Slide back late in the day into the 60s. Some wet roads out there. Lets see if there are any early traveling issues. Good morning. Unfortunately, we have some early traveling issues. Well start with an accident and a road closure. The skyway heading southbound is shutdown between the south kearny exit. Thats a spot to avoid. Then we have flooding out there on the roads. On the belt parkway westbound after farmers boulevard, theres flooding that takes out two lanes. Theres also a lot of flooding on the Grand Central parkway. More weather and traffic coming up. 4 27 right now. The mets are coming home with their backs against the wall. The teams down 02 in the world series. They arrive back in queens overnight, hoping the home crowd can help. Katherine creag is at citi field. Good morning. Reporter the home crowd, anything. Good morning to you, darlene. This morning you might be seeing some of the vehicles leaving the they are mets players and coaching staff, other Staff Members of the mets. They did arrive here overnight. It is not for lack of trying that weve tried to stop them and tried to talk with them. Its just maybe theyre not in the mood. We want to show you the video of the buses when they arrived here. This was about 3 57 this morning. The buses arriving from the airport when the players and Staff Members arrived here back in new york city. This happened at 3 57 a. M. Sometimes when they get in their personal cars and leave, they will stop and chat with us. That just hasnt quite happened. Were still trying to stop someone, at least to talk with us about last nights game. In that game, the Mets Lucas Duda provided the teams only two hits against the royals. The kansas city offense dominated over the next several innings. In the end, kansas city won 71. Duda later said the mets haa d dug themselves into a hole, and mets manager terry collins, in talking with reporters, said the offense has to get better. You know, when we play good, our lineup produces throughout. It just shows you right now with us not hitting how big dan murphy was in the nlcs with the home runs. Weve got to pick it up offensively. Weve got to do a better job of using the field to hit. Reporter and the mets in 1986 were also down two games at the start of that world series. The rest is history for what happened that year. A lot of fans are saying this is far from over. In fact, we will be hearing from some fans coming up in the next half hour. Back to you, darlene. No doubt. All right, kat, thank you. It appears the mets slow start is having an impact on ticket prices. Last week standing room only tickets were selling for nearly 700 on stubhub. Now you can buy one for game four on saturday for 450. Happening today, mayor de blasio is going to mark the sandy by announcing the citys Recovery Plan for singlefamily homes. The mayor says the build it back program has helped rebuild nearly 1900 home ps s homes. Governor christie is going to host a round table discussion with sandy affected Small Business owners. This morning theres cleaning up to do in new jersey. Strong storms that blew in late last night knocked out power along this busy stretch. Crews worked through the night to make repairs. It appears, though, power is back on this morning. Last night had to go down to lower manhattan. There were umbrellas like all over lower broadway. Those that didnt make it. Those that did not make it. All right. 4 34. Some wind out there people were dealing with. Thats why we were saying yesterday you needed a really heavyduty umbrella. A lot of casualties i saw in the trash cans. We had 40mileanhour wind gusts. Still a little breezy to windy at times out there today. Those early showers will taper down late morning. Then some midday sun. Boy, its mild. Already starting out in the upper 60s. Well be in the low and mid70s for a time this afternoon. Could be a spot shower again, even after the sun returns, especially north and west. Some cooler air pushes in. Then that cooler breeze will arrive by the evening hours. Day planner, plan on at least a soggy start. Upper 60s, mild breeze by afternoon with sun. Again, temperatures settling back to the low 60s by 6 00 in the evening as chillier air moves on in. Now an update on the commute, heres lauren. Thanks, chris. In addition to overnight track work, we have a Service Change on the 4 and 6. Downtown trains are running express from 42nd street Grand Central down to the brooklyn bridge. Also f youre getting on the buses, just three detours today, the m9, m103, and s56. Alternate side rules are in effect today. Lauren, thank you very much. New this morning, a hitandrun in queens, the victim is an offduty nypd officer. This happened in glendale in the pouring rain. The scene right now is at 80th street and cooper avenue. Sheldon dutes is there. Reporter you can only imagine the roads are still a little slippery this morning. How much more slippery they would have been last night at the time of that accident. That Police Officer recovering this morning from a head injury after he was hit by a driver in this intersection, and that driver kept on going. Investigators worked out here late into the night at that intersection where that accident happened, trying to piece together what happened with this hitandrun. It happened around 9 30 last night here at the intersection of cooper avenue and 80th street. The Police Officer who was offduty at the time was trying