Transcripts For WNBC Today In New York 20160802 : comparemel

Want to bring the umbrella to be on the safe side. Looks like a beautiful finish. 75 degrees at 7 00. Well look at the tenday forecast in a few. Lauren scala is here with the early commute. Hey, lauren. Good morning. Fastrack maintenance on the l train. Still in service in both directions between Broadway Junction and lore more street. As far as other overnight track work out there, the 1, d and f are affected. Expect delays and service changes. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Thanks, lauren. The overnight shooting in brooklyn that left one man dead and sent april woman it the hospital happened in bedfordstuyvesant at 1 00 a. M. Tracie strahan is there now with what we know so far. Good morning, tracie. Reporter darlene, good morning to you. This has become an emotional scene within the past few minutes. Weve seen a woman so distraught be carried back to her vehicle in tears. Crime scene detectives are still blocking off the scene. But that man and woem were shot at about 1 00 this morning. Lets show you that scene. Detectives are scouring the area around the suv where that 33yearold man and 22yearold woman were inside. Were told that 33yearold man was shot multiple times about his boydment there were several evidence street where he was shot. A 22yearold woman was shot once in the shoulder. Shes at kings county hospital recovering from that wound. Her 33yearold companion, that man, was transported to interfaith hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police know who theyre looking for. A man wearing a sweatshirt and gray sweat parts. Halls i. Traffic moving on patch en. Traffic is still blocked off as the investigate continues. Back to you. Tracie, thank you. In queens, police shot and wounded a man they say was burglarizing a home. It all played out as a neighbor recorded on a cell phone. The suspect who was shot is seen running from the home and later wheeled away on a stretcher. He was hit in the groin. Whose home was being burglarized. Followed Police Inside to rescue her dog. How is your doggie . Shes good. Thank you. Scary. In this neighborhood, yes. Because this is a good neighborhood. Law enforcement sources tell news 4 the 38yearold suspect is felix perez. He has six prior arrests for burglary. Today were going to get an update from Florida Health officials on the zika virus declared theyre calling it a no go zone for pregnant women. Thats where the homegrown zika is spreading fast. Governor rick scott said there were ten new infections likely caused by infected mosquitoes in the miami area. Bringing the cases in florida to 14. There will be more people infected not realizing it. Because the symptoms can be mild. From the miami area to wait eight weeks before trying to get pregnant. Most of might have patients are anxious. This is their baby that were talking about. Health workers have been going door to door to take urine samples to get a better idea of how its spreading. Mosquito control efforts are not working as well as they hoped. Scary thought here is that perhaps mosquitoes are developing a resistance to that imagine being told eight weeks to wait before getting pregnant. What if you already are and dont know it. You have this fear. Lets take a check of the weather around here. Raphi . Were still tracking some rain on this tuesday. Once we get through the morning, the day finally gets better and were changing the weather pattern. Temperatures are mild in northwest new jersey. 66 mine hill. Looking at 67 degrees up in danbury. Down the jersey shore. Temperatures in the low 70 its mild and a little muggy for everyone as you start your day. Its a stormy start north and west of new york city. Look at all the action going on in places like putnam county, northern westchester, northern Fairfield County. Youre going to see showers and thunderstorms over the next couple of hours. You need to grab the umbrellas. In the city, we dont see the heavy rain but we have heavy skies. It get a little better. We start to see more sunshine and the afternoon and evening looks very nice. Temperatures below average only well look at the tenday in a few. Lauren scala is here with the commute right now. Hey, rah yell. Good morning. Couple of problems on the roads. We have an accident on the inbound upper level of the queensboro bridge. That blocks the left lane at the very beginning of the span here. Its not causing too much of a problem. Were starting to see delays on the cross bronx expressway. Eastbound construction by webster avenue shuts down two lanes president its already a slow ride. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Lookout for this man. They say the man was behind a violent robbery that happened inside a harlem subway station. What he was wearing at the time does have them concerned. Jen maxfield is at the stop now with the story. Because of what it might say about this person. Reporter thats exactly right. Police are releasing Surveillance Video this morning in the hopes of tracking down this suspect. As you mentioned, what is making an mta uniform shirt. The man is seen standing by the metro card machine counting money. This was last Tuesday Morning at around this time, around 4 00 a. M. His shirt with the mta logo makes him look like an employee. Its not clear if actually is. Police say he held up another man on the platform at knifepoint last week and stole his backpack. They say its especially scary because the suspect may be all of this and happened on the a, s, b and d line. The victim is a 55yearold man. He was shaken up but not harmed. Thats the latest live from east harlem. Jen, thanks so much. Donald trump may be using strongest language yet against Hillary Clinton. At a rally in pennsylvania last night, he did not talk about his current controversy involving democrats and criticized senator Bernie Sanders for supporting clinton. He made a deal with the devil. Shes the devil. He made a deal with the devil. Senator john mccain is criticizing trump for his battle with the khan family. Mccains statement says he disparaged a Fallen Soldiers parents. Hes a prisoner of war. Warren buffett is also being audited by the irs but offered to meet with trump to compare returns. Question whether trump is trying to hide something, he also criticized trump for publicly battling with the khan family. I Ask Donald Trump have you no sense of decency, sir . Showing Hillary Clinton at the post convention bounce. New york state is banning registered sex offenders from playing the pokemon go game. It will apply to 3,000 sex offenders currently on parole. They would be barred from similar online games. The torch relay nearing the its a state as well as a city in brazil. On thursday, the flame will be carried through the streets of rio itself. The big question is, who will light the olympic calderon during the opening ceremonies on friday. They usually keep that a secret until the very last moment. Medical experts have a new warning for some olympic athletes. Dont put your head underwater. Theyre reacting to a 16month study of the water in i bay. The water is filled with bacteria and viruses. Swallowing a tablespoon could make an athlete very ill. Some are not worried. Im very careful in the water that i dont swallow it. Information being in place to remove the debris there in the bay. The Olympic Committee says the bay is being tested four times a day and that it meets International Health standards. Security in rio. 88,000 officers are deployed owe that includes fighter planes and surveillance helicopters in the sky. Police are aware of an isis threat to disrupt the games. The New York Times reports u. S. Intelligence and Law Enforcement are working with the brazilians like never before. News 4 is your headquarters. It opens on this friday. You can watch it live at 7 30 p. M. 4 40 right now. Someone with very little air. New information about the Charleston Church shooter and why he may be spared from the death penalty. We have weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. Theres a look at the George Washington bridge there. Follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram, michaelg4ny, darlene4ny, youre watching today in new york. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. I know its in. Its in, but its not working. Im sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what youre seeing. Really . Yes, mr. Mcenroe. See that cord . Just plug it into the connector on the right. So you can clearly see whats in and whats out . Oh absolutely. I like that. Tech support that lets your technician see the problem over your smartphone. Only from fios. One fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you cant find anywhere else. In new york state. . . . . You can find it all only in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. 4 43. Four things to know this morning. Police in brooklyn are searching for a gunman who walked up to a couple in bedfordstuyvesant and opened fire. One man died at the hospital. A woman still struggling to survive. Tracie strahan is on the scene there. Shes going to have the latest for us in the next half hour. Tonight is the 33rd National Night out. Thats the Crime Prevention initiative where police meet with the community to have fun crime. Events taking place in yonkers, hempstead and new rochelle. More than 37 Million People are expected to participate nationwide. Getting to queens could be tougher this week. One way on the midtown tunnel will be closed from 10 30 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Every day through friday. The closure necessary for maintenance work. The newest tkts opens at noon at lincoln center. The popup location lp open for three months. Matinee tickets will be sold on the day before and the day of the show. The time is now 