 72 your high today in monticello. low to mid 80s around the city. most of long island, the jersey shore. belmar at 82. the city's high of 85. we're still in that streak of 80-degree-plus days. 48 days so far. this is a record. and it looks like it's going to continue for several more days. pollen report not so great. the rag weed count is moderate. weeds very high. this is the season for both of these to cause problems for those of you who suffer with allergies. right now temperatures though are pretty nice. 79 in tenafly. 82 in jersey city. madison at 77. across long island. most of your temperatures are in the upper 70s to near 80 in southampton. westport, connecticut at 80. 82 in greenwich now. from 82 to in point pleasant. 84 in parsippany and north and west mainly 70s to near 80 except a few 60s from high point to hunter because of cloud cover. clouds rotating around a huge upper level low pressure system, pretty much holding on to the catskills and poconos, not really reaching the coastline. in the meantime, tropical storm erica holding on as a tropical storm, lo

the jersey shore may see a few. one or two around the city and parts of long island, as well. everything shifts to the east around 9:00. starts to dry to the west, but you might see one or two storms popping up over southern westchester county around noon. after that, things are better and it dries out. from the tropics, we have a new tropical storm. it's erica. i'll have the latest coming up in a few minutes. >> janice, thank you. you can track the rain with our news 4 new york app. track the news 4 logo in the corner, see the latest forecasts, interactive radar and directions on how you can submit your own weather video. the news 4 new york app is available in the apple app store. >>> a teenager's parents bailed their son out of jail. the teen used a pellet gun to shoot a police officer assigned to guard mayor bill de blasio. >> reporter: chuck, that teen accused of shooting an officer with a pellet gun left the courthouse silently. his attorney told the judge, it was all an accident. still, tonight, we're hearing from other folks, victims of pellet gun shootings in that sam

only developed country in the world that does not require all companies to offer paid maternity leave. >>> happening today, citi bike opens the first docking stations in long island city. it's the first step in a plan that will double the size of the bike share network from 6,000 to 12,000 bikes in the city over the next two years. and next month citi bike will set up shop across the river in jersey city. >>> looking for a eat and nutritious snack? >> tony tantillo is here. >> the tip of day is with the late variety aperies on the market right now. when you buy them deep origin all the way around and the fresh feel that it has and have. free from any shriveling whatsoever and very little green here, store them on the refridge traitor. temperature. now the late variety apricots are on the market lightning i said earlier are fantastic. just select them right and you'll enjoy an apricot this time of year. see how easy that splits open? look at that and great on the grill. just for about 30 seconds on each side. and that's all. and by the way, apricots are probably the most nutritional of all summer food. loaded with value and i'm tony tantillo the fresh grocer and a

water temperature 72 on the east end of the island to 77 at the new york city beaches. rip current risk is low on long island but moderate down the jersey shore. this afternoon, 85. low humidity out there. we will repeat it tomorrow and friday. saturday warmer, 88. 89 sunday. could be a stray storm both of those days well north and west. down right week. lee goldberg has an update on "eyewitness news first at 4:00" with this guy over here. >> my family will pay attention to that cone of uncertainty. we have family in the middle of that cone. >> florida. >> florida and in the caribbean as well. >> thanks, jeff. >>> let's find out what is going on on "the chew" and what they have cooking for us. >>> hi, everybody, i'm diana williams in the newsroom. later on eyewitness news, you know the costume characters. they have spread from time's square and coney island into other parts of the city. why some folks are not happy about it. >>> a car trapped in a tow yard. a woman reported her car had been toll len. it turns out -- stolen. it turns out it was ticketed and towed. police

