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wabc is reporting there is no longer any danger in this area. has confirmed that five people were shot. not inside the empire state building, not on top of it, but outside of the empire state building. we still don't know what the motive was, if this had anything at all to do with the empire state building. but it is tourist season in new york city, so there were lots of people around that area. not only that, it was at 9:00 a.m. eastern time, and a lot of people were walking to and from work. penn station is two avenues over from this at 34th and 7th. so this is a very congested area. so when we get more information, of course, we'll pass it along. but here's what we know. five people shot outside of the empire state building. and we have confirmed that police have shot the shooter dead. when we get more information, of course, we'll pass it along. we're going to take -- oh, poppy harlow is on the way to the scene, so of course she'll get us more information soon. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> as promised, we got someone on the scene near t

investigating a shooting that happened near the empire state building in midtown manhattan our sister station wabcw york reports multiple people have been shot, we are also hearing unconfirmed reports that number may be five. also, police have one person in custody and that person is said to be shot as well. as a result, a large amount of police activity has closed didn't nearby streets, including fifth avenue. we'll continue to follow this and bring updates as they become availability. again, multiple people shot near the empire state building in new york city. >> i'm katie marzullo in for kristen sze. >>> and i'm eric thomas. first a check on the forecast. >>> flight arrival delays into sfo because of the clouds not thick enough to drop moisture doppler showing a dry commute so far this morning. let's talk about what is going to happen as we look at your planner along the coast, a lot of cloud cover today and pockets of sunshine developing, temperatures remain steady in the 50s we may top out to near 60 as we head into the afternoon hours. as we go into the -- as we go into the bay sunshine fast

darla miles from our affiliate wabc reports. >>> trying to sleep and kept replaying it over and overcould have kicked the gun out of his hand and steve would have only gotten shot once instead of five or six times. i just ran. i didn't know what else to do. i really didn't. >> reporter: it's that haunting thought that 35-year-old irene tyman may never shake loose. she was walking alongside steve ercolino on 33rd street when he was murdered mid sentence as they chatted before work. >> i was like, oh, my god, that's jeff johnson. i'm like, he's going to kill him. i know he's going to kill him. he pulled out a gun, and he shot steve. right next to me. right next to me. >> reporter: this is amateur video of the seconds after tyman fled in fear and steve ercolino screamed, hitting the ground. >> i turned around, and i saw steve on the ground. but i kept hearing shots. then all the people started running toward me. and i still heard shots. and i thought he was going on a shooting spree. and i really thought he was coming back for me. >> reporter: those gunshots didn't come from johnson's w

cnbc contributor jim pethakoukos and wabc radio talk show host mark simone. have the toughest on you, jonathan. i don't think the democrats have a star bench. i don't think they have a program. i don't know why they are having a convention for that matter. >> well, they are having a convention because barack obama is likely going to get re-elected and will make his case to the country at the convention. they have quite a deep bench. just one example. i used to work for andrew cuomo of new york, a real rising star in the party. you can go across the country. democrats have a great bench. i agree, the republicans had good stars, but the democrats will have a strong convention if they do one thing. they can't be too shrill. >> larry, i'm not sure of the exact schedule but it would be great if they would devote not just primetime but perhaps a whole session to the floss i if i, wit and wisdom of elizabeth warren, the author of the you didn't build that philosophy. we need to fully explore her views about free market capitalism. >> jimmy, there are a dozen behind

and wabc reporter, marci gonzalez, from our station here in new york has made it to old bridge, new jerseyt this pathmark grocery store in old bridge, new jersey, around 4:00 this morning, while employees were preparing to open the store for the day. we're told after those first shots were fired, police went into the store, had some sort of a confrontation with the gunman. although, it's unclear if they shot him or if he shot himself. we're also still waiting to learn about if any others were injured in this. still unclear, also, if the gunman was an employee here or what his motive was. we're expecting to get an update from the police chief here shortly. that's the latest here in old bridge, new jersey. josh, back to you. >> thank you, marci. and, again, we'll have updates as they become available. >>> meanwhile, the remnants of hurricane isaac heading into the midwest this morning. a welcome relief for the worst drought in more than half a century. but in parts of southern louisiana, entire neighborhoods are floating in contaminated water. now, once it recedes, emergency crews are expect

these are pictures from wabc right there in manhattan.powerful goes awry. we're told this was supposed to be a controlled blast. it was too powerful. reports of broken windows and possible damage to the streets. no injuries were reported. several city agencies are at the scene. you can see a number of them inspecting the surrounding buildings. there you have it. this is right around 1st through 3rd avenues in manhattan. >>> a family trip turns into tragedy in texas. we're seeing video of a car wreck that killed five children and injured six others on monday. a back tire blew causing the driver to lose control on their way to water park. none of the kids had on they're seat belts and there were too many people in the suv. the driver could face five criminal charges. >>> a close call for a top u.s. military officer in afghanistan. general martin dempsey's plane was hit by shrapnel from two rockets. dempsey left afghanistan on another plane. his visit comes a t a time with growing takes in u.s. troops by afghan security forces. >>> sorry hav

i'm not sure if this is wabc or wnyw. the local fill wrats here this new york scrambled to get in the scene. all traffic is stopped. obvious why they would do that now. buses in the middle of this large intersection in the middle of manhattan. jamie: we do know what it is like at 9:00 in the morning there. this is the number one tourist attraction i imagine anyone coming to new york city, especially before the holiday weekend coming up quite soon, the empire state building. outside many people. this is a bus lane in front of it that goes down the busy, bysy street, 9:00 in the morning. so many people getting off to go to work. a busy commercial and residential area off to the sides. people all over. they're calling it chaotic. bill: fire department in new york saying several injured. how many that number is, we do not know. a fox reporter is enroute. we'll bring you an update here in new york city. stay tuned for that breaking news this morning. jamie: also breaking this morning, cycling icon lance armstrong could see his

our affiliate wabc reporting employees were stocking shelves early this morning when the man opened firening fire at a colorado movie theater made a phone call just before the shooting. the public defender for james holmes says he called a university of colorado switch board used to get in touch with faculty. holmes was back in court yesterday as prosecutors and lawyers argue over the contents of a notebook he mailed to a university psychologist. it is not known if the notebook will be admissible in court. >>> the pentagon threatening legal action against the former navy seal who wrote a tell all book about the bin laden raid. officials say the author of "no easy day" matt bissonnette violated secrecy agreements and broke federal laws. he and his publisher may have to forfeit royalties. >>> we understand paul ryan is speaking in lakeland, florida in front of the new campaign plane. let's listen. >>> president obama made a whole bunch of promises when he ran for president and now we've seen a laundry list of broken promises. 23 million people are struggling to find work today. the unemplo