i'm michelle charlesworth. today we bring you information on the heroin epidemic, with the dea reporting that the amount of heroin seized each year at the border increased 232% between 2008 and 2012. we also will be discussing the new 2015 able act that establishes a new way for people with disabilities to save for their future without jeopardizing government benefits. but, first, mothers against drunk driving, also known as madd, as you know, is the nation's largest nonprofit working facility to protect families from drunk and drugged driving and underage drinking. did you know that alcohol use among teens kills about 5,000 people every single year? and about 30% of eighth graders have tried alcohol, and one in six teens binge drink. joining us in the studio from madd are richard mallow, the new york state executive director, dr. dawn marie nappi, legislative board member for long island, and sarah haiken, the youth committee chair for long island. thank you so much for making time for us. talk to us, mr. mall

eyewitness news reporter michelle charlesworth. but we begin with rob powers. >> isn't really all starts today. there's so much media. so much attention . so much to talk about now that game one of the world series is finally just one day away. the mets are on the field right now behind me but they did get a late start to this workout this afternoon. a bit late, they pushed it back but within the last hour they got it in. the most relaxed people in town might just be these fellas in blue and orange. they seem to be taking this in stride. they get how big this is, but they also get that the fun is just beginning. >> this has been fun. great group of guys. we played great baseball together. we're in the world series and this has truly been a great deal of fun. pitch in the world series. that's everybody's dream who plays this game is to get here. >> hopefully like i said we can win this one for new york because i've been around to see how crazy this city gets for the yankees and i think even more so for the mets. >> a live look at th

eyewitness news reporter michelle charlesworth is at the courthouse with the story. >> reporter: the complaint is that a priest allegedly pointed a gun at a little boy and that it happened back on september 13th between masses. now neither the boy nor his family was in court or here today. neither was the unname the this complaint. about two dozen parishioners and friends were here to lend support to the priest. there was no sign of the 8-year- old or his parents. the central complaint is one of assault that the priest, father kevin carter allegedly pointed a civil war era musket at an 8- year-old inside of the church rectory. i asked the attorney, did that happen? >> i don't believe he pointed the gun at the boy and at no time, if you understand the charges that were made. >> father carter is right there. did you do that? >> he's not going to answer questions today. >> i think you have to respect the fact that his lawyer is answer questions. >> father darter had this to say after he pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. >> my concern at this moment is for the young boy and his fami

i'm michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm rob nelson. thanks for being here for our 7:00 hour of eyewitness news saturday morning. breaking news and an update at 7. the pilot of the russian airliner that crashed in egypt reported technical problems before losing contact with air traffic controllers. actually, it took off from egypt. once the pilot detected an issue, he said he would attempt a landing at the nearest airport. the flight disappeared off radar 23 minutes after taking off in egypt. its wreckage has been found in egypt's sinai peninsula where the nation is fighting an islamic insurgency. the flight was on its way to st. petersburg in russia. the 224 people who were on that plane are unfortunately feared dead. >> for now let's get a check on weather with amy freeze. so much going on, game 4 tonight, the marathon tomorrow, we've got a full docket. >> we're full up. >> w e need to from you this morning. >> a lot to talk about. including a big happy halloween. trick or treaters watching the forecast all week to make sure they can

i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm michelle charlesworth. we knew the rain was coming in. amy told us yesterday, but she said this afternoon will be mighty fine. >> the best part of the week coming up. >> we have had spotty showers, so the sidewalks are damp and we have seen some this morning but this is not going to last all day. in fact, the clouds will breakthrough the late afternoon

>>> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with michelle charlesworth and rob nelson and amy freeze with forecast. now eyewitness news this morning. >>> what a play by murphy, he threw him out and game 1 goes to the mets. >> a magnificent mets defeating the cubs. tonight we'll see if they can double it up. >> a gathering of more than 20,000 people turned deadly after a gunman opens fire at the annual zombie con festival in florida. right now the shooter still on >> good morning, 6:00 right now. we are live in central park this morning and all over the tri-state area with passionate walkers. thanks for being with us on this sunday october 18th. good morning, i'm michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm lauren glassberg in this morning for rob nelson. meteorologist amy freeze live in central park this morning where one of this year's making strides against breast cancer walks is taking place. good morning amy. >> hi, i was just looking off camera you guys because cue the t-shirt. it's all a go this morning in central park for making strides. this is our team t-shirt this year,

