democrats, led by robert menendez of new jersey, recently put out their version of a plan to tackle the island's growing debt crisis. it calls for the creation of a financial stability and reform board to provide much needed transparency and oversight, among other things, all aimed at getting the u.s. territory out of its $72 billion in debt. what an honor for us this morning here on "tiempo" to have via satellite new jersey senator bob menendez, the main sponsor of the legislation. he's in washington, d.c. good to see you this morning, senator. thanks for being with us. >> good to be with you, joe, and your viewers of "tiempo." >> let me jump right into it, 'cause there's a lot of ground to cover here. senator, if i can summarize it correctly, i know that there's a $400-million payment that puerto rico has to pay on may 1st, and then another big one in july. this stability and recovery package wants to provide a wide restructuring authority, correct, that allows for the readjustment of all its debt. senator, from my vantage point, it looks like bankruptcy, it sounds like bankruptcy, but it's no

in the mid 1700's, a young boy on the island of st. croix by the name of alexander hamilton, received the support of merchant patrons on the island who put together sufficient money to finance his travel and education to the alcohol knees. he brought to the colonies his understanding of finance and monetary system learned from the merchants as well as the west african slaves of the island. those economic gifts, along with his fighting spirit of revolution, liberty and abolitionist fervor served him and this country as well as he would become the first secretary of treasury and crator of our -- creator of our financial system. the island played an important role to this nation well before . activists and politicians, david levy, the first jewish united states senator, denmark vecsey, leader of the charleston, south carolina, slave revolt, juda benjamin, secretary of the treasury of the confederate army, are all virgin islanders. the founder of san francisco, edward mill month, one of the founders of liberia, also from the virgin islands.

know why i'm happy for the islanders? i'm happy for the fans, in particular those fans coming from long island. i never feel the islanders get their due. ernie: exactly. russ: we're talking about a team that won four consecutive stanley cups and went to the stanley cup final five years in a row. they lost the fifth one to edmonton. had the rangers ever done that, they'd be the greatest hockey team of all time. ernie: what's going to happen to the islanders? russ: because i say this about counterparts, the knicks at the garden, i call them squatter rights. they were here first. they're the no. 1 hockey team. and the knicks, the no. 1 basketball team. but right now the islanders are riding high. ernie: tom brady. deflategate. russ: deflategate is back for another run. i don't think this time it's going to be a long run. i said this all along. i'm not bragging about it. i thought the appeals court would over turn turn judge berman's decision to say that he didn't have to serve out the suspension. now he's got to serve out the

the turning point came in the 2nd, the islanders shorthanded. this actually goes off the state of calvin gahan. tuesday night in brooklyn. >> they're a good hockey team. they're going to make pushes and that's how we handle that momentum and find a way to grab it back. it's part of the playoff series. no question i think we've got to be a little better slowing them down. >>> now to the mets and moving michael conforto to third in the batting order has paid off for this mets squad. in the dozen games since the move, conforto is hitting 378 and he's averaging an rbi per game. last night they scored a franchise record 12 runs in one inning against the giants. today bases loaded to start the game and the neil walker comes through again. you know the mets have scored in the 1st inning in 14 of their last 16 games. it was conforto who drove in the first two runs at last night's 3rd inning power surge today. he drives in a couple more to make it 4-0. he leaves the yard in the 5th. the mets go up 5-3. this was great to see, wilmer flores slump with his f

we've cooled down on the island in copiague, around 59. the brush fire. and now we have a wind coming in terms of our numbers inland, they're in the low and middle 60s right now. relative humidity, look how it climbs along the coast when the ocean air goes in to effect. 30% to 50% in the coast. 9% in the park and below 20% north and west. this is what the radar looked like near the brush fire this afternoon. initially the wind was coming out of the north. it pushed a smoke plume in to the atlantic. then the wind switched direction with the sea breeze and we started to see smoke go toward north babylon and haywood. frost advisory tonight. parts of northwest new jersey, cover those delicate plans again. fire weather watch for new jersey, i think it will be for the entire area. sunshine. clear skies overnight and light wind. light wind picks up tomorrow. this storm is so slow to advance eastward so warmer wind kicks in. couple showers by friday morning north and west but a better chance for all of us later in to the day and friday night. out the door you'll

