if you use long island railroad and you want an alternate, long island railroad fares are being cross honored at penn station, jamaica, and flushing station. use the 7 train or e train as an alternate. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you, heather. >>> it looks like cassettes could be making a come back. >> google gets a face lift. reena ninan and phillip mena report. >> in techbytes, google has a new look. >> the change to its iconic logo emphasizes its commitment to multiple platforms. founders announced a holding company called alphabet. >> instagram is making it easier to send private messages. >> the photo sharing app brow dusted several features including messages. the update available for ios and android users. a blast from the past. audio cassettes are apparently making a come back. that is according to the national audio company. the nations largest cassette maker. >> last year was the best ever for sales. the increase coincided with new deals with major record companies and independent bands. >> now if i could

according to long island railroad. train service westbound is bypassing westbury, bypassing carle place. take bus service to mineola to those stations and from there a train to mineola. cancellations. new jersey transit trains on or close. all path trains are okay. no major problems there. an incident on the new england thruway north pelham parkway a disabled vehicle. i found an accident on the h.o.v. lori, over to you. >>> let's get more on the commuter alert on the long island railroad. riders should expect delays and cancellations because of a freight train that derailed yesterday afternoon. overnight the train car was removed from the tracks. now there are concerns about the safety of the rails. eyewitness news reporter kala rama is live now in hicksville. kala? >> reporter: lori, we have updated numbers for you. we know that nine trains have been canceled eastbound. 13 trains have been canceled westbound. this is really the story this morning. if you are getting on a train like this one heading to manhattan, headi

charges are pending after a wild night here on long island. marcus solis, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> now a developing story in manhattan. police are investigating a double stabbing. it happened in harlem late last night during a dispute in a courtyard at the abraham lincoln houses. one man stapled once in the stomach and another stabbed four times in the back. both recovering at harlem hospital. no arrests have been made. >>> and a new legionnaires scare that happened in the south bronx. >> this time, though, officials say that the bacteria was found in the water of one of the buildings in the bell rose houses in the south bronx. eyewitness news reporter dray clark has the latest for us. dray? >> reporter: good morning, lori and ken. find it and fix it very fast. that's what people here at the melrose houses want to have happen right away. tenants are afraid after learning legionnaires' disease was found in the water system at this apartment building behind me. the building at 681 cortland avenue tested positive. there were four cases of l

speaking of long island, heather will talk about problems on the long island railroad. >> long island railroad is saying they expect to have a normal commute on the jefferson branch. however, we do have track work going on. we have live video from the scene. crews are out there. they are trying to clean the tracks up. as far as the debris, they moved that off the tracks. they have to get out there and repair tracks that were damaged when the degree railment occurred on thursday. expecting normal service for this morning. i am seeing a couple of delays being reported on single trains. we just saw a train go down there a couple of minutes ago. the trains are moving. let's go to the maps. i can tell you that you can expect some delays port jefferson and ronkonkoma branch. nothing serious reported. e trains express only canal up to 42nd because of switching problems. street cleaning rules are in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> breaking news in brooklyn. the search is on for a killer after a livery cab driver was found stabbed to death. >> it happened just after 1:00 this morning at

there will be more flooding todayment rain on the connecticut turnpike, 495 and long island, long island expressway and lightning in ocean city and atlantic city. more rain, bigger rain, heavier rain is off to the west that will come in this afternoon to this evening. 2 to 3 inches possible. it's much needed rain will you it could cause flooding issues. heather has all kinds of issues. >> i was saying earlier long island commuters pack your patience, use mass transit. we have an issue with mass transit. long island railroad, ronkonkoma branch suspended between ronkonkoma and hicksville. a train hit a car in bethpage. we have a suspension. metro north new jersey transit on or close to schedule. l.i.e. remains closed westbound exit 29 to 27 overturned truck. i tweeted out a picture. i facebooked it. eastbound side one lane is closed down. 2 and 3 trains signal problems 110th street. rain condition. 6 train problems. in addition to the problems in queens l.i.e. westbound through deer park exit 51 in suffolk county you have that accident being cleared away. another problem in queens on the l

lightning strikes to the south of fire island, coney island, brighton beach into long beach, the five towns and the south shore of long island. 95, up the threw heavy rain there and more to the west. it's an off and on day of very heavy rain and flooding at about any point. that's why a flood advisory is in effect now. lunchtime temperature 76. the afternoon about 80. thunderstorms develop and become heavier this afternoon and into this evening. i don't know how much tennis they play at the open unless they are in boats. i guess that becomes water polo, then doesn't it, heather. >> it does, absolutely. >>> let's go to some webcams. bill, you were discussing the rain coming through the south shore of long island. this is the southern state parkway. you saw that lightning strike happen. the wind is whipping as well. northern state parkway, near routes 106-107 where the flooding occurs frequently. i will keep my eye on this throughout the morning. let's go to the maps. exit 18 b an accident involving a jackknifed tractor in may moron neck. leader you -- mamaroneck. long island railroad,

