Reporter starting from 6, students can finish high school at 10 and get a College Major at 12. Help your children achieve academic success. Reporter according to some former students and tutors, too often children are playing electronic games and are not learning. Each tutor has to figure out how theyre going to teach something because were never trained to follow a certain guideline. Reporter this person doesnt want to be identified, but wants persons to know what a summer at xpeed fun camp is like. All were instructed to do is make sure they can answer these questions. Reporter questions supplied by learning apps that are not proprietary to the school and can be downloaded by anyone. Usually, it makes the right one. Reporter we sat down with the 30 students who have filed complaints. He said we could learn an entire ap course in like a week. Do you feel like you have learned anything different . Ive learned how to play poker. Reporter they have not received a penny. For some students, thats as much as 7,000 for the summer. The iteam met with xpeeds owner to find out why his method of learning was so special. The owner welcomed us to his school. This side, we hire just like 15 tutors. 15 tutors for 65 kids . Reporter but on the day we visited, we only counted 8. He said thats because it was the last week of school. The owner claims his school boasts a 96 success rate. She finished grade four. Right now, shes working on grade nine math. Five grades higher. Reporter what is the method . We need to help students to form longterm memory. The method is something that you can teach me so 5,000 words the in a week. Students prepare by reading material on their own. Tutors quiz them on the ipad. Students must explain what they learn from phonics to chemical engineers. Immediately after the tutors, they have to consolidate. You can push shortterm memory into longterm memory. They did not have tables set up. They didnt have pencils. They didnt have books. Everything was really disorganized. You take an ipad and you just play games. There was kids running around everywhere. He tells us to go on minecraft because it sparks creativity. Reporter ron kim is helping these parents. He hopes to provide a warning to other parents. Hes signing up kids, promising them a shortcut to academic success. As we know, there are no shortcuts to academic success. It takes a lot of hard work. Reporter not everyone is unhappy. In public school, it is like the teacher tells the children what they learn, but here they can learn what they like. We did ask the owner about the refund policy and he told us theres no such thing despite there being a satisfaction guaranteed website. Hell let the legal system decide. News 4 new york. You can see more stories from new yorks biggest iteam on the news 4 new york app for iphone. The app available in the Apple App Store right now. It looks like tommy and kiko will not get their day in court. Tommy and kiko are chimps. Today the court declined to hear an appeal by a group thats seeking legal personhood for the two. The group has been overruled in lower courts as well. It has been trying to force the chimps owners to free them from captivity. A chair made for the pope is ready to be delivered for his mass in new york city. Is your heart older than you are . A way doctors are looking at your heart that you need to know about, up next. Tonight, on nightly news. The latest on the killing of a Police Officer in chicago and the manhunt that followed during whats been an especially dangerous week for Police Across the country. Well look at abortion and forgiveness and what the popes message means for catholic women. And the First American refugees of Climate Change as ice threatens their community. Mmm yoplait its snack time oh, look yoplait original now has 25 less sugar. Time to taste it. How is it . It tastes good congratulations yoplait you did it yoplait the centers for medicare and Medicaid Services recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. T fewer than 10 received 5 stars. R among them was Cancer Treatment centers of america in philadelphia. Cancercenter. Com eastern. September is now here and this month will include a historic visit to new york city by pope francis. The final preparations coming together. Cardinal dolan will unveil the pay papal chair tomorrow. Last month, we showed you the work that goes into building it. The chair is simple and built by a group of immigrants and day laborers. At news 4, were preparing for the popes visit to new york. Look for complete coverage here. An alarming study tonight on americans and heart health. Turns out we werent so young at heart after all. Three out of four americans have hearts older than their age, putting them at higher risk for heart attacks and stroke. The average heart age for adult men is eight years older than their age compared to five years older for women. We take a look back at new york citys checkered past. Lynda bay baquero looks at the power of the sun. How about some