i would urge anyone who wants to come to the island, to please come to the island. there's no issues with the migrants, the vast majority of the island you won't experience that, and so there's no reason for you not to come. >> reporter: last summer, lesbos was inundated as the authorities failed to cope with the refugeep crisis. but now the system is much more organized as europe tries to control its external borders. irrespective of the rights and wrongs, the reality is thatha refugees and migrants are being kept away from the main tourist areas. the village of molyvos, with its medieval citadel, has endured a torrid 12 months and witnessed significant tragedy. but the apocalyptic scenes in its cobbled streets have evaporated. although she has to work two jobs, 15 hours a day, seven days a week, restauranteur ioanna stipsanou takes a long historical view and is optimistic. >> it's famous, everybody knows lesbos. and also the good things we have. hospitality, and how beautiful it's the people, the hospitality, and how beautiful is the place and how beautifulnd the p

people from the country have been flocking to the island in recent years in search of the tropical island experience. >> translator: it's just like summer, nice and hot. i want to get a good tan as well as a massage and acupuncture. >> reporter: this is the vice president of a real estate developer that's building a resort on the island targeting foreign tourists. >> translator: we want people to visit from across the globe. we hope to launch education or medical tours in the future. >> reporter: the resort facility will include nine 35-story hotel buildings with luxury swimming pools. it will be staffed around the clock by workers who speak english and russian. it's scheduled to open in june. li thinks it will be difficult to boost the number of visitors immediately, but he believes accommodations that offer top-quality services will appeal to people all over the world and gradually attract more tourists. >> translator: the island's future depends on whether we can build facilities that meet the needs of people around the world. we have to woard andmprove services if we want to attract m

it is clear that it is not all about the islands. e, leave, leave, they call, frustrated with the president. revolution, they shout. echoing the cries of the 2011 arab spring, down with the regime. >> it is a dangerous cry, unauthorized demonstrations are illegal. security forces fired tear gas and detained dozens of protesters. the president is not backing down on the islands or his presidency. >> you are watching "dw news" in berlin. we will take a short break, and we still have all the latest business news and some sports news, so do stay with us. ♪ >> welcome back with "dw news" in berlin. our top stories, another powerful earthquake has struck japan, the 7.1 magnitude quake was centered in the city, no reports of significant damage. residents are spending a second sleepless night after thursday's quake and 100 aftershocks killed nine people and injured hundreds. chancellor angela merkel has approved a criminal inquiry into a comedian, said to be investigated for allegedly insulting the turkish president. chancellor angela merkel

this is the northernmost island here. e maritime self-defense force was tasked with the anti-submarine operation and with providing safe passages in the western pacific for the u.s. carrier battle groups. while taking up these new missions, the self-defense forces continue to provide protection over the united states bases in japan, such as the air force base in several areas and navy bases. under the air defense provided by the self-defense forces, the u.s. forces could focus on offensive strike operations against the soviet far east. japan's commitment to the united states global strategy did not result from political mischief. -- initiative. it was a result of the concerted efforts made by the officials and officers of the japan defense agency, the self-defense forces, the minister for the -- the minister of foreign affairs, and the minister of finance. it was only when another came into office in 1982 that the japanese prime minister consciously endorsed his country's commitment to the global security strategy. this cl

quality of life on the island. it takes place tonight at 7:00 at ps 8. >>> 5:14. temperatures starting out in the 40s and low 50s. another pleasant day heading our way. lots of sunshine, deep blue sky, temperatures a few notches above normal. right back into the 70s for tomorrow. at day transitions from sunshine to clo s th the end of the day. the nexthihance of showers friday, late into the day into friday night. we have a red flag warning in effe hect for connecticut, including fairfield county from 10:00 to 6:00. moderate risk in spots today. not as windy but still dry out there. in addition to chillier temperatures, a frost advisory in effect until about 6:00 a.m. school day forecast, upper 40s to around 50 in the city. lower 40s in the suburbs. nice recess outdoors, 60 with sunshine. dismissal time, 65 with sun. still in the low 60s even for after-school activities. some moisture trying to work its way up from the gulf of mexico. stronger front out west. not a lot of progress west to east. we're getting there.