to cross the street when the driver of an suv turned on to cooper avenue. Police say that driver hit the offduty Police Officer and took off. Police tell me they think he or she may have been driving a as for the officer, he is listed in stable condition, police tell me. Back to you. Sheldon, thank you very much. New this morning, a man is facing charges after allegedly groping a woman and a teenage girl in separate incidents at long island Fire Departments. Police say 24yearold justin russo touched a girl atten event at the Farmingdale Fire Department last weekend. The volunteer firefighter also groped a 28yearold woman at an event at the seldon Fire Department last year. And right now, police are trying to find the man in this sur vaps video. They say he sexually assaulted an 8yearold girl in the bronx. Take a good look here. Police say he came up from behind the child as she walked into her building last saturday. They say he covered her mouth and touched her inappropriately. She was eventually able to scream and scare him off. It is 4 37 right now. The man accused of killing nypd officer randolph holder is but hes going before a judge on charges that are unrelated to last weeks shooting. Tyrone howard is accused of selling drugs while he was behind bars on Rikers Island last year. He is due back in court on those charges on november 24th. Meanwhile, thousands of officers came to queens to pay their last respects to their fallen colleague. Those officers filled the greater Allen Ame Church in jamaica and the streets outside, all the for officer randolph holders funeral yesterday. During the service, commissioner bratton choked up as he announced officer holder was going to be promoted. I posthumously promote officer randolph holder, him shield 9657. Postmouse promotion to detective, and his body was flown to guyana, where hell be laid to rest. 4 27 right now. At the height of the world series a major Sports Betting website is now in the crosshairs of law enforcement. 17 people were indicted. The queens d. A. Says theyre connected with a 365action. Com. Among those charged, the sites alleged own er er, someone in california. 4 39 now. Today, congressman paul ryan expected to get the gavel as speaker of the house. A confirmation vote is expected this morning after being nominated yesterday by his fellow republicans. The wisconsin lawmaker promising a new day in the house. Ryan will not have to deal with the debate over the federal budget. A twoyear spending plan passed yesterday in the house. As expected, lots of attacks at last nights republican president ial debate. The senate, what is it, like a french workweek . You get like three days where you have to show up. You can campaign. Or just resign. Someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you. We cannot elect somebody that doesnt know how to do the job. His poll numbers tanked. Thats why hes on the end. And he got nasty. The media also came under attack from some of the candidates. The cnbc debate took place last night in boulder, colorado. The next gop faceoff happens in less than two weeks in milwaukee. You know what happens, the debate starts and the fireworks start right away. They sure do. Oh, man. 4 40 now. Ahead this morning, one of our local governors proposing hundreds of job cuts. Plus, heavylifting criminals. What they dragged out of a local apartment building. And well have weather and traffic on the 4s coming up as we look at the hamilton bridge. On facebook and twitter and instagram, michaelg4ny, darlene4ny. Youre watching today in new its 4 43. Here are four things to know this morning. The royals beat up on the mets last night. They won game two of the world series 71. The mets returned home overnight last night. Well hear from the players ahead. Republican president ial candidates gathered again last night for a fiery debate. Were going to have some of the highlights ahead at 5 00 a. M. As well. 34,000 bicycle trailers are being recalled. They hitch on to the back of bikes. The tow bar can separate, posing today marks the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy hitting our area. Were still reporting on people out of their homes, waiting for insurance settlements, major capital projects, tunnels that have to be repaired. Were going to feel the impact of this for so long. So much still happening that people arent satisfied with. Its 4 44. Meanwhile, time for weather and traffic. We got some rain, some wind yesterday. Were sort of over that right now. Certainly nothing sandylike. We have a few leftover showers. Things will be gradually improving. By mid afternoon, youll be strolling around thinking this feels like a spring day with temperatures heading into the 70s. In fact, were almost at 70 now. 68 in central park. An unusually mild start for the end of october. We have cloudy skies and light rain falling in and around the area. Mid60s around the area. Even the northwestern suburbs very mild. 65 in sussex. 