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WNBC Today In New York September 8, 2015

Everything looks good for irll commuters. There are some scheduled changes there. So far so good through the major commuter lines. Move your car today, alternate side parking rules in effect. 5 04 now. This morning, a legal aide to Governor Cuomo said to be in grave condition. He was shot at a predawn party. Tracie is in brooklyn with the latest. Reporter michael, i did check in with police a short time ago over the phone and they told me it is not looking good for kerry duvet. All of this happening yesterday on Eastern Parkway. During the guvet festivities. The 43yearold is a staffer for Governor Cuomo. He was actually shot in the head as he walked with his brother caught in cross fire just before 4 00 in the morning. The governor says he was an incident bystander. A young man who had nothing to do with it, involved with it, just walking down the street. Reporter police tell us a firearm has been recover in this. They expect in the hours following that shooting, with Security Cameras they hope will point them to a gunman. They tell me they dont have anyone in custody so far. But they say they hope this is not indicative of what people think of the parade. Well hear more from that coming up in the next hour. Back to you. The nypd also needing your help didnt feig a woman accused of rob agent least two people at gunpoint. She allegedly stole a cell phone from a woman inside an elevator on in the concourse section of the bronx. That was on august 15th. Two days later, police say she threatened a woman inside an Apartment Building in elliott place in mt. Eden and ran off with 80. A new report finds an uptick in a number of substantial Excessive Force allegations by nypd thanks to video cameras and smartphones. The report from the civilian Complaint Review board said it found evidence in 270 complaints against police. That number is up from 133 complaints for all of 2014. They say cell phone video is helping investigators back up complaints. Mayor de blasio is calling former mayor Rudy Giuliani, quote, delusional over how he treated the homeless during his time in office. Its more fallout from the exclusive interview with giuliani you saw first here on news 4. Thats when giuliani blasted de blasio, saying the Current Administration isnt doing enough to solve the citys homeless problems but now de blasio is accusing giuliani of speaking out of both sides of his mouth. This is really a tale of two movies. One who said hes trying to chase people away and another who thinks he was nurturing to them. On sunday in an oped in the new york post, he accuses the de blasio organization of shelters for the homeless. Queens library at peninsula quietly opened last month. The library was heavily damaged from the superstorm and for a while used trailers parked near the building. Its the final sandydamaged library to be rebuilt along with todays grand opening, backtoschool backpacks will also be given away. 5 08, a sibling showdown at the u. S. Open in flushing meadow today, Serena Williams continues her quest for the grand slam or as she calls it, the serena slam. Today she faces her big sister venus in the quarterfinals. This is actually the 27th showdown of the siblings. Wow. Whats thanksgiving like at that house . A matchup major upset at the u. S. Open, andy roddick knocked out of the tournament by the South African kevin anderson. This went on 4 hours. Murray won the 2012 open and hes going hope in the fourth round. The cnbc money report, people who lost their homes during the Great Recession are ready to buy holes again. Theyre called boomerang buyers. Experts say they will play an Important Role in the Real Estate Market in years to come. Nearly 7. 5 Million People went through foreclosures or short sales. Now 700,000 of them have rebuilt their credit. 5 09 now, coming up on today in new york, president ial candidates gaining momentum following this big holiday. Were live in washington looking at both sides of the aisles as we head into the campaign season. And a scathing report from italy highlighting the mishandling the amanda knox case. Youre watching today in new york. School starts tomorrow, and theyre not ready. With staples theyll be 110 ready. Notebook, folders, glue sticks. 25 , 15 and 50. Aw, now im not sure if im ready for them to go back. Im so ready. Make low prices happen. Make 110 ready happen. Staples. Make more happen. Its 5 12, we have 4 things to know this morning. Former mayor Rudy Giuliani is among those expected to testify at a Homeland Security hearing at the 9 11 memorial museum. He will revisit the important Lessons Learned in 9 11. And china celebrates 50 years since established tibet in the autonomous region. China has had controversy since the troops in that region following the successful 1949 communist revolution. Verizon will announce the launch of a free app service aimed at millennials and will be available to verizon and nonverizon users. And happening today, Congress Returns from summer recess with plenty of work ahead. House and senate could vote on president obamas iran deal as early as this week. As, italys highest court it has revealed while tossed out murder charges against amanda knox back in march. You may remember knox was charged along with her former italian boyfriend with killing her roommate back in 2007. Yesterday, italys court