Almost 24 hours. They just got their power back thank goodness. At least been an excessive heat warning for all five boroughs. The tristate area, and officials warning people to stay indoors. Reporter the water and cooling bus brought in today after a resident says she backup generator is providing cooling in the common areas. Reporter the mayor responding from the office of Emergency Management where city officials sent out a warning about the heat. Reporter more than 500 cooling centers open for those those at home, city Officials Say keep thermostats at 78 degrees. No airconditioning on the platform only on the trains. You in are traveling on the buses or subway, make sure youre hydrated. Bring water with you, et cetera. Do what people are doing cool its super humid. Really thick hard to breathe. Check on the elderly neighbors because a lot of the elderly people keep their air conditioners on. We are following this breaking developing from dutchess county. Weatherrelated. A Lightning Strike at a pa in poughkeepsie. The towns mayor says five people were struck by a bolt at Mansion Square park on clinton street. Three of the victims have life threatening injuries were told. Again this Lightning Strike in poughkeepsie a short time ago. All five victims were rushed to the hospital. Governor cuomo has extended the hours at new yorks state parks and beaches through the weekend to give people some relief from the heat on long island jones sunken meadows and state parks will stay open until 8 p. M. Sprinklers will be added to gant try plaza state park in queens and east river state park in brooklyn. Fdr state park in westchester will stay open until 6 30 tonight. And 7 30 on the weekend. Also, overheating was this manhole in manhattan. Smoke rising from an underground fire on east 31st between fifth and madison beneath the car. No word on the cause of the bronx tonight as yankees fans head to the stadium. Big crowd expected for the final game in pinstripes of Alex Rodriguez. Otis livingston reports. Its been a roller coaster ride for 12 years. There was flow middle ground with him. People always had an opinion about him. Heres arod walking into the press conference. He will be the designated hitter and bat third. One place you wont see rodriguez is third base. Alex until the field doesnt give the team the opportunity to win games. Its been a roller coaster ride since 2004. Two mvps, a world champions and the steroid and suspension. It ends today. Everyone is excited. Im excited. You know, you never really prep for this day but here it is. And, um, hopefully, um, i guess enjoy it is. I know im going to savor every moment every at bat. And as i said earlier theres no in between with the lightning rod. Fans certainly have their take and for that side of the story lets go to Yankee Stadium where Steve Overmyer hit the streets. Reporter arod is leaving. In our poll, we asked new yorkers to mark on either side of our white board. Three votes for sad . Im an orioles fan. He is terrible. We got another sad. Glad. To the cheating, bro. The greatest of all time. I dont know who he is. Who Alex Rodriguez . He is a baseball player. Glad or sad . You. Put three marks down on that. Theres a message. . [ music ] . He can change the world. He has in a lot of ways. Im sure theres a lot of kids that look up to him. Dont care. Are you happy or sad . I dont care. He thanks for stopping by. How many do you want to write down . Youre glad he is leaving . Man. So grad i dont know what to do with myself. He is a San Francisco well, i guess you guys know a little bit something about steroids, dont you. Are you going to miss arod . Yes. How its a great way to wear this suit. In all we talk to 112 new yorkers really from all over, using that of course our advanced white Board Technology and the most votes were for those who said they were sad to see him go. All of them will get another chance to cheer him on tonight as the game will now start at from Yankee Stadium, Steve Overmyer, cbs 2 news. As you know, arod loves drama. Wouldnt it be something if he hits four homers tonight and gets to 700 as a yankee . Nah. Probably wont happen. Wishful thinking. Not batting very well and hasnt been in the lineup that much. So its going to be a tough out for him. A dozen seasons . We have been shaking our heads for a dozen seasons. What . What is this guy doing . How . A little bit of everything. Right. Including the steroids. Aat if he werent doing that, he had those numbers legitimately that we can go to, it would be a celebration for him right now. People are passionate about their views. They love or hate him. He is a lightning rod. Nice science poll there. Love it. [ laughter ] keep it here for continuing coverage of arods final yankees game. Well have more for you at 6 00 and a wrapup after the game tonight at 11. Police are looking for the person who gunned down a College Student in brooklyn tried to stop the bleeding. Cbs 2s alice gainer has that story new at 5 00. Reporter 22yearold Terrell Henry majored in criminal justice at John Jay College but early this morning, any dreams he had of a future in the fbi were cut short when he was gunned down. My fiance woke me up. We heard shots. Reporter abby walker and her boyfriend looked out their window down below and