ice cream with a view during his heat wave . One world trade in the distance there. If you have an interesting pic youd like to share, send it in to our website, nbcnewyork. Com, or use nbc4ny when posting to twitter or instagram. It could be selected as the social pic of the day. Since 1961, Pearle Vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. That was dr. Stanley pearles vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. Today, doctors like Lisa Hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. Because we care for you. And your eyes. This is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. This is Pearle Vision. Coming up at 6 00, two former employees at a new jersey day care are accused of en encouraging children in their care to fight on camera. Plus, after playing it down, mayor de blasio finally admits there is a growing homeless problem. He fights back at one of his toughest critics. We will see you then. Going to take a quick ride. Without much fanfare the taxi of tomorrow is now the taxi of today. You may have taken one already. Today is the official start. So as current taxis are taken out of service, theyre going to be replaced by the nissan envy 200. We thought we would take a trip back in time and take a look at the taxis of yesteryear. This was made by the french. It was the first taxi cap with a meter. Certainly we all recognize this. The checker, one of the most iconic cabs in the city. It hit the streets starting around 1922. Of course, were all used to seeing it in hollywood movies. Its been here for nearly seven decades. The last checkers were require tired in 1999. Now, look for the nissan, the taxi of tomorrow now today. Shiba, were going to see a lot more. Nice ride down memory lane for us. Many of us, we talk about solar power but never take the next step. Goggle is allowing some homeowners to see how much they would really save by using the alternative energy source. Lynda baquero has the details. Reporter the cost of solar power is getting cheaper and cheaper, so those who install the panels say savings are going through the roof. People like Matthew Welch of earth electric are now being given a new tool. Its going to generate a lot of buzz right now. I expect my phone to ring. Reporter its called project sunroof, developed by a Google Software engineer created to give consumers on idea of how much they could save going solar. We can take the information thats in google maps and find out how much sunlight hours fall on your roof. To bring the homeowner into the conversation. Reporter it is an estimate that may vary by company. And if you have any obstructions like this vent here we need to be much more sophisticated. Absolutely must come out to the house and do a site survey. Reporter but the ordinary reason earth electric visited today says the tool is spot on. We put a lot of research if into our decision, and it confirmed what we had found. Right now, this is only available in the San Francisco area, in fresno, and in boston, but they do hope to expand to other markets soon. News 4 new york. All right. Lets head over to raphael miranda. I know you like this heat. I know you do. I love the heat. Shes thinking of the winter thats coming. Shes enjoying the heat while its here i guess. Storm tracker is quiet. You can see lots of sunshine from the Hudson Valley across fairfield county. Temperatures have cooled down right by the water. Its 79 now sheepshead bay. 80 islip. Were looking at 85 in danbury. Jersey shore, thats a great place for some relief from the heat right now. 77 seaside park. As you head inland, East Brunswick still roasting a little at 87 degrees. Hudson valley, thats where some of the hottest spots are right now. 90 in chester. It is still a steamy 88 degrees in sleepy hollow. Tomorrow, more of the same. Temperatures well into the 80s. The humidity is there, so it is a hot and uncomfortable day. Temperatures near 90 by afternoon, and then yet the hottest is yet to come on thursday. A baseball forecast for tonight, a bit on the humid side. Temperatures in the 80s. It gets more comfortable after the sun goes down. Temperatures hovering in the low 80s through the out the game. As youre heading back to work tomorrow, sunshine and clouds. A muggy start to your day. A chance for a popup storm later on tomorrow afternoon, but most of us will be dry. Well keep it umbrella free through your wednesday. For tonight, its a muggy and mild night. No real cooldown here. 60s in some suburbs. Were back to 89 tomorrow. The heat and the humidity back in full effect. Take a look at the temperature trend. 93 on thursday. We do get some relief on friday. 