so far so good when it comes to long island railroad. ben: commuters are little beery as they leave their homes, south stranded by at massive system wide shutdown caused by a power outage yesterday morning. it stopped train traffic in and out of penn station, incoming train stopped at jamaica where riders were shouted to over crowded subway lines leaving them frustrated and angry. >> it was horrible. >> miserable, crowded, slow. took me over two hours and ten minutes. ben: workers got the trains on track by making temporary repairs. railroad officials expect normal service today. here is the catch, as long as those repairs they made yesterday hold up. liz: nonprofit watchdog group says he may be long gone by a the repairs in need. the commission says it won't be until 26 the 7 before the entire system is fixed. the study found 25% of all infrastructure like sears, platforms and columns are in major disrepair and that is just the stations. a doesn't include the signals. it recommends the mta stop expansion projects like the second avenue

we will talk about long island railroad. we still have the service disruptions and they may be with us for all through the morning. this is long island railroad because of that freight train derailment. you have no service eastbound to ronkonkoma to huntington or to port jefferson. in addition to that, you have trains bypassing westbury going westbound, bypassing carle place. there is bus service to mineola. from there hop on a train. that will get you around the problem but, again, you want to pack your patience, leave yourself extra time. a and b trains downtown delays track work at 14th street. we have street cleaning rules back in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> 5:16. still ahead this morning, the big move by mayor de blasio today in an effort to get more than one million new york city public school students prepared for higher education. >> three months before the holiday season. wow, it's coming fast, right? two big companies announce how many additional workers they want to hire. but the news, not so good. i'm m

long island railroad is on or close to schedule. no major problems if you want to use metro north, new jersey transit. b.q.e. north of the l.i.e. we have a disabled vehicle. you can see we have lots of delays both directions there. the b.q.e. northeast near flushing avenue, some debris is blocking the right lane. we are looking at the staten island expressway on the westbound side. look how heavy this is. this begins around slosson taking you out to bradley avenue, even before slosson where two lanes are closed down. crews are out there. they are trying to get this wrapped up. they are in the process of doing it. we have route 280 eastbound near exit 9, that these another accident being cleared away. it has been with us for a while. let's show you the b.q.e. southbound and you are passing through 45th street, everybody has to scotch to the right to get around -- scooch to the right to get around that problem street cleaning rules are in effect. >> all right, thank you check on long island, a of crime ridden events as police chasing

this -- this is from long beach long island looking to the east, double rainbow out there. a really cool site after the rain past. isn't that nice? everyone is giving all kinds of hate on twitter because they think it is not. after the rain moved fruits rain is back again. let's show you what is happening out there, we have solid rain especially over western long island, is backing down a bit, light showers here and there northeast new jersey included in that. western sections of long island some heavy rain and pockets of heavier rain in nassau county causing problems. this is moving slowly. with that being the case we are stuck with this wet weather for a while, that adds to the problems with flooding out there, a lot of flood advisories, northeast new jersey and all of long island in the hudson valley, as we look to the southwest there are more showers developing. even though it looks like heavier round of first round of showers moved on by there's more to the southwest which looks pretty promising that it will hold together and swing through during our morning commute. t

one rough commute for long island into the city. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thank you, lauren. the state of emergency just northeast of tokyo. look at these dramatic pictures. the military helping to rescue people from their flooded homes. we saw one man being airlifted into a helicopter. he was clinging to a utility pole as the water raced past him. homes and trees swept away in some cases. this happened after a local river broke through a levee. japan has been drenched by heavy rains from a tropical storm. >>> new this morning, we learned that nypd internal affairs investigators reviewed surveillance video of the mistaken identity incident that ended with james blake in handcuffs. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is outside the midtown hotel where it all happened. tracie? >> reporter: darlene, we're keeping our eyes on the entrance for james blake to exit. he's bound to tell his side of the story today. likely on morning shows. he says he did nothing wrong standing here on 42nd street and was tackled and handcuffed

island rail road off to a good start. >> it can only get better for a long island railroad commuters. if so far so good. that is the good news. >> commuters a little weary as they leave their homes this morning because thousands of riders were left stranded by a massive system wide shut down yesterday caused by a power outage affecting switches and signals on a long island side of the eastern tunnel yesterday morning. a huge mess. i was at penn station but what happened is all trains had to stop in jamaica and dumped thousands of people into that transit hub and everyone was trying to get on the train at the same time and it was a nightmare. evelyn. >> it was horrible. >> miserable, crowded, slow. imus on a train, took me over two hours and ten minutes. ben: workers got the trains running by making temporary repairs would railroad officials morning as long as those repairs old day. liz: in a case of legionnaires' disease in the south bronx. ben: they tested positive for legionella bacteria. robert moses has more details in the bronx with the latest. i thought this outbreak was suppos

