Denis and john elliott. Im still laughing. I know someone has been doing kicks. The internet is broken. Big night, big set at ed sullivan theater revealed. Looking good, and then just a rousing standing ovation for Stephen Colbert coming outiest leader. Did anyone bring oreos this morning . I above jon stewarts appearance. And i loved the star spangled banner. And a huge homage to David Letterman, his predecessor. We have plenty of highlights if youre just waking up right now. We will have that coming up. I know, mentalist, that was funny, too. And its about inside baseball there. Hot temperatures again today, and not as hot as yesterday, but another heat wave, potentially. Winds are variable at 3, and skies, benign to start. Wednesday, you can see rain, and thats wednesday night overnight into thursday, the better bet or if the rain, which we desperately need. The dew points are up, and the humidity is down a bit. Watch out, schools open, so make sure everyone has their eyes peeled. The kids are going to need a lot of water, thats for sure. Shirts and shorts. In brooklyn a disabled vehicle is block the gowanus at 22nd street. A live look at one of hundreds of cameras. Inbound lower level, goesed for construction. No dehey wills at any of the crossings, and with kids going back to school, rim to be safe, specially today. Dont text is drive. Remember to be safe, especially today. Dont text and drive. Later this morning the school year will kickoff here at ps59. The major himself will be here to greet the youngest students, the pk students, and mate your and the school say theres been a lot of preparation leading up to this day. Mayor de blasios office releasing this video of the mayor jokingly prepping a city classroom for the first day of all yours. Reporter teachers returning to the classroom, welcoming 1. 1 million children back from summer break. Erg i strike personally. Chancellor speaking out. Its one experience for all children. Reporter farina says 94 of the 1800 Public Schools have been identified as struggling, and her hope for them . Better student attendance, more improved Student Outcomes, and teachers who have gotten extraspout and an extra hour of school. I believe in high standards. Reporter the schools chancellor said the teachers have done quite a bit of Development Training ahead of today. 1. 1million Public School students here and headed back to the classroom later this morning. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. A jet caught on fire in las vegas, just as it was taking off for london. Black smoke and games engulfed the british planes wings. A lot of screaming on the plane and the left engine was completely on fire. A lot of black smoke engulfed the plane. A spokesperson says all crew and passengers with were able to get off the plane. No comment from the Port Authority on a federal investigation that led to a major shakeup at United Airline the. Airlines. The ceo and two Top Executive resigned. United is being investigated for the direct flight to South Carolina believing it had something to do with the ceo. I should have used two accounts, one for personal and one more workrelated emails, and that was a mistake, im sorry for that. I take responsibility, and im trying to be at transparent as i possibly can. Clinton acknowledged she could have more effectively handled her time as secretary of state with her emails. She refused to apologize in previous interviewing saying she did what was allowed. Stephen colbert made his show. More on the big time with andrea. Reporter andrea, great to see you. Reporter chris and mary, if Stephen Colbert was nervous, he didnt show it at all. He was pull of energy, big smiles, and big names for his first show. Reporter the new era in late night started with big cheers, and stephen starting a minikick line with jon batiste. Reporter he graced the stage for the premier as himself after years of playing a conservative pundit. This show, i begin to search for the real Stephen Colbert. I just hope i dont find him on ashley madison. Reporter his monologue included jokes about trump. Trump isnt even white. Hes more oompaloompa more than. Reporter he gave George Clooney a belated wedding gift. Its engraved. Reporter what does it say . I dont know you. Reporter jeb bush followed. Your Campaign Poster is just jeb its just jeb with an exclamation work. Why . I have been using it since 1994. It connotes excitement. Reporter speaking of identity excitement, speaking of excitement, the audience could not have been more thrilled. It was a rock and roll show. There was comedy, and it was seriousness. It was fantastic, everything i hoped for and more. Reporter last nights show also included a cameo from his late night rival, jimmy fallon. Andrea grymes cbs 2 news. The Chicago Tribune said it was edgy. Apple will release its new products today. Piles and piles of garbage built up in one brooklyn community. They say its a danger to the community. See how this toddler is doing now after the ball heads right for their head. We are back with traffic and weather on the 2s after the break there flashes in s in after the break. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Play ball hey oh say can you see jon stewart appearing in the new era of late night. Stephen colbert was singing with his new band leader and his band and various places across the country to open up. What did you think . I liked the machine shop where the sparks were flying and they just kept singing. As a bass myself for those of you who have sang in parts, nailed that as well. Not easy to do. We are singing the old steamy tune, but vinny wants to go fishing. Please tell me its going to get cooler, yes, it is comfortable friday into saturday. Lets aerate the lawn. This is a real concern. Its been so dry, and we see thunderstorms in the forecast for tonight into tomorrow. Make sure youre ready for that and just mindful of it if you cant get throughout to make holes in the lawn. In the atmosphere right now, we are just waiting. Theres plenty of moisture and a lot of humidity. Relative humidity, 68 relative to a cooler number than we saw yesterday. We will have fun with the stats later in the show. A pair of 7sin greenwich. Guy from sparta called and said his lawn likes cement, and he would like to see the numbers there go up. Its warmer, but we will see clouds filtering in. Breaking records around the area, the dew points in the 70s, and you know what that means. The atmosphere is just ready for rain. The heat index values in the mid90s today even with the air temperature reading of 91. Scanning the skies right now, the front is push through to ontario. Heavy rain through arkansas and missouri. Timing it out for you, heres the deal. Your day today, cloudy, and this afternoon, isolated prefrontal thunderstormses are possible. Remember that, part of the routine. More thunderstorms, and tomorrow afternoon, we will see a better bet for a line of showers setting up, and you can see it play through the afternoon into the evening hours, and then the Early Morning hours on friday, we will leave the chance for the showers in the forecast. The cool numbers vinny wants, closer to normal saturday, and 7s sunday into monday. Pace yourself. Its going to be hot and humid today. We already have issues, right, alex . We do, john. This is at 92nd street, and minor delays making their way through the tristate area. This is fletcher avenue, and its more of what it looks like to the area. The sunrise highway to the south is flowing freely for you. The upper white stone crossings and the toll plaza for you. Route 4 moving well at englewood. We will let you know when it is open from construction. Chris, back to you. Thank you so much, if youre just waking up, heres the stories making headlines this morning. The evacuations orders have been canceled from a Southern California wild fire. The fire broke out yesterday, and its now 70 contained. Teachers in seattle will be on the picket line instead of in the classroom for 50,000 Public School students. The staff voted to strike after the lastminute negotiations over wages and other issues failed. The United Refugee Agency is slamming europe saying theres needless suffering because europe failed to see the crisis coming or take coordinated action. Stocks are higher, and the dow jones leapt ahead 390 points, the