came low to the ground, he came up and went into a corkscrew maneuver. part way through that, he seemed to lose most of his speed and made a sudden turn towards the crowd and kind of flew a slow arc over. once he was clear of the crowd, he lost speed and started spiralling to the ground. steve: we're looking at your amazing pictures you sent us. it appears to show the tail of the plane coming off midair. >> yes. steve: it's an incredible sight. given what we've seen through your pictures and the detail coming off, what does that lead you to believe as far as some structural issue with the plane? plane itself? >> i know it was a g-202. it's not an aircraft i was familiar with before today. it's a very small carbon fiber aircraft designed for doing these sorts of maneuvers. obviously the tail is not supposed to fall off. alison: at what point did you wrong? sometimes you see the tricks and they're wild, what the guys are able to do. when did you realize it wasn't going according to plan? >> when the aircraft started -- made that 90-degree turn and started coming towards where the crowd would be, as soon as it made that, i knew it wasn't right. away from people. what can you say about his here? >> yeah. it was absolutely what he is trained to do, what's engrained in the whole air show industry is very focused on safety. and, you know, he knew he was not landing that plane under his own control. he did everything he could control to keep that aircraft away from where there were people. steve: ben, we appreciate it. thanks for your insight into this. you can get the latest on our thanks. okay. a popular chinatown restaurant has been shut down but not surfaced. the health department shuddered prosperity dumpling because of a severe cockroach infestation and conditions conducive to pests. the agency said it was not because of a photo posted online showing workers assembling dumplings on a table next to trash and rats. once the issues are requested, they can request an inspection to reopen. alison: the search continues for the gunman who shot four people inside a hooka lounge in brock lynn this -- in brooklyn this morning before 3:00 a.m. the suspect shot a 27-year-old man who later died in the hospital. three others were hit. they're in stable condition. so far, no arrests have been made. steve: a tsa agent sexually abused a foreign exchange student at laguardia airport. the agent reportedly told the bathroom for additional screening. once there, he molested her. the woman filed a complaint and identified her attacker. he was arrested and is said to be charged with sexual abuse. alison: skyfox flew over the scene of a partial building collapse that happened before 10:00 on staten island. the fire department says the van pelt avenue home was under construction when the second floor window frame collapsed on to a walkway. no one was hurt. the incident is being investigated. steve: it took nearly a decade but the 7 train extension is about to open for business. the mta announcing the station on the far west side of manhattan will accept commuters next month. fox 5's liz dahlem is live on the west side with the eager anticipation of this finally liz? >> reporter: good evening to you. this whole area seems to be redeveloped right now from residential to commercial property. it's all going up, including this park. it's a new addition behind me. but this spot has always been a little tough to get to. starting in two weeks, this subway will stop here and it will be the first to go west of 9th avenue. >> there's no way to get here except by bus. this way, with the extension, it will be much more convenient for everybody who lives in this area. >> reporter: the far west side won't feel so far. the 7 train has a new stop at hudson yards. the 28-acre site between 30th and 34th streets and 10th and 11th avenues. >> it's great. >> reporter: the 1.5 mile extension will run from 34th and 11th to grand central terminal. the mta expects 35,000 riders to take the route. 550,000 take the 7 train every day. benjamin writes a transportation blog and says it doesn't come without controversy. >> there was a dispute over the scope of the project. it was supposed to include a station at 41st and 10th that was eliminated. that's a big missed opportunity by the city and the mta. >> reporter: that's something the chair of the local community board is disappointed about. >> there's a whole neighborhood developing over there, and which has no means of transportation. it's very frustrating for them to go to work and to commute and to get anywhere. >> reporter: construction started on the 2.4 billion dollar project in december 2007. then mayor bloomberg hoped the project would be done before leaving office. construction is nearly two years behind schedule. kevin ortiz is with the mta. >> we had some issues with the elevators, escalators, some security systems, and just to put in perspective, we don't manufacture the elevators or the escalators. but we do have to make sure that once they're installed, that they operate properly. >> reporter: the hudson yard stop will have two inclined elevators to take customers 120 feet below ground. the mezzanine will run end to end and