back down the temperatures. really not that bad. we're talking about 70s, which is where it's supposed to be for this time of year. we lost our perspective a little bit. another comfortable, beautiful morning out there. warm temperatures with sunshine continues this afternoon. highs back into the mid and row. and a really fantastic friday evening with temperatures mostly clear sky. right now in the city, we're holding on to that 70-degree mark. most folks in the 60s and 50s, but it's a beautiful start to the day. look at those sun symbols. out there again in full force. 87 by 3:00. that should be the high temperature for the day. we'll talk about that cooling trend in a bit. here's emily west. >> let's talk subways. downtown delays on the 6 train. that's due to signal problems this morning. also for fast track, that should wrap up soon, but no f trains briarwood. also, overnight track work with these lines. suspensions on the 5, a, and l this morning. okay. everything is on schedule. alternate side meter rules are in effect. more weather and traffic coming up. today mayor de blasio's task force on times square meeting for the second straight day. they're under order to figure out what to do about these topless women and often aggressive costume characters. tracie strahan is in times uare this morning. the guys were talking maybe the cold weather will kind of take care of this. >> reporter: yeah, we haven't seen any craziness so far, but it is times square, and it is rush hour almost. but the resolution has not yet happened. that's what many came to the notion of yesterday. that's why they're going back to the drawing board for the task force today. october 1st is the deadline for the task force commissioned by mayor de blasio to reach some sort of conclusion about many of the issues we've heard so much about in times square. thursday they met for nearly an hour, but that discussion failed to yield any resolution to issues like flow zones that would allow pedestrians to move through the area and the possibility of solicitation zones. idea of that and allowing that type of zone gives him pause. >> i'm going to have to give some thought to that because in the sense of would it make it easier to control, certainly, but would it, in fact, work. >> when these clauses were put in six years ago, they were in the fully fleshed out. >> it's the tail wagging the dog over there where everybody can do whatever they want, wherever they want. >> reporter: mayor de blasio didn't attend yesterday's meeting, but those who did said they're confident they will be able to meet the october 1st deadline. as for when anything will be implemented here in times square, that remains to be seen. >> we shall see, tracie. thank you. a second guard from rikers island scheduled to be arraigned today in connection with the beating of an inmate. nakia gaels and herman. gales allegedly got into a dis dispute with a rikers inmate. she pleaded not guilty yesterday. police on long island say they have a suspect in the hacking of a high school computer system. a warning went out to the parents. they say a few students' records were brched. that information includes names, addresses, their schedules, no social security numbers, thankfully, but new cyber safeguards are said to be in place. a 2-year-old boy is now back at home with his parents after he was found wandering alone at a brooklyn park. ethan was found in sunset park playground about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. turns out he had been left at the park when his day care, quality of life academy, took a field trip with 14 other children. police sent out a tweet, they asked for help in locating the boy's parents. it wasn't the tweet that informed them that their son was missing. >> i found out by the day care. one of the supervisors there, she called me and told me he was in the precinct. i was totally unaware of what was going on. >> we're told detectives did later question workers at that day care center. fortunately, he's back home. happening today in connecticut, governor dan malloy expected to sign a new boat manager law. emily's law raises the age for operating a boat towing skiers or tubers to 16, and it also requires boat operators to complete a safety course. the son of a missing connecticut couple now facing a federal gun charge. this is 27-year-old kyle nambit of bridgeport. he was indicted yesterday by a grand jury. his home searched last month in connection to the disappearance of his parents. they went missing august 5th from their easton home. law enforcement sources have called kyle a person of interest. 4:39 now. new this morning, a deadly attack on an air base in pakistan. gunmen stormed the facility in peshawar, then entered a mosque at the facility and shot 16 worshippers dead. securiny forces killed 13 of the militants. search under way for several others right now. the taliban say they ordered the >>tack. meanwhile, we're watching for developments in south africa. that's why oscar pistorius is waiting for a very important ruling. a parole could decide to let that paralympic runner go home. that's where he would serve the rest of his sentence for the manslaughter killing of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. that would not, however, be the end of his troubles. an appeals court is weighing new murder charges against him. 4:40 right now. still ahead, an important recall for something that could be in your child's