nasdaq adding 128 and the s p rising 528. Apple is expected to release several new products at a media event today. Its it will feature the companys ceo, tim cook, and it referenced siri but said little else. Observers said to expect new Iphone Models but not a redesign. This is an s generation of the device meaning apple will not have complete new designs in the phone. We could see forced touch, a feature they introduced in the apple watch. Different sorts of pressure causes the phone to do different things. Thats something we could possibly see. The event will take place at 10 00 this morning. One mans trash is one mans treasure. But some brooklyn residents say its hard to believe thatin would value what is piling up. Reporter from the roof of this building you can see the Bottomless Pit of tires, bicycle parts, old electronics, and you name it, and its probably here. It makes the neighborhood look bad. No one wants to come here. Reporter residents say the neighborhood junk yard has been growing for years, and the Property Owner keeps piling it up. The truck out in front, also a dumpster. People think its a place to throw things, and it creates a larger trash than what is there. I walk my dogs here, and im afraid they will step on broken glass or eat something they couldnt and a few times we have seen used needles. Reporter wendell keane, the Business Owner showed up. I have been here for 30 years, and they have been pushing me off the line. Reporter the new york city City Department of transportation was out here and said the sidewalk will be cleared away, but they are investigating to see what can be done about the wile of junk on the other side of the fence. Tracee carrasco, cbs 2 news. Thats a lot of stuff, huh . Thats for sure. Coming up, what donald trump said that had Stephen Colbert reaching in for a glass of milk and oreos. We will check the traffic and weather when we come back. Tt2watx `o4 p bt qv8 tt2watx `o4 p a q. Z\ tt2watx `o4 p bm q qp tt4watx `o4 r dztq yah tt4watx `o4 r entq e tt4watx `o4 r gzt 0bp first day of school for kids in new york city. We asked you to post your photos, and good luck to you girls. They are ready to go. Looking good. Tough images for a toddler recovering from a home run ball the 2yearold suffered black eye. His dad was holding rowands 7 monthold sister, and the ball was coming right at the little boy. Dad deflected it, but it still hit the little boy. The paramedics took him to the hospital, and the doctors expect him to make a full recovery. Dad has to have a glove especially there in home run land. I dont know, maybe different seats . Nothing like that weatherwise, but we are dealing with the heat and humidity today. Take care of your little ones. They are excited and youre looking at the potential of another heat wave today after another smashing yesterday. Flooding concerns overnight tonight into tomorrow. Sticky heat, upper 80s, and yesterday it was the upper 90s. 97 broke the old record of 93 from 1919. If youre headed to the beach today, wow youre lucky. Moderate rip current risks, so make sure you use the buddy system. You will not have too much company, so enjoy. You versus said beach, you just said beach and the kids went ugh theres a minor hesitation through the area, and no need to leave earlier than normal, just know its there. The l. I. E. Is moving past the Grand Central parkway in manhattan, no delays on the fdr drive, and the west side highway is also looking like that metro north p. A. T. H. Triples, and l. Trains. What donald trump said that prompted Stephen Colbert to snack on set. Tt0w tx g 4 [ tt0w tx g el q , tt0w tx g ed w h tt0w tx g 8h7 4 tt0w tx g kzh 0h tt0w tx g nh yd tt0w tx g 0pha\ tt0w tx g shql< tt0w tx g uehr. L thats right, donald trump is swearing off of oreos. He claims that mexico is taking our economy, and they are ripping it in two. [ laughter ] and they are scraping out the Creamy Center s then they are dunking it in milk. Oh, oh god [ laughter ] Stephen Colbert spent his first show making fun of the trump circus, talking about trump not eating oreos because nabisco is moving a factory to mexico. He said he couldnt have just one [ applause ] [ cheers ] oh well, donald, i love you, too [ laughter ] aint that the truth, though. You cant just have just one. Thats me with them. He said hello nation, so it was a throwback to the the old show, to the old show, but it wasnt the old show. An alert in brooklyn, coming up. The days top stories coming up. Its time to head back to school in new york city and the other parts of the tristate area. And the kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples is out and speaking out. What she said about serving god. Who braids the little girls hair before school when moms not around in meet the we begin in 60 seconds. It is 5 00, and we have temperatures in the 70s already on this september 9th. We are ready for another hot and steamy day. If temperatures hit 90 again, it would be the third heat wave of the year. What a day to go back to school im chris wragge, and heres what is knew this morning. 2276, we are evacuating on the runway. We have a fire. I repeat, we are evacuating. Reporter terrifying moments as passengers flee in las vegas. You can see the flames shooting out of the left engine. The ceo of United Airlines is out this morning after a federal investigation with the Port Authority. Authorities want to know if David Sampson used his position to ask for favors. It was a mistake, im sorry for that. Reporter Hillary Clinton is apologizing in more than one way. What she posted on social media coming up. And Serena Williams delivers the ace after an epic matchup with her sister venus at the u. S. Open in flushing, queens. Everything that comes to the school in new york city i take personally. Reporter kids are not the only ones getting ready for the first day of class, we talk to the School Chancellor about the schools that are underperforming. Have a great show, man. I will see you in the locker room. You dont want to know about the smell. Its ripe in there. Colbert appeared on fallons first show when he took over the tonight show f you remember. Did you seat fans waiting in the line for the show . They dealt with the extreme heat. We are not done yet. Lets check in for the traffic and weather on the 2s. It was brutal yesterday, and today, more humid but not as hot. Still, the low 90s, and pace yourself again, and all a the hot kids out there. In the city, 77, and that will likely be our high on sunday, and wow what a turn around in the works. Stormy weather in the works overnight into thursday. It finally gets its act together, taking it on the road tonight through tomorrow. On and off tomorrow w periods of heavy rain, and its the heat and humidity and increasing clouds. Changes overhead. 91 feeling like the mid90s. 5 03, and its getting busy, right, alex . We have one alert in brooke lip. A disabled vehicle blocking the right lane as you make your way northbound on the gowanus at 92nd street. No need to take an alternate to get around here. You are able to squeeze on by. Just know its there. The inbound lower level closed for construction for another hour or so. We will let you know when it reopens. The lincoln and holland tunnels are also delayfree, much better than last year at this time. The eastbound to the l. I. E. Farther south of here, the van wyck is moving well. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Alex, thank you. Its the first day back to school for 1 Million Students in new york city. And Janelle Burrell is in the st. George section of Staten Island where mayor de blasio is kicking off his first day of school fiveborough tour. Reporter good morning to you. New york city Public School students probably the last wave of students headed back to school today, and it will all start right here at ps59, where the mayor will be here at the harper view school to read to parents and students as they head to the classroom. Reporter mayor de blasios office releasing this video of the mayor jokingly prepping a city classroom at the first day of class for the Public School students. All yours reporter teachers across the five boroughs returning to the classroom to welcome 1. 