be air tempered, making it more comfortable in the summer and winter months. you can take the first ride to this stop on september 13th. trains are expected to start running around 1:00 in the afternoon. we're live from the new hudson yard subway stop. back to you. alison: thanks. the survivor of the deadly on air shooting in virginia has come out of surgery and is expressing concern for the two slain journalists. vicki gardner was being interviewed by alison parker and adam ward when vester flanagan opened fire on live tv killing the two. gardner was shot in the back and colon. the virginia governor expressed his condolences today. >> we want to convey on behalf of the citizens of the commonwealth of virginia how sad we all are. our hearts are broken. our souls are crushed about this horrible and senseless tragedy. alison: police have no indication that anyone was helping flanagan. they are investigating. flanagan, who went by bryce himself. steve: the ceo of ashley madison breaking up with the cheating web site. he has resigned in the wake of the massive data hack. the company announced the split today after a third wave of leaked e-mails surfaced, those from his personal gmail account. hackers released the personal information and e-mail addresses of 40 million users. a senior management team will lead the company until a new ceo is named. alison: tropical storm erika heading for florida. it could hit the peninsula monday and is expected to remain landfall. rick scott has declared a state of emergency. four people in puerto rico died. crews are searching for those missing and injured. former president george w. bush visited new orleans to mark katrina. he and first lady laura spent the day at a charter school where he spoke on the first anniversary of the storm. katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history, taking the lives of 2,000 people in four states, causing more than 150 billion in damages. ever since uber launched, it's the preferred method of transportation for new yorkers. now the taxi industry is banking on a new app that will compete with uker and other companies. steve: stacey delikat is live on the east side with the details. >> reporter: this new app, arrow, is in beta testing, but it will be live in new york city by mid september. eventually they hope to have it compatible with all yellow and green taxis in new york city and they hope their app will win over uber faithfuls. >> hi. we're arrow for new yorkers. >> reporter: arrow is about to go live on city streets to give you another alternative to the traditional taxi hail. >> arrow let you do two things you do every day but faster. one. or pay for the taxi if you're in >> reporter: if it sounds like uber or lyft, it is, except it's only for hailing yellow and green taxis and arrow is partnering with the makers of the data terminals already in new york city taxis. >> arrow's operators say it's a seamless operation. it means they'll get cabs faster than you would using uber because there's this integration and technology. >> reporter: it will let the passenger pay via the app, even if they don't use arro to hail a cab. perhaps the greatest appeal will be a promise of no surge pricing during times of peak demand. >> that's definitely a big deal. anything that's going to reduce costs for me, i'm all for. >> reporter: several thousand taxi drivers are learning how to use the system. this veteran cabbie says he'd definitely give it a try. >> anything that's going to help us combat what's going on with this industry with uber is going to help us, i'm for it. >> reporter: other apps have tried to compete with uber and failed, explains andrew hawkins, who covers transportation for crane's new york business. >> halo was based in england and had to pull out of the entire north american operation because uber. whether or not arro is successful remains to be seen. >> it will be free in the initial period. they aren't ruling out the possibility of adding a fee sometime down the line. we did reach out to the city. they confirmed to us that arro does have a license pending. they say they welcome any new service that would give more options for public riding. we also reached out to uber to see what they think about the potential competitor, but they had no comment. live on the east side, i'm back to you. alison: all right. thanks. the former long time coach of the new york islanders has died. he passed away today in florida. the cause of his death unclear, but he had been battling parkinson's and dementia. he led the islanders to four stanley cups in the early '80s. he was the second winningest coach in nhl history. steve: following decades on the job, an nypd lieutenant calling it quits. the man who was an inspiration to hostage negotiators nationwide. alison: and facebook celebrating a milestone. why the site is doing well deserved bragging. [music] alison: fox 5 sits down with legendary bassist christian oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes it's hard to catch all your favorite shows. you're killing me, dad. give me that, please. enhanced dvr, you can. time. plus, you can record in one room p schedule. welcome to the future. yes, welcome. get