>> i'm michelle charlesworth. >> i'm lauren glassberg. meteorologist jeff smith is here with the accuweather forecast. and it is, what do you want to say wintery almost? >> that's not too much of a stretch lauren because we could well north and west of the city at times during the next couple of days. we're talking the highest elevations of the catskills and poconos. it's really the first jolt of cold that we've had this season. temperatures feeling more like the 30s, even during the day, especially outside of the city with that wind. highs barely reaching 50 during the day on sunday. it's a hard freeze in the area across much of the area for sunday night where we get 20s in the northern suburbs. those are some snow showers coming in off the great lakes. the freeze warning is in effect for late tonight right through tomorrow morning. much of new jersey, also parts of the mid hudson valley into southwestern connecticut for a wider zone there's a free watch in effect for tomorrow night into early monday morning. tho

i'm michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm rob nelson. welcome back. pretty perfect fall. >> pretty good. >> it is getting there and then boom. nice, kind of sunny, crisp and a little warmer today. >> a little warmer. >> and the last little gasp -- [ laughter ] >> so true. enjoy it while it lasts. i have to get my pumpkin on. $109 pumpkin, this big. >> you're not going to spend $100 on a pumpkin. >> i couldn't pick it up. >> that was big. >> get a pumpkin day. >> amy freeze, good day to go out there and get the apples and pumpkins. >> it seems like everything is pumpkin. pumpkin flavored, pumpkin smell. >> i'm full up. >> everyone doesn't mind it, but they advertise it's july 4th weekend. by the time we get to october, we're halloweened out. as soon as halloween gets here, good morning to the both of you. for a little frost on the pumpkins to add to the flavor of the season, 54 here in the city, but the outlying areas, northwest counties, we had a frost advisory and it still goes until 9:00 a.m. frost performed out on the island, mid-40s, low 50s. ross

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. you know why the mets have been winning? it's because these kids at ps 144 in queens have been writing them encouragement letters. >> it was just too cold for the cubs. i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. the sun sets at 6:10. looks like another beauty. we're at 52 degrees and not getting as cold tonight. look what's headed our way. baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff. good idea. it's off. mom? oh my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to do something? i am doing something. leave slow downloads behind. it's good to be back. the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest internet available for all your devices. caring about the things that make each of our clients unique... ...that's what makes riverspring health unique. are you happy with your bathroom? i wasn't. but for years, i didn't do anything about it. i thought i didn't have the money, until i learned about bath fitter. isn't that amazing? bath fitt

i'm michelle charlesworth. topping headlines at this hour, police in queens are looking for the driver in a deadly hit and run. it happened just after 1:00 this morning in college point. police say the man was hit by the driver of a dark colored suv while crossing the northbound lanes of college point boulevard. the driver just took off, and the victim died at the hospital. >>> we are following breaking news a murder mystery. police are on the scene after a double murder. police have identified the victims as 27-year-old terrell ford and 28-year-old justin ford. we're told they're brothers. they were shot just before 3:00 this morning. the victims were taken to different hospitals where they both died. >>> that's the news for now. good morning america continues after the break. f gotta be the good life >> well, that's a gorgeous sight. balloons of color filling the sky at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta. i once it's one of the most photographed events in the world. good morning, america. >> that's

. >>> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with michelle charlesworth and rob nelson and amy freeze with the exclusive accuweather forecast. now eyewitness news this morning. >> developing at 6 a.m., one person has died. three others were hurt after a gas blast in brooklyn. this morning police are investigating the cause of the explosion. >> also breaking on long island, a huge police presence right now after an incident at a bar in suffolk county. we'll tell you what we know so far. >> also breaking in queens, police are searching for a driver who hit a man and then took off leaving him to die in the street. we have the latest. >> good morning everyone. you're looking live at lower manhattan from our cameras over in brooklyn. always on the job for us on thanks for joining us this october 4th. good morning, i'm toni yates. i'm in for rob nelson this weekend. >> and i'm michelle charlesworth. what you got going on today? what's up? >> sleep. >> i feel that. meteorologist amy freeze is here with a first look at this morning's weather. how's the marathon training

i'm rob nelson. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. god to have you with is. i was a little accustomed to the cold coming out. >> it felt more mild this morning than yesterday. it is a little easier today. >> i think because we were ready. mentally we were ready for the shock. meteorologist amy freeze, i had on my boots and big jacket. it was fine. i was like wow, this is mild now. >> that and rob, you are absolutely correct temperatures are higher than they were yesterday. >> ding, ding, ding. >> 58 degrees is what we have right now in central park. that is how we begin this day and temperatures warmer through the afternoon, but there is also a spit of rain. a few sprinkles falling across the area so we check across the board for long island. near 60 and a lot of reporting stations, both at 56. 60 for hampton bay. that brings us at 20 for our temperature change and 20 degrees warmer in some spots than we started yesterday so freezing cold air we had is temperatures this morning. cool air holds off especially rain is under way. coming