1 million children back from summer break. Everything in new york city that comes to the schools, i take personally. Reporter the School Chancellor says the main goal for the year is preparation. I believe we say every child should be ready to go to college. You cant say one part of the city will ace the test and the other part of the city, they cant get it done. No its one standard for all. Reporter some parents say they are considering pulling their kids out of the schools. Private school versus Public School. They should be the best schools in the country. Reporter 94 of the 1800 Public Schools have been identified as struggling. Her hope . Better student attendance, more improved Student Outcome comes. I leave in high standards. Reporter and Higher Standards, the chancellor says expected of both the students, parents, and teachers, and she says what students can expect this year different from last, middle School Students will now be part of the Parent Teacher evaluation process. They hope it will make the students be better throughout the school year. Reporting live on Staten Island, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Also the schools at the jfk campus in the bronx will reopen after the first day of school on august 20th. The buildings 6th floor was ruined and is now structurally sound and safe. Now tests have shown there theres no possible danger. Stephen colbert made a big premier right here on cbs. A lot of funny lines and skits. Andrea grymes with more from the ed sullivan theater. What a night it was. It was a good one. Reporter chris and mary, after months of anticipation, Stephen Colbert is off and running here at the ed sullivan theater on the west side, and he started it off by showing off his singing voice. [music] a new era of late night starting with wild cheers, and Stephen Colberts minikick line with jon batiste. As long as i have 9 months to make 1 hour of a tv show, i could do this forever. On this show, i begin the search for the real Stephen Colbert. I just hope i dont find him on ashley madison. Reporter he had a lot of jokes about donald trump. Trumps not even white. Hes more oompaloompamerican. Reporter he gave George Clooney a wedding gift. Its engraved. Reporter what does it say . I dont know you. Your Campaign Poster is just jeb with a jeb exclamation park. Why . I have been using jeb since 1994 because it connotes excitement. Reporter his fans in the audience could not have been more thrilled. What we just left is everything that embodies my generation and generation x. It was a rock and roll show, and it was comedy, and it was some seriousness. It was fantastic, everything i hoped for and more. Reporter colbert started off the show by singing the National Anthem, which we will hopefully show you in the next half an hour. Tonights guests include Kendrick Lamar and scarlet johanneson. Andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. Thank you so much, andrea. It looked like a great night if you had one of the covenant tickets to see the show. Where is the school bus . Worried parents call the police. And the clerk who reduced to issue samesex marriage licenses is out of jail. And a groundbreaking rule may affect restaurants across new york city. We will discuss the changes coming up in a live report. We are talking about temperatures in the low 90s, s, and umbrella . I 90s, and the umbrella . I dont think you will need that tonight. Weather and traffic on the 2s, coming up. Plt. Hemoh d ea gu yr olfalyov. Yoaiorin wh arfialweens, norticl avs,ndoghruosco sup it is 5 12, and its hot out there again. I tell you what, yesterday was just rough. This stuff will make you sick. Today is better, but its still so sickie. Our hearts are heavy with anticipation as we need the rain. My concern . Localized flooding. In the city, no flooding. Folks are wearing short sleeves to keep it cool. Outside, you look up, and its a beautiful Crescent Moon and the starlit skies, and the relative humidity, 76 , and a School Snapshot around the area. Sussex at 64, and soupy for long island. 74 for commack and long island, and the potential is there. To expand the profile, you can take in all the temperatures and lakes. Its very mild. The pathway is the front pushing through. Upstate new york, western p. A. And central p. A. 91 this afternoon, above normal . Uhuh. A record . No, but it will feel like the mid90s. Sun is setting at 7 15. Records . We had a slew of them yesterday, and one of the exceptional ones. Central park, 97 degrees, and smashed the old record of 93, set back in 1919. We could see our second heat wave of just september today, very unneural and you are talking about the 40 or 50 year time span and parts of the area have never seen it. A lot of fair ball mental anguish, and perfect for a lot a lot high humidity, and its perfect for a lot of you going to the beach. If you want to wear a hat, i did wear one yesterday to protect my delicate hairpiece. Into tomorrow, the needed rain and the problem is the impulses of energy will ride along the front, stirring up the skies, and then friday afternoon, we will see the seasons improve, but remember for Services Friday morning a chance of a leftover shower. A popup shower is possible this afternoon. Odds are low. We will see more coverageover night tonight. We will see onagainoffagain showers for thursday. Its cooler into late friday. Popup storms for your sunday. John f you keep talking about the hairpiece, we will have to do the tug test. Come on if youre travel this morning, a disabled truck blocking the northbound side of the bwe and the earlier disabled vehicle on the gowanus has cleared out. We have no issues to report, and on the Northern State parkway this is albertson, and not too many people are traveling through here, and thankfully, thats the case for new Jersey Transit and l. I. R. R. , all on or close to schedule for you. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. We have done it, alex, and its the real thing. The new York City Health department is set to vote on a groundbreaking rule. If it passes, some restaurants may have to warn customer about the salt content on their menu. Ilana gold has more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, mary, the board of health has been talking about this for months now, and in hours the issue will finally go a vote. If the vote is yes, hundreds of restaurants across the area will have to make changes. Today the new york city board of Health Taking a final step to push for salty language on the restaurant menus proposing all restaurants with 15 or more locations identify the items with equal or more than 2500 milligrams of sodium. Reporter would if make you think twice about ordering a certain dish . Yes for sure, yes i think its pointless, and i dont see why. You know it has a lot of salt and what doesnt. Reporter it would be an effort to help the diners make healthier issues. Sodium increases the risks of potential heart attack and stress disaster. Its equivalent to a teaspoon of salt, and doctors say thats too much. Many times the one meal will supersede the daily limit of how much salt we should have. Nine out of ten people exceed that, and the average intake is over 3,000 milligrams on a daily basis. Reporter salt producers and restaurants say its a misguided step, and if the Health Department votes yes today, the changes will go into effect in. Did live in Lower Manhattan this morning, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. Ilana, thank you. The sky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples will go back to work after being released from jail. Thousands cheered for kim davis as she emerged yesterday afternoon. She was flanked by Mike Huckabee and her lawyer. The judge freed her since other staffers have been granting the licenses to samesex couples. We serve a living god who knows exactly where each and every one of us is at. Just keep on pressing she has ignited something across this country where people are tired of the tyranny, of the judicial action. Judge warned davis not to to interfere with the others granting the licenses in her office. The frantic search for a school bus with children on board in bergen county. Police got alls from worried participants saying their children parents saying their children had not been dropped off. A parent then called the police saying the bus was found in teaneck. The driver says he was given the wrong route by the bus company. The outofthisworld mistake