over 200 hd channels, internet, and unlimited calling for $89.99 a month. time warner cable. steve: one of the top hostage negotiators in the country is calling it a day. alison: mac king introduces us to the nypd lieutenant who retired today after more than three decades on the job. >> i was looking at them and they were looking at me, and i was looking at them, and they were looking at me and it became a stare down contest. >> on his last day on the force, jack cambria recalled his first walking a beat. >> i said they're looking at me. it's a stare down contest. what do i do? his response was, jack, you ever try smiling at them? >> he spent the next 33 years expanding on that lesson, striving to inject humanity into policing. >> it's like the equivalent of master's degree. >> he earned the nickname gentleman jack, commanding the percent. >> 90 percent listening and 10 percent talking. >> reporter: bill bratton called him a model for hostage negotiators around the world. he said he sought to show crisis. >> the two things they cannot sense. >> reporter: for his hostage negotiation team, he sought officers demonstrating those traits, old enough to know love and success and heartache and failure. his techniques changed as technology improved and he learned to text. >> i don't have my glasses. i'm like where's the m? >> he plans to continue teaching into his retirement. he admitted he would miss it. >> it's a little more difficult than i thought. 33 and a half years of a charmed it. >> reporter: i'm mac king, fox 5 news. steve: how about this? facebook reaching quite a milestone with more than a billion users logging on to the social network in a day. mark zuckerberg says one in seven people on earth used the web site to connect with friends and family on monday. last month facebook claimed that more than half of the world's online users visited the site at least once a month. he predicts the reach will grow beyond the 1-1/2 billion users. incredible. alison: an advisory in effect at orchard beach in the bronx. there is sewage contamination in the water. the problem and advisory surfaced yesterday. those with weaker immune systems like seniors, small children, and pregnant women, should be especially careful. no word on when the waters may reopen for swimming. another gorgeous day outside. steve: it was pretty much perfect. take a look at this. the bulldog taking advantage of the water, riding a skateboard on long beach, long island. nick gregory will join us to tell us how long this long, nice stretch of weather lasts. it is perfect. nick: a fabulous day. he's a better skateboarder than i am. that was impressive. we had a great day. the humidity low. yesterday is going to be a repeat performance. 63 this morning. that's really nice for this time of year. we got back up to 82. we will warm things up this weekend and have one more day where the humidity isn't bad. then the humidity will return. it will stay uncomfortable as we go into next week. 100 for the record high. 50 for the record low. just a few clouds out there. it's 80. humidity is dry. wind out of the east-northeast. as we look outside, a few of the scattered clouds are around. that's about it. fox 5 sky guardian confirms nothing to worry about tonight. still really no rain in the forecast. again, good and bad. great if you've got vacation plans through the weekend into next week. bad because we're about six inches behind in rainfall for the year. 78 at montauk for their high. 78 at bridgeport. low 80s around town to the shore. 79 at poughkeepsie. 72 in monticello. it will be a comfortable night coming up. mid to upper 70s sussex to the hudson valley. 83 at newark. mid 70s at belmar. the wind off the ocean. 80 at islip. 78 at bridgeport. a northwest wind in the area. really just a variable breeze. that's because the high pressure is sitting on top of us now. that will slide slowly offshore and the result will be the return of a southwesterly airflow coming up in the forecast. we'll watch the high move along. up comes the southwesterly airflow. while we may see some clouds appear, particularly on sunday, that's really going to be it. that system will move off to the north and west. nothing to worry about. tomorrow is a sunny day. 68 out the door. we'll climb to almost 80 by lunchtime and hit 86 tomorrow afternoon. a touch warmer, but not that humid. the futurecast shows the high moving along. there's your great saturday. nice for saturday night. feeling warmer, though. by sunday, sun and clouds way off to the north and west. you will notice the humidity returning on sunday. we'll hang around 90-degree temperatures most of next week. clear tonight. 68 in the city. 50s again in the northern and western suburbs. one more night where you can spare yourself the use of the air conditioner. tomorrow, sunny and warmer. 86 in town. lower 80s near the coast as the wind comes out of the southwest off the water. 