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth in for ken rosato. it's tuesday, october 13th. >> and you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans with your exclusive accuweather forecast. >> here's what's going on. we have clear to partly cloudy skies. rain in parts o'. area to start your day -- in parts of the area to start your day. 62 degrees, cloudy skies, a calm wind. 63 around laguardia, 61jfk, white plains to rocklin county 56. 61 bridgeport, 40s and low 50s to the north and west. you see there's a few showers right around the city north throughout the hudson river valley, a big old batch of rain out towards the eastern end. there's going to be a few showers today, and we're going to hit 70 by noontime and 73 this afternoon. so grab an umbrella. we'll talk about baseball weather for tonight, some cooler fall weather returning tomorrow. heather is looking at your commute. weather then heather every 7 minutes. how's it going. >> we had that earlier accident on the grand central parkway. i can tell

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. good to be with you. >>> the national fallen firefighters stair climb takes place this morning at citifield. it honors all of america's fallen firefighters. >> and that is where meteorologist amy freeze right in the thick of it, joining us this morning. i'm glad you have a coat. it's chilly out. >> oh, it's cold. you know what? i did think about putting my glove 0s on, but i didn't want to freak people out. but it is a little chilly this morning. we are at citifield, and as things get under way this morning, yeah, this is an exciting place to be anyway because of monday night and looking forward to the playoffs and all that. but what a special day in front of us. we have the national stair climb for the fallen firefighters foundation, a wonderful organization that helps firefighter families when they have lost someone in the line of duty. and today they're climbing, you guys, get this, all 2,2,200 steps here at citifield all for this great cause. we'll tell you more about it as the mo

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth in for ken rosato. thanks for being with us. today's tuesday october 13th. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist bill evans. >> it is a very comfortable morning outside. there's a couple area where there's some showers coming up. look at this temperature, 63. our normal high temperature this time of the year is 65, so it is warm. low 60s around the five boroughs, 58 staten island, 60 long island, really there from western suffolk county to montauk. 60 to 62. today we're looking at cloudy skies. it's going to be a very mild day, 73. can't rule out running into a spritz, sprinkle or shower. grab an umbrella. baseball weather for tonight. going to be much cooler tomorrow and very fall-like weather returning. how's it going out there? >> we're going to talk about track work as far as metro north is concerned, we do have some track work on the new haven line. a couple of changes for those who are hopping on and off of the trains. nothing major. you have long island railroad running on or

i'm michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm rob nelson. thanks for being with us. >> news back tonight 6:00. have a great day.

good morning everybody, i'm toni yates in for bob nelson. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. welcome to you eye saturday morning. today is october 3rd. wet, rainy, windy, colder outside. what a difference. >> what happened to summer. >> what happened to summer. weren't we just talking about heat waves. sorry. that was a week ago. turn the page. meteorologist amy freeze has the very latest on what you need to know about what's coming in over the weekend. >> you nailed it right there. we were trending 10 degrees warmer than the average. now we're trending 10 degrees below it just as the calendar changed so did the weather, and so we're feeling temperatures, even daytime highs that we haven't felt since late may early june. it's 49 degrees in central park. temperatures are mainly in the upper 40s and low 50s across the area. lows this morning are chilly. match that with the wind we've got blowing in. gusts up to 30 miles an hour. it feels cold outside. you'll want to bundle up. we're about 5 degrees off the temperatures we had yesterday at this time. visibility is limited. less

michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> that tail wagging. happy dog. >>> there's still much more ahead including an off duty police officer reviving another officer who collapsed while playing hockey. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> new at 6:00, a subway derailment last month and tonight it's sparking a new battle over trying to fix new york city's underground trains. should new york be kicking in more money to get the repairs done faster? >> a shocker for the yankees on the eve of their do or die game. cc sabathia checking himself in to rehab for alcohol. good evening at 6:00. i'm bill ritter. >> we'll begin with breaking news out of the bronx. >> gunfire. a pursuit. then a car crash. right now three people under arrest and an >> josh einiger with the lead story tonight. >> it's a sprawling scene over several blocks in the south bronx but started with police being at the right place at the right time. the alleged gunmen were not about to go down without a fight. they fled police several blocks, coming down this hill here. t