okinawa is the largest of over 100 islands making up the ryukyu island chain. the mainland but worlds apart. okinawa is different. it's tropical. clear waters, some of the best beaches in asia, to the decidedly more laidback, less frenetic, self-serious attitude than the mainland. you can feel it. you can see it. it's just different here. two thousand pounds of heavily muscled beef enters the arena. you could feel the ground shake under its heavy hooves. his opponent awaits. togi, also known as ushi-zumo. sumo, yes, but bull sumo. these are professionals and, like jake lamotta and chuck wepner before them, they shall live to fight, or do other stuff, another day. having shed decidedly less blood than either of those two gentlemen. two animals, two handlers. and they do, like, the burgess meredith job in rocky. and like fighters, or sumo, the bulls are ranked by their ability. their record in the ring, the highest being yokozuna. this is kenny aiman. he lives up the road. is there a time limit or they just go till somebody gives up? >> kenny: i think they pretty

the islanders trailed three minutes into the game but exploded after that. travis hamonic played it around the boards and somehow it gets through ben bishop. later in the period, ryan strong sets up a wide-open shot on the doorstep to give the islanders the first lead of the night. then stone finds prince again as they take a 3-1 lead into the locker room. the isles had a power play midway through the second and it's who else? john tavares. the captain's sixth goal in the play offs. thomas greiss was under siege. the islanders hang on for dear life and steal the home ice advantage. 5-3 the final. >> they made a push and had a lot of shots. but overall, i thought we did a lot of good things tonight, and we're going to have to continue against a real good team. >> i think our team's been through a lot. you know, over the years, and battled through a lot of adversity. it's a first for a lot of us obviously getting to this point, but at the same time, we've a preech apreach -- approached each game the whole year the same. >> he is on fire. game two is saturday o

the u.s. virgin islands is a world apart. 's the only place in the united states where you drive on the left. but this is also the virgin islands. specifically, this is the republican party of the u.s. virgin islands on saturday trying to have a meeting. >> we have new members, thank you very much -- >> no such resolution was passed -- >> no, no, no, no -- >> it's an honor to have -- >> the motion was moved and seconded and passed. >> the think you should know about the u.s. virgin islands that matters nationally now is that republicans there are having what is by far the nastiest fight over delegates in this entire election. what's going on there is bitter and acrimonious, vicious, and potentially will play a role in who gets to run for president as the republican nominee this year. we first reported on this story last month and stirred up a little bit of a hornet's nest by asking questions. the chairman of the virgin island republican party told us, when we were talking to them about what was going on down there with delegat

this is the first time any pope visits a greek island. pe francis has visited greece at all. as we've been reporting as well, and as we heard from atika, this is something very close to the heart of pope francis. you'll remember his first major trip outside of the vatican in 2013, highlighting the refugee crisis where many migrants and refugees crossing the mediterranean from the north african coast. the numbers to the greek coast, lesbos and other greek coasts, that number has fallen. the pope has arrived at the camp. we are seeing him get a warm reception. we as journalists have not been allowed inside that camp. it's been extremely controversial. amnesty international reports conditions are poor, it's overcrowded. we were there a couple days ago where we saw people painted the gray graffitied walls white, some of the sewage system has been fixed, some people have been transferred out. the pope is due to meet with minors, unaccompanied children who have made this stretch across the water from turkey. that's one thing that concerns ngos m

the islande now lead the series two games to one. there it is. >> fantastic. >>> this morning a bit of encouraging news from mets pitcher jacob degrom. his newborn son jackson is improving and could be released from the hospital a bit later today. degrom left the team this weekend to be with his family for a family medical emergency. the team said his son had some medical complication. degrom could be back with the team soon. we're hearing perhaps even pitching as early as this weekend. certainly wishing him and his son the best. >> good news all around. >>> we have details about a major subway shutdown. >>> and a new twist in the international dispute over dogs for johnny depp and his wife. >>> i'm katherine creag live in long island city, queens. it's the last full day of campaigning for all of the presidential candidates before new york primary day. we'll tell you about the thousands of people expected >>> if you're about to head out the door, keep watching "today in new york," download the news 4 new york app on your mobile devic