lunchbox. plus this morning, we're hearing an explanation from the mother of a high school football player who hit his opponent with a helmet. also ahead, we're going to have weather and traffic on the 4s as we look there at the hamilton bridge. looks like road work under way. 4:43 right now. four thiict to know this morning. today on long island, police will release new details about a robber on a one-man crime spree wanted for 15 gas station robberies in nassau and suffolk counties. police have only a glimpse of him fr surveillance video, but they did release a sketch. also on long island, negotiations stretching into the morning to prevent a possible bus strike. there is no deal just yet. drivers for the bowman and sons company would like higher pay, tter benefits. a strike could affect 15,000 students. consumer alert this morning. the government recalling plastic water bottles sold at target because the straws in them can break apart. several people have been hurt. the company that makes them is offering some free refunds. you can get a little morning boost for just a quarter at whole foods. the chain is selling 12-ounce cups of coffee for 25 cents for the rest of the month. when you think about it, probably still a 15-cent profit. >> still, pretty good. 4:44 right now. time for weather and traffic on the 4s. we're going to have to line up >> 25 cents, that's amazing. good stuff. you're not buying it though. it costs them 5 cents to make the cup. >> i know. it's really still ridiculous. >> but it's in a cup, not in your hand. meantime, dealing with temperatures that are again heading towards summertime levels. back into the 80s one more time today. we'll start to see a gradual cooldown by the latter half of the weekend. air is not moving m leuch at all right w. still, 70, clear. nice shot at the plaza as we look at what's going on in our weather headlines. temperatures well above normal for one more day. weekend looks like, just a few more clouds, especially by the time we get to sunday. it will be cooler at that point as well. then it starts to feel like fall early next week. more seasonable temperatures settling back in. 71 in city island. upper 60s to around 70 in the five boroughs. north and west, mainly 50s. pressure. that's all that clear sky you see. it's keeping the storm to the north and west. that front to the north and west will make a move towards us but weaken considerably. meantime, still looking at tropical depression number 9 and this system out here that may happen, 80% chance of becoming a tropical system. once again, the path of these storms, generally speaking, keeping it out in the middle of the atlantic. you see the u.s. mainland here. looks like the path ig pretty much in the middle of the atlantic, harmlessly out to sea. this is the last really warm day with temperatures in the upper 80s again. 87 the expected high. yesterday we made it up to 89, just shy of 90 in central park. patchy low clouds could form late, especially near the coast. heading out on your riday night, very pleasant. 50s in the distant >> suburbs north and west. tomorrow, low clouds early and turning mostly sunny. high tem rature not quite as warm but still a nice afternoon t tomorrow with a high of about 83 degrees. looking ahead at the subway series part two. this is a big one. beautiful weather. 78 degrees. the wind goes northeast on nday. wee, start to bring in a fip more clouds. temperatures in the 70s. it stays east to northeast. that brings in even more clouds, maybe drizzle and a coupl i e owers by later mondayr more likely on tuesday of next week. hethre you go. 87 today. 83 on saturday. breezy and cooler monday and tuesday. nice again wednesday and thursday for the pope's arrival. temperatures near 80 degrees at that point. emily west in for lauren this morning. how's the friday morning commute? >> so far we still have the subway delay on the 6 train. downtown, that's due to signal problems this morning. also, you're going to find a lot of road work. the taconic northbound around the saw mill, couple lanes blocked. let's look at the george washington bridge where that upper-level road worlfk is out of the way. still going to find a ten-minute delay as that does clear up. so the lower level l aks like a go.od option. here is the bqe. also, that off ramp to the brooklyn bridge affected with the construction. no manhattan bound traffic at this time. eastbound. this accident is right at the split between the jackie wyck. looks like the delays are getting better. construction on the bqe, a couple lanes blocked there. also dealing with the gas mai gon blocking the right lane near palmer avenue. slowdowns in new jersey as well. commuter checklist, everything running on schedule. alternate side, meter rulesre in effect. 4:48 now. people in an earthquake-ravaged section of chile are now living under a government-declared state of emergency. e area struck by a 15-foot high tsunami. ocean-front homes were ripped from their foundations, cars toppled. the death toll from wednesday night's 8.3-magnitude tremor is now 12. many people without electricity and are living in shelters. the security plans for pope francis' visit next week to philadelphia will be under rutimany a little bit later today. ho.meland security secretary jeh johnson will be in philadelphia to personally review the steps that are being taken to keep the pope and the public safe. the pope arrives in philadelphia on saturday, september 26th, right after his trip to new york. and in east harlem, a unique welcome mat being rolled out for pope francis. a huge sign is now hanging outside of our lady's catholic school. in cuba, they're getting ready for pope francis' arrival tomorrow. they're wondering what message he will bring. there's speculation the pope may call for greater freedom on the communist island. but dissidents say they're disappointed pope francis will not be meeting with them. darlene rodriguez heading to cuba today. she'll be reporting on the pope in cuba. stay with us all weekend for her reports. 