About somebody having a gun, they need to tell the Police Department and not be afraid to do so. Ms. Brewer and others tonight are urging residents of Public Housing complexes to conquer their fears for their own good. Theres going to be a moment of silence at about 6 30 tonight followed by a solemn march to psa 5 to honor officer holder. Live tonight, n. J. Burkett, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Were learning more tonight about officer holder. The Third GenerationPolice Officer who always wanted to be a cop had recent hopes of becoming a detective. He was supposed to close on a new home just next month. So much ahead of him, dreams unrealized. The man who laid his life on the line being remembered tonight as the light of his family. Darla miles in far rockaway. Holder grew up in guyana with his late mother but it was went to backyard barbecues, listen today soca and served as dj. Its a difficult time because this is the first time in a decade theyre gathering without him. If i would have known that was the last time, i would have told him not to go out for duty. If id known. Reporter but randolph holder, jr. Was all in, chasing down the bad guys with gun in east harlem tuesday night. Its what he did. Its who he was. A good father, citizen. Very proud to be a member of the police force. Reporter his father last spoke to him tuesday afternoon around 2 30, right before his tour. We were speaking about music. Reporter mayor bill de blasio and commissioner bratton delivered support to the family home. Holders father and grandfather were both Police Officers back in guyana. The 33yearold, the only one slain in the line of duty. This gentleman, this Police Officer served this city well. He served this nation. He came here from guyana with a mission to follow in his fathers footsteps and grandfathers footsteps to serve in the Police Department. Reporter off the job holder loved to read, socializing with his friends and family, and soca. His record was so impeccable. He was on the force for about five years but his record reflected more than some people on the force for 15 years. This was a man who loved what he did. He took it serious. He lost his life because of it unfortunately. Council speaker also came this afternoon to pay her respects. The funeral arrangements at this time have not been announced. Reporting live in far rockaway, darla miles, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Thank you, darla. This shooting happened near the East River Houses. Police have yet to charge Tyrone Howard, a wanted man with a long criminal record. Eyewitness News ReporterKemberly Richardson is outside the 25th precinct with more for us. Tyrone howard has been playing a cat and mouse game with police for nearly two decades. Mayor de blasio calling the excons crimes, quote, consistently violent. Things like assault, robbery, sometime tonight here at the 25 precinct detectives will walk howard out in cuffs, a situation he knows all too well. At the end of the day somebody is always getting shot over here. Reporter here at the East River Houses where detectives remain on high alert. Its where career criminal Tyrone Howard lives, where police say the 30yearold and surveillance others got in to a gun fight here on east 102nd street last night outside nesters window. We got kind of scared. She told me and we were trying to go down on the floor. Reporter sources tell Eyewitness News the feud was part of an ongoing battle between rival gangs here and at the nearby jefferson and wagner houses. Guns and violence, howard was one of 19 arrested last october for allegedly selling mostly crack in and around these buildings. Things got so bad, eugena packed up and moved. It was so overwhelmed, it was either going to kill me emotionally or my kids. Reporter the Police Commissioner mayor questioning why the suspect was even on the streets. Currently there are three outstanding warrants for him. Hes been arrested 18 times, been to jail 12 times beginning september 2006. He just got out in april of last year. Detectives are now questioning howard inside the 25 precinct, the damage here in the neighborhood is already i fear my safety for more my kids. I have a daughter and nephew. Theyre always outside. They want to be outside late. I dont tolerate that at all. Detectives at the 23 are also questioning three others involved in this case. One other note. Howard today was set to face a judge in queens on a separate incident. Police figured he was going to be a noshow but were there in case he showed up. Well have much more on the story coming up later on Eyewitness News. Live in east harlem, Kemberly Richardson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Dont forget to stay with Eyewitness News and abc 7 ny for the latest on the murder of officer holder. As soon as we learn of any charges in this case or funeral arrangements, well certainly bring you that information. Well also have any breaking details on our facebook and twitter pages. Turning to other news of the day, frightening moments on long island when a driver of a van carrying 11 people loses control. The van crashed in to a telephone poll then flipped over. It happened on hewlett avenue around 11 15. The van struck this telephone poll, nearly knocking it over. Scary moments for those onboard. Several people had to be removed from the van, one of them suffering serious injury. Crews in ordale, new jersey had a mess on their hands this afternoon. A crane overturned on a couple cars in a parking lot. Newscopter7 was over the scene. You can see there was a lot of spill fuel that resulted from the incident. Hurt. Has hazmat crews are working to clean up the spill. The mets are trying to prove one famous