that nasa made that has social media going wild this morning. A canoe carrying three children adrift in long island sound. How they made it back to land. Another check of weather and traffic on the 2s. And dont forget you can connect with us all morning long. Follow us on facebook and twitter cbsnewyork. Io crchily. Aifiaflor anit gtefr. Anthsomhi ev mbrhe. St c ueranm,ri tew ba ithhoe 5 22. Traffic and weather. And another heat wave, john . I think so. It would be the second september 3rd for the season. September is definitely a hot one. Clear and 77 to start the day in the city. Cooler 60s north and west, but smaller consolation there. And its very, very muggy. Dew points in Nassau County already in the low 70s. Factor in the heat index values, and i think the mid90s for the real feel in the city with the high of 91. A stray rumble is possible west, and its a slow process. The front pushing through lingering for thursday. Thursday overall, a busier weather day. If youre in brooklyn a disabled truck is blocking the northbound side of the bqe. Earlier we had a disabled vehicle on the gee whats the gowanus. The good news t has cleared. The verrazano bridge through the toll plaza, youre moving well into Staten Island, and the harlem river drive at 155th street, the trend continues into the west side highway and new jersey, route 80 at elmwood park. The earlier alerts have moved on out. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Remember, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you. Serena williams is on her way to the first calendar year grand slam title in 27 years, and even if that means leaving her sister in the dust. Moving on after defeating serena at the u. S. Open last night. The two sisters shared a big hug when the match was over. Serena will match up against roberta venchi. Serena said its the end of the road to venchi. She has never lost to her when they played each other. Heres your sports update. The yankees try to take rubber game in the series with the orioles, and mets try to sweep away the nationals. Not even a 71 deficit could deter them. Cespedes with the bases loaded double and bases loaded walk. And then the solo rank here gave them the goahead run, and they are 6 up on the national in the n. L. East. Alex rodriguez tieing the orioles at 1, and speak of long balls, chris davis with what turned tout be a game winner. The yankees are now a game and a half back of toronto. Im otis livingston, and thats your cbs 2 sports update. I have to believe this happens all the time. The good folks at nasa confused the sun and the moon. And George Clooney making up a reason to be on the late show with Stephen Colbert. Alex has the two talkers. They are still using the the sundials. First, lets start with this. George clooney was Stephen Colberts first guest. He didnt have anyhow vie to promote, so clooney made up one for him to promote. Not now, im making love to a woman. Come on the fake movie is called decision strike, and clooney faces the secretary general, where he talks about diffusing a bomb and making love to a woman. Hold on, george there were so many great moments last night. We will be joining them throughout the morning to keep laughing. Nasas twitter account has 12 million followers, and some are claiming the latest tweet is a major mistake this was a photo from scott kelly, who is spending a year on the international spacation saying it shows the sun and the earth, but users tweeted back saying that has to be the moon on the horizon, not the sun pointing out bright lights for the sun would have washed out the stars in the sky and the lights below. In august nasa said it was a sunrise, and users said it was a moonrise instead. So far no response from the the space agency. Lets play it out here, folks, you have a 50 50 chance. You win some and you lose some. They are stunning images, too. Watch what you write. Thank you, alex. Up next, the days top stories. Get the backpacks and the notebooks ready. Its back to school for new york citys 1. 1 million Public School students, and we will have a live report, next. Stephen colbert finally making his big debut for the late show. Highlights of the big premier coming up. With the mad rush to get ready for school, its not only moms job. Meet the dads learning how to do their daughters hair. Thats coming up right after this. Treora ryve lg me beg relaisheor. Gemo feritcholey chy beonba. Feingo c ttere. Its 5 30, 77 degrees on this wednesday, september 9th, and we are working towards our third heat wave of the year. Traffic and weather on the 2s coming up in a moment. Summer is over. Its back to school for a students. See how mayor de blasio hit the web for a warm welcome back. We have a fire. We are evacuating. Repeat, we are evacuating. A British Airways plane caught on fire on the runway in las vegas. Hello, nation folks, if i knew you were going to do that i would have come out here months ago. Reporter Stephen Colberts first night on the late show. And a look at the newly renovated ed sullivan theater. Good morning im chris wragge. And im mary calvi with john and al. It was a new era in late night, and it was a good start. The crowd was electric and clooney was great, and even j. E. P. we have really enjoyed this moment very much. It just makes me uncomfortable that your hand is on the switch right now thank you for cheering me on. Reporter the ceo threatening to cut to reruns of the mentalist if the late show was not good. Happy to say it was. They did that a couple of times. It hilarious. Its very trigger finger over there, and it was one of the funny moments. Wait a minute, are we supposed to know who that guy next to him is . Thats a cbs exec, too. I just have my eyes on les. Numbers will not be as impressive and oppressive as they were yesterday, but you have to pace yourself. Central park at clear and 77. And dew points are so high, i would not be surprised to see the fog roll through the area as well. The prefrontal showers are possible this afternoon, and i think the odds are low, and we will see much coverage today, and thats not the case tomorrow, and tomorrow, a much better chance for some rain, and then periods of heavy rain with isolated thunderstorms possible. 91 with the humidity going to feel like the mid90s, and once again, pace yourself before it gets busy and wet tonight and tomorrow. Its a good ride overall, but a disabled vehicle here, its blocking the right lane on the northbound side of the bqe, and they are back to the prospect expressway. To the George Washington bridge, inbound lower level has reopened. The upper levels moving well here, and the lincoln and ole holland tunnels are moving freely. The nassau is flowing freely into the city. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. Well, the summer break is over, and now well over 1 million Public School students will be headed back to school for their first day of class. Janelle burrell is live in the Staten Island section where mayor de blasio is kicking off the first day of school. Reporter a lot of happy parents this morning, and mayor de blasio will be greeting a number of them with prek students here at ps59 here on Staten Island, and he says, and the chancellor says they have been doing a lot of prep over the summer, leading up to today. Reporter mayor de blasios office releasing this video of the mayor jokingly prepping the city classroom for the first day of class for Public School students. All yours. Reporter teachers across the five boroughs welcoming 1. 1 million children back from summer break. Everything i take personally. Reporter the main goal for the year, preparation. I believe we should say every child should be pretty to go to college. You cant say one part of the city should be able to ace the test and not another part, no. Its one for all. The private school versus the Public School. The Public Schools should be the best in the country. Reporter she says 94 of the 1800 Public Schools have been identified as struggling and her hope for them . Better school attendance, more improved Student Outcomes. I believe in high standards. Reporter as part of the standards, the chancellor says a lot of the teachers have gone through professional Development Training to help prep them and prepare them for the school year ahead. Again, 1. 