4 44. Time for a check of your forecast. Finally getting a little better in terms of the rain today. Were seeing a little bit right now depending where you are. Then we start to dry out as the day goes on. Its dry in the plaza. Showers moving through early this morning. But the rain has stopped. It will get better day by day especially by tomorrow. Theres a look from the top of the rock. Nice and quiet. Good visibility. No fog to speak of in the city. Headlines today. Were dealing with spotty showers and a few thunderstorms, especially early this morning. Drying out as the day goes on. Clearing by tonight. And then tomorrow is bright and butte fuld. A nice change over the unsettled pattern that weve been dealing with. Then it gets warm and sticky by the end of the week. Right now, its still mild in Nassau County. 68 in farmingdale. We have low 70s in the city. 70 in newburgh. Its mild across northwest new jersey as well. Temperatures in the upper 60s in sussex, 67 for you in westhampton. I want to show you the dew point temperatures because that shows us what it looks like. These have dropped since yesterday. It will feel more comfortable as you step outside with the dew point temperatures only in the mid60s. Thats a good thing. Heres a look at your satellite and radar picture. North into the hudson valley, this is one strong storm, just grazing northern Fairfield County around midtown. Stevenson eventually and headed lots of lightning with that storm. Downpours in carmel and miltown heading into northern westchester county. North salem, you could see a shower and downpour too. As we head west, pine bush and crawford dealing with rain farther north and west out of new york city. Around 8 00 today, very quiet for most of us. Lots of clouds. Then the clouds break up and the sunshine tries to come through by lunchtime. Also cant rule out one or two showers throughout t bring your umbrella to be on the safe side. Your evening commute is mostly dry with sunshine and clouds and one or two showers at most. You can see the exclusive tenday forecast, tomorrow is brighter and warmer. A high of 81 degrees. Then we crank up the heat towards the end of the week again. 86 on friday with higher humidity, near 90 on saturday. All right. Lets see how the commute is moving along nice and early. Lauren scala has that. Thanks, raphael. Good morning. Overall, moving along nicely. Mostly green on the maps. Southbound after exit 16, north avenue. That blocks a lane. Not causing a delay. Where the delays are, on the bqe. Eastbound construction delays by manhattan avenue. The left lane is blocked to the l. I. E. Expect a slow ride through here. A live look at the George Washington bridge where things are moving nicely inbound into the tolls. Outbound, you have two lanes closed under the apartments there with some construction. But thats not really causing delays yet either. Changes, fastrack on the l this week. No service in both directions between Broadway Junction and lorimer street. Well have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. 4 47 now. A driver hit and killed two men in brooklyn is on the run. Police are hoping Surveillance Video can track him down. The video shows the car speeding and hitting the two men as they cross the street in cypress but then fled on foot from the skoon yesterday morning. A 41yearold died at the scene and another died at the hospital. A bronx man took a stolen ambulance on a drunken joyride. 21yearold john juan dela santo is facing a long list of charges. He stole a car idling. He led officers on a brief chase before cars near mt. Eden parkway and morris avenue. No one was hurt. Lawyers for the man charged with the South Carolina Church Shootings have launched a new legal fight to spare him from possibly facing the death penalty. 22yearold dylann roof is accused of killing people in charleston last summer. Prosecutors are seeking that death penalty, but roofs lawyers filed a motion yesterday unconstitutional. If they stop pursuing death, roof will plead guilty to all counts against him. While its not clear what caused a hot air balloon to hit power lines in texas, they say the balloon itself did not malfunction. 16 people died when the balloon burst into flames and crashed outside of austin. It is the deadliest accident of its kind in u. S. History. As the wreckage was hauled away from the accident scene yesterday, Officials Say it appears the pilot was trying to land. Controls the balloon somewhat by opening and closing vents. The top vent was open, which is consistent with a landing maneuver. Ntsb officials do not believe weather played a factor in the crash despite fog in the area after the accident. In maryland, officials will be auto applying for federal Disaster Relief following the it is believed that half the businesses destroyed didnt have flood insurance. No official tally on the cleanup costs. Theyre still inspecting the damage and trying