movie prediction wrong. Back to the future 2 set on todays date had the chicago cubs sweeping to win the world series. This is a really big topic on twitter. Tonight it could be the mets sweeping the cubs in the National League championship series. The game, game 4. Anthony johnson is in chicago but first up rob powers in the news room. Its the fans that have the brooms out but the mets themselves have been so businesslike on this business trip. The next game about three hours away which could possibly put the mets about six hours away from a trip to the world series. Here are the nuts and the bolts. Up 30 in a best of 7 series. One more win. What a run the mets have been on. Led of course by Daniel Murphy whos displaying power and roy hobbes on the silver screen. Home runs in five straight postseason games. Another home run last night. Another win last night. Some things you just cant explain. Those are the things most. I wish i could explain it. I cant. But i think this is just a lot of fun right now. The guys in the dugout, question is who is this guy . Hes been unbelievable. Hopefully he keeps it up for certainly a few more games. Back to work in game 4. So many stories here but the biggest is this. Win and the next met game is a world series game. Met fans are having so much fun with this right now. They dont have to be local mets fans either. They might be transplanted mets fans, even windy city mets fans. Anthony they just got out of the car. They just arrived here from new york area ready to watch tonights game. But tonight were talking about a woman who is a mets fan who has made it her mission to talk about everything new york mets although she lives right next to wrigley field. Reporter julie has had an exciting time supporting her favorite team, the new york mets. To the windy city began her own blog some eight years ago detailing her mets experiences while living in chicago. When i moved here in june of 2007, the mets were playing the cubs in august that summer. I wanted to start my blog, chicagometsfan. Com and chronicle my adventures. Reporter last night mets fans gathered in a pregame pep rally before watching the mets take a commanding three games to one lead in the National League championship series. Julie and her husband were the only ones celebrating in the section of wrigley where she was sitting but it was all good. Although julie lives and works in chicago, she still follows the mets wherever they play here in the midwest. She says pulling for her mets when theyre on the road is the best. Living in chicago were a lot more closer to different midwest cities, even the west coast. We went to minnesota a couple years ago. We went other cincinnati for a game. Theyre easier trips than living in new york. So the mets fans are excited. Chicago pans seem to be a little bit blue this afternoon. Certainly not as much energy as we saw out here yesterday afternoon. Mets fans hoping the mets can win all here tonight. Hats the latest live from chicago, outside wrigley field, anthony johnson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Eyewitness news is your source for everything mets coming up at 5 30. We catch up with pitcher steven matz High School Coach who will be watching his product on the mound tonight. The biggest mystery in the race for president solved tonight. Vice President Joe Biden making the announcement everyone has been waiting for. Well tell you what he said and why. Back to a burned out building 36 hours after it was destroyed . A new face on sesame street. Whats so special about this muppet . Speaking of sunny days, sweeping the clouds away. 70s today. Record high. Watching the radar chicago. Caring about the things that make each of our clients unique. For the girl scout meeting. Ok for the soccer team. For the girl scout meeting. How many meetings are you having . at stop shop, prices have just gone down. The savings keep going up. Which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. My stop shop. They may have saved him a chair, some even reported it. But in the end vice President Joe Biden is staying out of the race for president. He apparently made the decision simply isnt enough time. Reporter still grieving the loss of his son, vice President Joe Biden says its time to jump in to the 2016 race has passed. It may very well be that that process by the time we get through it closes the window on mounting a Realistic Campaign for president. Ive concluded it has closed. He stood with president obama and his wife at the white house. But only biden spoke about his Decision Just a few months after his son beau died. Beau is our inspiration. Unfortunately i believe were out of time. Reporter getting in to the race now would have been a major challenge for biden. A new abc News Washington post poll shows the vp with 16 support for the nomination versus Hillary Clintons 54 . A few weeks ago it seemed there was a fervor, interest in his candidacy, people had second thoughts about hillary clinton, they werent sure about Bernie Sanders. Then the debate happened. Reporter clinton tweeted after the announcement, the vp is a good friend and great man. Today always inspired by his optimism and commitment to change the world for the better. I will not be silent. I intend to speak out clearly and forcefully to influence as much as i can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation. The reaction of bidens announcement poured in. The draft biden super pack said it was thankful for supporters and Bernie Sanders thanked him for his life of public service. Weve got new details on finding House SpeakerJohn Boehners replacement. Republicans say theyre scheduled to vote for a new speaker one week from day. Paul ryan said hell run