i'm michelle charlesworth. topping headlines at this hour, fans are following the mets on the road to the world series. cold weather did not stop the celebrations at citi field. pumped on another win by their team. for many this post season is a long time coming. the mets won the first of seven game series. tonight they face the chicago cubs again for game 2. >>> police are searching for the man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman in brooklyn. this is a police sketch of the man who followed a 22-year-old into her parking lot building in bushwick about midnight on thursday, then robbed the woman at knife point and sexually assaulted her. the woman was treated at the hospital. that is the news for now. good morning america picks it we hope to see you how do you start the day brighter? make the ride smoother? and finish with a smile? you've got this. you've got t.j.maxx. >>> good evening and welcome to brown safari planet. i'm brian fellows. >> tracy morgan back on stage and great to see him healthy and grea

life in redhook, michelle charlesworth. >> thank you, michelle. be sure to stay with us anytime and anywhere on the weekend. we'll be tracking the wind and rain and flooding. >>> missing right now in the wrath of joaquin, a giant container ship headed from the coast guard is searching near the bahamas. the coast guard has not heard from the vessel since yesterday morning. 33 people are on board. the ship was taking on water but the crew said the flooding had been contained. earlier today, 12 people were rescued from another ship that started to sink near haiti. the coast guard pulled them to safety. >>> we are learning more hour by hour about the victims in yesterday's shooting rampage in oregon and about the shooter himself. gunman, chris harper mercer, failed to survive in the military, flunking out of basic training. investigators found he had more than a dozen weapons with him on the campus and in his apartment. jim dolan in the newsroom now with the latest. >> reporter: the 26-year-old gunman was walking through the hallways of a rural commun

mish -- michelle charlesworth has the story. >> they're going to struggle with learning. >> reporter: not because they're not smart or not trying, but because they cannot see. chris caruso says this program has taught educators that 1 in 5 kids has been going to school with an undiagnosed vision problem. >> 20% to 25% of our students need glasses and currently don't have them. >> reporter: so a partnership was born between community schools and the eyeglass company warby parker to give free eye exams and glasses to up to 20,000 students. the earlier doctors catch issues, the better. bobby hall is in 7th grade. >> even if we don't wear glasses, we don't want to exactly accept that we have problems because kids get made fun of. if you have vision screening, get test fire department you have eye problems and take care of it. >> with cool and stylish glasses now they're able to wear the glasses and feel confident and boost their self-esteem and be ready to engage in the learning process. >> reporter: these community schools focus on fixing social and in some cases medical problems that af

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. >> i'm michelle charlesworth in for ken rosato. today is wednesday october 14th. >> you're never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic and bill. >> good morning ladies. we take a look outside, and we've got a cool and crisp morning. it's also mild for this hour of the day. a little warmer than normal. we're at 62 degrees. the cooler air is going to be slowly filtering in today. look at that. 55 kingston, poughkeepsie. 59 bridgeport. 57 islip, wrights town 57 and we're looking at a nice sunny day today with temperatures in the upper 60s. yeah, it's going to get near 70. upper 60s today. we're going to talk about a big november shot coming for the weekend in your accuweather seven-day forecast, and she's really happy about that. >> no, she's not. not at all. >> i saw the scowl on your face. i can see the laser beams coming out of your eye sockets. >> let's go over to our mass transit charts. it looks like everything is running on or close to schedule. don't forget about metro north new haven line. a trains suspended betwe

thanks for tuning back in. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm rob nelson. like i said pretty day ahead which is nice. >> nice. >> not a pretty day if you're a mets' fan. an angry day. >> i said on twitter and facebook, how do you feel about this. people are saying i'm a nice person and i'm not going to weigh in. >> we get that you feel strongly. with that here is amy freeze with a look at the weather. >> good morning to the both of you. yes, we're looking towards the

charlesworth. meteorologist amy freeze is taking a look at this morning's weather at this 9:00 hour. >> so thick out there. >> the visibility is not good across the area, and the fog, low clouds and soupy air mass is with us. match it with the winds and it feels raw and uncomfortable. temperatures have been in the 40s much of the morning. 49 currently in central park. light rain is falling cross the area. top wind gusts at laguardia, 39 was the official reading there. 32 miles an hour wind also at kennedy and temperatures are on the chilly side. strong wind gusts coming in. a little bit of light rain.