88 on sunday. sun and clouds. again, a more humid day. there's the 90-degree weather for monday, tuesday, wednesday. lows start coming back into the low and middle 70s. more summer type weather to continue. by tuesday it will be september at this point. we'll stay in the upper 80s thursday and friday and stay humid as well. alison: could have a little heat wave. nick: august go out with a heat wave. maybe. alison: maybe. steve: september is hot, too. love it. alison: the city continues to prepare for the arrival of pope francis. coming up, what one company is setting. steve: i love seeing that. and the new panda at the zoo. is it a girl or boy? we now know the answer. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. alison: it's a boy for the national zoo's panda parents. the zoo made the announcement today. the smaller cub died wednesday. keepers say the surviving cub is doing well and growing, but he still does not have a name. pope francis will grace the streets of new york city next month and will be for quite a welcome. steve: jessica shows us the in his honor. >> reporter: it's a mural that is getting a lot of attention. it's huge and visible and it's at one of the busiest intersections here on west 34th and 8th avenue. artists working around the clock to finish the painting of pope francis. it's pope francis smiling and waving his hand at the crowd. this is what the finished product will look like. >> it's welcoming the holy father here to new york city. >> on monday, four artists, one from costa rica, started sketching one of the most important paintings they have done. >> it's exciting to be a part of it. very honored to be a part of it. >> reporter: an eye catcher, a 225-foot fall billboard. new yorkers and tourists art. beautiful. it's amazing. >> reporter: even though it isn't finished yet, someone visiting from venezuela says it's touching to see the image. >> i am from latin america. >> reporter: the mural is at one of the busiest areas of manhattan on west 34th street and 8th avenue. christina, who walks the area every day, didn't notice it until today. >> it's great that they're honoring him. >> reporter: the image is feet away from madison square garden where the holy father will host mass during his visit next >> reporter: very few people will have tickets to go to him. we wanted to engage people. if you look at the photo and in. >> reporter: the mural should be completed by sunday and it will remain in place for about six weeks. that's even after pope francis leaves new york city. steve: many colleges around the country today, it was moving in day. at hofstra, students began arriving early this morning, wheeling in carts filled with their personal belongings. that's a lot of stuff. hofstra welcoming more than 1700 incoming freshmen with a series of events to get familiar with on campus life. students we spoke to, as you'd imagine, are pretty darned excited. >> definitely very excited to be here. coming from florida, like to new york and this being the first time being here is really exciting. >> this is my dream school. i never thought this would happen. to be moving in, i've never been more excited. steve: once you're done with college, you'll be forever jealous of kids moving into college for the rest of your life. i can tell you that straight up right now. i was watching kids move to nyu today. classes begin next weekend. that's a long week to get used to college life. >> coming up, he's taking jazz to a whole new standard. a legendary bassist shares his master. this change. get this. i was at my shop tied up with a customer i had to get to the bank before it closed, when i got out it was almost closing time. traffic was bad. i knew i was cutting it close. but it was ok. i use td bank. it's got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. and i bank human at td bank. steve: christian mcbride's career has taken him from the halls of juilliard to huge stages. alison: he's in the next generation of great players and he's tonight's modern master. [music] >> my name is christian mcbride. i am a bassist. that's just about letting the energy and the spirit flow. when i was eight years old, i saw my father play. for some particular reason this one concert, it really struck me. i turned to my mother, and i said can i have a bass for christmas, a christmas guitar? my first electrical bass is still in philly. i never brought it to new york with me. [music] the minute i touched the instrument, i knew that's what i wanted to do. [music] that's one of the pieces i used to get into juilliard. the bass jury was watching me like this, just dead pan, no nothing. didn't know if i was doing good or bad. the great saxophone is bobby watson, maybe two weeks into the school year, he found his way into school, and he said what you doing this weekend? i went why? he said because i got a gig for you this weekend. we're playing at birdland. what? i decided to leave juilliard after one year. i don't regret it. i had a chance to play with some real legends who are no longer with us. benny carter, ray brown, the late great joyce duke, who was a giant influence on me, not just as a musician, but as a person as well. as a young jazz musician, you are expected to know a number of songs from the great american songbook. so i've been in freddie hubbard's band for a year and a half. he says we're going to make a live album. i went, yes. i'm going to be documented with freddie hubbard. we're recording, tapes