1 Million Students headed back to school today. A lot are anxious and excited and parents are excited as well. Reporting live on Staten Island, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. Happening today, the new York City Health department is set to vote on a Ground Breaking rule that could force some restaurants to warn customers about salt content on their menu. Ilana gold is live with more. Reporter chris, the board of health wants everyone to be aware of how much sodium they are eating, and there may be changes before december. Reporter the push for salty language on restaurant menus proposing all restaurants with 15 or more locations to have post the sodium that is over the recommended daily intake, but new yorkers are split on the idea. Would it make you think twice . Yes, for sure, yes i think its pointless. I dont see why. You know it has a lot of salt and what wasnt. Reporter it would be an effort to make healthy decisions. 2300 milligrams of sodium is equivalent to a tablespoon of salt. So many times it will supersede the daily limit in our side. Nine out of ten people exceed that, and the average intakeis over 3,000 milligram many times. Reporter ilana gold, cbs 2 news. A new day for the late show. Stephen colbert premiered as the host of the late show right here on cbs. Andrea grymes with more in the ed sullivan theater here in midtown. Good morning, andrea, once again. Reporter good morning, chris and mary. If Stephen Colbert was nervous last night, we couldnt tell. He started off the show by showing off his singing voice. [music] reporter he started his first show on a patriotic show singing the National Anthem across the country whose broad stripes and bright stars reporter before the ump declared play ball reporter and with that, the new era in Late Night Television began. He made his big debut last night. Folks, if i knew you were going to do that i would have come out here months ago. Reporter he is taking over for David Letterman but said he will not be replacing him. We will do the best show we can, and very occasionally, making the network very mood at us. Reporter there were a lot of folks about donald trump. Donald trump isnt even white. Hes oompaloompamericans. Reporter he gave George Clooney a belated wedding gift. It says i dont know you. Reporter who is the real Stephen Colbert . He played a character on the colbert report. We learned more about him in his interview with jeb bush. Used to play a narcissistic conservative pundit, and now im just a narcissist. Reporter and audience members we spoke with coming out of the show last night said it was fantastic, and tonights guests include scarlet johanneson and Kendrick Lamar. On the west side, andrea grymes, cbs 2 news. It was just plain fun. It was. Good stuff. 5 40. A change of course for Hillary Clinton. Even though it was allowed, i should have used two accounts. Her latest attempt to put the controversial issue involving her use of a private email server to rest. A bit of fog is rolling in, and it will be hot for the kids coming back. A lot of humidity, and hopefully some rain. Traffic and weather on the 2s coming up. And time now is 5 43. Time to enjoy water. If youre thirsty, remember t too late. There you go, jen, you can enjoy the weather during the brief weather forecast. We have the 60s north and west, and it is still muggy. David price lamenting. 69 in putnam valley, and so much for not being humid on my birthday. Sorry, dave, but we appreciate that. 74, tony said he was listening to us earlier in the day, hes going to the beach today, whos with me . This is from brian, south shore. Rough ocean, and moderate rip current risk. Watch for the southfacing beaches with the jersey shore. Wont have as much there. The temperature and the dew point, all together. The park wind out of the west, and the front wind rolling in from the west. 61 and cooler evening. Not the exception, the mid70s for long island, and also in concert with the dew points in the 70s, and you could see more fog. 91, and it will feel like 96 because of all the humidity. Yesterday it was feeling warmer. 98 in newark, and a brand new record. The old record was broke in central park. Laguardia, and islip as well. Numbers not as high today. We will see them retreating a bit, but its muggy today. The moisture, the lift, and the instability you need for the showers and storms overnight tonight into your thursday, and however, that should help a bit, and we are hoping with the pollen count tomorrow, washing away, particularly ragweed, very bad this year. Its another benefit to the added rain, and jumping right into the futurecast, to show you what we are anticipating, a mix of hazy sun and clouds this afternoon, isolated showers with the embedded thunderstorms. That could impact part of the area with the afternoon drive. Overnight tonight, another round of showers with thunderstorms, and its tomorrow afternoon when the front will push through, and you can see, it will take awhile, stalling up a bit, and that is why we are concerned with localized flooding on this thursday. Even early friday morning before we are done with this. There should be an improvement friday afternoon. Saturday right now the superior of the two weekend days, but note the high is around 77. Quarter to 6, whats going on, alex . John, making your way in manhattan we have a disabled vehicle blocking the southbound side of the fdr drive at 76th street. Anticipate that for the morning ride, and if you choose to take the west side, thats all clear for you. In brooklyn the right lane is blockinged on is blocked here on the southbound side of the lane. The metro north, new Jersey Transit, and l. I. R. R. Are all on or close to schedule for you. And with school going back today, remember to be safe and dont text and drive. 14 people are hurt after a jet catch on fire at a tarmac catches on fire at the a tarmac in las vegas. Witnesses said the passengers were terrified. There was a lot of screaming on the plane and it was a lot of black smoke engulfing the plane. Reporter all 152 passengers and 13 screw members were able to get off the plane. Those hurt are expected to be okay. Now to campaign 2016, an apology from Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state took to social media to say sorry for her complex story. I should have use two accounts, one for personal and one for workrelated emails, and that was a mistake. Im sorry about that. I take responsibility, and im trying to be as transparent as i possibly can. Speaking with abc news, clinton acknowledged she could have more effectively handled more questions about her e mails from her time as secretary of state. She declined to apologize in earlier interviews, telling the associate press she did what was allowed by the state department. All eyes on apple for the companys announcement today. And why you may see more ads on a popular social media website. Tokyo had the biggest one day gain this year, and yesterday the dowses soared 390 points with the nasdaq finishing 128 points higher. Apple will be rolling out the newest line of products this morning. Analysts expect a new iphone with a better camera including a frontfacing flash for selfies, and a bigger ipad. Your instagram feed is about to get more crowded with advertisements. Instead of work only with big brands, instagram is opening up businesses to all sizes and letting advertisers run 30 second video ads instead of just 15second ones. Chris and mary . Looking at instagram. All right, jill, thank you so much. A canoe with three boys was swept out to the long island sound. They were out for a labor day fishing trip when strong winds pushed them offcourse. Davin miles was out with his brother and friend when their boat started to drift away. They are now safe after being spotted by alert police officers. Time now, 5 49. Coming up, move over, mom from untangling to braiding hair. The new help for fathers tackling their daughters every hair care need. Serena williams beat her big sister to advance to the semis at the u. S. Open. The yankees lost to the orioles and thes beat the nationals going for the 3game sweep tonight and the yankees will try to take 2 of 3 from baltimore. Tt0w tx h 4 j] tt0w tx h el zl tt0w tx h ed fx tt0w tx h 8h t tt0w tx h kzh;i tt0w tx h nhn tt0w tx h 0phpg< tt0w tx h sh 5\ tt0w tx h uehcw, tt0w tx h 7hh ux thbo ss men wno e