gosh, you know, wabc verses wpro in providence, which is a great station as well. i don't think the challenges are that much different. yes, the audience is bigger. yes, the talent is different. there was a different level of talent in the sense of they have to perform on a larger stage. but the talent in providence are very talented. the talent in new york are very talented. that doesn't change. i think a radio station is a radio station in many ways. you still have concerns over marketing. you still want to assign the talent to the right agreement. you still want the talent to be in productive day part and have them do the best show they possibly can. those fights, those battles are des moines to new york or providence to new york. you still have a transmitter that goes down. you still have sales concerns. and you still have sales managers to work with and be productive with and try to find your spot and find the things that are going to matter. those conversations are the same in the hall ways of providence as they are in new york. the difference for me, there i

the program director of wabc. there have been times in my career that i've sat with the program director of wabc. i remember rick sklar and you shook in your boots being in the presence of the program director of wabc. a long heritage there. i want to find out what's going on in that job. and julie tal lbot who is the bt marketing person i ever met in this business. i met her when she was about 19 years old. >> i'm 21 now. >> she's the president of premier networks. i think we've covered everybody on the panel. alan combs, sound bite. what's the state of this right/left political stuff that we keep coming back to it. it seems to be the mainstay of news talk, debate, partisan politics, yet we always talk about how it's dead. you're right in the heart of it. what's the state of it. >> you wanted a short answer. it's a great question because it's so much of what radio has been for such a long time. i thought it was interesting what mr. dicky said because there's so much more that you talk about at a cocktail party th

gosh, wabc verse ours bpro in providence, which is a great station as well. i don't think the challenges are that much different. i think that, yes, the audience is bigger. yes, the spots sell for more. yes, the talent have different -- there's a different level of talent in the sense of they have to perform on a larger stage. but the talent in providence are very talented. the talent in new york are very talented. that doesn't change. you know, i think radio station is a radio station in many ways. you still have the concerns of a marketing, you still want to assign the talent to the right agreement. you know, you still want the talent to be in a productive day part and do the best show they possibly can. those fights, those battles, you know, aren't different providence to new york. i mean, or des moines to new york. or whatever. you still have a transmitter that goes down in the middle of the night in des moines, you still have that in new york. you still have sales concerns and you still have sales managers to work with and be productive with and try to f

you can find curtis 77 wabc, noon to 3 monday through friday. juliet: he is so sweet right now. the mets get blown out but in the end turns out to be a good night. why is that? ben: i know why and duke will oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes it's hard to catch all your favorite shows. you're killing me, dad. give me that, please. with time warner cable's enhanced dvr, you can. record up to 6 shows at the same time. plus, you can record in one room and watch in another. p so you can enjoy tv on your schedule. welcome to the future. yes, welcome. get over 200 hd channels, internet, and unlimited calling for $89.99 a month. >> meteorologist: let's see what is happening as you step out the door. looks like what we had yesterday, 75 degrees, clear skies at central park, looking pretty good across the northeast region in general, 60 degrees in boston, 63 in syracuse, 74 in philly, 78 in d.c. mainly clear skies, pretty much the call for the most part in the northeast, a few more clouds in the mid-atlantic region, no threat looking nice and dry but it will be hot and humi

. >> comedian joy behar was there for the show's start and wabc's sandy kenyon caught up with her righte president from "scandal." >> i need to know. are you ready? >> calm down, mr. president. we're back. >> joy behar is back, so the view" can move forward. one of the show's original panelists was enjoying a summer in the hamptons when she got the call asking her to return. >> i'm happy to be back, but when i saw my husband sleeping this morning when i was getting dress dodd come here, i said what did i do? what did i do? >> behar is the last link to the panel formed by barbara walters in 1997. she was there on day one. >> my real name is josephine. >> her return comes after a season when co-hosts came and went on "the view" with whoopi goldberg left to provide stability. >> wow, all kind of things going around you. you kind of keep your head above water and keep swimming. >> reporter: whoopie told me it was joy behar har who originally recommended she be hired here so their reunion was bound to be happy. michele collins and raven-symone have already been introduced as new panelists. p

how does someone become the president of wabc? >> so, make it a possibility in their lives that they can touch and feel? >> that they can touch and feel, that they can demystify, make it very practical. "okay, that's where that person went to college. ah, that's what an engineer does. i could do that. i can see myself in that setting." so it's very much about our education and the experiences that we can create for our scholars. >> we thank you both for being with us. kaitlyn, you have to come back. >> okay. >> when you get a little bit farther on in that science thing. i don't know if we're gonna let you blow up anything. >> [ laughs ] >> okay? >> okay. >> thank you for being with us this afternoon. best of luck to you. >> thank you. >> and we will be talking to you again for sure, mr. rowe. the new york police athletic league is celebrating its centennial year. and when we come back, we are going to introduce you to some of its new leadership. stay with us. join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're