long island railroad, metro okay. 6 trains are back to normal. those signal problems repaired at morrison avenue. going on to 280 westbound we did have that accident near exit 15 and that is near route 21. that accident has been cleared away. minor delays, george washington bridge about 10 to 15 at the lincoln and the holland tunnels. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. over to you. >> thank you heather. we've got breaking news. police are still investigating an unusual and deadly case in the bronx. a 23-year-old man is hit and killed by a city bus after here's a live look at the scene right now at west 231st street in kings bridge. investigators say the victim was one of two passengers. they asked the driver to pull over because the victim had been drinking and felt sick. he stumbled out of the cab right into the path of that bus. the bus driver told police he tried to avoid the man but couldn't. no charges have been filed. >>> 6:32, and we are just learning new details on a developing story in westchester county. the s

long island if you're going to be out there at the beaches, south shore long island from the hamptons to gardner's island a little southwest wind. there are a lot of fishermen out there yesterday. there was a lot of shark fishing going out there. southwest wind at 5 to 15 miles an hour, if you're taking your boat out there, it's a great day. rip current risk is moderate at the new york city beaches and on the south shore of long island. whenever we get a southwest wind that increases that. down the jersey shore that risk is low. hot today on this labor day. 90 degrees but not that humid. tomorrow as the bermuda high slides eastward we get this heat coming in with the humidity. 93 is the record high set back in 1919. we might actually tie that. sunny and hot, 80 at the beaches and a temperature of about 90. 73, clear and comfy for tonight, and then tomorrow a hot day. kids are back at school, 93 the high possibly feels about like 98. wow here's your accuweather seven-day forecast, 91 on wednesday, makes it a september heat wave. that'd be our third one of this summer, and then a cold f

on long island, a family celebrating a long shot, and it's going to mean long nights for a while. jason and kelly fenley are the new parents of identical triplets. doctors say that happens only once in every million births. kelly didn't take any fertility drugs. owen, noah, and miles were born they were only three pounds. two months in the hospital before they headed home. despite all the work, mom and dad are thrilled. >> it's a miracle. there are no words to describe. we always ask, why? wow, why us? for some reason or other, it happened. like i said, it's an absolute miracle and blesing to have. >> what mom and dad did is painted different nail colors on each boy's toe. that's to tell them apart. if you didn't think they had enough on their plate, they have another boy at home, a 2-year-old. he's now a big brother. mom and dad say noah is very helpful and tries to burp the babies. he's doing his part. >> that's so cute. oh, my goodness. and they're two months now? >> i think so. >> she looks fantastic. for having triplets. my hat's off to you. >> one in a million. >> isn't that

bridgewater to long island and coastal connecticut. a couple of spring also around sussex and warren county, ulster, sullivan county, west of the hudson river. that will continue today. a cloudy day, breaks of sun. it will feel like the last day of summer should easing into fall. clouds and breezy, very fall like. however, tomorrow, heather, is the first day of you a temperature and it will feel like summer. >> i love that. that is the best news i heard all day and i have been up an hour and a halfment let's go to the maps. we have issues with the a trains suspended between euclid and lefferts avenue. that should be taken care of by 5:00 a.m. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit are on or close. closure 80 near exit 4. the accident has been cleared and all lanes are reopened. street cleaning rules are in effect. lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> we are less than 12 hours away from pope francis arrival in the united states. >> he met with bishops in santiago, cuba. he prayed at the shrine of our lady of charity. in a

visibility down a bit in spots across long island. it's heat wave day number five here. 92 the expected high. basically rain-free day. could there be a pop-up thunder shower. stray shower overnight tonight. especially as we go towards mod rning and then as that front drops down, a better chance of seeing that wet weather. more northeast wind takes hold and temperatures knock down to a high of 83 degrees. as we look ahead to the get away weekend, down the jersey shore, looking good. nothing but sun, saturday, sunday, monday. low to middle 80s for monday. heading out to the hamptons, montauk, a gem. 77 on saturday, 80 sunday and monday 81 with more sunshine around. heading towards the hills or the mot funtains, catskills, poconos, warmer there but still nice. sunshine, a few clouds mix in at times. 85 on saturday. upper 80s sunday and nearing 90 by monday. doing exercise, make sure to hydrate. we put it all together perfectly on saturday. we're back around 90 monday, tuesday, wednesday much next week. >> heading out the door, concerns f