85 degrees. Right now coasting along beautiful beach weather as we head into the labor day holiday. Temperatures back into the 90s by early next week. Coming up next, its a big cause of asthma in our area. When we return, a plea by the residents of new york citys largest landlord to get rid of the growing menace inside their apartments. Yoplait. The smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. Yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no high fructose corn syrup. It is disgusting and it creeps along the ceilings and walls of many of our apartments. It is mold. Michael george reports from east harlem. I cant breathe sometimes. Reporter alyssa elders asthma is getting worse and she says the cause is right in her ceiling. Mold. You can see the cracked plaster and water damage all across her Public Housing apartment in east harlem. Alyssa wants to Say Something directly to mayor de blasio. Mr. De blasio, you got into office by saying the tale of two cities. This is the tale of two cities. Reporter she has complained to the citys Housing Authority again and again. The mayor may not know how bad things really are for new yorkers in Public Housing. He has to come out for himself. Reporter and alyssa is not alone. Today her neighbors at the clinton houses joined together to ask the city for more inspections and a permanent fix to the m ad that they say has plagued the building for years. We asked the Mayors Office to respond to alyssas claims. They admit that mold is a problem in at least 190 apartments. Ex well continue to improve upon our progress. Alyssa elders says she cant wait any longer. I want to live in a safe environment for myself and my child and im not in one. Thatll do it for us. We thank you for watching. Stay right here. The news continues at 6 00. Now at 6 00, encouraging kids in their care to fight and then quoting the movie fight club. Newark cops are calling it a twohour crime wave that could have been much worse if it werent for their new tactics. Mayor de blasio admits the citys Homeless Population is getting bigger and claims new york Governor Cuomo is part of the problem. According to prosecutors, the two used social media to share a video of the brawls they instigated between those little kids. Reporter the two former workers were teaching assistants here at this day care. Theyve since been fired from their jobs after police say they encouraged kids to fight in the playground and one of them allegedly even filmed it on their phone. We are completely appalled at this incident. Reporter the people who run Lightbridge Academy in cranford are on the defense. Two employees are accused of starting a fight club using a dozen children who attend the day care. The videos contain pictures of the kids ages 4 to 6 fighting and being instigated. Chanese white and erica kenny encourages the kids to fight each other. She made references to the brad pitt movie fight club, then sent the clips to friends via snapchat. At kennys home, she had nothing to say to our cameras. Chanese white wasnt home. The charges surprised her neighbor who also happens to be a pastor. Its really surprising. When i see them, they act like good young people who is trying to get a start in life. Thats serious. Reporter the day care says its retraining its employees. And to work with the state and all authorities that are necessary to look into the retraining and all of the screening processes that we should be utilizing. Oh, my gosh. Thats scary. I dont know what im going to do right now. Reporter that mother you just heard from was picking up her child from the very first day of day care. She said she had no idea what happened until we told her. Now the day care says it alerted all of its parents. The Prosecutor Says they actually have they believe this was a one time incident and that no children were hurt in any of this. And those two former workers, theyre going to be in court this friday. News 4 new york. We have another update now on that breaking news effecting the evening commute. Lets take a look at the George Washington bridge. A car fire there has been delaying traffic over the past hour. The fire is now out. All lanes have now reopened, but you can expect delays because of the enormous backup. Now to a completely chaotic morning of crime in newark that included a carjacking, several robberies, at least one shooting, and a police chase and s. W. A. T. Teams. When it was all over, one suspect was dead and five others were under arrest. The suspects bailed out of the car. One of them fatally hit by a pursuing police car. The other suspects tried to hide but were caught by s. W. A. T. Teams. The larger response kept the crime spree from becoming even worse than it was. Brian thompson is in newark with more. So shocking. Reporter we continue to get updates from the Prosecutors Office on this. In the past few minutes, they have confirmed there were at least two shootings and one robbery in this crime spree even as they continue their investigation. Of course, the victim in this carjacking they identify a mother who was dropping off her two children at a school in the veilsburg section of newark. Chopper 4 captured the arrest of two teens. The scene that played out on the streets of newark is just more of the same to many people who live here. Its just bad
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