ben: wabc rihanna 770. juliet: the show is entertaining. >> the humidity. ben: to help with that. juliet: crazy come back by the mets. this has fans talking. playoffs. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" but why? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network to the home, so you can get access to the fastest internet and in-home wi-fi available. and fios gives you big capacity too. so everyone in the house can get online. but the main reason to get fios? we're rated number 1 in customer satisfaction. ultimately, that's why. get 50 meg fios internet, tv & phone starting at $79.99 a month. plus get $300 back. hurry, offer ends september 19th. juliet: duke is -- ben: somewhere. juliet: for now we have a quick look at sports. first you slam mike. ben: not letting anybody. ben: mike is still one jury duty all the bench as a perjury duty after he has a show. rough night for the dark night matt harvey. ben: last night he did not make it through the 6. michael taylor hits the r b i single of the middle. the error is a costly one, it is 7-1. they are not finished. harvey it

kerry: joining us from studio, curtis sliwa, host of "the curtis and kuby show" on wabc radio monday through friday. a lot of people will be lining the streets today. will you be among? >> get out of here! i want my city back! park, keeping horses and carriages out. you have but fence around you. >> you take issue with this pope but he has said i don't want the security. she said whatever happens happens, i just hope it anything happens, he would actually say you don't need the fence. >> he could have said you put a fence up i am not coming. this is such an overreaction. ben: he wants to get out and see people. >> take the offenses down, don't build walls between mexico and the united states or in europe, there's a wall between the pope and the people, you have to get a ticket to get in. ben: i followed the preparations in d.c. here and in philly a lot service. not the nypd. >> stop making excuses. separation of church and state, here is john boehner like a little baby. with the crying for? else lizzie is not infallible. i-man anti catholic. you don't see me for a month of sundays, s

kerry: joining us now is curtis sliwa, customer "the curtis and kuby show" and wabc radio noon to 3:00 p.m. good to see you. >> you are reading, glowing. ben, you are just not metrosexual and i hit a metro to the sexuals. immediate need? >> absolutely. mike is just the terrorists, bringing rain all weekend long. ben: we need the rain. we're eight inches behind. let's talk about a st. patrick's day parade. >> close to a million irish on both sides of the barricades plus all those groups designated to march, on the outside looking in, could only find two groups, look closely at a leprechaun. is that not a symbol? that guy looks like he could be wearing chaps while he runs after that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. no more gay figures in new york city have i ever seen the end the fighting leprechaun with that nice beard properly trimmed, who cares? kerry: this organization, lavender and green have tried since 1994 to get in the st. patrick's day parade and this is the first year they are doing it. >> why do they want to be in the upgrade? have your own parade which they do in queens,

juliet: joining us live in studio is curtis sliwa, host of "the curtis and kuby show" and wabc. >> you are drop dead gorgeous this morning. i don't normally preys you, you are narcissistic and the barbie doll christine not wearing red. didn't she read the memo? that is making the angst. juliet: interesting that governor christie, governor cuomo are together especially when chris christie is such an adversarial and contentious relationship with our major. maybe our governor -- very interesting. >> the man who is 1%, time to swim back to seaside heights and have that double sausage and peppers and the fitting your mouth. you are a candidate of no consequence. he is never in new jersey. routing to the dallas cowboys the other day with jerry jones where they won in the last 7 seconds. come home, come the shore. ben: chris christie has fallen from 3% in the polls to 1%, support gravitating obviously toward donald trump still 27%, ben carson 23%, marco rubio 6%, jeb bush 6%. here is the thing. and this point in 2007 the front runners were rudy giuliani and fred thompson. where are they today

the ok tv city sight seeing bus, before we go, we want to rollout the red carpet for the new station wabc 7 home of eyewitness news here in new york. thanks for watching. spm spm fidel castro, the aging revolutionary, meeting with the pope who brokered a new relationship between cuba and the united states. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: in his homily, he acknowledged the efforts and sacrifices being made by the church in cuba, but he stop short of any direct criticisms. today, the pope arrives in the united states where big crowds are expected to turn out in washington, new york city, and philadelphia. the secret service has been preparing for months for the pope's visit and the big crowds it will bring. >> it's an ied explosion from a backpack. >> reporter: unprecedented security measures are in place to keep him safe during his stay. the pope has never been to the united states. he'll move among the monuments of washington and the gleaming towers of new york. quite a difference from the decaying streets he traveled here in cuba where he preached