the celebration of the islanders first play-off series win in 23 years that's gone. on to the next whether that means skating into lightning tonight. aisles in tampa. have to come up big against the well rested lightning. they haven't played since last thursday while the islanders played back to back double overtime games. would you give the edge to tampa because of fresher legs? jack capuano says not necessarily when it comes to his underdog squad. >> i think at this point the way the nhl in the league, the attempts are evenly matched. it's a game. you should be relaxed, have fun. >> nfl draft tomorrow night. current giants taking part in their day 2 of the minicamp. they have a new head coach ben mcadoo. a busy week for the new guy three days of practice with his team through tomorrow and finishes with the nfl draft tomorrow. how is he able to compartmentalize everything? >> it's important you have to be where your feet are. so you have to give attention to what room you're in and what you're doing at the time and go from there. >> we like being busy. we enjoy what

the ranger offense the tie breaker but the islanders have a game in hand. pittsburgh clinched second place in the metropolitan division. one night after pounding out 16 runs on 17 hits the yankees offense looked to stay hot. the astros kept the hot streak going and castro his 8th rbi. with the game tied at 5 in the 7th a 98-mile-per-hour fastball. going yard for the second straight game. the 3-run shot made it 8-5. struck out three for his first save. record. and the mets got in a quick workout in between the rain drops in advance of their home opener tomorrow against the phillies. they will raise their national league championship banner before the first pitch. who throws the first pitch is anyone's guess. with his first born due any minute now he might not even be at the ballpark. >> once i take the field i think my main focus been on getting that guy out. >> you don't worry about contractions or anything once you're out there? >> no, i don't think so. >>> in golf it was the opening rond of the masters at the augusta national and defending national jordan

navy plane and the three men were stranded on a remote island near micronesia. they swam about 2 miles with good health. they are excited to see their families again. >> let's bring in chris. 770 what you think about that? >> it's one of the worst films i ever saw in my life . remember that tom hanks claxton way? volleyball and he was talking to them nonstop. the theater. curtis, we agree . >> 45 minutes goes by and there is not a word of dialogue.>> it was the worst. robin caruso. >> it was only three days. >> imagine what they were thinking. isn't that what you get when you go sailing? >> i am.>> not far from the islands in the philippines where the japanese bonsai warriors are stuck years after it's over. remember, they would not come out and they thought of the w-2 is moving forward. >> let's talk about another world war heating up . the presidential race let's get to dimaggio. i was away on vacation and i walk into the walgreens the new york post. we should have known about this earlier. >> he does like he had window shades on his eyes. it's like sergeant sc

is the long island marathon and half marathon. >> oh boy. >> looking shaky. we have a lot of rain coming up during the day tomorrow. on long island it might take until say between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. to move on in. >>> here's a live look right now at a beautiful evening. the shadows lengthening right now over central park. 57 right now the temperature has gone down a few degrees from our afternoon lie of 65, courtesy of the south wind coming in around 9 punishment the normal high 66. we were just about up to that during the day today. the record 91 back in 1942. all the way down to 30 in 1875. much cooler along the coast. 53 at jfk. 49 at montauk. you get farther away from the ocean and you are 64 right now. so enjoying a nice late afternoon slash early evening in the hudson valley. >>> our next weather make soldier rain over the ohio valley, the leading edge moving into western pennsylvania, western maryland, and making steady progress off to the eat. but guess what? we need the rainfall. we are not even up to a third of our normal rainfall since march

island. hoboken at 53. low 50s in the five boroughs. low 40s across eastern long island, interior connecticut. down the shore in long branch, 46. lots of clouds out there. that's what we can anticipate for today. breaks of sunshine at times, especially south of the city. along the south-facing shorelines that wind off the water keeps you cooler there. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast on the fours. let's talk the commute right now with lauren. >> let's talk about the buses. only a couple detours out there. the b14 and the m66. we'll look live outside at the roads. we will show you what the bqe looks like. different picture from usual. things moving along just fine making your way around the bend into the area of the brooklyn bridge. normally that's backed up. no construction out there today. enjoy your ride. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >>> 5:35, the candidates have one more day of campaigning until connecticut's presidential primary just as a political deal