michelle charlesworth. >> and i'm lauren glassberg in for rob nelson. 17th. jeff smith is in for amy freeze with a first look at this morning's weather. and it is a chilly one out there. >> a lot of blue and orange layers tonight at citi field. it is going to be cold. game. we have the coldest air of the season as a matter of fact upon us right now in the tri-state area. jet stream dipped for a enough to the south. it's opening up the floodgates for this cold air to come in from canada, 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of the year. a freeze warning in effect for tonight, much of new jersey, mid hudson valley, if you have any tender vegetation or plants or flowers outside, you're going to want to take them in before tonight as those temperatures dip below freezing in the suburbs and a freeze watch for a wider area for late tomorrow night into monday morning. it's a cold front, a secondary cold front that pushed on

michelle charlesworth checked out his amazing display. >> mets memorabilia, meet the man kev. >> when i was about 9 years old my uncle got me an autograph of greg jeffries which i still have over there. i have an autographed ball and card. >> then there was a jacket tom received when he was about 5. no picture, who gave him the jacket, his uncle ronnie, the mets fan who started all of this. >> the u a all of -- all of this stuff takes up the entire downstairs basement. >> i had all this stuff in our guest bedroom and i painted the walls met blue and met orange. when we were trying to sell it the real estate agent was like this isn't going to fly. >> his wife jackie, here she is at a game the day they got engaged is fine with it. >> that is the 69 and 86 world series team. that's a complete team autographed photo of each member of the team and another cool piece is those ticket stubs over there. that is every ticket from the '69 world series and every ticket from the '86 world series. i've got a rookie card of every single player that was on the 86 world series team and the 69 world se

michelle charlesworth. >> hats off to curtis granderson for doing that. >> we're going to be checking in with laura as well as anthony johnson and joe torres throughout the afternoon. you can read much more about the game at abc7ny. >> good luck to the mettings. all new at 4, a car goes crashing through a door into a medical center. what was happening behind the wheel. >> and back to the future fans today is the day that doc brown traveled from 1985, so we are celebrating by looking back at what that cult classic got right about 2015. >> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg, well, gone are the coats and back are the shorts and t-shirts and flip-flops out here. it's unbelievable. mid and upper 70s: how about your signal, speaking of doc brown we are going back in time. it feels like it's early to mid- september, even a little warm for a run if you're training again, dress september. >>> it's 4:15 right now. time for a check on traffic on this wednesday evening. here is a look at the bqe in brooklyn. this is near kent avenue in williamsburg. now no accident to report, but as you can see, plen

the route was quite a spectacle of celebrities and our friends there ken rosato and michelle charlesworth. dancers, musicians, fancy cars and thousands of marchers. a lineup of dignitaries made it through the march including governor cuomo and mayor de blasio. >>> just ahead, how would you like to decide how much vacation you get every year? a company makes a big change. we'll tell you all about it. >> a gorgeous day and night outside. but could we see a cold temperatures? now's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. so don't wait. call to request your free decision guide. and gather the information now to help you choose a plan later. these types of plans let you pick any doct

michelle charlesworth welcome to eyewitness news this sunday morning, you know what it is, it's relaxing out. i feel like a cappuccino and yates morning. that's what it is. >> after you get off the set, put the jeans and jacket on first, and then go to brunch. >> meteorologist amy freeze here now. little bit this afternoon? little bit. low 50s right now, you guys. i think we'll go in the low 60s which would be decent. a nice recovery from the cold temperatures we've had the last winds are also less today. they're not gone but they're less, and while it's cloudy outside right now, this live picture over the east river, we could get brighter skies, even sunshine north up through the hudson valley and the boroughs. we get lucky and get a sun break or two. if you're further to the south, more likely the clouds hold on for long island. wind gusts are in the low to mid-20s, latest readings in the last hour has been up to 30 miles an hour. still breezy out there, lows this morning in the 40s and 50s. it's been a bit of a chilly start. we still have the the atmosphere. today. you can see here th

just to remind people, we have tomorrow, monday, ken rosato and michelle charlesworth will have live coverage of the columbus day parade tomorrow starting at noon right here on channel 7. angelo and alberto, you're great spokesmen for this organization, and thank you. good luck. good luck at the parade. it's gonna be a great one. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> our honor, of course, to broadcast it. and that's gonna do it for this edition of "upclose." if you missed any of today's programs, you can catch it again on our website, abc7ny. don't forget -- tomorrow, the

