The wild shootout between police and a suspected car thief, wanted for shooting a man in brooklyn and then emptying 11 rounds, firing at the cops, and the officers, of course, fired back. Kristin thorne is live outside of kings county hospital where the suspect is recovering this morning. Hi, kristin. Reporter hi there, rob. Gerald harris is recovering here after being shot in the leg, and police say he is responsible for starting just this wild shootout that resulted in officers firing off some 70 shots, and police say that harris was first wanted for shooting a man who was simply loading up his car, and police say harris was hiding in the mans trunk, and when the man opened his trunk, apparently harris was trying to steal his car. The man opened his trunk and harry shot him. The victim was able to give it was early friday morning in bushwick, harris opened fire on officers, and officers returned fire. Harris fled, running into two officers who he allegedly shot at, and they returned fire. We spoke with people who live in the neighborhood there in buckwish in bushwick, and they said they have never heard so much fire. It samed like it seemed like it was coming right outside of our bed, and it it was. It just wouldnt end. Reporter police say harris shot at officers at least 11 times, but thankfully none of the bullets hit officers. Hes being charged with four counts of attempted murder of a Police Officer. Im kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Kristin, thank you. New this morning, four people are recovering after being involved in an atv crash on long island. This was at the hempstead turnpike, outside of the entrance to hofstra university. The atv crashed into a nissan ultimate, and the four people hospital. They will be okay, but police had to shut down the westbound lanes of the turnpike for several hours to investigate. Theres a 50,000 reward being offer in the search for the suspects who killed a beloved Police Officer in a town north of chicago. Investigators are going through new video looking for clues that could lead them to killers. The lieutenant was killed on tuesday pursuing three suspects, a 30year veteran of the force, a month away from retirement. Police home clues will be found as families return to their vacation homes for the Holiday Weekend. A tree in bryant park crashed down yesterday afternoon. Five people in all were injured in this, and others, of course, rushed to help, and people all over came to their aid. It went down about 4 00 yesterday afternoon. Eyewitness news heard the tree crack, and suddenly it was on the ground, and in some cases victims heads. No warning cant get away. There was no stopping it. It was too late to yell or something. As it dropped, people were screaming. The five who were hurt thank goodness. The nypd went in, cut up the tree trunk, and cleared the debris so the officials can try to get to the bottom of what caused the tree to snap. Several eyewitnesses said it was a strong gust of wind before the tree fell. The news does not end there. Another tree miss happen, this one in connecticut. The man was getting into the his van in Old Greenwich last night when the tree simply fell on top of him. He ended up pinned underneath the tree, and tree, and he had to be underneath the tree, and he had to be rescued by firefighters. No one else was hurt. Four of the nine buildings in the bronx tested for legionnaires was positive for the bacteria at the melrose houses. Theres been four cases of the disease in the last 6 months, and one was diagnosed this week. The death of a couple and their two young sons on the jersey shore has officially been ruled a triple murder suicide. Firefighters found the bodies of all four in a bedroom of their home in long branch on tuesday. Shot his partner first and then his kids before setting the apartment on fire and then turning the gun on himself. More calls for drone regulations after the scary crash during the u. S. Open. Daniel vareley, a High School Science teacher, 26, is charged with wreckless endangerment. He was operating the drone from the other side of citi field, and he turned himself into police after the drone crash. Hundreds of migrants crossed the border from hungary into austria on foot earlier this morning, welcomed there by Charity Workers after germany and austria are offering asylum to ease the strain on hungary. And afghanistan. Hungary is the first port of call for many migrants arriving, many trying to flee the countries that have been absolutely devastated by war, and its shaping up to be the largest refugee crisis since world war ii. I have said it all morning, the image of i think a 3yearold little boy washing up in the water that has proven to be a Tipping Point in that something needs to be done. Turning people away is not option anymore. It doesnt seem to be. Rob, thank you. Still to come on this saturday morning, rescue efforts resume this morning for a blue whale that has been entangled in a fishing net. I will have the latest on that for you. Its a Beautiful Day to do whatever you need to do outside. Check it out. Coming up here, including beautiful weather to play golf. Coming up here. The director of the professional Athletic Performance Center is here with tips on improving your golf game and preventing injuries while youre out there, how to basically take care of yourself. We cant swing like that, but that dude can, showing us what to do and whatnot to do in a few minutes. Im going to try. Amy freeze, meteorologist amy freeze, returnin this morning, people on medicaid who might otherwise be struggling to care for themselves wont have to. Helping them with bathing, dressing and meals so they can remain safely at home. Homefirst, a product of elderplan continuing the work of the four brooklyn ladies caring in so many ways. Call 18663864180 10 minutes after 9, welcome back. Rescue efforts are underway this morning for a blue whale tangled in a fishing net, again, off the coast of california. Its 75foot long whale, spotted yesterday in the water near the city of palos verdes. If they are able to free