the first olympic games played in south america. of course, you can watch them right here on nbc. >>> the city bike sharing program expands to long island city today. the lic. today new jersey riders could begin signing up for a program arriving next month. head to nbcnewyork.com for information how to sign up. >>> a recall to talk about this morning. a baby's toy. about 2700 of these my snugly ellie activity toys are being recalled because the wooden ring can break into small pieces and cause a choking hazard. >>> today marks the 70th anniversary of the bombings in hiroshima. it brought an end to world war ii. >>> all right. it's 4:43 right now. take a check of weather and traffic. starting with chris cimino on this wednesday. good morning. >> good morning. feels better this morning. that's for sure. no thunderstorms to wake us up early on, either. >> dry conditions, temperatures in the low and mid-70s. by far, that's the warmer spot. but even in the city with the humidity down, much more comfortable. check out northwest areas of new jersey in a second. show you how cool it is. the sky is nice and clear now. weather headlines, we're ta

on the south facing shores of long island, fire island. if you are at the new york city beaches and you go there later today, watch out for the high risk of rip currents. we have sunshine, dry humidity, winds southwest at 6. pressure steady at 30. in the atlantic a low. we are in between the front and the loud out here. here. small craft advisory has been issued, that kind of thing. as the afternoon goes on, southerly to a southwest wind goes higher. that's why there is a small craft advisory in effect for 2 to 4-foot waving 3-g to 5. rip current risk is high south shore of long island, new york city beaches and moderate down the jersey shore. tomorrow and wednesday the low pushes into the atlantic and we are looking at much better weather. the end of the week we watch this low developing with cooler air coming in. that is thursday into friday we get rain, this comes out and drier rain for the weekend. 90 today, hot and humid. warm and humid tonight. inland areas, there could be a pop mass. 90 tomorrow with sunshine and clouds. wednesday is a great day. humidity drops of

the outbreak was the worst in the city's list rhode island it claimed 12 -- the city's history and claimed 12 julies. >>> -- claimed 12 lives. >>> the police department tweeted this photo yesterday of the giant snake hanging on an officer's neck. it's not clear how the snake ended up in times square but i will say i'm glad it's gone. >> you never know what you will find in times square these days. >>> the time is 6:09. they seemed like normal shoppers and then they started stealing. >> definitely tried to gain our trust. and he did a good job of it. >> hiding designer hand bags worth thousands of dollars, tense of thousands of dollars and then making off with it. it's a cbs 2 news exclusive. >>> and the major change the mayor and police commissioner are weighing to end the madness at pedestrian plaza. >>> flooding rain continues. jfk up to 2.5 inches of rain. valley stream, 2.27 inches of rain. and it's still coming down. some important advisories and the rest of the forecast coming up. i'll have that new turkey & bacon guacamole on italian bread. sure thing. oven roasted turkey, oh-so-cri

the island. >> new york city's oldest performer. you know how old he is? he's a hundred years old. this is irving fields. he was honored yesterday by friends and other fans at the restaurant where he still performs six nights a week. yeah, right. he's been performing since 1920s. the institution, he loves to work. >> he tickles the i've the ivories. >> nicely done. still ahead on today in new york. the legacy of cecil the lion lives on. all eyes on these little cubs weeks after the father's death. >> also, storm team 4 returning with a check of your forecast. because 100% whole grain oats are incredibly good for you. because they're heart healthy because they're good for kids. and granddads and everyone else in the family. everything we do is because of what really matters most. the goodness of oats and the people we love. >>> a bit of a reminder. nbc teaming up to find homes for pets in need. beautiful cats. you can find shelters near you on nbcnewyork.com/cleartheshelters. share your pictures by e-mailing them to share@nbcnewyork.com. we've heard from hundreds of you. >> we have.

the complex in long island city is home to more than 7,000 residents. the project kicks off a $300 million initiative to fix the roofs of nearly 70 buildings across the city. >> we do not accept the status quo that has pervaded for too long in nicha that residents had to put up with things like leaky roofs. i don't spep that. residents deserve better and we'll give them better. >> work will take close to two years to complete. the replacement project also includes the parkside houses in the bronx, and the albany and sheepshead bay houses in brooklyn. >>> if you use a george washington bridge to get into there is a construction project you need to know about. the port authority is closing the lower level eastbound lanes from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. during the week. so drivers will need to use the upper level of the gwb to get into the city during the overnight hours. >> always something. >> always something. >> especially on the roads. >> yeah. >> you know, today was nice, it was warm. >> it was nice. >> the weekend was spectacular, yeah. we had great weat