to assess it. Two people died in that storm. It dumped a months worth of rain in just hours. New this morning, were getting these images from hong kong. Thats typhoon nida made land full. It battered that city. 90 mile an hour winds, torrential rains as well. Schools in hong kong and the stock market closed as a precaution. No indication of deaths or serious damage. Its downgraded to a tropical storm. A california driver is in custody after leading police on a highspeed chase for more than two hours. Police arrested the driver in a san diego neighborhood. It wasnt easy. The suspect made uturns in a culdesac to avoid officers before driving on to a lawn and into a parked car. The woman behind the wheel was handcuffed and taken into the chase began in los angeles when officers spotted the red saturn weaving across lanes of the highway. There were frightening moments for families shopping at a Sporting Goods store. A young boy was locked in a gun safe. Prosecutors say the 4yearold was playing a game with his siblings at the Sportsmans Warehouse in riverdale, utah. The boy got shut inside that gun case. He was in there for 15 minutes. Firefighters pup pd oxygen into child. Quit screaming. Put the hoses in your nose. It will help you breathe. Rescuers were able to get a bypass code from the manufacturer that freed the boy. He was not hurt but understandably scared and shaken. Remember, thats a very small space. No air. He was trapped in. 4 51. Still to come, the car thieves want the most. Wonder what they are. Models. Then extreme eating. The one meal that has more fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. Tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. Only fios can. Smaller Mega Millions produced a big winner in new jersey. A ticket sold at the gift horse card store in piscataway matched five numbers in the mega ball. Thats good enough for the second prize payout, normally 1 million. But since the winner spent an extra dollar to get this option, now the ticket is worth 5 million. Hmm. See, i dont really understand how that works. I would have been happy to spend the multiplier. Guys, we have rain out there were tracking north and west of new york city. Lets look at the radar picture. Very soggy heading to sullivan county. We have a flood advisory in effect. So were dealing with flooding concerns yet again. This is just for eastern sullivan county. Ive highlighted the county for you. Eastern and northeastern sullivan county, a flood advisory in effect until 6 45 this morning. Watch out for ponding on the roadways. Todays weather looks better temperatures in upper 70s. Humidity dropping a bit. Not as muggy as yesterday. 78 for the high in white plains. 82 in poughkeepsie. This is the beginning of a better pattern were finally accepting in to tomorrow. Completely rainfree. Thats great. Good morning, not any huge problems on the roads right now. We like that. Well enjoy it while we can. A live look at the Broadway Junction<\/a> and lore more street. As far as other overnight track work out there, the 1, d and f are affected. Expect delays and service changes. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Thanks, lauren. The overnight shooting in brooklyn that left one man dead and sent april woman it the hospital happened in bedfordstuyvesant at 1 00 a. M. Tracie strahan is there now with what we know so far. Good morning, tracie. Reporter darlene, good morning to you. This has become an emotional scene within the past few minutes. Weve seen a woman so distraught be carried back to her vehicle in tears. Crime scene detectives are still blocking off the scene. But that man and woem were shot at about 1 00 this morning. Lets show you that scene. Detectives are scouring the area around the suv where that 33yearold man and 22yearold woman were inside. Were told that 33yearold man was shot multiple times about his boydment there were several evidence street where he was shot. A 22yearold woman was shot once in the shoulder. Shes at kings county hospital recovering from that wound. Her 33yearold companion, that man, was transported to interfaith hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police know who theyre looking for. A man wearing a sweatshirt and gray sweat parts. Halls i. Traffic moving on patch en. Traffic is still blocked off as the investigate continues. Back to you. Tracie, thank you. In queens, police shot and wounded a man they say was burglarizing a home. It all played out as a neighbor recorded on a cell phone. The suspect who was shot is seen running from the home and later wheeled away on a stretcher. He was hit in the groin. Whose home was being burglarized. Followed Police Inside<\/a> to rescue her dog. How is your doggie . Shes good. Thank you. Scary. In this neighborhood, yes. Because this is a good neighborhood. Law enforcement sources tell news 4 the 38yearold suspect is felix perez. He has six prior arrests for burglary. Today