63, morristown. A strong southerly flow ahead of a cold front producing some of these morning showers but also producing this, very warm temperatures. Expect a high of at least 73. Could go a little higher. A good dozen plus 10 to 15 degrees above normal. You can see this last band of significant showers. Then theres a break. The actually front sits back here. Most of those showers will fall apart. We could see a spot shower this oafternoon, even after we break out into sunshine. Weve got some showers to get through, through the early commute. Theyre weakening. The areas of orange and yellow dissipating rapidly now. The chance for heavier thunderstorms or anything of that nature dissipates through the early morning. Future tracker shows the band of showers move east. 1 00, theres that last narrow band falling apart. A mix of clouds and sun the rest of the way. Then well clear it out. Later this afternoon, those temperatures start to cool down behind the front. Great day tomorrow. Sunshine, nothing to worry about. A cool, crisp fall autumn day with temperatures in the 50s. Saturday, more clouds in the mix. Again, no rain anticipated. Generally high and midlevel clouds. Sunday for the marathon, probably more clouds around and maybe a sprinkle. 73 the expected high today in the city. Inland spots generally in the mid60s. Even across the island could touch 70. 47 the low only to. Thats more seasonable. Generally lower 40s for the nearby suburbs. As we go through the seven day, cooler tomorrow, 58. Halloween looks good. Feign for the trickortreaters and try. 63 for the marathon. Clocks go back an hour 2 00 a. M. On sunday. Nice weather, mid to upper 60s for tuesday and wednesday next week. Already issues on the early commute. Whats the latest, lauren . We had the skyway shutdown southbound by the south kearny exit. That has cleared and all lanes are reopened. Some resit july dual delays. We also have some flooding on the roads. Grand Central Parkway westbound the left lane closed with flooding. By the kew gardens interchange, some flooding but it is passable. Heading to the midtown tunnel, one of the tubes is shut down. Delays even at this hour. Then heading over to the belt parkway, flooding westbound at farmers boulevard. One more thing for you. A water main break in sea bright out by the sea bright bridge, route 36 and ocean avenue. Shut down in both directions. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect and delay delays now in both directions on the 2 train. Happening now, an investigation into a deadly shooting in harlem. Police say a 23yearold man died after being found shot several times on Adam Clayton Powell jr. Boulevard. It was about 8 30 last night. Told another man who had been shot, hailed a cab a block away, took himself to harlem hospital. Right now hes listed in critical but stable condition. A few thieves got away with an atm with more than 4,000 of cash inside. Police released the security video of the burglary last month at williamsburg apartment building. They lugged the machine to a construction site then cracked open the atm and made off with the money. A popular new york city marching band leader is accused of duct taping a 9yearold students mouth. His excuse for doing so has some parents outraged. 39yearold ken hughes told detectives he wanted to teach the student a lesson about slavery. He pleaded not guilty to assault and child endangerment charges. A judge released hughes because he has no criminal history, but he asked him to stay away from that 9yearold victim. An mta bus driver has been arrested in a violent road rage case allegedly shown in exclusive cell phone video obtained by news 4. The bus driver, david garcia s accused of beating this student with a baseball bat after the student didnt let garcia into a merging lane on to the bqe. It happened on astoria bselevard monday. Garcia was picked up yesterday, charged with assault, and hes also been suspended. The new York City Medical Examiners Office is now investigating the death of a High School Student who suffered a lifeending injury on the soccer field. The 16yearold collided with a player from the u. N. School during a game at Randalls Island on monday. His family said it was not a hard hit, but he looked pale and had pain in his side. He died at the hospital from internal bleeding. How he took time to help lonely students. He was eating lunch by himself, and thomas came up and said, why dont you have lunch with me . He always spent the time to make sure that all the children around him were included. Those who knew thomas say he was a phenomenal Soccer Player as well, with College Scholarship potential. His family says his death was a tragic accident. It is 4 50 now. In connecticut, governor malloy wants to cut 500 state jobs to help fix a budget deficit. Those positions would be eliminated mostly through attrition. Governor malloy also proposing reforming the state pension system. Connecticut struggling right now with slower than expected economic growth. And the Youth University of connecticut also facing their own budget deficit, meaning students will have to pay more in tuition next year. So how much more . Thats going to be worked out right now instate students pay about 25,000, thats tuition and board together. Happening today, new york citys Health Commissioner will unveil details for the next chapter of the take Care New York program. The program was launched in 2004 under mayor bloomberg to improve the health of all new yorkers. The new initiative called take Care New York 2020 is expected to set equity targets for closing gaps between the most and the least healthy communities. 4 51 right now. Still to come, its a celebration today and it actually could mean free breakfast. Plus, a wild scene. A military balloon breaks free and flies dangerously close to homes. How this all ended. Welcome back. 4 53 looking at the Grand Central parkway. 