for the condition if several conditions are met and a unified party behind him. Boehner thinks ryan is the right choice. Hes very bright. He has a Good Relationship with all the party. Ryan has given his colleagues till friday to express their support. Without that support, ryan says hell remain in his current post as chairman of the ways and mean committee. Hillary clinton will be questioned at a public hearing about the attacks at benghazi. Clinton was secretary of state when those attacks happened. Republicans investigating the attack say they want definitive answers about what happened in 2012. Democrats say this is a partisan attempt to destroy clintons president ial campaign. The attacks killed four americans including the ambassador. The vatican is blasting a report in an italian newspaper that claims pope francis has a small but curable brain tumor. Vatican spokesman lombardi says the story is completely unfounded, seriously irresponsible and not worth any attention. He says the pontiff is in good health and added the 78yearolds head is absolutely perfect. Thats good to know. Weve got lee goldberg back here with us. Wearing the blue. Its worked so far. Go back in to the summer combos. My daughter was at the game last night. Oh, thats right. Shes their good luck charm too. Going to be at tonights game . No, she said it was too much excitement last night and it hurt her liver. We know what that means, right . Moms and dads out there. I was waiting for you to say voice. [ laughter ] so how is the weather looking . Cant be nicer. I want to point out shes legal. Of course she is. Amy, have fun. We look at new york harbor on a gorgeous afternoon that feels more like early to mid september. Some high thin clouds filtering the sunshine right now and probably see a sun dog before sunset. Remember those little Mini Rainbows you see right about here, the 22degree halo because the sunlight is going through the ice crystals of the high thin clouds. Take your pictures ask share them with us abc7ny. Pressure Holding Steady and high in the mid 70s. 14 degrees above average. Forget about the lows in the 40s. They wont be back till friday night. There are your sunrise and sunset times. It rained harder at night, 67 degrees. 74, milford. 74 in stan hope. 75 in clifton, new jersey. Its amazing to look at this poughkeepsie temperature. 71 when we started the week. Over 50 degrees warmer now. 70 in belmar now. Clear to partly cloudy overnight. Wont drop down past 60 degrees or after 60 degrees morning we start at 58. Sun, few more patchy clouds but still mid and upper 70s and a nice breeze. You see a couple clouds over monmouth and ocean. More clouds over sullivan, ulster, and duchess county. Theres a front sitting here and drops down toward the east end of long island. Were on the warm side of the front and the front is as far south as its going to. Its going to lift to the north overnight. Thats snow over northern ontario. The cold front is about to slice through chicago. That timing is much better than last night because the showers will be long gone by first pitch. Clouds to deal with. Mild. 70s dropping in to the 60s. No heavy like we saw in the 9th inning. One more warm day for us tomorrow. 76. More clouds to the north and west. I can see a stray shower in the northwest suburbs. It would be early evening if it were to reach new hours for the connecticut coast, long island, and down the shore. Front comes through. Here comes the fall canadian wind coming through. Its a bright sunny day. Beautiful day. These showers should hold off till the weekend. Heres your accuweather forecast. Mild for october tonight. Clear to partly cloudy skies. 58. 76 tomorrow. Warm with a mix of sunshine and clouds. Spot shower northwest then tomorrow night a stray shower in the early evening hours then partly cloudy and down to 52. Coming up at 5 30, heres what were working on. Theres going to be a lot of high clouds saturday. Could be a quarter inch of rain on sunday. Thats a lot for this weather pattern. Will a significant rain be about a week away . That wouldnt be too bad because we can get it out of the way for halloween and the new york city marathon. More on that in the next half hour. Right now were looking at live pictures from newscopter7 where the body of slain nypd officer randolph holder is now being taken to this location in queens. The body left the medical Examiners Office and as you can see theres a Large Police Presence out there. A sea of blue honoring the man who gave his life. You saw them offer up a salute. We do believe that is the funeral home that the ambulance is parked in front of right now. We dont have a name as of yet. Were still awaiting funeral arrangements for officer holder but again as you can see, that long line of blue, officers in blue saluting their fellow comrade and just quite a moment there watching that. Difficult day for the nypd. Meanwhile, a car crashes in to a medical building. We have dramatic pictures. But it could have been a whole lot worse. Its one of the biggest jobs in entertainment so whos been picked to host this Years Academy awards . Even though the owners of this mom and pop shop told the Campaign Worker to stop, she still put these political posters on their property and Oscar Pistorius began serving house arrest, Joan Steenkamp today deliver adspeech her daughter reeva wrote and had planned to give at her Old High School in south africa the day she was killed. Steenkamp said she has no feelings of revenge toward pistorius. I dont want to hurt him. Hes already a disabled person. I didnt want him to be thrown in jail and be suffering because i dont wish suffering on anyone. And thats not going to bring reeva back. Pistorius was acquitt