are rolling, crowds are packed. freddie starts playing this trumpet intro. i don't recognize what he's playing. and right away, i think i turned white because freddie's back was to me. i took the microphone in front of the bass and i kind of made it drop out of the way so it wouldn't record, it wouldn't get the sound of the bass. at the end of the night, the assistant engineer comes down. he says you know what? we had a shadow mike on the bass, so we were able to salvage the track. i'm going no! so, yes, on freddie hubbard's live fat tuesdays is a rendition of beautiful with me playing all the wrong notes to be documented forever. [music] everything that you learn as a trained musician, you have to call on all of those skills to be a jazz musician. you have to make it all sound simple so the untrained ear can understand it. [music] as a bass player, you're supposed to come up with different creative bass lines every course. it could be like this. [music] or i could start off like this. [music] or i can start it off like this. [music] now when you switch it to the pop side, the discipline is almost the exact opposite. if i may reference my dear friend sting, we play every breath you take, this is the bass line. [music] i have to play that exactly like that. none of this [music] i mean, i could play that, but it would get in the way and it would really break up the flow of how that song is supposed to feel. james brown has always been my biggest musical influence. i produced what turned out to be his final show at the hollywood bowl. he said, son, i'm proud of you. thank you, mr. brown. he said, no, no, no. you're doing some good things. i've been following your career. you do a lot of good things. you ain't just playing bass. you're upholding the standard. i went whoa! [music] it's sort of a natural inclination to want to nurture these younger musicians and help them the same way the older guys helped us. so it's all full circle. steve: my good friend sting. james brown. incredible. that was so cool watching him go through that. a dog ban on one long island beach is not going over. what people are doing to try to get it overturned. >> we've got a long time to wait before it comes out. >> i'm going to tell my teacher. alison: priceless reaction. he's learning he's going to be a big brother. steve: first, let's take a look at your new york minute. >> reporter: nyc park summer sports jamboree was held today in the bronx. >> i got that! >> reporter: this is the second year of the summer long program which provides free activities to school age kids in all five boroughs. >> we have basketball station, we have the activities on the synthetic field. as the kids participate and we're finished, we'll give out prizes. prizes. >> kids pack the inwood hill tennis court to get a free clinic from a tennis pro. the dominican native is the first player to make it to the top 100. he wants to inspire the next generation and he did. >> meeting victor was such an honor. i can't say how much of an honor it was. i am so glad i got to meet him. definitely something to scratch off the bucket list. >> reporter: and that's your new york min >> are you really having a baby? >> yes. >> is it in there? >> it's tiny. about that small. >> i'm going to be a new big brother brother! steve: is there anything more amazing than an english on a kid? alison: it makes it. he's showing his excitement after finding out he's going to be a big brother. his mom recorded the special moment as she handed him a sonogram to break the news. steve: everyone fell in love with it. the baby is due in january. good to see him excited. >> long island residents up in arms over a ban preventing them from bringing their dogs to the beach. alison: as jodi goldberg explains, those residents are not taking no for an answer. >> reporter: if you want to create controversy in the city of long beach, ask anyone their opinion on whether dogs should be allowed on the beach. >> if you have a dog and you responsibly pick up after your dog, i think it's fine. >> if people did the right thing and picked up after that, it's one thing. i don't see that happening. >> a handful of beaches allow dogs as long as the owners follow rulers. this project started a petition online thursday night to make a section of the public beach dog-friendly during the off season. frank was one of the first people to sign it. >> i think we collected a small registration fee from residents and non-residents. that can pay for animal control to watch us and make sure everybody is doing the right thing. >> in 24 hours, the petition had over 700 signatures. rocky's mom lauren says there's nowhere to bring dogs. the beach would be the perfect place. >> it's working in other communities. i'm sure there are other people who aren't dog lovers and it works there. why not here? >> i don't have children. these are my fur kids. and we treat them like that. we like to take them places and do activities together. >> long beach's city manager says the city is open to the idea. they'll listen to hear if the majority of people feel strongly one way or the other. >> if we can enhance our quality of life, that's great. we don't want to