there is an afternoon thunderstorm possible late in the day that become more numerous around the city, long island, coastal connecticut thursday night into friday. and then it's kind of a muggy day on saturday and sunday. highs in the low to mid-80s and lows at night into the mid-70s. good weekend is coming up. it will be august like. it will be warm and humid across the area as we go along. >> not august-like but august- like. >> yeah. >> what is going on over there. >> thank goodness there is only a million people watching now. >> hey, heather. >> this is out of control. >>> let's go to the mass transit map. unfortunately the path trains have a temporary suspension between exchange place and the world trade center. they are having signal problems. long island railroad, new jersey transit doing okay. metro north is okay. you have ongoing situation with the bridge work in bridgeport. one trains, no trains between penn and barclay center because of ongoing track work. fdr drive southbound from 96 to 79th street you have one lane closed down. northbound from 63rd up to 96th street two lanes are clos

police say the suspect called out to 59-year-old alexandra dyer in long island city on wednesday. when she turned around, he allegedly tossed a cup full of clear liquid in her face. she suffered third degree burns. police believe the suspect is 30 years old and 5'8". if this face looks familiar, call police. a queens man beaten, bound and robbed in a violent home invasion is out of the hospital back home tonight and police are on the hunt for his three attackers. the group broke into a home this morning on 101st street in ozone park, they tied up the 72-year-old owner, pistol whipped him and made off with with electronics and $20 in cash. the victim managed to escape and is talking about the frightening ordeal. >> i was sleeping in bed. i got up all of a sudden this guy starts to punch me. then he puts that wire, that blast i can strip on me. he hit me once with the gun then punched me on this side. i. >> a bad scene, but talk about being at the right place at the right time. two sanitation workers spotted the victim and were able to call for help. three childhood friends are being

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

the u.s. virgin islands, and the leeward islands. 84 degrees with a west wind. tonight, 66 in the city, moonlit sky and tomorrow, a few more clouds mixing with the sun compared to today. still nice at 82 degrees. friday still looking good too. temperatures over the weekend warming into the upper 80s. then we turn up the heat further and the humidity early next week. wednesday through friday, looking good. few more clouds, humidity and then close to 90 with hazy sunshine monday and tuesday of next week. want to find out about the commute, we'll find out from lauren right now? >> all right, chris. good morning. we have problems on the queensboro bridge. amongst other places. we do have kai simonsen live in chopper 4 on the lower level, queens bound lower level. a taxi struck a tractor-trailer there. quite messy. plenty of people out there. it is causing delays. this is on the inner roadway heading to queens. delays go back into manhattan. you can head to the outer roadway or to the midtown tunnel to avoid it altogether. you cannot head to the upper level, that's only heading into manhatt

the new task force will reportedly cost the city $5 million a year. >>> today is a big day for citi bike, the bike sharing program expands to long island city. today is also the day that new jersey riders can begin signing up. beginning next month, the program arrives in jersey city. there will be 35 docking stations around the city. just head to nbcnewyork.com for information on how to sign up. >>> we can now give you a look at the moment the huge sinkhole swallowed parts of a brooklyn intersection. you can see the street open up and plunge at the corner of fifth avenue and 64th street in sunset park. this was yesterday morning. fortunately fortunately, nobody was hurt. the city admits it could take days to fill that hole. as you see up there, get the traffic flowing again. >>> this unbleachable sight caught abuzz in midtown and nearly brought traffic to a standstill. viewers sent in several photos of hundreds of bees swarming a bike. the bike was chained to a traffic sign near 57th and 7th avenue. the nypd was called in. crowds gathered to watch the beekeeper take care of the swarm they were bees they were watching. >>> a wrecking ba