>> we believe most of those who were on the islands in eastern indonesia are now home. y: how did you track the boats? talk about the technology used. >> the boat that we actually tracked from benjina to the thai port town was done with the satellite tracker that was on the boat already. this is something that most boats have when they're in international waters am obligated to turn them on. they did not realize that we were tracking them. we were aware of this boat and these companies and have been kind of watching them on the internet beforehand. we knew what the process was. after we saw the fish being loaded onto these refrigerated cargo ships, when a particular silver see line, we watched that and tracked it. three of us basically, as a crossed a 15 day journey to the thai port town. >> when we found out the boats had fled with more slaves on board, robin began pressuring me to find the boats. we asked a satellite company if they could cast a camera on a region of a pop at a guinea and take a large photo and try to actually find the boats. and they did. they found m

the islanders lose their regular season finale. so they will face the panthers in round one of the stanley cup playoffs. the rangers will take on pittsburgh for the third consecutive post season. >>> cold shoulder, on a chilly afternoon, matt harvey and the mets fall to the phillies, 5- 2. harvey went six innings, striking out just three. he is winless, and the mets are looking to find their footing. >>> baseball's opening week. there's nothing like it. then again, i would take 25 more degrees for both home openers.

the islanders scoring four times in the first two periods. including the power-play goal from captain john taveras. midway through the third a puck deflected up into the islanders bench and hit coach capuano in the face. you can see him there. he did return later with a cut on the nose. after the game he said it was nothing serious. the players on the bench, they have helmets on. and the coaches are there. those pucks are flying sometimes right off the boards. that's what happened. >> all right. hopefully he's okay. >>> it's 5:00 a.m. take us with you. >> keep watching "today in new york" by downloading the news 4 app on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. >>> this morning subpoenas handed out at city hall. what we're learning about the investigation into mayor deblasio's fund-raising. >>> an urgent search in brooklyn. an autistic man went missing in prospect park during a field trip. >>> and the search for a bank robber who passes himself off as a construction worker. "today in new york" starts now. >>> good morning. 5:00 a.m

the river. she had taken flowers to bannerman's island for vince. detectives follow. f them claims angelika takes him aside and blurts out a jaw-dropping confession. she wanted vince to drown. she pulled the drain plug on his kayak so it would fill with water and sink and removed a ring connecting the two halves of his paddle. but none of that alleged confession was recorded. so police bring angelika to the barracks. at 3:25 in the afternoon, they lead her to the interrogation room and the unblinking gaze of the camera. >> got your water, right? >> yeah. >> how you feeling? >> cold. >> cold? >> reporter: she doesn't know it yet, but this is her last day of freedom, maybe forever. angelika is about to talk her way into a jail cell. >> you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. >> reporter: for one thing, police wonder about that 911 call. >> i can't get to him. it's very windy and the waves are coming in and i can't paddle to him. >> all right, stay on the phone with me. >> he's getting further and further a

the u.s. virgin islands. although they are citizens they don't have the right to vote in the general election. but many are active in party politics and this year they could be more important than ever. paradise and politics are surfing towards a collision in the u.s. virgin islands. the u.s. territory will send nine delegates to the gop convention and they are planning to make a splash. >> :00 hottest date in town, all of us that are uncommitted. let's put it this way: they realize it. if they don't, the ground game is critical now. >> holland redfield, the talk show host says presidential candidates are wooing him and the unbound delegates. >> they want a marriage. i want more than flowers. >> have you made a decision on who you are going to support? >> as i told you, i'm leading towards john kasich. i think he's the only adult in the room. the only one i have real difficulty with is donald trump. >> the virgin islands and american samoa are not holding preference votes. neither are wyoming and colorado. tha