sacrifice our quality of life. >> reporter: project 11561 is going to continue collecting signatures. they plan on handing them in sometime in september. in long beach, jodi goldberg, fox 5 news. steve: another new drug approved to treat high cholesterol. alison: critics say the price is too high. fox 5 health news is next. steve: in fox 5 health news, another new drug has been approved to treat high cholesterol. critics are concerned about the high cost. alison: joining us is dr. devi from nyu school of medicine. how expensive are we talking? >> this drug is different from the statins which are the most popular ones for cholesterol. they work by preventing the liver from creating cholesterol or bad cholesterol. this actually lets the liver destroy the bad cholesterol. it clears the path for that. they work different ways. the statins are more established. this is new. it first got one of the other medications in the class got approved this summer. so so it's a bittersweet moment. in the studies, it did incredibly well, lowering cholesterol by 50 to 70 percent. it saved their lives. they were able to avoid heart attacks and other complications. the cost is 14,000 for year. it's not necessarily approved by insurance. the problem is how many people is it going to be able to help. steve: people can't afford it. versus 250 for statins? >> yeah. the they're much cheaper. hopefully with the competition, maybe the statins will become cheaper than that for patients. because they are life saving, too. alison: $14,000. my goodness. >> it's an injection drug. for some people -- alison: people don't like that. steve: it works, but you'd be squeamish about that. alison: this is a perfect study for friday. if you put in a lot of hours at work, you can increase your risk of a stroke. you need to watch that. >> yeah. in this study, it looked at 600,000 people. they compared people who worked the standard workweek, 35 to 40 hours a week, to people who worked more than 55 hours a week. the ones who work that greater amount had a 33 percent increased risk of stroke, which, you know, that's significant. but it depends how you look at it. if you already have at increased risk for stroke, maybe from genetics and other things, that's a significant amount. but for most of us, we're not really -- we're not really at that much risk for a stroke right away. it depends how you look at it. either way -- steve: it matters how long you do it. you could work 55 hours one week. if you do it more than two or three weeks, it starts to get -- >> if it's more long-term. alison: people with a couple of jobs. it's tough. steve: i'm sure a lot of people working 55 hours a week, no sweat. that's something to keep in mind. >> you brought up a good point about the people. we don't know if it's the job that makes them at risk or something about them. certain people might be more willing to work more hours. some people might be, like, i have to get out because my family and my health, my life-style is my priority at this time. it kind of could be two different groups. steve: interesting. alison: thank you so much. steve: let's talk about the weather. it's been perfect. beautiful today again. august really going out on a stellar note. nick: it's going to be great into the weekend. we'll notice the humidity over the weekend, particularly sunday. today really a winner and great weather if you plan vacation for the next couple of days. if you plan vacation, you want to keep an eye on the tropics. here's tropical storm erika. winds up a touch at 50 miles an hour. it will start interacting with haiti and the dominican republic. that may be the death knell on the storm. there's strong high level winds here that may start shearing apart the storm. the question will be will erika survive as it moves to the west at 20 miles an hour. you can see on the track guidance, it does weaken to a tropical depression towards cuba. the track shifted further west today. the question is will this survive? erika may not pose a threat at this point. it may show some regeneration in the florida straits and the water temperature is in the 80s. we'll see if it makes it to a minimal tropical storm and impacts florida at that point. that will be next week. again, if erika is still around. we'll have to watch as time moves forward. weather here. look at the temperatures today. low 80s in the city. low 80s d.c. boston, 75 today. very refreshing. and let's take a look at the satellite and radar composite. we're finding nothing going on here. just basically a few scattered clouds. we'll see the sky become clear. that will last on into tomorrow. right now we're at 80 in midtown. same at islip. cooler at the shore. 79 poughkeepsie. 72 monticello. 81 allentown. upper 70s as you go southern connecticut to the eastern end of long island. pretty much a light wind that south-southwest. that's going to be the trend as the area of high pressure slides off the eastern seaboard. that's just about on top of us now. as it moves along, the south-southwesterly flow comes in bringing up the humidity. this won't get dragged up into our neighborhood. maybe just some of the cloud cover by sunday, but that's going to be about it. we go to the mid 80s tomorrow. mid 80s down to atlanta. we're talking 90s in texas. that hasn't changed for days. 91 in miami. denver. the triple digit heat in the southwest. 