4:49. today lawyers for sergeant bowe berg bargh bergdahl plan to call witnesses for his defense. he could spend a lifetime in prison ifev he's convicted of deserting the army in afghanistan. on thursday, military witnesses testified that bergdahl endangered his fellow sl oldiers. the fbi says a queens man was ready to die for isis. he's now behind bars. he was denied bail thursday in brooklyn federal court. prosecutors say the 22-year-old tried several times to fly to get on board a plane. they say his oal was to join isis on the battlefield in syria. police still trying to track down the person who stabbed a livery cab driver to death. it happened in brooklyn. the story breaking yesterday on "today in new york." police say the 35-year-old raphael veras was working his first solo day when he was killed in east new york. he was sitting in his car when a man approached him with a knife. police say veras was stabbed several times in the neck and body. his family is in shock, insisting he didn't have any problems with anyone in the neighborhood. >> he don't do anything wrong to nobody. he's a real good guy all the time. come to this country to work hard, not to do anything illegal. >> witnesses say that he appeared to get into some kind of dispute before that stabbing happened. and we're now hearing from the mother of that linden high school football player who was caught on video hitting another player in the head with his helmet during a game. anita mcduffy says her son's punishment was too harsh for what she says is an accident. her son told her his hand became stuck in the helmet of the immaculata player's helmet, who eded stitches. she said the incident was unfairly characterized as racial in nature. >> i believe my child. i'm not saying he's right for what happened. i'm not saying his wrong. i'm going to stand by my son. to go to the race thing, it's not a race thing. to call him monkeys and his dad should hit him in the head with a bat, that's too much. >> the investigation is n w in the hands of the union county prosecutor's office. they're going to decide if any charges will be filed. >> video is tough to look at though, regardless of what they decide. 4:52 right now. still to come, wipe the sleep out of your eyes and see the moment a former president ended up on the kiss cam. super cute. and it's a boy and a boy and a boy. this morning, a long island couple celebrating what they're we'll tell you how they can tell 4:54 right now on this friday morning. there's a look at the tappan zee bridge. looks nice. >> it does look nice. but you were saying traffic was a bear this morning. >> a lot of early morni construction. we like to call it pre-pais hfpre-papal construction going on. everything will look nice for pope francis. >> and the seven day looks good. plenty of time between now and then weather wise. we're looking at another nice summertime day. temperatures back into the mid and upper 80s. a good deal of sunshine around. humidity levels stay bearable. pretty much the way it felt yesterday is how it will feel today. tonight, mainly clear and mild. 67 in the city. could be patchy low clouds late at night, especially along the coastal areas. the trend will be to cool down the temperatures over the weekend. no rain of consequence to worry about. >> very good. >> emily, what's going on? >> a few more moments for fast track and overnight track work. the f line should wrap up soon. no trains between jamaica 179th and briarwood. all these lines still dealing with overnight track work. in a few more moments, everything should wrap up. one more time, let's look at the tappan zee bridge. just for fun. >> the zee family would be very proud. >> emily, thank you. a big bundle of money on its way to long island to macarthur airport. sufz folk county has agreed to give the struggling airport $1.5 million. one-third of that will go toward marketing. the rest will be used to help build a new inspection station. the station needs approval for the feds, and that could cost up to $10 million. all right. if you've been to atlantic city, known as the borgata babes. the scales of justice are tipping against these scantily clad casino waitresses. a council ruled the borgata can force these women to stay within a certain weight limit or be fired. the case was sent back to a lower court. the clothing chain forever 21 says it's fixing a problem that caused some customers to be overcharged. customers have been reporting that a $100 processing fee from forever 21 has been appearing on their bank statements after they bought something. forever 21 officials say that processing error began on sunday, and they're working to correct it. they also say that no customer data has been compromised. on long island, a family is celebrating a long shot. it's going to mean some long nights. jason and kelly are the new parents of identical triplets. doctors