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the beautiful sunset. this one from city island. really pretty day. we are cloudy right now and 76. rain on the radar over ocean county and sneaking into sussex, but if you need >>> the suspected killer of a cop in louisiana tonight captured after an intense manhunt. officers acting on a tip arresting 27-year-old grover canon in a garage not far from the crime scene. the officer was gunned down last night after answering a call about a suspicious person at a home. canon is already wanted in an attempted murder case. >>> we are hearing tonight from a hero cop who stopped last night's attack by a mentally disturbed man at a movie theater outside nashville, tennessee. authorities say the suspect pepper sprayed two movie goes, wounded a man who tried to help them. an officer confronted him, not realizing the weapon was really an air gun. >> i've got a job to do. if i have to, i have to engage the target. that's what they train us here at metro to do. >> they trained him well. a s.w.a.t. team forced him outside where he was killed by police. authorities believe he intended to set off an e

the temperatures are in mid-70s in the city across long island and nearby suburbs, white plains, bridgeport in the 70s. just a few 60s showing up here and there. even that is generally a muggy feeling. 67 or 68 degrees out there. 92 the expected high this afternoon. that would be day two. yesterday we hit 90. plenty of haze, heat and humidity. an isolated thunderstorm possible. most of us are rain-free again and an uncomfortable muggy night. partly cloudy and a low temperature of 76 degrees. we will break this heat wave. but it's going to take a little while. kids will probably have to go back to school in some of this. >> they're going to love it. >> you started it. >> still keep the summer stuff out. >> exactly. >> that's a thought i had already. we do have some subway track work in effect for the next few moments. the 2 and the 5. no trains between 149th grand concourse to east 180th street. a live look at the tappan zee bridge. everything is moving fine. not too bad of a monday morning start. there is trouble on the bqe. i'll tell you about that. >>> news for your health, a warning to p

the 90s. cooler out to long island. 80 now and 76 in the bronx, 77 in brooklyn north of the city, temperatures now, mixture of 60s and 70s and low to mid-70s out in long island. clear on the satellite image. today, a big bubble of high pressure brought us a beautiful day, but notice this right here, a long line of showers and thors thunderstorms associated with the cold front dropping into the region tomorrow evening and tomorrow night and we could have a round of showers and thunderstorms, but ahead of the system for tomorrow afternoon, we'll have the southerly flow, and that will increase the heat and the humidity. now, come tomorrow, when the thunderstorms move across the area, and, again, this is really later in the day. tomorrow morning, we're fine. this is the evening hours, into the nighttime hours, front comes through, and we could have a round of strong storms, and there's at least a slight chance of severe weather from north western new jersey into the mid hudson valley with the biggest threats very heavy rain and gusty winds. otherwise, tomorrow morning, on the warm side at 74 degre

rain is low pressure off to the south. 83 in the city. on long island. 80 in montauk. 82 down the shore at belmar. you head a few miles inland, you are at the 90-degree mark in morristown. 87 the temperature at poughkeepsie. not much to show you on the radar-satellite picture. this is the front we are watching. this will move through tomorrow night around midnight and that's when we stand our best shot at getting a shower or thunderstorm in the area. futurecast, though, indicating something interesting. shows a prefrontal trough developing. a spotty shower or storm, 20% shot of that happening. the line that we are watching comes in tomorrow night. by then, this tends to weaken as it moves through. the strongest chance of getting some maybe stronger gusty winds with eye storms would be well north and west of the city. lows tonight 73 in the park. 60s in the suburbs. highs tomorrow up to 92 in morristown. 90 in central park. 91 poughkeepsie. cooler on the island, 86 islip. if you are heading to the beach, really the big thing you have to be concerned abou

with a little instability in the afternoon north and west of the city, we could see a couple of pop-up showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm after 1:00, 2:00. long island, jersey shore should be fine. great day to be at the beach tomorrow. now our futurecast indicates wednesday we'll see more in the way of cloud cover. there'll be sun peeking through. you could see the skies brighten. there's a chance of a shower, but more substantial rain will arrive with the front thursday and friday. through the rest of the forecast, we'll see partly cloudy skies for tonight. we'll have a chance of isolated showers north and west with 70s. it's going to be warm and muggy. tomorrow, we're expecting a mix of sun and clouds with a couple of stray storms north and west of the city. long island, jersey shore, you'll be fine. everyone will be humid. temperatures come down a little bit. it's quite warm with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. looking ahead, if you're going to the beach, great day to be there. it will be pretty sunny with a u.v. index at a high of 7. wear your sunscreen. water temperatures in the low to mid 70s. here's a look at the next several days. humid.