out long island way, 63 montauk and coastal connecticut. nassau county 61. a couple showers to the north and west. maybe a peak of sun, 74, normal this last day of summer. >> we will head over to queens and talk about jackie robinson parkway. it's closed on the westbound side from kew gardens to forest park drive because of construction running late. long island railroad, metro north, new jersey transit trains path trains subways are on or close to schedule. cross bronx west from the sheraton to webster, that earlier construction picked up and put away. everything has been reopened. going into pound ridge at old stone hill road and accident being cleared away. injuries were involved. minor delays george washington bridge, lincoln and holland tunnels. they are doing fine. we have alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. ken and lori, over to you. >> thank you. >>> pope francis will wake up in cuba for the last day of his historic visit to the americas. >> he played a large role in between the island nation and the united states. he visited the sh

park to a long island fundraiser. of spokesperson said the governor's campaign. could governor christie be out of the next gop presidential debate? there's a lot of questions about who could be out. >> juliet: it looks like the battle could be between governor christie and carly view arena who according to critics did the best job at the happy hour debate. let's get over to liz to talk to us. >> they are going to be buying for that tenth spot. it will be crucial. cnn has come out with a new set of rules for the debate that will give more weight to the polls taken in the month after the gop debate. cnn now says any candidate who ranks of the top ten between august 6 and september 10 will be included. the original rules looked at the average of polls between july 16 and september 10. the arena said the old criteria would've unfairly excluded her despite a recent moose in national polls. to get in on that main state event, she will she will have to knock out governor christie. he appeared on a show last night and talked

also some fog out here especially in long island. but nassau and suffolk looking at patchy dense fog places are looking visibility down to one quarter mile or less. same along jersey shore but a lot of sunshine out there today. high pressure is in control. keep bringing in that heat and humidity for next two days before this back door cold front drops into town. that will be chance of showers. 91 degreeses but humid too. 92 your high tomorrow. there's the storm chance at you late tomorrow into early friday gone after that. and then cooler temps into the holing day weekend. labor day weekend it is here. let's bring in ines i saw the video of you doing this last week. pretty good at it. >> not easy right? you know what's not easy either the commute with long island railroad. not good westbound trains arching a 60 minute delay. some are canceled or diverted over to atlantic terminal. cancelation mostly at jamaica. eastbound limited service between penn station and jamaica subways cross honoring penn station, 7 trains over at main street

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a light wind that is across long island, long island sound and down the jersey shore. we are looking at 78 to 80 the high today. ten warmer than normal. today, the huckleberries are dressed appropriately. you got partly cloudy to cloudy skies. 66 and humid at the bus stop this morning. get the kids up. get them ready. a warm day. they will need the rain gear tomorrow. heather is looking at the commute. >> the backup we are dealing with on the belt parkway, a blurry shot. you can see the traffic -- the brake lights here. the belt parkway eastbound between connie and knapp street misplaced tractor trailer. you have all lanes closed down on the eastbound side as a result. westbounders you will find rubbernecking delays as well. montauk is closed west at south ninth street because of an ongoing accident. traveling on the garden state parkway, heading southbound near exit 143 an accident. we have two lanes closed down as you go through that spot. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended today and tomorrow for religious observances but metered rules will rema

we are at 73 long branch sayreville and wrightstown. 75 long island. it's warm out there this morning. we have a southwest wind. it will be stuffy by noontime. hot and 91 this afternoon. there might be a pop up thunderstorm inland. everybody gets a thunderstorm tomorrow. maybe flooding rain. we will talk about that. heather, do you remember the first grade teacher's name. >> mrs. smith. >> that was easy. see. actually mine was mr. smith. >>> let's go to the maps. we will talk about what is going on here through brooklyn. on the inbound gowanus at 92nd we have a disabled vehicle. we got word by the brooklyn battery tunnel a disabled tractor trailer. in addition to that, northbound side of the b.q.e. the eastbound ramp to the brooklyn bridge is closed down. brooklyn bridge is closed inbound until 6:00 a.m. jackie robinson parkway closed westbound kew gardens into metropolitan avenue and street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you. it's a big day for 1.4 million new york city students, the first day back to school. >> mayor de blasio is thrilled ab

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rockland, wefdz, the city, long island, and more of connecticut. unlike yesterday, more of the area, dealing with that compromised air quality. and scanning the skies real quickly, the rain we need, yes, not here, today. but we may see some of that tomorrow. we will talk more about that. and we have your holiday forecast, coming up in a bit. right now, back to you, mary. >> john, we will see you then. >>> a long island man arrested after allegedly shooting a construction work worker with a pelt gun. timothy brazinski shot a pellet gun because he was being disturbed by construction zone. officers recovered the pellet gun and other firearms from his home and the victim was treated with a pellet gun wound to the upper back. he faces assault and weapons charges. >>> the woman who escaped from custody in lower manhattan over the weekend is defending her aks. >> i broke out -- her actions. >> i broke out of the hand can ofs when i was out of the hospital after they almost killed me. >> kimberly was arrested on theft charges. police say she escaped from a