were going to get an update from Florida Health<\/a> officials on the zika virus declared theyre calling it a no go zone for pregnant women. Thats where the homegrown zika is spreading fast. Governor rick scott said there were ten new infections likely caused by infected mosquitoes in the miami area. Bringing the cases in florida to 14. There will be more people infected not realizing it. Because the symptoms can be mild. From the miami area to wait eight weeks before trying to get pregnant. Most of might have patients are anxious. This is their baby that were talking about. Health workers have been going door to door to take urine samples to get a better idea of how its spreading. Mosquito control efforts are not working as well as they hoped. Scary thought here is that perhaps mosquitoes are developing a resistance to that imagine being told eight weeks to wait before getting pregnant. What if you already are and dont know it. You have this fear. Lets take a check of the weather around here. Raphi . Were still tracking some rain on this tuesday. Once we get through the morning, the day finally gets better and were changing the weather pattern. Temperatures are mild in northwest new jersey. 66 mine hill. Looking at 67 degrees up in danbury. Down the jersey shore. Temperatures in the low 70 its mild and a little muggy for everyone as you start your day. Its a stormy start north and west of new york city. Look at all the action going on in places like putnam county, northern westchester, northern Fairfield County<\/a>. Youre going to see showers and thunderstorms over the next couple of hours. You need to grab the umbrellas. In the city, we dont see the heavy rain but we have heavy skies. It get a little better. We start to see more sunshine and the afternoon and evening looks very nice. Temperatures below average only well look at the tenday in a few. Lauren scala is here with the commute right now. Hey, rah yell. Good morning. Couple of problems on the roads. We have an accident on the inbound upper level of the queensboro bridge. That blocks the left lane at the very beginning of the span here. Its not causing too much of a problem. Were starting to see delays on the cross bronx expressway. Eastbound construction by webster avenue shuts down two lanes president its already a slow ride. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Lookout for this man. They say the man was behind a violent robbery that happened inside a harlem subway station. What he was wearing at the time does have them concerned. Jen maxfield is at the stop now with the story. Because of what it might say about this person. Reporter thats exactly right. Police are releasing Surveillance Video<\/a> this morning in the hopes of tracking down this suspect. As you mentioned, what is making an mta uniform shirt. The man is seen standing by the metro card machine counting money. This was last Tuesday Morning<\/a> at around this time, around 4 00 a. M. His shirt with the mta logo makes him look like an employee. Its not clear if actually is. Police say he held up another man on the platform at knifepoint last week and stole his backpack. They say its especially scary because the suspect may be all of this and happened on the a, s, b and d line. The victim is a 55yearold man. He was shaken up but not harmed. Thats the latest live from east harlem. Jen, thanks so much. Donald trump may be using strongest language yet against Hillary Clinton<\/a>. At a rally in pennsylvania last night, he did not talk about his current controversy involving democrats and criticized senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> for supporting clinton. He made a deal with the devil. Shes the devil. He made a deal with the devil. Senator john mccain is criticizing trump for his battle with the khan family. Mccains statement says he disparaged a Fallen Soldiers<\/a> parents. Hes a prisoner of war. Warren buffett is also being audited by the irs but offered to meet with trump to compare returns. Question whether trump is trying to hide something, he also criticized trump for publicly battling with the khan family. I Ask Donald Trump<\/a> have you no sense of decency, sir . Showing Hillary Clinton<\/a> at the post convention bounce. New york state is banning registered sex offenders from playing the pokemon go game. It will apply to 3,000 sex offenders currently on parole. They would be barred from similar online games. The torch relay nearing the its a state as well as a city in brazil. On thursday, the flame will be carried through the streets of rio itself. The big question is, who will light the olympic calderon during the opening ceremonies on friday. They usually keep that a secret until the very last moment. Medical experts have a new warning for some olympic athletes. Dont put your head underwater. Theyre reacting to a 16month study of the water in i bay. The water is filled with bacteria and