ndfen. Yoaipltiwi os,la anpukises. Grk gu, ck fl gone. Have a great show, buddy. You, too, man. See you in the locker room. You dont want to know about the smell. Its ripe in there. Later they appeared in the locker room they were talking about. Colbert was on the tonight show the first time jimmy was there. We are talking about fog, and what do you know . Even in the the city what is fog but a low cloud . Theres so much available moisture. You can get the cooler morning temperatures, and you will start to see fog. 77 the temperature in the city right now, and the kids head back, and its a hot one. Oh, cut him some slack, and potentially the third heat wave of the year. The second, just in september. Needed rain on the way tonight and into tomorrow. Could see an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon, quieting down into the end of the workweek, and saturday, looking nice, and sticky heat today, and upper 80s, low 90s, and cooler for the south shore a bit. And dont forget well have the rip current risk. Uv forecast at a 7. Its a moderate rip current risk for long island and the jersey shore. Lets get you from long island to the jersey shore if we can. Heres alex. Reporter thats not a bad ride. The bad ride is if youre traveling in manhattan. That blocks the southbound side of the fdr drive. Delays are growing there, back to 96th street, and if you can stick to the west side highway, thats smoother ride for you, or just the interior streets to navigate around this. The right lane of the bqe at atlantic avenue is blocked, and delays past the prospect expressway, and better news on the belt parkway as you make your way in both directions. No issues to report, and alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you so much. After nearly 20 hours in the operating room a set of conjoined twins were successfully separated by doctors in ohio. The sisters came from uganda hoping to have a better chance at life. They were joined at the pelvic and hip region. Doctors spent days planning the procedure using computer models and sewn together dolls to practice they are now recovering in different beds, doing well. Some fathers are perfecting their hair skills just in time for back to school. Reporter you know the morning routine can be chaotic, but dads are learning that having styling skills could make it a much more enjoyable experience for everyone. Reporter these dads dread the same task. Its the most stressful hour of the day. Even more so than work. Reporter tackling the tangles and doing the dos before breakfast. I have nothing. I just wipe it clean every few days. Reporter they need professional help getting to the root of the problem. Enter codys freedman with her manhattanbased real dads can braid class. Thats the goal today, take the mystery out of everything. Reporter the 45minute course a starts with what freedman call calls the most successful step, detangling. Start at the bottom, inch by inch up the hair. I brush, she cries. It doesnt always go well. Reporter the dads ponied up for the main event. Next step is making a ponytail. Reporter follow bid a basic braid. Instructor followed by a basic braid. Instructors gave help. Reporter and then the the challenge of a paraded bun. Its super easy and very impressive. Reporter armed with bobby pins, the the dads pulled it off. I did pretty good. I liked it a lot. We liked it, too. No tears, and it ended up well. Classes are offered at two different locations in the city. One on the Upper East Side and one on the west side. Its 25, and its only offered once a month, and they filled up quickly. I actually signed up john elliott, and theres a reason for that. My daughter has so much hair, im using a vacuum cleaner to get it away from her head. The whole detangling sing think spot on. Reporter she is more fearful than the other little ones. By the way, she is tall now, too. Yes, she is. Time now 5 57. Hold the salt. The vote today that would require new York City Restaurants to warn you about dishes high in sodium. [music] and an encore performance from Stephen Colbert and many others during his premier of the late show. Much more news ahead as you are sof u n gngo keurwnhienoutogh wt d. Ketogss it is 6 00, and its hot out there. The temperature in the 70s on this wednesday, september 9th. Another day of 90degree temperatures, which would mean another heat wave. Good morning, im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. Alex denis and john elliott standing by with the weather and traffic on the 2s, but first, heres what is new this morning. All yours. Have a great year. The welcome back from mayor de blasio. Today is the first day of school for 1 million to new york city students in a video posted online, the mayor could be seen prepping a classroom. The citys board of Health Taking on salt today, said to vote on a rule that would require salt warnings for chain restaurants for dish with over 2300 milligrams of sodium. People have rallied, and youre strong people kim davis was released from jail yesterday with her lawyer, husband, and Mike Huckabee by her husband. The judge forbid her to interfere with the issuing of marriage licenses. Apple is expected to unvail the 6s and 6s plus models at an event today, and theres speculation we could see something new from the ipad tablet line and improvements to apple tv as well. Stephen Stephen StephenStephen Colbert making his big debut as the new host of the late show. The house is packed at the newly renovated theater. George clooney and jeb bush were his first guests. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Johnny. I got my backpack. Thats right, youre late. My texas instrument t. I. 797 calculator. Lets get ready for the fog, and watching for the kids out there going to school. Its a new routine. This afternoon, it will be salespeople steemy, and maybe a thunderstorm rumbling through it the area. 77 in the city, and around the area, no rain to show you right now, and we could include more of the area, and you can see the front. Its just going to slowly me and meander our way today. Its a different kind of traffic pattern this afternoon, and very busy, and still hot and humid with the high of 91. She actually has a dora the explorer backpack, but whats going on, alex . If youre traveling in the area, we have a disabled vehicle just cleared the fdr drive at 76th street. The problem is we have delays that eastbound and flow back 96th street. We hope it will completely clear out. If you choose to take the west side highway, not necessary anymore. The George Washington bridge, the trend continues, and you have company as you make your way to the tolls and then across the span on the upper level, and no official delays reported here and the lincoln and holland tunnels are also flowing freely for you in brooklyn, the disabled truck is blocking a bqe lane at the prospect expressway. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Mayor de blasio is welcoming students back to school. Janelle burrell is live. Reporter good morning to you mary and chris you. Can see the lights are on behind me inside of ps59. The Harborview School is where mayor de blasio will be later this morning, free thing the parents and the prek students, and the first ones in here this morning, the mayor and the schools chancellor say they have been doing a lot of prep work ahead of the school year. Reporter mayor de blasios office releasing this video of the mayor jokingly prepping the classroom for students. All yours. Reporter teachers return together classroom welcoming 1. 