the day. island. poughkeepsie. it's actually warmer in poughkeepsie than the city. you can see the air streaming up through central new jersey, the heavier rain getting closer and closer to the city. notice a couple of bands here north and west. back in here is the actual cold front where you see the lightning bolt. and the thunderstorm activity is going to be for the late afternoon and evening hours. we zoom in closer, the northern half of new jersey, it's edging closer to the city. as we get into the later afternoon, the rain will be falling down. a possibility. by noon, 76. and next round of gusty thunderstorms coming in late afternoon and early evening. look for a high today around 80 degrees. let's find out about the aforementioned commute. how's it looking? >> we had a couple accidents on the lienchts nassau county which cleared up. highland did wrap up as well. pat trains, service suspended between general square and 33rd due to car maintenance. schedule. for your buses, you're going to find delays and again, expect a wet ride and alternate side metering rule

across the hamptons, 72. 60s and 70s over long island. 81 in the city. 60s north and west. there's that weak cold front triggering a few isolated showers and storms along it, across the eastern lakes and into upstate new york. as it approaches, may touch off one or two around our area tomorrow afternoon, as well. most areas should stay dry tomorrow. fire island, in the 80s. meanwhile, farther south, it heats up. 91 in ocean city. waves two to four feet along the shore tomorrow. one foot over the sound. winds will be out of the west, 10 to 15. that's generally the dry direction. temperatures are warm, just below 80 in some spots. the uv index is very hot. rip current, moderate. swim near a life guard. the slight chance of a shower or storm here or there at the jersey shore. light chance tomorrow. overall, a decent weekend. 89 for the high temperature there tomorrow. sunday, up to 87. same thing across long island, east end. nice day tomorrow. keep an eye to the sky for one to two showers popping up. looks great. temperatures are in the mid 80s generally. north and west, you

the area, 66. and staten island, i told you. look at jersey city, and hackensack as well. 72 through queens, and 65 in riverdale right now, and around the area, cool 50s north and west, and 59 in sparta, and 55 in monticello, and the numbers with the limited exception, and it's cooler. the city is a bit warmer, but look at the east end there, and it's 16 degrees cooler than it was this time in the hamptons, and dew points a lot lower today, and this is the change from day 2, and 8 degrees lower in the city. 86 the high this afternoon, and normal high is 84, and notice over the next few days w he be below normal. with we have had 18 days of above normal, and tomorrow, it will be the first day below normal, and you can get a sense of the clouds filling in. your day today, 86, with the wind out of the northwest, and the uv forecast is an 8, and you need the sunscreen on, and and if you're going to the beach, remember there's a moderate rip current risk for the south-facing beaches on long island, and overnight tonight, looking at 67, mostly clear and

greg: new york city firefighter shot in the leg responding to a fire and staten island. held up on the residence on staten island. let's take a look, we haven't seen this in the city, new york city firefighter shot, the bravest guy in town. this should not have happened. the gunman is in there. hostage negotiation on scene, u.s. marshals showed up to arrest this guy, he set a fire. theresa: of fiery still out, join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100meg internet, and hundreds of hd channels. you'll also get unlimited calling to the us, mexico canada, china, and now india. call today. i switched. now i have a free app that lets me watch tv whenever i have the time. for $89.99 a month you'll get tv, internet and phone