i'm michelle charlesworth. topping headline, an arrest for the man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend and their son. 26-year-old jose ronald santos alvarez strangled monika potoczniak. new video from police of the suspect wanted for throwing a molotov cocktail from front of two yeshiva students. it happened near 9th avenue and west 37th. the man shouted that he would come back with a knife and kill those students. commute with heather o'rourke. >>> we are going to talk to you about our sub way status where we still have this problem on our 6 trains. signal problems at 125th street. metro north, 5 to 10 minute delays into and out of grand central. then we have long island railroad, new jersey transit doing just fine. as you head on to the rfk triborough bridge, a disabled vehicle. two lanes are closed down and deegan accident north has been cleared. street cleaning rules are in effect. michelle. >>> thank you so much. bill, hi. >> it's looking good out there. we have clouds. we have sun. we have mild te

i'm michelle charlesworth. topping headlines at this hour, the man accused of killing a young mother outside of a manhattan nightclub is behind bars and expected to be arraigned on murder charges. dalone jamison opened fire outside of motivo because he'd been kicked out. he'd been aiming at the club's bouncer but instead the bullets hit walikque faussett and two of her friends. jamison knew her binary not shot. >>> on staten island, preliminary demolition starts today on the abandoned hospital where a teenager fell seven stories to his death in an elevator shaft. there will be a wake for 16- year-old marcos castillo and a funeral mass tomorrow morning. an emergency order to demolish that hospital was issued eight months ago but a permit was not issued until after castillo's death. the hospital has been sitting em >>> check in on the commute with heather. >> it's a messy commute at the george washington bridge. let me show you a picture of that. traffic is bumper-to-bumper as you make your way across the span. t

on the east side, michelle charlesworth, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> too cute. who knew about the flouride issue? thank you, michelle. again, we've teamed up with nyu college of dentistry and screenings. you can also drop by tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. >>> well, star wars fever hitting a new high. the trailer for the new film lighting up social media. coming up, we got reaction as it's been pouring in as we get closer to the december release date. >> and a birthday party for a see curiosity become wonder, and winter become christmas. visit radiocitychristmas.com today. . >>> we're back now with star wars mania reaching new heights, let's say. >> i just discovered what a geek i am! i was among the millions of people who watched the movie's new trailer during the giants game last night. meanwhile, 13 million more and counting viewed it on youtube and facebook overnight. entertainment reporter sandy kenyon has all the buzz. >> reporter: you'll never be a geek to me, dave. let's talk about twitter. there were 17,000 tweets a minute while the trailer aired.

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. we to the rained oncoming in but it felt more mild. it was nice actually coming in. >> we'll take mild. nothing wrong with mild in october october. amy freeze thank you for a pretty good looking sunday. is this going to be the best part of the weekend, right? >> yes. >> we have spot city rain, but temperatures are up to 20 degrees warmer than they were at the same time yesterday. in fact our temperatures currently at this moment are warmer than we got all day yesterday so there is an improvement in the way it feels. erth is a little rain. should be out of here in no lows this morning nearly doubled up here in poughkeepsie and success. freezing temperatures in the 20s there, so a lot more bearable. we will have temperatures be thing the highs yesterday and getting into the mid- lot of spot. 55 for belmar. a little bit of rain on the radar right now over the western sound heading parts of central long island pushing east. parts of stat tan island getting wet but this will move off and behind this front, cooler and drier air. we can get s

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. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. meteorologist amy freeze answering for the 44 in the bottom corner of our screen right there. hello, missy. >> good morning to you guys. it's chilly. we've had sunshine as the sun came up beautiful skies, glistening sun on the buildings but now everything is starting to get a little dulled down by the clouds moving in and that's how the day will wrap up. as mostly cloudy with temperatures below average for this time of the year. slightly on the cool side we're also tracking a cold front that will be coming in late tonight and early tomorrow morning that will bring the chance for a few showers around here so 44 degrees currently in central park looking at the numbers live across the area mid 30s for kingston, p cup say, they started below there, out on the island temperatures in the upper 40s down the shore 49 for belmar and 44 in trenton. planning this day, expect the clouds to stay. we'll get an easterly wind coming a little breezy at times and 57 degrees is is the high temperature f

michelle charlesworth and i are going to be along 5th avenue and our live coverage begins monday at noon. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> yeah, we know you guys are going to kill it. >> let me tell you, that is one of the most fun things i get to do here every year. please tune in. >> that's a great one. that is really a nice parade. entertainment and music. >> ilvolo, the singing group, they're going to be here doing >> check it out. >> going to be good weather on monday, too. 72 degrees and sunny. then when to have a parade. >> yes. >> we've got great weather now. there's the water taxis going back and forth, and the sea streak, and that is on the far left, the circle line. it is humid. to me looking at this, and i look at it every day. you see the darkness off to the west, a couple of showers and a thunderstorm are starting to pop up in new jersey. it looks like a june day where you kind of have that humidity in here. these cumulus clouds build up and create a thunderstorm. that's what's going on. the humidity in the moderate range is 66%. the temperature is 72. normal average after