said there was absolutely no proof were at the scene of the murder. The court criticized prosecutors for, quote, blame worthy admissions. Mexican authorities have charged four officials for helping the notorious El Chapo Guzman escape from jail. It reportedly is two members of mexicos Intelligence Agency and two prison guards. Guzman used a mile long ventilated tunnel built under the building. So far, seven officials were charged with that escape. Time for weather and traffic on the 4s. With chris, good morning. Good morning, guys. Weve got two weeks left officially for the summer. But for sure, summer is not over. Hot sand humid. Normal high should be 78 degrees for this day. Forecasting a high of 93 which could also put it in record territory. The last time we hit 93 in the state was back in 1919. So the record at newark is 94. Some of these records could go by the wayside with a full day of sunshine and scorching temperatures. Stamford is 64. And then in the city, mid and upper 60s across long island. Some of the suburbs, northern new jersey in the mid60s but thats still pretty warm for this hour this time of the year. Newberg, poughkeepsie, 74, thats unusually warm. High pressure blocking anything moving in that direction. Heres a line out to the west. You see the line of thunder storm arch ctivity. Its not happening until thursday. And never say ill never drop my clip. And aiming for record highs of 93 degrees. That southerly wind, along the south facing shorelines will cool down a little bit. Not much. But at least it will be breezy. Clear skies, patchy fog, 75 in the city. Then for tomorrow, still hot, quite muggy. Up around 90. Another heat wave could be a third of the season. Orioles and yanks, very warm and muggy. 86. The first pitch temperature, sticky night for a ball game. Heres the sevenday forecast, though, again, 90s today. Near 90 tomorrow. Back to the 80s thursday. Thats the day with the showers and thunderstorms. It should dry out friday, 83. Upper 80s, and showers and sunday and sunshine monday. Ill start with good news, we did have a closure an saw mill parkway, in the chappaqua area. All lanes have reopened. Westchester county, everything is free and clear now. But we do still have problems in new jersey. 287 northbound. This is an updated location. The accident was first reported farther north of here but this is northbound between 208 and 202. Somewhere in the middle that blocks the left lanes. Heading over to 78 on the overturned dump truck out there blocking the left lane, exit 26, all lanes are subject to close. You see a little rubber necking here. Ill continue to keep posted on that. In better news, heres a live look at the George Washington bridge. Things are moving along nicely. Youre in for a nice riding at the lincoln tunnel and holland as well. Alternate side parking rules in effect. More weather and traffic on the 4s. And the president ial candidates are struggling to keep pace in some cases the run from the white house transitionings from the summer into the critical fall season. And tracie potts joins us from washington. Tracie, this is it, this is the official kickoff . Exactly. And this is really a big season because even though were more than a year away from this election, were just a few months away from the first votes being cast. So thats why youre seeing so much emphasis on iowa and New Hampshire but thats not where Vice President joe biden was on labor day. Thank you. Reporter Vice President joe biden in pittsburgh, a uniontown, leaving no question what kind of democrat he is. Organize, organize, organize. Reporter in iowa, Hillary Clinton is working hard to hold on to her lead, talking about raising the minimum wage for workers who earn tips. That is a recipe for exploitation, particularly of women and were going to end that form of wage theft. Reporter in New Hampshire, Bernie Sanders is overtaking clintons lead there was the star of the parade. His focus, money. The economy that works for not just a handful of billionaires. Reporter republicans swarmed New Hampshire down from political party. Whether republican, democrats or independents, together, the world needs america. Reporter but even here how about joe biden . Reporter everyone is wondering will joe run . Well, if he does, he may have a pretty good chance our nbc maris poll shows if the election were held today, he coulddonald trump in iowa. And Hillary Clinton, interestingly, could not. And an emergency motion to try to free the clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses for samesex couples, the motion calls on the governor to free davis. Davis was jailed after being found in contempt of court. Contempt of court. Protesters are calling on the district judge to release her and repent, quote, for his actions. Two High School Students could Face Criminal Charges for an attack during a game. School officials have suspended the players, there you see right there, for hitting a referee. You see this, its hard to watch. You see one defensive back blind side the referee, and the other back hits him. Two other students were ejected from the game. Local police 94 investigating this incident. A couple from texas has been reunited with their biological child. They were seen yesterday holding their son in san salvador. The baby was born three weeks ago, thats when the mom underwent an emergency csection, but she soon had suspicion that the baby wasnt hers. Dna tests were ordered on all boys born in the same hospital where she gave birth. The authorities waited to track down her real biological child. A man from mexico is under arrest for trying to smuggle 11 iguanas out of ecuador. Officials say he probably was going to send them to uganda where he could make thousands of dollars. He spend years in jail for reportedly capturing reptiles in new zealand. A woman walks into a Police Station and she had a bizarre request. Well tell you about that. And a wildfire burning in new jersey may have new yorkers waking up to the smell of smoke. Follow us today on facebook and twitter. 