so it had a a lot of punch as it was making its way across the island, one city toward the northeasternaw 45-inches of rain just in the last 48 hours and we expect to see another 24-inches of rain with this storm here. so the storm system is now located right about the center part of the island, what will happen here is all of that rain is going to be fulled down in to these mountain valleys and we expect to see the flash flooding and mud slights as well as land slides, so over the next 24 to 48 hours the big problem here is going to be the continued rain, another 24-inches of rain, especially here across parts of taiwan then the system will make its way across the taiwan straight and then we expect to see another hit with a typhoon equivalent to category one in parts of central china here causing flood as well. we'll be watching this morgan as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours. >>> all right kevin, thank you so much. flood warnings are in place in the southern delta reason unin me an mayor the president is urging people in those lee-like areas to move to shelter. florence looi repo

development is done. >> i just feel like no they are not only like moving us out of the island they are moving out of the city not only for me but for anybody from the working class people. >> only a few of the new condo on yurba buena will be affor affordable. supervisor kim considers treasure island planned development part of the package. >> we are building cholesterol to 28 percent affordable housing on the island on both treasure island and yurba buen buena. >> some residents feel they can't fight city hall. but others plan to sue. >> in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> hope had you a great weekend. it's heating up by next weekend. >> that's right. we have what's coming our way. >> it is. tomorrow we could see drizzle early in the morning. wet roadway and besides the cooler temperature really the focus of the forecast for your test. >> we see the cloud up above. really stick along the coast at this hour. so take you outside earlier this afternoon into the evening from our emeryville camera. showing you the cloud rate along the coast with high cirrus clouds. it was a really nasty start to the w

the city. i'm sure the temperature will come down. if you to storm tracker 4, live radar, you can see a couple of showers popping up off the coastal areas of staten island. but the one in the cities right here, it hasn't moved that much. it stretches from midtown manhattan into queens. kind of expanding a little bit in size. we'll keep an eye on that. isolated storms. the heat and humidity continues. this is day 4. not as hot later this week, but nonetheless the comfort level doesn't come back in here. it stays very uncomfortable. the humidity stays very high and there will be an increased chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. in addition the air is getting filled with a lot of pollute aunts. s ants. good news for you. 80 in the park. 782 at valley stream. most folks across long island, still mid and upper 70s. a few 60s. sussex down to 65. monticello down to 60. the tracker showing a couple of pop-ups. by noon not a lot going on. during the mid to late afternoon you see a few more showers and thunderstorms popping up tending to be to the north. tonight clouds roll in. we could see a couple of isolated showers and a better chance of showers again to

the development is done. >> i feel they're moving us out of the city. anybody from the working class people. >> reporter: only a few of the new condos will be affordable. a supervisor considers treasure island's planned development part of the package. >> we are building close to 28% on the island on both treasure island. >> reporter: some residents feel they can't fight city hall but others plan to sue. abc 7 news. >>> firefighters had no trouble really with the blaze this afternoon in north san jose. east of highway 101. they found a pile of garbage and rubber on fire. it took only a few minutes to get the fire under control. >>> the aftermath of a fire in san leandro. a supermarket is gone. a medical supply shop seriously damaged. damage is estimated at least a million dollars. this happened in marina boulevard. melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: the four alarm fire breaking around 2:30 in the morning. firefighters dousing those and part of the medical supply store. it doesn't feel like real life. >> firefighters saying other businesses in the strip mall likely have smoke damage. >> praying to god it hasn't affected my business. >> reporter: these firefighters are not taking any chance

the school's director. >>> city bike is spreading its wings crossing both the hudson and east rivers. in long island city this morning with its first of 11 docking stations. this is part of the city's expansion to 12,000 bikes in more than 700 stationings. >>> jersey city launching its own bike sharing program. starting today, you can go online to sign up. we get more from news 4's tracie strahan. >> reporter: it's clear bikes are big in jersey city. now they're ready to put the city in city bike. >> i thing it's fantastic. i can't wait for them to come here so we'll have less traffic and more bikers. >> reporter: enrollment is available online for the expansion of the ride share program that's been two years in the making. in that time, jersey city has added 22 new miles of bike lanes and has made space for kiosks to hold 350 of the bikes at 35 stations including path train hub, local colleges and neighborhood streets. >> the way we envision is you can pick up a bike in the heights, ride it to the general square pat station, leave the bike at the docking station there, take the pat. and with the sa