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. halloween. happy end of october. >> happy game 4, happy everything. >> got lots to talk about. >> oh yeah busy weekend in new york. >> and all good weather for it. >> yes, and for that we thanks the mets blue clad amy freeze. >> rounds out our orange and blue. >> it's all amazin this morning, really fantastic baseball last night. the weather cooperating with whatever plans you have today, happy halloween to everyone. if you're doing trick or treating later or getting the ghost and goblins ready to go, looks like everything is going to be fine. maybe an extra layer under the costume. we will be in the 50s about trick or treating time. sun going down before 6 p.m. tonight. just a reminder drivers out there we've got a lot of little ghouls and goblins out there. be careful driving. sub freezing still for monticello. we've warmed up in andover and poughkeepsie. we're in the 40s in the suburbs, out on the island, 45 for islip, 43 for belmar. a mixed sky giving away to clouds moving in from the west.

. >> michelle charlesworth and toni yates are going to have more on the flooding but we're going to begin on the upper west side. today today. >>> with the wind blowing like this, even a big old umbrella isn't helping. we got some wind gusts over 30 miles per hour. sideways rainfall. here's what you need to know. want to show you the headlines and what to expect. we've got pockets of heavy rain . i don't expect major road flooding. the ground can handle and age, maybe a ancient half. be very careful. easy to hydroplane. coastal flooding is the major concern over the next five high tide cycles. that's going to take us right into the sunday night, early monday high tide cycle. get used to these gusty winds. breeze will back off but a busy wind as we go through. don't forget to download the accutrack weather alert app. cloudy skies, gusty winds right now. only at 50. feels like the 40s. peak wind gusts around 30, 40 at the coast.

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i'm michelle charlesworth. >> it's a little deceptive. i'm laura behnke in for rob nelson. a chilly one out there. >> little bit. >> just a little. >> let's go out to meteorologist amy freeze live in central park this morning where all the excitement around making strides for breast cancer is happening. >> reporter: good morning you guys, we are welcoming all the participants this morning in their bright pink. shirts. some have dyed their hair pink, some of them have on pink wigs. people are sporting their passion in the fight against breast cancer, and it's really great to see not only survivors out here but their families, their care take e, their oncologists, their surgeons who have come out here and are saying we're all many this together for what's happened in the past, for what's happening right now, and we're looking forward to a bright future. temperatures are on the cool side, i'll say. i would layer up if you're headed out the door this morning, in the sun it's not so bad but once you get in the shade you feel the chill in the air. the northwest winds are continui

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. >>> the national fallen firefighters stair climb takes place this morning at citi field. >> absolutely. the event honors all of america's fallen firefighters. our meteorologist amy freeze is there live with the accuweather forecast. what's up, amy? [ applause ] >>reporter: rob and michelle, it's beautiful this morning here, as you can imagine with the blue skies and the crystal temperatures. we're right on citi field. of course it's exciting after the mets played last night and the big game on monday night. what they're doing right here is all a part of a very different cause.

. >>> this is new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news with michelle charlesworth and rob nelson, and amy freeze with the exclusive accuweather now eyewitness news this morning. >>> good morning, as we close in on 9 a.m., the mets beat the kansas city royals 9-3 in the first world series home game. can they even things out tonight in game 4. eyewitness news is live at citi field. >> go mets. also an argument escalated to a double stabbing near the rutgers university campus this morning one person is in custody. >> but first breaking overseas a russian passenger plane carrying 224 people has crashed in egypt's sinai peninsula. this morning officials are confirms the worst fears. thanks for being with us early on this halloween morning, i'm rob nelson. charlesworth. thank you for joining us on this saturday october 31st, boo, happy halloween. >> happy halloween. feeling good. we're decked out in orange. >> we are. >> amy in her mets blue which is a beautiful shade of blue. >> we've got it all covered on this victorious morning. >> it's all right this morning. we're starting