68 degrees. Nice temperature there. Well, today is National Oatmeal day. And to celebrate, quaker is giving away 1 million free bowls of oatmeal. To get yours, all you have to do is head to the quakers facebook or twitter page or its official website. Quaker will also be handing out oatmeal cups and dropping oatmeal pouchs on dn rsteps in new york city and other cities from coast to coast. So if somebody knocks on the door and leaves a pouch of oatmeal thatll always be good. I dont know about in new york city how thats going to fly. Next thing you know, youre answering questions. Chocolate day yesterday. Oatmeal day today. I think im the only one here who eats oatmeal on a regular basis. I like oatmeal, butt latino oatmeal is a whole thing. A lot of milk, whole milk, its got to be just right. Its like a frappuccino. Its only about 8,000 calories. Theres no instant for you. Its just delicious. I like mine with the granola and honey on it. Well, todays the day. Actually, oddly enough, today is one of the warmest mornings we had all of october. Were in the upper 60s right now. Not exactly the best oatmeal weather, but it will be tomorrow. Light rain, the last round coming through this morning. Nothing particularly heavy. Then well break out into sunshine. It turns breezy. 73 the expected high temperature. Low to mid70s. This time of the year, you take that and run with it. Could be a spot shower midday, but most of us stay dry and enjoy that springlike temperature. It gets cooler by the end of the day. Were back to normal temperatures for the weekend, which still isnt bad. Happy oatmeal day. Thank you so much. The subways are celebrating with some delays. We have some issues right now already out there. The 4 and 6 train downtown running express from 42nd street to the brooklyn bridge. Delays in both directions on the 2 train. If youre getting on the major commuter trains, lirr had a suspension last night. Everything is back on track for the morning commute. All running without delays or Service Changes. Lauren, thanks very much. In fact, the mta also promising to improve your ride to work now that the agency has approved its 29 billion capital budget. So four new metro north stations can be built in the east bronx. Hopes for utica avenue subway extension, thats being revived. Funding cuts could slow the completion, darlene, of the 2nd avenue subway, in a shocking development. The city of new york agreed to put more money into the mta to get some of these projects done. Well, the military is trying to figure out how a surveillance balloon broke loose in maryland and floated more than 100 miles away. Fighter jets from the National Guard base in Atlantic City were scrambled as the unmanned balloon sailed into pennsylvania. People on the ground used their cell phones to record the balloon passing overhead, not really sure what was going on. I look out the window, and this big white thing just starts going over the softball field. The balloon eventually came down in central pennsylvania, about three hours after it broke free. But along the way, the tether that was hanging from the bottom of it knocked out power to thousands of homes. Quite the scene there. Well, prince harry is now throwing down what you might say is the royal gauntlet. Hes challenging the u. S. To improve on his Invictus Games for wounded warriors. He was at the white house yesterday with president obama, and then he went to ft. Belvoir near the capital. That was to visit with veterans who competed in these games. The prince joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and dr. Jill biden. We had huge amounts of fun now were giving it back to you. The International Games were launched last year in london. But theyre going to be played in the United States coming up because theyre going to be playing them in orlando in may. In news for your health, Older Americans who stake statens face challenges when vaccinated against the flu. Researchers looked at adults over the age of 65 in the study. What they found is those taking cholesterol lowering drugs had a decreased immune response to the vaccination compared to those not taking statens. More Research Needs to be done. Meanwhile, those taking statins are urged to continue getting those flu shots. Well, marriage may increase your odds of surviving a major operation. Thats according to a new university of pennsylvania study of more than 1500 adults who underwent cardiac surgery. Patients who were divorced or widows were 40 more likely to die or develop a new disability than those who were married. Provide extra support and help with recovery. They always say when someone is going through some sort of traumatic injury, having that support system helps the healing. Well, a store clerks mistake led to a 380,000 bonanza for one customer. Pat tucker walked into a 7eleven store in california wanting to play the megamillions, but the clerk accidently pressed the wrong button, one for a 2 Powerball Ticket. The order couldnt be canceled, so tucker reluctantly took the Powerball Ticket. While he wasnt happy at the moment, hes smiling right now. I said i cant cancel it. Our audio is a little tough there. The Powerball Ticket matched five numbers but missed the powerball number. Tucker says the extra cash from that generous win will go toward renovating his house. Thats a good mistake. Thats the mistake of the good kind