. >> now star wars and wabc are a part of the disney family and this disney store here in times square isn't the only one participating in this midnight madness. there's stores in chicago and san francisco doing the same and having a lot of fun tonight. live in times square, i'm a.j. ross, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> somebody wants to be at those stores. >> my parents ran out and got me the falcon 30 years ago. that's so great. >> no, you're going to go there. >> i still have it. >> there's some people outside and it's a little less humid out there, right? a little? >> we start to see improvement. you'll notice a lot more later in the day tomorrow. outside tonight, it's still warm out there and we have a couple showers. the east river, like a piece of glass, really calm. tomorrow, the water will get choppy. a northeast wind coming in. 82 degrees. the wind is calm. the pressure on the rise. the high today was 93 degrees. the record 99. newark came close to a record. there your sunrise and sunset times, the average high is 80. we are closer to that tomorrow. 95 in newark. and 90 in be

more now from wabc's reporter sandy kenyon. >> we have new operatives about to go live. i need to know are you ready. >> calm down, mr. president. we're back. >> reporter: joy behar is back so "the view" can move forward. one of the show's original panelists was enjoying the summer in the hamptons when she got the call. >> i'm leap to be back. when i saw my husband sleeping this morning when i was getting dressed to come here i said what did i do? what did i do? >> reporter: behah is the last linked of the panel formed by barbara walters in 1997. she was there on day one. >> my name is josephina. >> reporter: co-hosts came and went on "the view" with moderator whoopi goldberg left to provide stability. >> all kinds of things go on around you. you just kind of keep your head above water and keep swimming. >> reporter: whoopi told me it was joy behar who originally recommended she be hired here. so their reunion was bound to be happy. michelle collins and raven-symone have already been introduced. paula faris from "good morning america" becomes a regular and so does actres

wabc's joe torres went to check things out on campus. >> reporter: plenty of excitement at columbia university. and it wasn't just for the campus tradition of welcoming first year students people are still buzzing after a bombshell announcement at convocation, the ivy league school president revealed president obama will return to his alma mater in 2017. >> she was kind of vague but we heard rumors he's going to be a professor at the law school and all the student body erupted in cheers. >> all the freshmen like imagine you being here for the first time, yeah, exactly. it's really a moment of joy, i think and it speaks to what this university is. >> reporter: the surprise revelation became before any sort of official announcement from the white house. in an effort to clear up the breach of protocol, a university spokesman said the comments at convocation follow a may 12th statement by the barack obama foundation that it intends to maintain a presence at columbia. president obama graduated from the university in 1983. >> i'm not sure like how, you know, how -- what's the policy there but like,

. >> wabc-tv general manager dave davis was there talking about the importance of tv after natural disasters. >>> as students in yonkers kicked off the school year, police were out in full force to make sure the streets are safe. officers are stepping up traffic enforcement throughout the week. drivers must come to a complete stop in both directions for school buses that have flashing lights on. violators face a $250 fine and five points on the license with stiffer penalties for repeat offenses. >> james bond backlashes. a to the top furry. the soccer team picture that sparked outrage on social media. a robber steps up to a bar, orders a drink and does something the bartender never saw coming. so, i needed to deposit a check. i was about to head to the bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. like really rain. [clap of thunder] i did not want to go out. [clap of thunder] but then i was like duh, just use your phone. mobile-deposit-techno-thingy to the rescue. i'm rayna. and i bank human at td bank. my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. my baby was born two months earl

diggs who claims he had a similar encounter with the officer in 2013 telling our new york city station wabc, it's about time. >> i'm upset it took this happening to a famous person for anyone to know and investigate and be honest about it. >> reporter: and the police commissioner and mayor are reissuing the apology asking for improvements to the nypd from blake. blake wants the city of fork to spend money on the relationship between police and the public in neighborhoods where incidents like these happen more frequently. paula. >> yeah, blake determined to turn this into a teachable moment, phillip, thank you. >>> we turn now to california where one massive out-of-control wildfire is responsible for burning over 60,000 acres in just the last couple of days. thousands of homes now threatened. the governor issued a state of emergency and residents have now been told to get out. abc's aditi roy is on the front lines in jackson, california, for us this morning. hi, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, paula. roadblocks like this are everywhere where officials try to keep everyone away from the fir

wabc reporter died after suffering a brain aneurism on the job six months ago.nd has been an activist working to raise awareness and todd joins me now. it takes so much courage to be here today and to talk about your beautiful wife who was a mom to two great boys and i happened to know you and them because our sons played hockey together and my heart goes out to you. and i know that you're trying to make a difference to make more people aware of what happened to your beloved wife. >> we are and she would want me to do it. if she had survived her brain aneurism rupture, she would have been doing the exact same thing i'm doing. to make sure it does not happen to one other person in this country. >> the stats are shocking and people don't know about it. i just said 1 in 50 people. it's the same number for breast cancer, als and no funding for this really. so you're trying to set up this foundation. >> we're establishing the lisa foundation and launching that this week and we hope it will become the largest funder in the areas of education and support and research.