the top story of the night the islanders advancing to the second round. we have a lot to discuss. >> big night on "sports final." >>> still a lot more ahead tonight. how a law created from tragedy may have saved the life of a missing boy with autism. also this. >>> could a forest fire in the pinelands fuel an apocalypse in new jersey? >> how those who are battling it >>> we are back with the 11:30 news. >> right now, the nypd searching for a driver who stabbed a man during a fit of road rage. >> this started on east 61st street on the upper east side and ended when the victim crashed on 76th street. we have the a look attthe clues police are hoping will help them solve this case. >> reporter: i between two drivers turned violent here on east 61st street near new york avenue. >> i think it's a terrible thing. and i think that road rage has gotten out of control. >> reporter: the victim, a 45-year-old man, was driving this gray toyota. at about 11:00 last night, he and the driver of a blue ford got out of their cars and argued. the driver of the blue ford s

natalie is covering this story from the port on the great island of lesbos. talk us through what happened this morning. it was a very peaceful and calm morning here. authorities were fearing for the worst. what we saw a right behind me ferries which were slowly being loaded up. the spokesperson we talked to said they were mainly bangladeshi and pakistani, although the spokesman of the government responsible for coordinating this entire process told me it is also including syrian refugees who wanted to return to turkey to be reunited with their family. all these people were returned. they said they had not requested any asylum in greece. by onere all escorted ex security official. there are many concerns from ngos. they were staging a protest with huge banners saying, no to deportation. this has been scandalous by all accounts for the ngos and this is exactly what we witnessed today. speaking to a government spokesman, they don't expect any more returns to take place today. genie: but there are more returns due to take place in the coming days. you went to the

both the rangers and the islanders will make the playoffs. mainly avoiding the top team in the league in washington. the isles would love to have this first round matchup. the penguins have won 11 of 12 and pittsburgh assaulted john van swab rue by a for five goals on 33 shots. the islanders move down to the final wild card spot as they get blanked 5-0. the penguins now lead the rangers by 3 for second place in the standings which means a nice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. doesn't it seem like just yesterday our brackets were being broken by middle tennessee state. here we are in the final four. syracuse has a chance to become the first unranked national champion ever. their game's later tonight. villanova and oklahoma just started. villanova has a recent history of early exits. in the dance they're hitting everything this year. their shooting percentage is the second best in tournament history. with a player of the year candidate, buddy heel of oklahoma. he is expected to be the top pick of the nba draft. >> i think he move

a year after a disaster hit the island of vanuatu via a cyclone, we look at their lives. their lives. >>> top stories for you once again. four people killed in a suicide bombing near a football stadium in the south of yemen. the second day of a tentative truce deal between the houthis and the saudi backed government. a committee of brazil's lower house of congress has voted to recommend the impeachment of president dilma rousseff. she faces charges of breaking budget laws to support her re-election in 2014. emergency services in japan battling a fire in the area of tokyo. these pictures, the aerial shots of the fire where according to local media, six buildings were set alight at about 1pm local times. no reports of injuries. now u.s. health officials say the spread and compact of the zika virus is far wider than initially thought. the u.s. center for disease control and prevention says it is now present in 30 states. more than double the 12 initially thought. it has outlined even more health problems which are linked to zeek. >> since we last discussed the zika virus we c

what a start to the stanley cup playoffs for the islanders. coming up in sports, the panthers dominate the shots on goal, but the islanders show grit and timely scoring. and the yankees try to finish strong north of the border, but the blue jays show strength at the plate in a big way. >>> disturbing new evidence that the zika virus poses a threat to women in their late stages in pregnancy. many of the newborns suffered from microcephaly. abnormally small heads. microsoft is sufing the justice department over a law that allows law enforce mott to view e-mail and files without the customer's knowledge. microsoft says it's forcing them to turn over customer files and then blocking microsoft about telling customers about those requests. right now no comment on the justice department's position on the suit. >>> 40 seconds was all it took for men to steal clothe from this expensive shop in georgia. one man was pretending to shop, walking around the store with his phone out. he turned to leave, but the six other people ran in and started ransacking t