upper 70s and low 80s in long island. you can see on the backside of this high pressure we have winds coming in from the south and southwest. on long island last a natural air conditioner. off to our west there's a front slicing through the midwest. this has some showers and thunderstorms with it. i think as it approaches the air mass here on thursday it will give it energy. for tomorrow, 93. that's record tieing heat. the last time we had that report was 1919. there could be a scattered shower and thunderstorm well north and west of the city. here's your accuweather forecast for tonight, 71 in midtown, 60s in the suburbs. it will be more humid than today tomorrow, the high up to 93. we're main clear, warm and sticky tomorrow night. coming up in your 7 day accuweather forecast, much needed rainfall and tropics and beach and boating weather. back over to you. >> we need the rain that's for sure. >> we do. thank you, jeff 678 >>> coming up, the den -- with do. thank you, jeff. >>> kwup next, the den -- coming up next, the d

the long island expressway in queens. there are delays westbound heading into exit 18, maurice avenue. there's an accident blocking two lanes. you can see it not being 5:00 a.m., there are a lot of cars and trucks out there. sefrnl the spot to avoid right now. >>> thank you very much, lauren. new jersey transit has a new app giving commuters access to traveling needs in one place. the new njt app launched yesterday. it unites the features of the my ticks and departhre rail vision ps. it adds trip planner, my bus and a link to contact nj transit police. iphone and android users can get the app by upgrading their my ticks app. >>> a man is facing charges after boarding a plane without perm sion at newark liberty airport. security officers spotted him on the plane in the united airlines rm nam near gate 74. it was about 8:30 last night. he had gone through the proper security proceedings. officers boarded the plane, placed that man under arrest. >>> four trees in bryant park are slated to be cut down and removed. yesterday,

greg: 5 problems with long island railroad. if you're traveling in westchester, tractor-trailer misplaced northbound, one lane closed, you are flying in new jersey on 287. let's take a look at staten island expressway over by victory boulevard traffic flow eastbound construction in the area causing delays to the west shore and long island railroad some signal problems in the east river so you have limited service west down to jamaica, east bound service suspended, your alternate heading eastbound over ken and jamaica or the 7 [ cheers and applause ] a wave of game-day excitement is rolling into dunkin'. taste the new tailgater breakfast sandwich, stacked with smoked sausage, fire-roasted peppers, and onions. america runs on dunkin'. and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it, she feels pretty darn terrible. so my team and i came up with a way to remove the grains that contain gluten, from the naturally gluten f

a little cooler, you head out to the eastern end of long island, got 75. down by the shore, gorgeous, look at that double 7s seaside park and surf city. loilng branch, 84. cool up in the hudson valley, very nice through sections to the north and west of the city, let's go and talk about what we can expect now as we head through the rest of the day. wa srm weather well above our normal high, 88 degrees, ut i don't know about you, i saw lots of people walking back and forth to work, wearing shorts and keeping their clothes in a backpack. i suspect the case. later on, not much changes, no precip, not a lot of cloud cover, we talked about the drought conditions, moderate drought conditions in sections of the tristate area, ranging from new jersey, long island, into connec cut, we desperately need that rain, but we are not going to get it certainly not the rest of the day, sunny and hot, 88 where we are going to today. low humidity tonight, 4 and 6, cadriving home, as soon as you need sunglasses, the sun goes down, right in your eyes. 88 again tonight or today.

watch out for the inland fog. 61 long branch. 50s up to the north and west. 62 long island and coastal connecticut. we are looking at a great day. a calm wind, low humidities. warm today and tomorrow. you can expect morning fog then a warm afternoon with upper-80s. clear skies back to the great lakes. minneapolis comes to us sunday but comes through virtually dry. after school we are at 87 to 89 degrees. warm, kids. you will want to drink a lot of water after school. the humidity is low. it's not oppressive. waves around the sound are a foot and less. atlantic a foot and flat. we are looking at a southwest winding south. great weather at the beaches with low risk of rip currents. 89 today. a great end to what has been a great summer of weather. we are looking at midsummer temperatures on the last weekend of summer not cooling down until next week. 89 today. 90 west of the city. mid-50s north and west of the suburbs and tomorrow 87 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast, sunshine and 84 saturday. then we cool down to the 70s next week. wednesday is the equinox. we will look at the begi

seeing 60s across long island. visibility eastern long isla , come down near zero in some locations. ar tchy fog in sussex and morristown. quarter mile visibility in morristown last hour where the temperatures cooled to 59 degrees there. early on this morning, patches of fog and low clouds. a mix of clouds a low sunshine. more clouds to the south and more sun to the north. better chance of hitting 90 to the north and west. overnight tonight, it's quiet. muggy conditions tomorrow morning. areas of patchy fog. sunshine mixing with clouds. it stays to the north of us. a cold front will back down from the north t on friday morning with more clouds. couple of spotty showers. they swing through right there. notice typically weather moves from left to right or west to east. the showers move into pennsylvania. we'll start to see more sunshine by friday afternoon and notice the humidity come down. 89 steamy degrees though in the city today. 89 central new jersey. cooler out east with lower 80s. the seven-day forecast shows