viruses. Swallowing a tablespoon could make an athlete very ill. Some are not worried. Im very careful in the water that i dont swallow it. Information being in place to remove the debris there in the bay. The Olympic Committee<\/a> says the bay is being tested four times a day and that it meets International Health<\/a> standards. Security in rio. 88,000 officers are deployed owe that includes fighter planes and surveillance helicopters in the sky. Police are aware of an isis threat to disrupt the games. The New York Times<\/a> reports u. S. Intelligence and Law Enforcement<\/a> are working with the brazilians like never before. News 4 is your headquarters. It opens on this friday. You can watch it live at 7 30 p. M. 4 40 right now. Someone with very little air. New information about the Charleston Church<\/a> shooter and why he may be spared from the death penalty. We have weather and traffic on the 4s coming up. Theres a look at the George Washington<\/a> bridge there. Follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram, michaelg4ny, darlene4ny, youre watching today in new york. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. I know its in. Its in, but its not working. Im sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what youre seeing. Really . Yes, mr. Mcenroe. See that cord . Just plug it into the connector on the right. So you can clearly see whats in and whats out . Oh absolutely. I like that. Tech support that lets your technician see the problem over your smartphone. Only from fios. One fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you cant find anywhere else. In new york state. . . . . You can find it all only in new york. New york. Its all here. Its only here. 4 43. Four things to know this morning. Police in brooklyn are searching for a gunman who walked up to a couple in bedfordstuyvesant and opened fire. One man died at the hospital. A woman still struggling to survive. Tracie strahan is on the scene there. Shes going to have the latest for us in the next half hour. Tonight is the 33rd National Night<\/a> out. Thats the Crime Prevention<\/a> initiative where police meet with the community to have fun crime. Events taking place in yonkers, hempstead and new rochelle. More than 37 Million People<\/a> are expected to participate nationwide. Getting to queens could be tougher this week. One way on the midtown tunnel will be closed from 10 30 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. Every day through friday. The closure necessary for maintenance work. The newest tkts opens at noon at lincoln center. The popup location lp open for three months. Matinee tickets will be sold on the day before and the day of the show. The time is now 4 44. Time for a check of your forecast. Finally getting a little better in terms of the rain today. Were seeing a little bit right now depending where you are. Then we start to dry out as the day goes on. Its dry in the plaza. Showers moving through early this morning. But the rain has stopped. It will get better day by day especially by tomorrow. Theres a look from the top of the rock. Nice and quiet. Good visibility. No fog to speak of in the city. Headlines today. Were dealing with spotty showers and a few thunderstorms, especially early this morning. Drying out as the day goes on. Clearing by tonight. And then tomorrow is bright and butte fuld. A nice change over the unsettled pattern that weve been dealing with. Then it gets warm and sticky by the end of the week. Right now, its still mild in Nassau County<\/a>. 68 in farmingdale. We have low 70s in the city. 70 in newburgh. Its mild across northwest new jersey as well. Temperatures in the upper 60s in sussex, 67 for you in westhampton. I want to show you the dew point temperatures because that shows us what it looks like. These have dropped since yesterday. It will feel more comfortable as you step outside with the dew point temperatures only in the mid60s. Thats a good thing. Heres a look at your satellite and radar picture. North into the hudson valley, this is one strong storm, just grazing northern Fairfield County<\/a> around midtown. Stevenson eventually and headed lots of lightning with that storm. Downpours in carmel and miltown heading into northern westchester county. North salem, you could see a shower and downpour too. As we head west, pine bush and crawford dealing with rain farther north and west out of new york city. Around 8 00 today, very quiet for most of us. Lots of clouds. Then the clouds break up and the sunshine tries to come through by lunchtime. Also cant rule out one or two showers throughout t bring your umbrella to be on the safe side. Your evening commute is mostly dry with sunshine and clouds and one or two showers at most. You can see the exclusive tenday forecast, tomorrow is brighter and warmer. A high of 81 degrees. Then we crank up the heat towards the end of the week again. 