Im Shirleen Allicot in for lori stokes. Today i go wednesday, all 3rd. Bill evans is here with the exclusive forecast. We are kicking off the doug days of august. We will talk about interesting weather this week. But todays monday, hot and humid weather continues. We look at a temperature of 70 across the area. Parts of the area low 70s. Central park mid70s to 77 and we like 70s. Hanover 61. Its not so warm up in the suburbs. 73 out to the hamptons and Shelter Island and Northern Branch on long island, the far east end. Hiding 90 today. Like 95. The week. It is. Into the 70s. We will talk about that in the Heather Orourke is here. Yes, i am. How was your weekend . It was great. I cant tell you. I was on a secret mission. I figured you were. Maybe i can get information out of you after this report. We will talk about 78 west near exit 3 a tractor trailer fire. A couple of lanes are closed down. On to the belt parkway, westbound near bay parkway an shut. 3 trains no service between 149th
71 islip to bridgeport. 63 poughkeepsie. 75 around central park. We will get to 79 by 9 00. 90 this afternoon with the humidity it will feel like the mid90s. Hot and humid august dog days. Those are coming to an end thursday. We will talk about that in the accuweather sevenday forecast coming up in a moment. How are you doing. Im doing all right. We have an issue with the two trains. We have mechanical problems. Thats downtown near grand concourse you will find the 2 by the 5 line as a result. Long island railroad, new Jersey Transit doing fine. Metro north waterbury branch, ongoing work in bridgeport. No major problems at the hudson river crossings. Minor delays across the board. 78 to the westbound side near exit 3, tractor trailer fire extinguished. Crews are out there now trying to clean up the debris from the tractor trailer fire. One lane is open. Then we have 51st, 52nd. Street cleaning rules are in effect. We begin with the developing story out of new jersey. A new Jersey Polic
Too far for tv . Big game lack lash. A second american doctor accused of illegally killing a lion using a bow and arrow in a restricted as calls to ban it grow. The american hunters coming to the defense this morning of a sport they love. And good morning, america. Boy, what a rough weekend for millions of americans. Well take a live look. Just outside chicago this morning, the aftermath interest those powerful storms overnight. You see that building right there. Also take a look at this. A large tree right in the middle of a city street completely uprooted right there. Wow. So many wildfires burning right now out west. More than 20 in california, more than 12,000 people forced from their homes and they dont know when theyll be able to go back. More on that just ahead. But we do begin in chicago, site of that deadly tent collapse. Gio benitez is on the scene right now. Good morning, gio. Reporter yeah, good morning to you. Look at this mess behind me. Crews are trying to clean this up
Down my neck and i laid back. Thats all i remember. Reporter witnesses say the driver of the minivan, 30year old Keith Jeffords tried to run away and was even confrontational until he was eventually arrested. He get out running, running. A girl here and he was fighting everyone. He was in front of me. So, he tried to move out and go in the store. So, he was there running. Reporter now, police say jeffords has been charged with assault, dwi, four counts of assault, rather, dwi and leaving the scene of an accident with serious bodily injury. There were two spas gears in his car. They were taken two passengers in his car. They were taken to Christ Hospital but left without being treated. They refused treatment there. Coming up on first at 4 00 we will hear from one of the eyewitnesses and Good Samaritans that tried to tussle with jeffords to keep him from leaving the scene. Darla miles, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you, darla. New at noon a final good bye for the daughter of Whitney H
Head out there. Im ken rosato. Im Shirleen Allicot in for lori stokes. You are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with the forecast. Showers and thunderstorms are coming in the area from the city eastward through rockland, Westchester County across brooklyn and queens. On the l. I. E. , 49495, oyster bay, smithtown. That will continue across the area. Here is another look from our accutrack radar. You can see the lightning strikes that are there. They decreased. They are across brooklyn and queens this morning heading eastward. We will have that a couple of hours. Then we look at a hot day today. The high will get to about 90 later on. Real feel 95. A spotty thunderstorm this afternoon. Heather is looking at the commute. Any flooded roadways . Nothing just yet. Take it easy if you are out driving around. Lets go to the maps. We will talk about a couple of incidents. Belt parkway, eastbound at irrelevant sten two lanes are cheesed. B. Q. E. Northb