>> good morning everybody, i'm michelle charlesworth. >> it is chilly out there. i'm lauren glassberg. >> meteorologist jeff smith in for amy freeze, and tell us the bad news. >> i think all the scarfs are going to be bought up by mets fans headed over to citi field. it is going to be chilly out there for game 1 of the nlcs. we're talking temperatures in the 40s feeling more like the 30s with the wind. you see on this northwest flow, the jet stream has sunk to the south opening up the floodgates for that cold to come in directly from canada, 10 to 15 degrees below normal across much of the northeastern quarter of the country. in fact, we have a freeze warning in effect for tonight into early tomorrow morning for much of new jersey, mid hudson valley, southwestern parts of in effect for the rest of the area, except for new york city for late tomorrow night into monday morning. that's actually going to be the colder of the two nights coming up. you can see behind this front that moved on through this morning, this was a secondary cold front, a secondary polar cold f

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good morning, everybody, i'm michelle charlesworth. diswr and i'm rob nelson. thanks for being with us. welcome back to the show, appreciate you being with us. >> yeah. >> a lot going on this weekend. >> yeah. >> yes. including a very cool -- something very cool going on at citi field. it's the national fallen firefighters stair climb which is taking place right about now. >> the event honors all of america's fallen firefighters coast to coast. meteorologist amy freeze has been telling us about it. she's out there on the field. you are outstanding in your field, amy freeze, live from citi field. >> well done. >>reporter: i love it. i love it. yes, well done, michelle. good morning, rob. everybody, it's beautiful outside. here at citi field spectacular, wall-to-wall sunshine. temperatures are on the cool side, we're in the mid-50s, but it's not slowing down the climbers. and keep in mind this is a memorial climb, so you're going to see a lot of folks here stringing through the stairs. they're up in the 500 level right now, but this is just the beginning. also so

>> michelle charlesworth and joe misculpo. >> i take on the persona. >> last year you were dressed up as the nina pineda, one of those. >> debbie, how are things looking out there? >> is sunrise highway still a mess. >> we always enjoy that columbus day parade. it's always fun. and good morning guys. lets go mets and let's see what's happening right now over on sunrise highway as we go to the maps. sunrise highway westbound at the wantagh, an accident with a downed telephone pole. all lanes remain closed there. still heavy bruckner southbound heading into the bronx river parkway with road work. construction just being cleared. the van wyck moving into kew gardens, let's go outside. i want to show you the inbound gowanus. bumper-to-bumper traffic here. alternate side parking rules are in effect. back to you ken, lori. >>> thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning. the growing pothole problem on long island. >> and could new jersey transit stop train service at the end of the year. officials from the transportation system are threatening to do just that if lawmakers don't e

charlesworth as well as joe piscopo and you can watch here beginning at noon. >> glad to sit in for your tv husband while he has -- >> we'll have to support him and watch. >> absolutely. can we talk about how great the weather is for a parade, bill. let's send it over to you. >> it's going to be perfect. it's going to be an absolute gorgeous day as we look across our camera, across the chrysler building, the east river, really a beautiful morning here all the way out to flushing bay. going to be an absolute gorgeous day. here's our camera from brooklyn, we'll get over to the lower east side, clear skies, comfortable this morning, temperatures a little warmer than normal. normal overnight low will be about 51. the humidities are dry, and the wind out of the southwest. normal is 65. and we'll be into the mid-70s today, 10 degrees warmer than normal. we'll have a beautiful sunrise at 7:04. a beautiful sunset at 6:21. perfect parade weather, feels like spring out there. showers tomorrow, still very mild, not enough shower activity to rain out or wash out anything. a front's going to com

. >> i'm michelle charlesworth. welcome to eyewitness news saturday morning. we have the whole weekend ahead of us. >> yes. >> if you're going to work, thanks for making time. if you're not, pull up the covers. >> exactly. i think it is one weekend people won't mind if it goes fast because everyone wants to get to tuesday night. >> tuesday night. they want to see the game. >> yes. >> they want to get started. >> let's go. let's get to tuesday. and get it over. boom. >> exactly. >> amy freeze, let's check in with you and see what kind of weather we are talking about, plus monday, i hop on a flight to kansas city. to be out there for the two first games of the world series. it up in the midwest a little i appreciate that. so there is good baseball watching slash repeating kc. >> it sounds good. >> i've got good weather. a little chilly maybe for you rob. but i think i can satisfy, quench the thirst, basically what i'm saying. all right, we get out there this morning, with some sunshine out there. but it won't last all day. clouds increasing. in the low 40s right