the whale, we hope they can, it will be milestone. No one has been able to successfully get the nets off the whale. They are trying, doing their best, but they have not been able to do that before. Thats huge, so enormous that whale. Its like how do you begin . Actually, you would think just something, pull it up and cut it. Its not a great white. Heres a pop quiz for you. Do you know what Michael Jackson song was used in the movie free willie . Definitely not thriller . I didnt see that. I dont like animal movies because they make me cry. Old yeller, all those movies. Im off topic here. Calm down, betty white lord have mercy i know the name of the song is will you be there by Michael Jackson. Great song. And great weather. Sharp turn back to weather. Thank you for that hair pin turn this morning. [ laughter ] good morning, its so great outside. Across the street from us here well can see the sunshine is down on the farmers market, and the sun is shining. The sky. I have done a beautiful job of painting a picture of a wonderful Holiday Weekend for us, and other to the east river, we get going. The where are is on the rise, and the normal high for this time of the year, 79. By the time we get to the end of the normal is on the rise, and the normal high for this time of the year 79. By the time we get to the end of the month, we are going to have a lot of 90s. We are not done with the hot weather just yet because we have labor day happening right now. 58 for poughkeepsie. 67 for newark, and big temperature difference from the Northern Counties into inland new jersey. The score locations are cooler as well. 72 up to toms river, and belmar is at 60 and 79 for handover. Radar and satellite picture, beautiful, not even a cloud showing up. No rain this weekend, and picture perfect in the skies. 83degrees, and High Pressure will keep the storms away, and then tomorrow, even warmer sunshine through the afternoon. Turning hot on monday, especially in the city. If youre doing the weekend getaway, the hamptons, cat skills, and jersey shore looking good. Tomorrow is a touch warmer. For monday, the hottest day of the stretch, and 83 and 85 for the jersey shore and hamptons, and heres the story for the water. Rip current risk is high, and thats because of the winds coming out at 20 miles an hour out of the east. 78 degrees, and thats the buoy off sandy hook. The air temperature and water temperature nearly the same over the weekend, and 83 in the city this afternoon, and 65a windows are open kind of night. And then tomorrow, 85, pleasant, and these two days are terrific. Its hard to say which one is better. I think tomorrow is a perfect 10. Tomorrow the temperatures will be warmer, and 90 for labor day, and 92, steamy, for the kids going back to school. Hot and humid on wednesday. 87 on thursday with the afternoon shower or thunderstorm. The instagram takeover this morning for the abc7ny account. I posted the reasons you got into broadcasting, and before the morning is over, i will repost an Instagram Post by any of the viewers, make sure you do abc7ny, and if you tag any of us, we will get it as well. We will choose the one we like the best, and we will put it up account. Straight ahead on this saturday morning, sometimes the toughest thing about golf can hear. In the studio, Michael Heller with gamechanging tips and new thats right, right after the my name is amanda and i smoked while i was pregnant. My baby was born two months early and weighed only three pounds. This is the view i had of her in the nicu. My tip to you is speak into the opening so your baby can hear you better. You can quit. Talk with your doctor. For more help call 1866nyquits [ cheers and applause ] a wave of gameday excitement is rolling into dunkin. Taste the new tailgater breakfast sandwich, stacked with smoked sausage, fireroasted peppers, and onions. America runs on dunkin. Dunkin donuts dark roast coffee is deliciously roasted for a bold start and smooth finish. For a limited time, ddperks members can get any size dark roast coffee for 99 cents. Ddperks. Thats loyalty. This morning we are taking you to the school of golf right here in our high tech study studio. Michael heller is here with top tips to improve your swing and thats right. For more gamechanging tips visit papcstrong. Com, correct . Yes. With the help of software, you kind of look at whatever sport it it is. Golf, tennis, baseball, and you can analyze the folks to see what they are doing wrong and give them tips to improve their game . It allows us to break down the angles of the body and see where they are not going against the norm for the the sport. What are the most common mistakes that can lead to injury . For golf, the one we see the most are low back pain. People dont have the hip rotation or middle of the spine rotation. They are wrenching their low back instead of moving the two segments that are supposed to be mobile. Do people know this . Do they learn it when you start to play golf . If you havent seen a pga pro or Fitness Professional like myself, you wouldnt know that. Interesting. Now you brought jonathan. Jonathan for a demonstration. Before you start swinging, walk us through the movements. Three of the screens to show how the body is supposed to move. John, put the club down for now. We will have you stand on the mat, and the first thing i want you to do, pretend the club is in your hand, and john has an s posture, low back tightness and ab weakness and glute weakness. Cross your arms, pretending your upper body is nice and stable and rotate your hips. He slides sidetoside, and his low back will do that. We can see it more as john, im going to have you stand here. This works too for the ball floor, whatever youre up to for the weekend. Thats right. Put your hands on the hips, and i want you to rotate into the back swing and rotate it. He really wants to get to the 60degree lines, and you can see hes shy. His hips are not getting the motion. The cool part is the software analyzes this . Exactly. What we are going to do next, john, take one of the balls. Here we go, john ive been