1 million children back from summer break. Everything in new york city that comes to the schools i take personally. Reporter the School Chancellor says the main goal for the year is once again preparation. I believe we should say every child should be ready to go to college. You cant say one part of the city can ace the test and the other side of the city, they cant get it done. No. Its one experience for all. Reporter some are considering pulling their children out of the Public School. The Public Schools should be the best in the country. Reporter she says 94 of the 1800 schools have been identified as struggling. More improved Student Outcomes and teachers who have gotten a tremendous amount of support and an extra hour of school. I believe in high standards. The chancellor says as part of the newer, Higher Standards in middle school in the city, the students will now be part of the parentstudent conferences and says its in an effort to make sure everyone is on the same page, and we will see how it box out. On Staten Island, Janelle Burrell, cbs 2 news. 1200 bus drivers could go on strike today on long island, and one of long islands Largest SchoolBus Operators is locked in a dispute over wages, negotiations in ronkonkoma based bowman sons is reportedly ongoing. The United Airlines ceo and top two executives have resigned. Its being investigated if David Sampson had a special flight put on the schedule. The flight went to South Carolina where sampson has anew join a summer home. At the time, they were seeking millions of dollars for improvements. Stephen colbert made his debut right here on cbs. Reporter andrea is live. Reporter good morning chris and mary, after months of speculation, Stephen Colbert is finally off and running at the ed sullivan theater behind me. The show included lots of energy and lots of laughs. A new era in late night beginning with the wild cheers [music] and Stephen Colbert with his big late show debut with the kick line with jon batiste. Well, folks f i knew you were going to do that, would have grade the stage years ago. Reporter he is playing himself after the colbert report where he was a political pundit. I begin to search r the real Stephen Colbert. I just hope i dont find him on ashley madison. Reporter there was a bit with the cbs president and a lot of jokes about donald ailed trump. Trump is about don cald trump. Trump is not even white. Hes more oompaloompamerican. Its engraved. What does it say . I dont know you. Your Campaign Poster is just jeb thats just jeb with an exclamation mark. Why . I have been using jeb since 1994. It connotes excitement. Reporter jeb speaking of excitement, colberts fans in the audience could not have been more thrilled. What we just left was everything that embodies my generation or the baby boomers and the generation x. It was a rock and roll show, comedy, seriousness. It was fantastic, everything i hoped for and more. Reporter and last nights taping took 2. 5 hours and it also included a cameo from jimmy fallon. Nice to see the competition there. What a debut show. Its now 6 09. The citys board of health is preparing to take on a salty situation. And that means restaurants across new york city may have to warn diners about the food on their menus. The Ground Breaking rule that is going to break in a matter of hours. Flonase allergy relief nasal spray outperforms the 1 nondrowsy allergy pill. Most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance, flonase controls six. So you are greater than your allergies. Flonase. Six is greater than one. This changes everything. Dieree ailonea aw,abndo,et te t wldit 10cari, ac yoaigrk 0. He a nddsf ass sckn. Good morning. Its now 6 12. Time for traffic and weather on the 2s. Johnny . Its very hot for the first day of school in the city, and the reading in the 70s now. Dew points, too, and we have to give it up to bob leszczak. He wants to know if the 45 will play. Obviously hes talking about the record heat. Kids this is a or. You can put this is a record. You can put the record on something with heat and play them today. Whats a record . September9th is teddy bear day, and its going to be warm for your teddy bear today. Teddy bear named in hop forof a little bear Teddy Roosevelt saved. The name date the back to 1902. Oh, yeah, history is back. I will have more history for the kids in case you didnt cram last night. 72 in babylon, and 67 in white plains, and they can are not air temperatures, they are the dew points. When the number is close to your air temperature reading, thats where you will see more fog. Any time the due point hits 60s, it feels humid. Be its 70, its soupy. A ,000,000 of sun and clouds, and we are waiting for the front as it pushes through during the course of the day today. Steamy start for the kids. Areas of energy riding along the front. Isolated thunderstorms, and the poteen finish localized flooding. Rain to and then the localized flooding. Rain tonight, and then a stray is thunderstorm possible this afternoon, odds are low. Better bet after midnight we will see the showers, and then busy for your thursday. Some heavy rain. 83 again. Cooler and very active. Some of the models we are looking at right now, an inch of rain during the time period, and parts of the area will see an excess of 2 2. Thats this afternoon into thursday and friday. Better friday afternoon, and nice for saturday. A few more clouds for your sunday. 6 15. Lets get you on your way, alex. Thank you, john. Good morning, everyone. It was a difficult ride in brooklyn. We will begin with the disabled truck on the northbound side of the bqe at atlantic avenue. The delays are back to the belt merge. And theres now an accident at the battery tunnel. This is coupled with the earlier construction. The westbound side of the l. I. E. , approaching the parkway, delays back to queens boulevard, and rubber necking delays on the other side as well. If this is is a portion of your ride, give yourself plenty of time. New Jersey Transit, l. I. R. R. And mass transit, all on or close to schedule for you. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you. The new York City Health department will vote on a groundbreaking rule that could force some restaurants to warn customers about salt content on their menu. Ilana gold is live with more. Reporter chris, the board of health has been talking about this for months now, and in a few hours, the issue will finally go to vote. If the vote is yes, hundreds of restaurants across new york city will have to change their menus. Reporter today the new york city board of health is taking a final step to push for salty language on the restaurant men united states, proposing all chain restaurants with 15 or more menu proposing all chain restaurants with 15 or more locations post their sodium levels. Its pointless. You know what has salt and what doesnt. Reporter the warning labels will be in an effort to help the diner makes good decisions it increases the potential heart attack and stroke or heart disease. Health Officials Say a teaspoon of salt is too much. Many times the one meal will supersede the daily limit of how far sodium or salt we should have in our diet. Studies found nine out of ten people exceed that, and the average intake is over 3,000 milligrams on a i did i will basis on a daily basis. Reporter the rules will go into effect on this december if approved. The kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to samesex comes is expectedded to go back to work this week after being released from jail. Thousands gathered to cheer on kim davis as she emerged a free woman yesterday afternoon. She was franked by Mike Huckabee and her was flanked by mike Huck Huckabee with her husband and attorney. We serve a living god who knows just where each and every one of us is at. The judge ordered her not to interfere with the others issuing licenses in her office, she will be placed back behind bars. We are 2 weeks away from pope francis visit. 10,000 free tickets to seat to see the pope speak in philadelphia were sold yesterday. Pope francis will address the u. N. On the 25th, and he will stay with an arch bishop during that time. Stay with us for complete coverage of all the popes events including property session through central park and the mass at Madison Square garden. Its 6 19. The ed sullivan theater gets a makeover. Tonight is the first time anyone is seeing the renovated ed sullivan theater. Look at that incredible dome. Famous memorabilia and a ninety new wall. Stephen colbert is showing off his home in the city. Evyo ithhoe n onnellt ce on fs s 0 g wnadee, thqu uoa ee. Soouanpld uravit viosp 5faerha cae. Anwi t fs bi a,yocavi yr teaien atom oonheo. Buthma rsotoetio rrad mb 1n stertiacony osulmalythsy. Rit w,et0 g osteettv pnetain at799 moh,arte f t yrs pl g 0 ckita oye aeentca ogonle darrth oernd ptbe19. Geouofheas g fs. Extreme heat again. Third heat wave, john. Second in september yeah, second in september it has never happened before. Thank goodness its weiner schnitzell day. Thank goodness. Skies with a mix of sun and clouds today. I would not be a bit surprised if on the noon show or before you hear about an air quality alert. Air quality is suffering today. Moderate. 