a big bundle of money on its way to long island to macarthur airport. sufz folk county has agreed to give the struggling airport $1.5 million. one-third of that will go toward marketing. the rest will be used to help build a new inspection station. the station needs approval for the feds, and that could cost up to $10 million. >>> all right. if you've been to atlantic city, known as the borgata babes. the scales of justice are tipping against these scantily clad casino waitresses. a council ruled the borgata can force these women to stay within a certain weight limit or be fired. the case was sent back to a lower court. >>> the clothing chain forever 21 says it's fixing a problem that caused some customers to be overcharged. customers have been reporting that a $100 processing fee from forever 21 has been appearing on their bank statements after they bought something. forever 21 officials say that processing error began on sunday, and they're working to correct it. they also say that no customer data has been compromised. >>> on long island, a family is

long island railroad is running on a holiday schedule. you have a sunday schedule for metro north and mta subways and buses. path trains are on a saturday schedule. new jersey transit trains are on a weekend holiday schedule. new york waterway, you do not have any service downtown in bell ford. ongoing accident investigation, the local lanes are closed so all the traffic's being diverted into the express lanes as a result. i understand the traffic is pretty light as you go through that spot. new jersey turnpike an accident in the truck lane. you can hop in the car leans. and route 1 north near new road, that's another accident being cleared away. we have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended today. >> we continue to follow breaking news in brooklyn, one man stacked, another shot near the start of the indian day parade. >> we're live at the coney island boardwalk as we celebrate the unofficial end to the summer season. join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time w

of long island's electric company or emergency management offices across long island crews are now focusing their attentions on hurricane joaquin and utilizing one of the biggest lessons of sandy' don't wait to prepare. pseg crews repair thousands of outages from an overnight storm. but an even bigger challenge from joaquin could lay just ahead. >> the current path is still a few days out. a long way out. we need to be prepared for the worst and we need our customers to know we're ready to go. >> response crews are also in full preparation mode. they're mobilizing a fleet of rescue equipment. four water rescue vehicles and 25 military trucks capable of plowing through flood waters and dozens of power generators and a warehouse full of water, food, medical supplies, cots and blankets. all items that sandy demonstrated rescuers will need when a big storm hits. >> our clock is ticking. what i have to do is plan for the worst. hope for the best. and prepare. >> reporter: craig craft's ultimate battle plan is, of course, dependant on which track joaquin takes. he checks in with forecasters homeo

but they have issues right now long island is doing fine. suffolk county no problem on southern state parkway your commute in new jersey benminster bridgewater nothing problem. if you're traveling out to edison yarr you're fine 287. cameras on tappan zee bridge. westchester bound fine southbound. before the bridge northbound there's a stalled truck blocking a lane. check out the george washington bridge crossing bridge on upper, lower level. lincoln tunnel a five minute delay. teresa and ben. ben: a fire that swepght through a jersey jersey home fill may have been set. pmpleght on jo lean avenue late tuesday night investigators found the bodies of a couple and their two children ages 7 and 4 in a bedroom. they appear to have been dead or injured before the fire. and officials say that fire was not accidental . investigators reportedly found separate spots in the home where the flames began so they're trying to piece together this entire situation. >> former states department staffer who helped it set up hillary clinton e-mail server pleaded

. >>> i'm happy to say long island railroad is running on or close to schedule. i can tell you not only is long island running on or close to schedule, so is metro north and new jersey transit doing fine. all lines on new jersey transit doing fine. a trains no service between l trains suspended between lorimer street and myrtle avenue. signal problems at morrison avenue. you can expect some delays. grand central parkway eastbound east of the q garden interchange you have an accident in the process of being cleared away. as you head on to the bqe, northeast into the cashew coe bridge. our street cleaning rules are in effect. >>> thank you. this morning the doors of a day care center in brooklyn will remain closed as police investigate how a small child was left in a playground. a stranger found the 2-year-old boy alone in sunset park. kala rama is live with the latest information. >> reporter: good morning. parents will now be able to drop their kids off at the quality of life academy. it is closed while they're being investigated for losing a child at the playgro

or the award-winning vineyards of long island. this cooperstown brewery belongs in every beer lover's hall of fame. you can even try new york's exceptional cider and spirits. this fall, drink in the beauty of new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. there's something for everyone. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> it is 6:24. cam 7 on the fdr drive. several lanes heading southbound are closed due to the flooding from the rainstorm we had overnight. we will have team coverage on this accuweather alert day straight ahead. >>> in the meantime, the largest recall in volkswagen's history is days away. the news comes as the german automaker continues to deal with fallout from the u.s. emissions cheating scandal. next month volkswagen plans to have the fix in place for 11 million diesel cars riding to fool regulator

