service. the tunnel itself would have a revenue stream that would be attached to it. so the port authority can handle it. >> reporter: how do the governors think they'll come up with their end of the $10 billion? in the letter, they say it will be a mix of low interest federal grants and other local funding sources. so it's clear that part of the budget is a work in progress. anthony foxx applauded the efforts, supported this and looks forward to working with local leaders. >> dan, even if the project goes well, how long do you think it will take? >> reporter: it's going to take a significant period of time. in this letter, the governors ask that environmental studies be sped up. still, it would take at least 10 years. to put that in perspective, the 105-year-old tunnels have 20 years left on their useful life. >> better get going. thank you for that. other news, a freight train derailments is to blame for delays. it was carrying construction debris when two cars derailed. riders on the port jefferson and ronkonkoma lines should expect delays throughout the evening as crews work to clean up the mess. >> a grand jury recommended five fraternity college brothers first third degree murder charges in the death of michael deng, killed in a hazing ritual in 2013. he suffered blunt force trauma and frat members waited hours to bring him to a hospital. >> members began to hide paraphernalia and put the fraternity's well-being over that of michael deng. >> another 32 members of the fraternity are charged with hazing and hindering apprehension. officials are calling for the city to do more to control staten island. they say that the city has failed to come up with a strategy to deal with the deer. the mayor's office says the city has been proactive with aerial fencing. they're waiting for a federal assessment to be completed before coming up with the deer management plan. and that's what's happening right now. a lot of smiling faces when we're talking about the weather. this is gorgeous. nick: it's gorgeous. as i said, september 1 of the best months of the year for weather. this is not being disappointing. >> it's going to warm up. nick: it is. we should average 76, 77 for the high. the forecast. we're highlighting this great weather, but we have to keep in mind it is quite dry, even though we had the rain the end of last week and over the weekend. we're running six inches behind average in rainfall. we won't make it up this week. 84, 62 today. there's the average high of 76. average low 61. record high 92. the record low getting into the middle 40s. all the sun comes back tomorrow. 81. humidity is dry. a light west-southwest wind. pressure 20.25 and steady. 85 for the high at newark. the warm spot on the map. low 80s everywhere else to go from the hudson valley to the south shore of connecticut. 79 montauk. 77 from monticello. 75 at belmar. we're back to the upper 70s most of long island. 81 in town. 83 newark. low 80s hudson valley. back to 80 as you get into allentown. as you see our temps from 24 hours ago, we're seven to 10 degrees warmer. even warmer on long island by three or four degrees. winds coming around to the west and northwest as the night goes along. tomorrow, back to the southwest with high pressure sitting kind of right over the appalachian mountains in virginia. that will slowly slide to the east coast keeping us dry for the forecast period. nothing on fox 5 sky guardian. take a look at the satellite photograph. no clouds. just a few scattered clouds off to the west and way off to the north. again on the big picture, there's the high across west virginia and virginia. clouds moving from the gulf coast states across. and eventually there's a cold front kind of hiding back in here. that's going to meander across the country. it will get here about sunday or so. it's probably going to come with clouds. sunday should be a decent day. on the other side of the front, we get back to nice weather early next week. the temperature will be seasonal at that point. plan on a beautiful wednesday forecast and comfortable out the door in the morning. 60s in the morning. look at your high tomorrow afternoon. 87. looks like mid to upper 80s most of the northeast. there's high pressure over washington, d.c. we're all nice and clear. the high slides slowly to the east. there's the cold front i spoke of causing showers across wisconsin and a few more extending into iowa later thursday. but like i said, by the time that front gets here, it's going to change our temperature profile into the early part of next week. tonight a clear comfortable night. take it outside if you can. beautiful in the city and surrounding areas. 66 in town by tomorrow morning. we'll be back in the 50s in the suburbs. the last two months have been in the 40s. tomorrow, sunny, going to say quite warm. we're talking about 87 in midtown and mid 80s everywhere else. there's your seven day. saturday, 83. beautiful. there's the front for sunday. sun and clouds. close to 80. 67 in the morning. after the front passes, there's monday and tuesday. lots of sun, but seasonal. middle 70s during the day. lower 60s at night. september is proving to be a nice one. >> we like it. keep it here. our super kids week continues right after the break with an amazing young athlete. his name is isaiah byrd and he doesn't need legs to be a champion thanks to his will and a very special relationship with his coach. both will be here live coming up after the break. okay. so everyone is saying, "hey! you gotta get fios!" well, fios is a 100 percent so you can get 100% out of all and access to the fastest internet and in home wi-fi available. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds. favorite videos up to 5x faster than cable. and with the fios mobile app, you can view your entertainment at home, or on the go. but the main reason to get fios? 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told my boss i want him. the more time he spends with me, i thought it was going to be better for him to realize he can do anything that other kids can do. legs? >> not really. but once you get used to it, it feels good. >> reporter: he has an amazing mom, a very, very caring mom. she works hard. she has two kids. she can't really do it alone. this was about a year after i met him. >> do you like living with >> i do. he protects me like a child. >> i needed him to join a team. that's where you meet the friends that are going to do everything with you. go. >> it's not a disadvantage that he has no legs. it's a different style. >> i focus on everything i have to do. >> he took sixth place at nationals. he never looks down to say or complain about the fact that he has no legs. take this off and go sit down. it's not going to just be given to you. you have to earn it. life is going to be a challenge. the way he's going, he's more than ready to overcome all the obstacles. >> when i got into wrestling, it taught me all i could do with no legs. >> reporter: who's your best friend? >> best friend? my best friend is coach. >> wow. that was the best one ever. he came into our life to teach us a lesson. he came into our lives for us to get ready to help other kids to make the world a better place. ernie: a better place. let's talk about a better world. we have two wonderful people here. i want to say hi to isaiah byrd, a young championship wrestler and his coach, miguel rodriguez. you're terrific. tell me something. you're an amazing young man. where do you get your strength and that power? >> i get my strength from mr. rodriguez. ernie: he helps you a lot. >> he helps me a lot. ernie: what are you thinking most of the time? how do you feel about the things you're able to do? you're a good wrestler, a good guy. what do you think? >> i feel great. ernie: what do you want to do with that greatness, when you grow up, for example? >> i want to work here. ernie: here at the studio? >> yeah. ernie: wouldn't that be great? we'll make you an anchor. you could be sitting in this chair. you were telling me you'd like to be mayor of new york city. wouldn't that be wonderful. what would you change? >> i would change the whole universe of the city. ernie: what would you do? how would you make our city better? >> no spray cans allowed. >> i don't. ernie: what else would you do? would you make people happy? >> i would make people happy in the morning because i'll put on a song and i'll make them happy. ernie: i like that. you make people happy right now by the way you look and what you're saying. miguel. this story is so beautiful. the challenges isaiah faces and the way he handles them is a great inspiration. you have a unique relationship. >> yes. i'm fortunate to have isaiah and his family in our lives. ernie: what have you learned from him? so much. the fact that he can -- there's no limits. he has no excuses. he has such a positive attitude every day. that's amazing. he has taught us a lot. ernie: isaiah, you're looking at yourself on tv. that's nice. tell me, when you talk to a lot of young people, what do you talk about? do you tell them any good story they can remember? do you tell them something about your life? >> i actually i do. ernie: what do you tell them? >> i tell them that we need -- ernie: what do we need? >> need -- ernie: we need people like you. >> people like me and that are helpful. ernie: helpful people. >> and not -- when they -- when you pass by people that are really, really poor and they need money and they're homeless, well, give them $100 or 20. ernie: you want to help homeless people, people who are needy and struggling. >> yes. ernie: you're a good inspiration for so many of us. >> i am. ernie: i want to shake your hand. you want to arm wrestle with me? you're pretty strong. you beat me. you're going to puerto rico to do more wrestling. >> yes. ernie: congratulations. do well out there. >> opa. i want to do a hand stand for the -- ernie: we saw you on the video. >> i want to do one now. i'm going to talk about this and we'll do it. you ready? go ahead. watch this. yay! fantastic. unbelievable. congratulations. isaiah, you're wonderful. nice to have you here. >> i'm wonderful. ernie: good luck with your wrestling matches in puerto rico. good luck to you. i'll see you in this chair soon. >> nice to see you. ernie: said like an anchor. you're terrific. thank you so much. don't forget we have a lot more coming up in our super kids week. tomorrow we'll be looking at an impressive inventor, a young man who invented a bike for people in wheelchairs. another impressive kid. that's tomorrow at 6:00. first here's my question for you tonight. how do you protect your privacy? what do you do? it's an important issue for a lot of people. what steps are you taking? your answers are coming up straight ahead. we have russ joining me to talk about the ya i'm sigourney weaver, and new york is my home. there's no place 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