90 in l.a. tomorrow. they continue their hot spell as well. here's futurecast. sky goes clear tonight. beautiful day. afternoon. sun will combine with clouds on sunday. not as pretty, but more humid and warmer. we'll be pushing the upper 80s. there's a chance of a scattered thunderstorm. in the poconos and catskills, you'll see that in the weekend forecast. not at the shore. 81 long island beaches. tomorrow about 83. sunday looks good. connecticut, sunny. 86 on sunday. maybe a thunderstorm by sunday afternoon in the poconos. otherwise 80. catskills region showing saturday at 81. sunday at 84. a late-day storm and the same for the burkeshires. moderate risk for rip currents. we have 60s in the city. 50s up north. one more comfortable night. 88 tomorrow. 86 tomorrow. sunshine will rule. clouds on sunday at 88. about 90 tuesday, wednesday, thursday. friday. steve: no complaints here. we've run out of banter. good problem to have. after several summers with slumping ticket sales, the box office is back in business. alison: simone boyce explains why movies seem to be making a comeback. >> a highly intelligent animal. >> reporter: with the success of jurassic world, train wreck and straight outta compton, this could be one of the biggest years in box office history. you must be thrilled to hear this. >> i am happy. i love going to movies. i like it when the movies do well and especially when there are good movies that are popular movies. >> reporter: perhaps the most significant takeaway from a strong summer at the movies, more options attract more moviegoers. >> it shows if you cast your appeal widely to bring in the largest and most diverse audience that you can, that success will follow. >> universal produced five of the year's 10 highest grossing films by offering audiences variety. dominating the market with not one superhero in sight. furious 7, minions, "50 shades of grey" and jurassic world topping them all at $1.6 billion in ticket sales. >> conventional wisdom is that super hero and comic book movies take up all of the room, especially in the summer, and dominate everything. that really wasn't the case this year. >> reporter: avengers age of -- >> ant man paled in comparison. >> there might be pressure to do them better. >> reporter: hollywood chases after the young white male demographic. it was a culture ally ally diverse option that helped straight outta compton. >> they're rediscovering that we go to the movies. when movies come out, those audiences respond to, they tend to do very, very well. >> reporter: "the hunger games" paved the way for a record setting women in films. >> if you look at movies like train wreck or the pixar movie inside out or pitch perfect 2, all very big hits, all stories with women and girls at the center. a lot of men went to see it and enjoyed them, too. >> reporter: simone boyce, fox 5 news. alison: i love movies are coming back. steve: you can't replicate that at home. you need to be in the theatre. alison: and the popcorn. we'll see you back here at 10:00. steve: here's ernie with what's coming up at 6:00. >> thanks very much. we're on top of the news for you coming up. plus tonight, can you believe it? it is back to school time. chances are you're still getting over the sticker shock of buying all those supplies. why has school shopping gotten so expensive? we're talking about it with a live guest. plus the top stories all coming up next at 6:00. i hope you'll join us. switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. mom switched. we switched. i switched to time warner cable and knew exactly when they were coming. thanks to their 1 hour appointment window. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100 meg internet, hundreds of hd channels, and unlimited calling to the u.s., puerto rico, canada, mexico, china and india. and for a limited time, you could get a $300 reward card plus tv equipment and epix included. get installed for free as early as today. call 1-800-341-9716. yoplait. the smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, no artificial flavors, and no high fructose corn syrup. ernie: it is friday night. good evening. i'm ernie anastos. thank you very much for joining us. we begin with the latest developments on a story we have been updating throughout the day. the crash of a stunt plane at a practice run for a big air show upstate. sharon crowley is joining us live in new windsor right now. good evening to you. tell us more about this story. >> reporter: yeah. good evening. apparently the pilot was rehearsing for an air show that's going to be happening here in new windsor this weekend when this tragedy happened. it all started about 2:00 this afternoon at this airport in new windsor. let's look at some of the pictures. this is the crash scene that we can't get to, but skyfox was able to get to. it was a single engine civilian aerobatic pilot who was flying. according to witnesses, he was -- he was up in the air doing corkscrews.

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