from long island city, liz dahlem, fox 5 news. steve: new york's archdiocese celebrating the opening of a new art center. dari: and we'll take a tour of the space and here why the diocese says it's a space for all faiths. steve: and uber butting heads with the city. why they're leery of the city's 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. steve: round 2 in the battle between the city and uber. dari: general lahmers is here to explain what the car service is doing that may -- >> reporter: after beating back mayor de blasio's plan to cap the number of uber drives on the road, it looks like uber and the city are at it again. uber and the city colliding again over what impact the car service is having on new york's mounting traffic problems. right now the city is in the middle of a four-mon

but even more in the long run. >> i commute from new city to long island city. so it's 80 miles back and forth. and i would say it saves about 40 to $50 a week. so that's terrific. >> reporter: and by the way, these gas prices affect more than just cars. airfare is also down. more people expected to take planes this weekend, as well. live in ft. lee, michael george, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> and track the weather and any other alerts you need throughout the holiday weekend with our news 4 new york app. you'll find the latest forecasts, interactive radar, traffic updates and a whole lot more. >>> nothing close to child's play. two daycare workers faced a judge today, accused of instigating a so-called kiddy fight club in new jersey. prosecutors say the women egged the children on, recorded video and posted it on social media. news 4's brian thompson spoke exclusively with a mother whose child attends that very center. >> reporter: 28-year-old shanice white came to the union county courthouse complex with support but no attorney. inside, it was the same f

. >>> plus, more than a dozen gas station robberies on long island. tonight what detectives are doing to zero in on the thief. >>> and a stolen iphone gets returned. the personal note the thief included after having a change of heart. >>> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. final friday of summer, felt like it, temperatures in the upper 80s, even a record high in islip tying one in 2005 81 degrees. air quality warning for much of the area. that will change over the weekend with fall air coming in. will it bring some 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 across the u.s. and 34 other countries around the world. call today.

. >>> on long island, police want to find a man wanted for several gas station robberies. he hit two this week. investigators say he flashes a handgun, demands cash and takes off on foot. nassau county police offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. >>> if you heard an explosion or noticed thick black smoke like this near the third avenue bridge today, you were not alone. a few of you called, and alerted us. we found out it was just a simulated explosion for a film shoot. production has since wrapped. >>> a hungarian journalist is out of a job after she was filmed deliberate re tripping syrian refugees near the sishian border. take a look at petra lazlo on the right. video recorded shows her tripping a man carrying a child as they ran from police. in another incident, she is seen kicking a young girl in the shin. she was fired from her job. the hungarian news site is run by the far right anti immigrant party. >>> still ahead on news 4 new york, remember that controversy over the caitlyn jenner halloween costume? >> now the "vanity fair" co

island railroad writers, everything should be back to normal, long island rail road so far what they're saying everything should be good to the surface, everything else on or close. juliet: you missed a couple days. welcome back. 4:48, new jersey football opponent with a helmet has been suspended from the team. juliet: the consequences of the dirty play might not stop there. the latest from summerville. >> reporter: watch as a lyndon high school football player swipes a helmet off of an immaculatea player and ashes and the head with it, the player it ended -- in his head the needed ten stitches. this video has gone viral with almost 1 million views and it is all students at both high school 7 talking about. >> he didn't retaliate and that is the most important part, the player did what he did for the other team but nothing we can do about it now. i feel bad for whoever got injured but the player should not have done that in the first place. >> the player has been kicked off the football team and suspended from school for two week joel vote after the plane he was not ejected from the gam

island. >> it's not some crazed guy who took a bus on a joyride. >> reporter: nasa s long island authorities pulled him over. he was reefg between lanes on a local high. corporal blue. ms. cope land sat quietly in a. i could say, i was doing this, i was doing that. they should be upset. >> copeland has been a a route in queens. but saturday was copy. they're looking into his medical history to find out why he went to work in the first place. anybody. this incident happened and we're going to figure out what happened. >> copeland will have to explain [000:29:56;00]

. >>> a developing story we are following on long island. a man went for a jog on monday and has not been seen from since. michael's disappearance is completely out of character. a neighbor saw him leave the massapequao home he shares with his grandmother, and all his belongs were left behind. >> he doesn't have his wallet, cell phone, wristwatch. this is very, very odd. cannot understand this, no, it's very hurtful. >> friends and family have been going through his belongings looking for leads. >>> pedestrians walking survived bricks falling without a scratch. it was supposed to be leisurely stroll, but instead it was a jolt of panic for this come. watch the bricks come to the ground, missing them by just feet and a few seconds. gabriel runs the restaurant across the street and came outside when he saw the bricks on the ground and saw the gaping hole above. >> the bricks were like all over. >> reporter: a parking attendant hit the gas and then hit the wall, breaking lose a section of bricks, and it turns out, this is not the first time the