saw henry on the ground bleeding outside their gate. Henrys twin brother covering his twins wounds with his hands. I heard him screaming and i thought maybe it was him and i thought that he was conscious but then i realized it was his brother just very upset. Screaming. Reporter police say Terrell Henry and his twin had been at a party on covert street. Henry left to go to this nearby bodega to buy a juice. When he crossed back over, police say he was shot. Reporter he says he always paid for private schools for his kids to keep them away from any trouble. Police say Terrell Henry had no criminal record. It is unclear if he was targeted. So far, no arrests. In bushwick, brooklyn, alice gainer, cbs 2 news. An nypd officer who was nearly killed with a hatchet is thanking the doctors and hospital that saved him. Officerne hospital was named a top Trauma Center in new york city. In october of 2014, a man attacked officer healy with a hatchet leaving him with serious head injuries. I feel lucky to be standing here in front of you today. And its all thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff that were by my side throughout my recovery. Healy returned to duty and was given the nypd medal of honor. His attacker was shot and in a stairwell. A man with a cane shoved down a flight of stairs. 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New bp gasoline with invigorate. A vicious attack was a robber targets a man in his 70s throwing him down the stairs. Then he tried to escape. Steve langford spoke with the victim. Reporter the suspect in blue shoving 74yearold man down the stairs. The victims cane and bags tumbling. After his crotona park east apartment. In spite of cuts and bruises to his head and face along with a pair of badly ripped pants. He didnt take any money or anything . No take nothing. Reporter there is more video of the suspects slick escape. He ran into the Building Super on the way out and gestures to the man he just attacked. He tricked me into thinking the old man fell. Reporter the suspect gets away from what has start to finish one smooth performance. Beforehand the suspects was hanging out in the robbery shooting the breeze with a deliveryman. When he decided on his target and followed the older man up the stairs here. The cruel attack caught on camera a sobering reminder that security is fleeting. I guess we have security cameras here now. So maybe those will be helpful. Reporter cameras that captured one clear shot of the suspects face. Blue tshirt with black shorts and black sneakers. The old man fought well. Reporter respect and relief for the 74yearold man who seems to have bounced right back. In the claremont section of the bronx, steve langford, cbs 2 news. Campaign 2016. And Hillary Clinton released her tax returns today. Donald trump is not but did have more to say about comments he made about the president and the founding of isis. Cbs 2s dana tyler in the reporter maurice, Donald Trumps message today the media is taking him too seriously. Now the candidate is saying he didnt mean what he said about president obamas ties to terrorism. Yet donald trump is still reinforcing the idea. Obviously, im being sarcastic. But not that sarcastic to be honest. Reporter donald trump all over the map today with his claims that president obama founded isis. Trump began changing his tune read, ratings challenged cnn reports so seriously that i call obama the founder of isis and mvp . They dont get sarcasm . Go home to mama. [ laughter ] [ applause and cheers ] reporter there was some more obvious sarcasm this afternoon at a trump rally in erie, pennsylvania. And your mother is voting for trump she is voting for trump reporter security had to remove protestors carrying trump is under audit by the irs and therefore did not release his returns. Hillary clinton released hers and hopes to force him to do what she wants him to do. He refuses to do it. Reporter rnc chairman Reince Priebus campaigned today with trump perhaps to down play reports he may shift money from the president ial race to congressional races. But Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell seems fed up. Reporter the Trump Campaign has closed offices in new jersey, raising speculation that they may have given up on the state. The campaign had opened a site in edison, new jersey, in may. Jessica, maurice . Thank you. We have an update now on the breaking news in poughkeepsie. New photos show the scene at Mansion Square park where five people were struck by lightning just ago. Joining us now by phone, poughkeepsies mayor. Mr. Mayor, thank you for joining us. How are the five well doing, first . What we know as of right now, three were transported with lifethreatening injuries, two were transported with nonlifethreatening injuries. I had a good conversation a bit ago with emergency room personnel. Obviously. The three with life threatening injuries, they are working on them. Quick question. We understand that reports suggest these people were signature under a tree when lightning hit. Can you confirm that . I can. I was on the scene shortly after the incident came in. It got called into our center at 4 06. Fire, pd and ems were on the scene in about two minutes. Originally came in as two people down responding in distress. I happened