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Back to everything. Yes. Back to everything. Man, september 8th, 93 degrees. Wow. This could be a report recordsetter. Humanity is humidity is up, too. 93 and a hot one, too. Tonight, warm and muggy. Patchy fog. Lows back down to the mid70s. One more scorcher to me er er tomorrow, and then we back the temperatures down closer to where they should be. Its going to be super hot in the a. P. English class. You liked that. I did. One of my favorites. Mass transit looks pretty good. Rails running on or close to schedule. For commuters there are new timetables in effect. So slight changes to the schedules there otherwise major chuter lines look good. If youre getting on the buses, no unplanned detours but we do have Katherine Creag at the Port Authority. Shell have details on that coming up. A colorado woman surprised officers when she walked into a Police Station near denver with one simple request. She told the officer she was very upset over the recent loss of Police Officers across the country, and she wanted to help. This surprised officer agreed. Although the woman had to reach out to get her arms around the tall policeman. She got him twice. They tweeted photos of the exchange, quote, what a wonderful day to be working. We have a little proof this morning you that can never have too much of a good thing. A polish zoo showing off eight cheetah cubs. They are adorable. Theyre already 2 months old. This is a rare species in europe. The cubs make up 2 of the cheetah cub populations. Theyll allegedly travel zoos all over europe. We have an announcement from the holy father. What the pontiff is saying about how the Catholic Church handles annulments. And the american dentist who killed d ed the beloved cecil. Hes returning to work but not without controversy. Reporter im Katherine Creag, major changes are under way. Where you can pick up your bus, well tell you which carries are affected. If youre about to head out the door, take us with you. York. Download the news 4 new york on your mobile device right now. Well be right back. Yeah, we know that feeling. Youre so bloated youve started wearing sweatpants. Everywhere. When it finally happens, its always the worst possible time. And when youre finished, you realize youve been in there for a very, very long time. Being irregular is the worst. Get more fiber with chocolatey, chewy fiber one bars. Feeling good can taste great. Right now gate changes at the Port Authority bus terminal that will impact thousands of commuters. Plus, two 9 11 heroes, they were among those killed in a labor day crash that has devastated one family. And a governors aide fights for his life after a shooting at an annual brooklyn celebration. Today in new york starts now. Good morning, everyone. Its Tuesday Morning, september 8en. Im darlene rodriguez. Im michael gargiulo. Chris cimino is here with the forecast. Kids going back to school and a hot day. Yeah, a streak of 80 degree days. 60 over. Record territory starting in the 70s. Breezy on the coast. Lots of sun. 88. And touching upon that record high of 93 degrees. Well tell you more about the heat and what it is in just a little bit. Lets get an update on the commute, heres lauren. Thank you, chris. The 78 commuters, headsup here. Out near the county line. Theres an overturned dump out there. Medevac on the scene. All lanes shut down westbound after exit 76. Now, there are very heavy delays eastbound through the area because of the rubbernecking. Something to keep in mind. We also have a closure in long branch on 71 on cedar avenue. An accident of a knocked down telephone pole. Theyre still in the process of cleaning that up. 5 30. Right now, a legal aide to Governor Cuomo said to be in grave condition. He was shot while at a predawn party before the west indian day parade. Today in new yorks tracy ie strahan has the latest. Reporter the 43yearold said to be in Critical Condition this hour after being got in the cross fire near Eastern Parkway. All of this was happening around 4 00 in the morning around the ceremony that leads up to the parade. And gabay is from empire state capital conversation and formerly an assistant to Governor Cuomo. He was walking with his brother and caught in the cross fire in the parade when it happened. He was just one victim of violence surrounding the parade. But they say this is nothing to cast doubt on the parade. Its unfortunate it happened during this event but its unfortunate not to go forward with the events each year. It doesnt have anything to do with the parade. Its people acting stupid other places. Reporter a firearm has been recovered in all of this, but police still dont have anyone in custody. Theyve been

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