86 on friday with higher humidity, near 90 on saturday. All right. Lets see how the commute is moving along nice and early. Lauren scala has that. Thanks, raphael. Good morning. Overall, moving along nicely. Mostly green on the maps. Southbound after exit 16, north avenue. That blocks a lane. Not causing a delay. Where the delays are, on the bqe. Eastbound construction delays by manhattan avenue. The left lane is blocked to the l. I. E. Expect a slow ride through here. A live look at the George Washington<\/a> bridge where things are moving nicely inbound into the tolls. Outbound, you have two lanes closed under the apartments there with some construction. But thats not really causing delays yet either. Changes, fastrack on the l this week. No service in both directions between Broadway Junction<\/a> and lorimer street. Well have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Lauren, thank you very much. 4 47 now. A driver hit and killed two men in brooklyn is on the run. Police are hoping Surveillance Video<\/a> can track him down. The video shows the car speeding and hitting the two men as they cross the street in cypress but then fled on foot from the skoon yesterday morning. A 41yearold died at the scene and another died at the hospital. A bronx man took a stolen ambulance on a drunken joyride. 21yearold john juan dela santo is facing a long list of charges. He stole a car idling. He led officers on a brief chase before cars near mt. Eden parkway and morris avenue. No one was hurt. Lawyers for the man charged with the South Carolina<\/a> Church Shootings<\/a> have launched a new legal fight to spare him from possibly facing the death penalty. 22yearold dylann roof is accused of killing people in charleston last summer. Prosecutors are seeking that death penalty, but roofs lawyers filed a motion yesterday unconstitutional. If they stop pursuing death, roof will plead guilty to all counts against him. While its not clear what caused a hot air balloon to hit power lines in texas, they say the balloon itself did not malfunction. 16 people died when the balloon burst into flames and crashed outside of austin. It is the deadliest accident of its kind in u. S. History. As the wreckage was hauled away from the accident scene yesterday, Officials Say<\/a> it appears the pilot was trying to land. Controls the balloon somewhat by opening and closing vents. The top vent was open, which is consistent with a landing maneuver. Ntsb officials do not believe weather played a factor in the crash despite fog in the area after the accident. In maryland, officials will be auto applying for federal Disaster Relief<\/a> following the it is believed that half the businesses destroyed didnt have flood insurance. No official tally on the cleanup costs. Theyre still inspecting the damage and trying to assess it. Two people died in that storm. It dumped a months worth of rain in just hours. New this morning, were getting these images from hong kong. Thats typhoon nida made land full. It battered that city. 90 mile an hour winds, torrential rains as well. Schools in hong kong and the stock market closed as a precaution. No indication of deaths or serious damage. Its downgraded to a tropical storm. A california driver is in custody after leading police on a highspeed chase for more than two hours. Police arrested the driver in a san diego neighborhood. It wasnt easy. The suspect made uturns in a culdesac to avoid officers before driving on to a lawn and into a parked car. The woman behind the wheel was handcuffed and taken into the chase began in los angeles when officers spotted the red saturn weaving across lanes of the highway. There were frightening moments for families shopping at a Sporting Goods<\/a> store. A young boy was locked in a gun safe. Prosecutors say the 4yearold was playing a game with his siblings at the Sportsmans Warehouse<\/a> in riverdale, utah. The boy got shut inside that gun case. He was in there for 15 minutes. Firefighters pup pd oxygen into child. Quit screaming. Put the hoses in your nose. It will help you breathe. Rescuers were able to get a bypass code from the manufacturer that freed the boy. He was not hurt but understandably scared and shaken. Remember, thats a very small space. No air. He was trapped in. 4 51. Still to come, the car thieves want the most. Wonder what they are. Models. Then extreme eating. The one meal that has more fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. Tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. Cable cant offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. Only fios can. Smaller Mega Millions<\/a> produced a big winner in new jersey. A ticket sold at the gift horse card store in piscataway matched five numbers in the mega ball. Thats good enough for the second prize payout, normally 1 million. But since the winner spent an extra dollar to get this option, now the ticket is worth 5 million. Hmm. See, i dont really understand how that works. I would have been happy to spend the multiplier. Guys, we have rain out there were tracking north and west of new york city. Lets look at the radar picture. Very soggy heading to sullivan county. We have a flood advisory in effect. So were dealing with flooding concerns yet again. This is just for eastern sullivan county. Ive highlighted the county for you. Eastern and northeastern sullivan county, a flood advisory in effect until 6 45 this morning. Watch out for ponding on the roadways. Todays weather looks better temperatures in upper 70s. Humidity dropping a bit. Not as muggy as yesterday. 