a year after a devastating cyclone hid the island nation we look at how people are rebuilding their lives. ♪ but first al-qaeda claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing and detonated explosive belt near a football stadium in the port city of aiden killing five people, ate others were wounded in this attack which appeared to target young men who were cueing to register to join the military and a ceasefire for the second day in yemen with the saudi backed government and in war since march last year and civilians suffered the most and we report. >> reporter: a rare quite it in yemen's capitol for more than a year bombs have fallen on sanaa and houthi rebels control the city making it the target of saudi-led coalition air strikes trying to push them out, a break in the fighting is allowing some here to hope the bombs will stop for good. >> translator: i hope all sides will observe the ceasefire and i wish for common order to be restored without any violations from either side. it's the people who are paying the price for this war. >> reporter: the truce is holding across much but not all

the island is just engulfed now. completely gone. >> reporter: after a thick ceiling of fire covered these homes, uncertainty now washes over this part of the southern shore. >> families are still recovering from superstorm sandy, and then for this fire to occur here is very unfortunate. >> reporter: the police commissioner says this community is resilient, and they will rebuild. have been displaced, we're told they'll be stand stay ying with family members. two firefighters were injured as a result of this. we're told they were just treated for smoke inhalation and will be fine. >> and you saw in re's report, that raging brush fire on indian island. fire danger, brush fires is existing in parts of the area tomorrow. our storm team meteorologist is here with us. janice? >> same thing today and the day before. the chance for brush fires that could spread quickly if they happen across the area due to the extreme dry conditions we've been seeing. the good side of course is the beautiful weather and sunshine. but we have

first the islanders open the >>> last night it was the rangers. tonight it's the islanders. >> see what they can do to get on the board. the panthers haven't won an nhl stanley cup series in 20 years. the isles in florida. both topped 100 points in the regular season. they were both so ready to get started. it was a tight game the whole way. reilly smith breaks it. isles score three in a row. john tavares, one goal, three assists. the islanders get the first game on the road, 5-4 winners in florida. game 2 tomorrow. will be able to give it a go. the rangers seem to be down playing the injury but then again they did bring up hellbert from the minors and lundqvist is not a lock for game 2. pens won the opener 5-2. >>> in toronto the yankees wrap things up with the blue jays before coming back to the bronx. winner. the crowd. brett gardner chases, goes down, comes down. makes the catch. long island native, marcus stroman started for the jays, pitched well. run scores. yankees lead 2-0. 5th inning, josh donaldson, reigning mvp. that's a restaurant in

the u.s. virgin islands. though they're citizens, they don't have the right to vote for president in the general election. however, many here are active in party politics. this year, it could be more important than ever. paradise and politics are surfing toward a collision in the u.s. virgin islands. the territory will send nine delegates to the gop convention. >> i'm the hottest date in town, all of us who are committed and let's put it this way. they realize it, and if they don't, the ground game is critical now. >> reporter: holland red field is a former six-term senator of the virgin islands, and now a super delegate. he says presidential candidates are wooing him and the other delegates, even calling it into a radio program. >> they want a marriage, you know, i want more than -- >> have you made a decision on who you're going to support? >> i'm leaning toward john kasich, i think he's the only adult in the room. the only one that i have said that i have real difficulty with is donald trump. >> the virgin

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i mean it is of all islands pretty of the strangest island i have ever been to. it's volume cantic. it's got not only the winds but it has this incredibly brutal history and also contemporary life as being right on the point where people are heading out of africa and being what they call processed. and these four people are living in denial of that. so this denial i think is also a character in the film. and it's interesting, you ask whether you know we look to see whether harriet is either-- harry is being mall ianed or genuinely touched. i think it can be both. i think most of the time. >> well, and these people are also, i mean, there's another important piece there. they're both artists. and i think there is an important role, i mean the island is sort of one secondary or am beent character. but rock 'n' roll is another one. >> they're not just artists. they're collaboratedders but they're also rock 'n' rollers and as we know rock 'n' rollers don't die. they don't age and they don't go on vacation for a month and they don't stop talking. and they don't settle down with cozy bears