take a look outside at the long island expressway. you can see in the way distance back there flashing lights. reports of an accident before you get to the l.i.e. it is passable. otherwise things moving along nicely. >> okay, lauren. thanks very much. well, we're learning this morning who's going to be the first to meet the pope when he makes his historic visit to the united states. when pope francis arrives in washington a week from tomorrow, president obama is going to be there to personally greet him. it is an airport welcome that few world leaders receive from the president. meanwhile, the philadelphia archdiocese announced that pope francis will be welcomed there by richard bose and his family. bose is a retired police officer, and he had been wounded in the line of duty. >> our faith is what got us through everything, our darkest moments. >> i was like, is this really true? i can't believe that i'm going to meet the pope. >> and bowes' son even joked maybe he'll ask the pope to try the classic philly cheesesteak while he's in to

in long island, cbs 2 news. >> well, they'll be able to tell >> right. i'm not john, i'm jim. >> so cute, right? >> absolutely adorable. hard to pull your eyes off of them. so sweet. the forecast is looking great. it is going to be a lovely night. then another warm day. we do have a pattern change, though, moving in, next week. we'll talk about that momentarily, right now, i want to check in with our weather watchers, see what is happening out this evening. the temperatures are steadily cooling off with dry air in place. 50s will be very typical tonight. in fact, 40s are possible in select pots. fred in stockholm, new jersey, it will be one of those nights where the windows might be left open. clear skies there as well. the only place we see a little bit of cloud cover this evening is on the east end of long island. over the city, right now, clear skies, and very comfortable out there with low humidity. but still on the mild side. 75 degrees, calm winds, relative humidity, at just 29%. why it's so warm right now in the city, 75 degrees is our normal dayt

we look to midtown to long island. this morning clear skies, beautiful sunrise in an hour from now and looking at temperatures that are cool to start, 60 right now and looking about 50 north and west. upper 40s well north and west. grab the jacket or a sweater. sunshine and clear skies today. clear skies are back to the northern plains. it will be 65 by 9:00, 10:00. 77 at 1:00. 80 this afternoon. normal high is 373. so, kids at the bus -- normal high is 73. so kids at the bus stop, grab a jacket. i give it a b. a b, heather. >> b's are pretty good. >> b for sunny. >> of course. >>> let's go to the maps and talk to you about what is going on as far as mass transit. you can give mass transit an a. long island railroad, new jersey transit trains, metro north, subways, they are all doing okay. keep in mind the buses, you may find buses diverted with a lot of the closures we are dealing with. gowanus expressway inbound 92nd to third avenue you have construction. traveling on to the new england thruway south cedar to boston

island especially eastern long island but not a lot going on with rainfall out there. the myfoxny.com weather apps as daily and hourly forecast, download the apps at google play store or apple itunes store, it let's bring in ines and see what is happening with our commute nice and early. ines: hoping for an easy day, street cleaning rules suspended, meters remain in effect, no problems on the law, white stone or frogs neck bridge, new jersey along 78, 287, and the staten island expressway, eastbound traffic west bound, very quiet. gwb upper lower-level fine, lincoln and holland back to you. ben: chris christie telling the leader to shape up or ship out. the republican presidential candidate criticized for his own struggles with weight, brigadier-general that he has 90 days to lose some pounds. will for anyone shout hypocrite, there is reason for the warning, christie's that the washington post the general has been reprimanded by the pentagon for his weight and dodging fitness tests. the general is working on that problem, chris christie himself underwent stomach band s

we ramp up construction, on long island, by westbury road makes it south, patches of flooding on 7 state parkway so be careful with that. the valley stream ariane nassau county, 495 towards the lincoln tunnel moving fine, no problems at the holland or george washington bridge. ben: a second gay-rights group could march under its own banner at the st. patrick's day parade. the board of directors has invited the lavender and gay alliance did celebrate a celebration, the board broke its 15 year rule banning l g b t groups from the parade by that group has been invited back next year. 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 t

or the award-winning vineyards of long island. this cooperstown brewery belongs in every beer lover's hall of fame. you can even try new york's exceptional cider and spirits. plan your trip at iloveny.com. >>> new at 5:00, a new effort to push for equality in the workplace around the world. the advocacy and lobbying group human rights campaign introduced a new coalition of companies that support gay procter & gamble are among the first. implement policies such as same- sex partner benefits globally. >>> you may think getting limes disease ends -- lyme disease ends -- causing bacteria. in some areas up to 50% of ticks can carry lyme and other diseases. eyewitness news anchor david novarro has more on how to protect yourself. >> ira moore found that the beauty of fall comes with some hidden dangers. >> i had taken the kids out and shown them how we used to rake leaves into a pile and jump in them when i was a kid and a few weeks later i had symptoms. >> reporter: ira thought he had the flu. but he had been bitten by a tick and infec