disney, of course is the parent company of wabc. and beyond. >> a police officer responded to a call for help. >> and he ended up doing so much more. it's got us all choked up. that story is next. >>> i'm bill ritter. new at 6:00, an eyewitness news exclusive, we just learned details about a bold new plan that will affect new york city students from elementary to high school, who might be mayor de blasio's biggest initiative >>> counterfeit inspection stickers that could put dangerous cars on the road and be a real safety issue for you. that and more at 6:00. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> new at 5:00, a police officer who went above and beyond the call of duty to help a woman in his community. >> the elderly woman pressed her life alert button because she needed help making food so she could take medication. and when a jackson township officer responded, he did

. >> wabc tv general manager dave davis was there talking about how tv remains important after natural disasters. >> very much so. >>> and still to come, a photo ends in tragedy. coming up, the selfie that turned deadly. we are going to tell you what police say happened. >>> and do you suffer from allergies? relief may be found in an ancient medicine. >>> tough ragweed season especially because it's dry and a little bit of wind outside. our temperatures are at 89- degrees, we hit 90 so it's the fourth day of 90-degree temperatures. feels like 91. be careful, the air quality warning goes right through tomorrow. that's when the heat breaks. we will tell you about the relief and then the heat making a comeback for the holiday weekend. it's coming up on prep trauma unit 5. what've we got? bp 64/40 sterilize sites. multiple foreign objects in the body. tweezers. (buzz!) (buzz!) if you're the guy from the operation game, you get operated on. it's what you do. (buzz!) if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. hey! let me help with tha

like the one that took the life of wabc reporter lisa cal grossy. awareness for his condition. joining us now is her husband todd. thank you for being with us now. >> appreciate it. >> you want more people to know about this. talk about lisa. >> lisa was amazing. wife, mother, very popular. very talented news journalist. >> she was great. great reporter. we loved her in new york. >> and adored by everybody. and the outpouring of support from around the country and the world since she passed has been tremendous. >> we'd see her on tv. she looked great. you know, she didn't get enough sleep as a lot of people. you say in the months leading up to her sudden death, she had one complaint. >> nobody knows about this. she would walk through the door for about five weeks, maybe a couple times a week and complain, say i have the worst headache of my life. and this was one of the classic signs and symptoms of somebody who has a brain aneurysm -- >> you know that now. >> we just didn't know it. because there's no awareness for this disease. no awareness for th

weekend trying to get -- >> good luck on our radio show today because you're going to dominate because wabcming from a competitor i appreciate that. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> now peace is occurring. >> listen to you both. >> from the control room let's read the tease. >> which presidential candidates are the most proud in your mind? the results of a new fox poll. who are you proud of? coming your way next. ♪ [music] defiance is in our bones. new citracal pearls. delicious berries and cream. soft, chewable, calcium plus vitamin d. only from citracal. how long have you had your car insurance? i ask because i had mine for over 20 years, before i switched and saved hundreds with the aarp auto insurance program from the hartford. i had done a lot of comparison shopping. the rate was like half of what i was paying. $404 is the average amount folks save when they switch to the aarp auto insurance program from the hartford. you know, it makes me wonder why everyone 50 and over hasn't switched. [ female announcer ] how much could you save? if you're age 50 or over, call now to request your fre

blake spoke about the incident to our affiliate wabc. >> it happened and we'll deal with the police andd out what they have to say internally. and hopefully there is video of it and people can see what happened. >> police say there is surveillance video but are not releasing it at this time. we'll talk about this case more with nypd police commissioner bill bratton joining us ahead on "new day." >>> and quite a discovery in south africa. scientists say it's new species of the human family tree called homo mylady. they liken this discovery to opening king tut's tomb. wow. >> it does bear resemblance, doesn't it? >> i was going to say. >>> time for "cnn money." christine romans is in the money center. apple had quite a day yesterday with a whole lot of products they released. >> really an interesting launch. and a new way that people can pay for iphones here. apple taking aim at the wireless company letting you finance a new phone through apple. not relying on at&t to sell you the phone. the consumers can upgrade to the latest iphone every year and subscribe to a new carrier. you can stil

this, of course, is the upper east side of new york, courtesy of wabc.r the pope to depart. of course, we're following his journey all day as he says good-bye to new york city this morning. he heads to philadelphia where chris is, but first, speaking of journey, anthony bourdain is back, season 6 of cnn "parts your honor known" premiers this weekend. we will have a preview of that and more of pope francis' journey. everyone needs protein, every day. there are more than 20,000 different proteins in the human body. they fuel our energy, support our metabolism, amplify our performance and recovery. they're essential for good health. your body's best source for protein? gnc. now get the world's best protein formulas at an astounding price. buy any gnc protein powder and get 1 half off. everyone needs protein, every day. and now all gnc protein powders are buy 1, get 1 half off. only at gnc. >> the culture is so strong, it will take a lot of boats, cruiseships. we are always like this. with or without tourists. >> we are always like this anthony bourdain "par