say that happens only once in every million births. so owen, noah, miles were born prematurely in july. they weighed only three pounds. two months in the hospital before they were able to head home. despite all the work, mom and dad are still excited. >> it's a miracle. there are no words to describe. we always asking why. wow, why us? happened. like i said, it's an absolute have. >> so this is what mom and dad are doing. they painted different nail colors on each of the boys' toes to tell them apart. if you don't think the family has enough on their plate, they have another at home, another boy. he's 2-year-old noah. he's now a proud big brother. good luck. >> you remember when your kids were that age. jaid, avery, john, peanut, you'd call them the dog's name. you can't remember who the heck anybody is. so god bless them. all right. 4:58 right now. we already know no one is immune to the kiss cam. >> wait until you see who just had a kiss last night. and the former first lady rosalynn carter. >> absolutely. that was at the atlanta braves came. jimmy carter keeping his spirits high and being an inspiration to cancer. >> they are an amazing couple. >> 90 years old. it's coming up on 5:00 a.m. if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. >> keep watching "today in new york" by downloading the news 4 new york app on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. breaking news in westchester county as we look at these live pictures from the scene. a shooting outside a fast food restaurant. new information just released by police. plus, people walking out of a school meeting. what happened inside that had emotions running high. and donald trump under fire this morning for something that happened at a town hall. it's not something he said, though. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everybody. 5:a.m. on this friday, september 18th. i'm michael gargiulo. >> it usually is something he said. but not today. i'm kerry barrett. darlene is on assignment. >> chris cimino here with the forecast. finishing up a week that's been spoiling us. >> we're talking about summer lingering in a big way, comfortable way too. that's the way we start out this morning. temperatures in the 50s across portions of new jersey. 61 in red bank. the coast a little more pleasant. the city now has slipped into the upper 60s. 69 degrees in central park under a clear sky. plenty of sunshine and blue sky heading our way again. same old same, but it's all pretty good. forecasting a high today of 87 degrees. we'll check out your weekend forecast on the 4s. emily is watching the commute for us. >> westchester county, a crash on the taconic. two lanes are blocked. let's take a live look in queens this morning. everything is wide open. you'll find construction on the bqe eastbound. heavy delays here. two lanes blocked. better news, that grand central parkway accident did clear by the van wyck. >> emily, thank you. we have just received new information on breaking news that's happening in younkers. police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of the burger king. that's on central park avenue. it is very close to the cross county parkway. lori lori bordonaro is on the scene. >> reporter: one man has been shot in the chest and is in very serious condition. police tell me this appears to be a drive-by shooting. you can see a lot of detectives out here as well as the crime scene unit. they've been searching the parking lot for evidence, going through a black mercedes with witnesses in the restaurant. a woman at the scene earlier clearly upset, yelling "my son, my son." at this point, it is not clear what the motive was. police are searching for that gunman. it appears he fired several shots. we've seen four bullet casings here with evidence markers on the ground. again, this investigation just beginning here. you can see a lot of activity out here. we're hoping to get a little more information as this morning continues. once again, one man shot in the chest, in very serious condition. back to you. >> okay, lori. thank you very much. 5:01 right now. in manhattan, a warning about a phone scam. one of the city councilmembers says somebody's been calling people on the upper west side claiming to be from the treasury department or the irs. she says they specifically appear to be targeting seniors. if you get a suspicious call, let the police know. new this morning, police say they have a suspect in custody in connection to the murder of two women at two different new york city hotels. law enforcement sources tell news 4 36-year-old joseph danclair is being questioned. he was picked up late last night. police believe he spent time with a 35-year-old woman who was found dead in brooklyn's bushwick hotel in july. then they say he also was with a woman who was found inside the manhattan broadway hotel earlier this month. also new this morning, the parents of a young girl are now under arrest for allegedly abducting their own child. 42-year-old carlos hicks and 39-year-old jacqueline hendricks both face custodial interference charges. hicks was also charged with aggravated harassment. police say their daughter, 10-year-old celine hicks, was found in good condition. they say her mother, who does not have custody, took her from her school wednesday afternoon. so the actor who lied about escaping the 9/11 attacks is now out of an endorsement deal. steve rannazzisi lost his deal with the restaurant chain