the islands in one police car has not been repaired. children are learning i what was supposed to be temporary tents. >> it's hot inside the tents. after midday it's too hot when the school day ends. teachers say the shortened hours are having a big impact on childr's education. a few classrooms were guilt here. that was between march and july when 40 million was spent largely by charities, and the australian government acting independently of vanuatu. then momentum was lost. i feel disappointed and am frustrated about what the left part after the cyclone. >> it's half an hour by plane to port villa, that is where money has got bogged down. first, not all money promised was delivered. the government said countries made commitments they haven't kept, and oer money, $70 million is still being negotiated. political in stality has not helped. there has been three different governments since the storm. that has slowed the spending of what has been received. australia won't let its gift for recovery spend without rigorous acting. vancouver's s

the islanders have the lead. and get a load of this. closing seconds, it is the same combo striking again. 2.1 left to make it three to one for the islanders beating the lightning and the fans in shock. and then it turns into utter the striking again with the bull's-eye. and then we have 4-1 right after that. from behind after getting hit with it, taking over and i'm sure that the final scoring made him feel better by a score of 5-3. as for the extent of his injury him and he returned with roughly two minutes left. and on to the diamond we go. this newcomer making his presence felt. he unloads to the ninth of the month. the rising star rising again and double driving it home. that was your final, winning his second. deep down in the heart of texas tonight, alex rodriguez delivers his third bomb of the season. moving to right center. getting past carlos beltran what would be a run-scoring triple crossing the plate to make it 3-2 for the rangers. interviewed for the job and we will see what happens with that. missing the boat. >> apparent

the islanders trail the blue shirts. with a win tonight, they would leap frog the rangers for the rangers to florida. if philly wins, it's the -- the jets made their trade for ryan official today while giants were active. signing a linebacker. kelvin tweeting he'll join big blue becoming the second defensive player head -- a five-year veteran, sheppard has a career high of 105. he spent time in the colts and the bills. the end is almost here above the knicks. the seasons are winding down. brooklyn is at indiana with two games to play after that, while the knicks are playing the raptures in new york's final home game. they have one road game remaining. the knicks will be without chris. he's missed six straight with a shoulder strain and since the team has nothing to play for, he'll likely miss the season finale on wednesday. all eyes will be on san antonio tonight where the season wins mark. this game is the biggest hurtle because the spurs are perfect at hold. golden state can't afford another loss. they have 71 wins wit

as for the islanders, much to work last night. they took a lead over the panthers in double overtime of game 5. alan scoring the game winner on the power play. 16 minutes into the second ot. everything ended just after midnight in florida. the islanders one win away from their post series win in 23 years. >> a huge win. we got to move forward. the last one is the hardest one. >> we had to fight for it. they're playing well. we're spending a lot of time on our end, but the >> nothing something we talk about in the sport's world, but it's prong time. high schoolers look forward to -- for one senior -- >> looking at her dress, becca couldn't be more excited. >> the back is see through. >> her senior prom is tonight. she has pre-prom planned, but it isn't dinner or a trip to the salon. she'll be making her first maa debut an hour or so before prom. >> my sister who is doing my makeup says what if you have a black eye? i'll be fine. >> but she's been training at her omaha gym for the last year. >> i remember saying i want to be a champi

it's the islanders and lightning in tampa. coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. >>> tonight all eyes will be on the windy city for the first the giants are the 10th pick. the jets sit at number 20. the big question who will go number one to the los angeles rams. the favorite is quarterback jarod gau from cal berkeley, firing 43 touchdown passes during his junior season with the golden bears. then there's carson wins, a quarterback from north dakota state. one thing is for sure, whoever isn't picked by the rams will be taken by the eagles who own the second overall pick. in baseball the mets and yankees are off tonight. the bombers visit the red sox at fenway park. and finally back to tampa last night, not for the islanders but for rays outfielder stephen sue so jr. who made the catch of the year so far in the big leagues. check out the full extension to rob chris davis of the oriels. what an extension, what a play. >> lots of air time there, too. >> don't try that in the back yard. it doesn't always work. >> it could end very badly. >>