78 for the high in white plains. 82 in poughkeepsie. This is the beginning of a better pattern were finally accepting in to tomorrow. Completely rainfree. Thats great. Good morning, not any huge problems on the roads right now. We like that. Well enjoy it while we can. A live look at the Alexander Hamilton<\/a> bridge. Eastbound on the cross bronx expressway starting at webster roadwork. Its a little slow going there. Outbound on the George Washington<\/a> bridge, two lanes closed. A live look at the long island expressway by the Grand Central<\/a> parkway. You can see smooth sailing, in for a nice ride. We have delays on the bqe. Ill show that you in a bit. The list of the most stolen vehicles is out. It may surprise you. Thieves are less interested in newer models. Last year, 55,0001996 honda saah cords were stolen. That tops the followed by the 1998 honda civic. The 2006 ford fseries. The list was compiled by the National Insurance<\/a> crime bureau. The older models often end up in chop shops where theyre cut up and sold for parts. A connecticut teacher faces charge over a parking spot dispute. Edward kimball is charged with reckless endangerment. He deflated the tires of a student who parked in his spot at the high school where he apparently, School Security<\/a> told him to park there because the parking lot was full. Kimball is due back in court next week. New york made a bold move to become a leader in clean energy. 50 of the states electricity will come from Renewable Energy<\/a> sources like wind and solar power. Its called Clean Energy Standard<\/a> and officials approved it yesterday. It will cost less than 2 a month to the average customers bill. Governor cuomo fight climate change. A bill that expands the use of medical marijuana. New jersey lawmakers approved a drug used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder but it can only used if more conventional therapies dont work. The goal is to help military veterans who suffer from ptsd. A baby girl is set to under guy a lifesaving procedures. Shes being fed through a tube and needs help breathing. Without the surgery, that tumor would continue to grow. You see it there. After three unsuccessful treatments, theyre taking a new approach. Hes going to take the entire mass out and use a special computer that maps the facial nerves. On long island, Health Officials<\/a> are investigating an increased number of mumps cases. The Nassau County<\/a> Health Department<\/a> says the cases up in long beach and its surrounding communities. 18 cases have been investigated in Nassau County<\/a>. The cases under investigation include young adults with mumpslike symptoms. Mcdonalds says theyre making the menu items healthier. Theyre taking preservatives out of mcnuggets, sausage patties and eggs. The buns will no longer have the the chicken free of antibiotics. Theyre answering the call for fresher and more wholesome food. A Consumer Group<\/a> given extreme eating awards for chain restaurants. Its a list of menu items that will make you loosen your belts. Dave and busters short rib and cheesy mac stack. The sandwich comes in at over 1900 calories. The group says its like eating three medium fries. Also making the list, michael, the Fried Chicken<\/a> and waffles benedict from the cheesecake factory. That has, are you ready, 2500 calories and 86 grams of saturated fat. I think the whole family should be consuming that. Its like eating two onepound chicken pot pies topped with a half stick of butter and quarter what . Do you need that much . No. Anything that says stack. If it stacks. Its going to be a lot. Probably delicious. Coming up on 5 00 a. M. If youre heading out the door. Download the news 4 app on your mobile device. Our next hour starts right now. Right now, the search for a gunman who gunned down two people in brooklyn overnight. The violent attack at a ma protest at city hall. Today in new york starts now. Good morning. Its 5 00 a. M. On this tuesday. 2nd day of august, im michael gargiulo. Im darlene rodriguez. Raphael miranda is here for chris cimino and has the forecast. Hey, raphi, good morning. Good morning, guys. It will be a Better Weather<\/a> day eventually. Not right now. If you look north of new york city, were tracking heavy rain and thunderstorms. 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