practicing. Good and now you want to take a swing . All right toni, you go first. This is my First Time Ever holding a golf club. Thats all right, im ready. Do i get to swing my hips . [ laughter ] what am i doing . I just want you to take a swing. Knees bent . Forward. Today [ laughter ] all right i play tennis. All right. There you go. And now come on up. Look, i usually do putt putt, so wheres the windmill . Thats what im looking for. I bet my grip and stance are all off. Thats all right. Your back is not straight either. Come on, there we go. Oh, all right, all right, hold on, hold on. Look at that. Keep the head down. There you go. You guys have some of the swing faults. We analyzed johns back at our studio. Johns three posture lines for the ankle to the knee knee to the hip and hip to the head, and you guys did it as well, you come towards the ball. You dont have the possibility or strength in your body to stay back. You cant stay back when you hit the ball. If we go to the next view thats incredible information, people. This is shown as well. The reverse spine angle. Because john doesnt have the hip rotation or thoracic rotation, he gets it from other places. Hes turning away too much from the ball. He may see it at points, but hes wrenching the wrong part of the body. You want to take this from me . [ laughter ] jonathan, thank you so much. I appreciate it. Very helpful. Thank you for having fun with us this morning. And again, for more on this and great tips, papcastrong. You have locations everywhere, when we come back, we will so, i needed to deposit a check. I was about to head to the bank, but out of nowhere it just started to rain. Like really rain. [clap of thunder] i did not want to go out. [clap of thunder] but then i was like duh, just use your phone. Mobiledeposittechnothingy to the rescue. Im rayna. And i bank human at td bank. 130 yards now. Bills got a very tough lie here. Looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. I believe thats a kraken, bruce. It looks like hes going to go with a nine iron. That may not be enough club. Well hes definitely going to lose a stroke on this hole. If youre a golf commentator, you whisper. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. This golf course is electric. Welcome back. 9 24. That was fun. Welcome back to Eyewitness News with Jack Nicklaus and being with us. Sports news from rob powers. Lets start with baseball. A lot of the talk was about the innings limits. The mets also had to keep an eye on injuries. Lucas douda with the aching back, that could return next week, and now its cuddyers wrist, murphys quad. Degrom in trouble in the 4th inning. They chip away the lead, and then its knocked out, and the mets are on top. 11 home runs since the trade. Extra innings, tied at 5, bottom of the 11th. Prado, motoring around, and thats the game. The mets lose 65, and the nationals won last night, and that lead stands at 5 games this morning. The yankees put teixeira on the disabled list yesterday with the shin bruise, and the team admits they have no idea at home last night against the rays, the yankees have to figure out how to replace teixeiras power. How about Alex Rodriguez . Thats deep to left, and then brian mccann, and he reaches the bleachers, just clobbering him. And then the guy who took over at 1st base, greg bird, and the yankees are off and running. Only four hit in the game, and you just saw 3 of them. Sabareno looking good and the bluejays lost. The yankees this morning, back by just half a game. Last night at the u. S. Open, sree that williams reached the fourth round for the fourth time in five years. If they keep winner, the williams sisters will meet in the quarter finals. Williams couldnt catch up with samantha. She was running all over the place. A salesman that won it in the 1st set, and she was pumped. Williams dropped the opening set eight times this year and came back to win every time, including last night. She found what she needed in the second set to take it 75. Third set, williams takes control. What she didnt have had late. Incredible point there, and then the match. 6love in the 3rd to come back for the win. The grand slam hopes, they are alive. Both the giants and the jets are playing for keeps a week from tomorrow, and steve weatherford, released by the giants yet. The popular punter set to win over 3 million this year, and tom brady reacting to his while im pleased to be eligible to play, i dont think its been good for our sport. In a way we have all lost. The orange had 74yard punt return. First syracuse punt return in over 40 years. Whatever happens this weekend, laura behnke has you covered. Im rob powers, see you back here on monday. A brooklyn man is accused of fire 11 shots at Police Officers who returned gunfire. Im kristin thorn, and i will update the wild shootout, coming up. Thank you, kristin. Also ahead a tragedy avoided, thanks to a pilots skillful maneuvering in new jersey. Who is calling him a hero this morning. She is citing Gods Authority as a loophole in her refusal to allow samesex couples to tie the not. The clerk is getting unlucky in kentucky as she fights from we thought wed be ready. But demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. I could feel our deadlines racing towards us. We didnt need a loan. We needed shortterm funding. Fast. Our amex helped us fill the orders. Just like that. You cant predict it, but you can be ready. Another step on the journey. Will you be ready when growth presents itself . Welcome back to Eyewitness News. Youre looking live outside of our studios at 66th and columbus, and it is a beautiful endofsummer weekend day. People Walking Around in shorts and tshirt, hopefully headed to barbecues and picnics. A young guy is out there with his dad. Run, run, run. Stay on him. Keep going. There they are they are going to wave in a second. They will see themselves, i hope. There you go yeah, there you go, junior happy labor day thats a good dad hes like, come on, come on, come on way to go, dad thank you for being with us im rob nelson. And im toni yates in for m