to just be leaving city hall and went there. They were actively working on it. It appears by all indications both by witnesses and the original caller it was definitely a Lightning Strike. Wow. Terrifying moments. Can you tell us who was struck . It appears from what i saw it was four men and one woman. Are you putting out any sort of warning to the other during a storm . We hear as children sitting under trees during a storm is obviously not advised. But do you have any warnings for anyone listening right now . Reporter we are going to do that. Obviously, that is not a place that you want to be. It was in a very large park in the center of the city where a lot of people congregate during the day to get out of the heat. Theres park benches under the really big maple trees and was really a lightning generated storm. We didnt have a lot of rain. There was a lot of lightning that moved through the area extremely quickly. Not giving you a lot of time to move through a safer place but obviously, this was time to move and whatever reason they couldnt. And this is what happened as a result of that lightning. It looked like it came right directly to the side of the tree, the benches are directly in. Thank you very much for the update, mayor Robert Rolison of poughkeepsie, some terrifying moments an hour ago. Five people struck by lightning, three of them have lifethreatening injuries. They are being worked on at the hospital now. Two others will be okay. Lets bring in lonnie quinn right now. He said fastmoving. And thats probably the most terrifying part of it. Okay. Theres so much here that i have to talk about and i have very little time but i have to tell you all, if you are caught outdoors and you cannot seek shelter and th last place you go is under a big tall tree. I know thats where you want to go but the trees have a lot of moisture. That moisture attracts the lightning. You want to find the lowest spot you can in an open field and lie down. Get rained on all you want. But thats where you want to go. Thats where you are the safest. Take a look out here as of right now. Theres the cell as it moves through poughkeepsie. Lets zoom in tighter on that storm. Roll it back one more time. Thats okay. Right over poughkeepsie and if small cell, you heard the mayor say, it wasnt a very big storm. A lot of lightning. 243 strikes in the area. Other spots are catching the same thing. Zoom in tight to a little storm now making its way into western portions of ocean monmouth county. Its a roadblock in the sky. Im not trying to be trite. What i mean is this low pressure system way down in louisiana is blocked. It cant move to the east because theres a system offshore. Theres another one off to the west. The beaches will be packed. Rip current risk is high especially at our south shore beaches and storms are going to pop every day. Even into portions of next week. This is going to be a long dealing with. Back to you guys. Thank you. Casino controversy on long island as we continue, a fight to keep gambling out of a neighborhood takes an ugly turn. Critics say the people pushing to move it in are starting to play dirty. Plus, a disney classic gets a makeover with an adult cartoon. The movie hitting air conditioned theaters when we come back. . . . You live life your way. Ure mastering life. From chase. So you can. Ure mastering life. . . . 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Reporter the new movie dragon is a remake of the 1977 animated film about an orphan boy who befriends a dragon. The new version stars Robert Redford and others. Its got a lot of heart and soul. You get to laugh and cry. It loves nature. Reporter or for the adults whoo reporter the first possible oscar the season is now in theaters. It stars meryl streep and hugh grant the story about a 1940s heiress whose dream to perform at Carnegie Hall comes through. She couldnt sing. Those around her couldnt tell her including her on screen husband played by grant. I struggled sometimes to know whether i was talking to forrest or to merrill. She was that good. I think thats just her to call her floral. Reporter the biopic stars big bang theory. Was it harder to play the piano or act next to meryl streep . They are both difficult. Its enough pressure to be there. Reporter this neck film even though its animated is not for children. When you think about Sausage Party think about an it takes place in a supermarket. Reporter all the food wants is to be bought home and taken home until they learn the truth that they will be eaten. Jill nicolini, cbs 2 news. Sausage party has an all star cast. Characters are voiced by seth rogen and others. Also experts say suicide squad is predicted to beat out all of these new films. So there. Coming up at 5 00, you can call it a crime wave made for a sweet way to make big bucks. Boldly swipe ice cream and resell it. Also, new information in a murder case made famous by netflix. Whose conviction a judge just overturned. And a live look at the radar as we watch a spotty storm system thats already produced lightning. Five people hit in poughkeepsie. . . . Im Robert De Niro and new york is my home. Its the best place to visit in the world and now its the easiest, because now there are new tourism guides on the road, and on your phone that make i