91 feels like 96, and not a record. Hard to believe, fall is just 14 days away. And we are sweating for the oldies. Its that time of the year, the susan g. Komen race for the cure. Definitely cooler work our way into the weekend. Sunday morning sounds beautiful. I will be there, you will be there, and we hope you will be there with us. Definitely there in spirit on the roads. All of them. Big deplays in brooklyn. An accident and a disabled truck on the northbound side of the bqe. The delays are back to the belt merge and continuing to grow. Theres a crash blocking the northbound side of the bronx River Parkway to the cross county parkway. Not a great alternate here or in queens with the disabled truck on the eastbound side of the l. I. E. As you approach the Grand Central parkway. Delay in the opposite direction. Alternateside parking rules in effect citywide. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Alex, thank you so much. Serena williams on her way to the first calendar grand slam issue in 76 years. She defeated venus, 62, 16, 6 3. The two sisters shared a big hug when was match was over. Top seeded serena will match up against roberta davinci. She has never lost to her any time she has played her. The mets will try to sweep away the nationals. They put up the 65 in the 7th, and yoenis cespedes. The solo crank with the go ahead run with 6 up in the national nl east. The joels are tie at 1, chris davis for what turn tout be the game winner at the top of the night. The yankees lose 21, and they are a game and half back of toronto. Im otis livingston, and this is your sports upstate. Can i just say this . How about those mets. Coming from behind counterbelieve it. The controversial sketch of tom brady in court is now on the market. And alex denis has the new talkers. Stephen colbert showed off his new set, including a new roof. Thats all digital projection. I wanted to have michelangelo paint it, but it turns out the Ninja Turtles arent real. He showed his captain america shield and a pennant his mother bought back in washington. It was two floors, looking incredible. Plenty of room for a quick kick line. Remember the sketch by tom brady . Its now being used to make a fashion statement. Red double is among the retailers selling items baring the infamous image. Jane rosenburg says her lawyer has sent out at least four cease and desist orders since she discovered her picture is on mugs, shirts, and even babies. Last month brady was sitting in court when shy drew this, and it went viral. I think its funny people want to wear the image because its scary looking. Image itself could go for big bucks. Seriously if you want an image of a quarterback who is melting, this could be for you. Up next, the top stories. Summer blake is over for 1. 2 million Public School students in new york city. We will have a live report coming up. Ah, this lucky boy. He has no idea whats coming. My taste so huge, yet so unexpected. Im like a boxer in a ring. A small boxer. You dont expect much. And then, wham i hit em with a whole lotta creamy goodness left right uppercut leaving taste buds. Deliciously dizzy look his tongue is knocked out oh mom steps into the ring bring it, girlfriend rich, creamy, 100 natural cheese. Mini babybel. Snack a little bigger. Tt2watx `o4 p bt qv8 tt2watx `o4 p a q. Z\ tt2watx `o4 p bm q qp tt4watx `o4 r dztq yah tt4watx `o4 r entq e tt4watx `o4 r gzt 0bp it is 6 30 on this send, september 9th, and we are working on another heat wave for the year. Its back to school for more than 1 million Public School students. How mayor de blasio hit the web to welcome everyone back. We are evacuating, and we have a fire. I repeat, we are evacuating. Reporter fire on the the tar mac, passengers forced down an emergency chute when the plane cashes on fire in las vegas. Hello, nation. If i knew ewe were going to do that, wow would have come out months ago. Good morning, everyone. Im mary calvi. And im chris wragge with traffic traffic and john elliott. It was a lot of fun last night. Amazing day. It was fun to watch the man who had been a political pundit come out. Im ceremonying for the real Stephen Colbert. I just hope i dont find him on ashley madison. Just one of a number of lines last night. The iced coffee was labeled cold brew along with his signature grin. They had fun who with that throughout fun with that throughout the day yesterday. They sent a case of that over to scott shannon. Wheres our cool brew ever brew . We could use iced coffee today, john. Be careful what you grange. You dont want to many sugary drinks, even though i love be careful what you drink. You dont want to drink too many sugary drinks, even though i love them. If youre thirsty its too late, keep drinking out there duet drinking. Out there, the dew points here are the highest. Watch out for yourself today and the kids and mom and dad and the car and the pets and whole 9 yards. Not in that order. I like my car, but i like chloe and buddy more. 2 more weeks until the end of summer. It feels like it right now. Plane on the bqeive haddive i did delays back to the belt merge. The earlier damage is cop. The crash blocks the afternoon to the eastbound cross county parkway, and to the hudson river crossings. The lincoln tunnel, 15 minute i did lay there. Not much better for the holland tunnel, and a 15minute wait there the George Washington bridge is all clear. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. If youre travel together airport, everything is on or close to schedule. Chris and mary, back to you. Thank you very much. A new day for the late show. Stephen colbert made his dig big debut here on cbs. Cbs with more on the big night from the ed sullivan theater in midtown. Reporter the audience was filled with Stephen Colbert fans, his fame, and his boss was even here last night, but he started it off by showing off his singing voice. [music] reporter he started his first show on a patriotic note, singing the National Anthem across the country. Whose broad stripes and bright stars. Reporter before the ump declared play ball reporter and with that, the new era in Late Night Television began. As long as i have 9 months to make 1 hour of tv, i could do this for forever. Reporter he made clear hes not replacing david letter man. We will do the best show we can and occasionally making the midnetwork mad at us. Reporter he had a lot of jokes about donald trump. What is on his head is definitely his, and now its up to science to decide if its share. Reporter George Clooney was give an belated wedding gift. It says i dont know you. Reporter and now you can press it on to another celebrity you dont know. We learned more about colbert himself during his interview with jeb bush. I use toad play a i used to play a narcissistic host, and now im just a narcissist. I hope night two will live up tonight one. Back to school for over 1 million Public School students. Mayor de blasio is kicking off the first day of school in here. Reporter summer break is officially over for the new York City School kids, and we imagine we will see a number of happy parents this morning. We have seen teachers and staffers getting ready for the students and mayor de blasio who will be greeting the students as they arrive. Yesterday a joking video where he was prepping a classroom here in the city, and he mentioned more than 1800 schools here in the city that will be returning to class today. We had the chance to cook with spar will than seaing she supports the common core curriculum because of the standards but also said 94 of as struggling. Listen to what she had to say for the school year. Our hope is certainly better psychological attendance, more improved Student Outcomes, and teachers who have gotten an extra hour of the school i believe in high standards. Reporter as part of the Higher Standards, farina says a loot of the teachers have undergone professional development during the summer. In new jersey, all clifton Public School students will be released early. Many need to beat the heat. Theres also action in connecticut. Most classrooms across the state dont have air conditioning either. Teachers did their best to cool it off yesterday. Despite the effort and inconvenience, administrators gleed an early dismissal is the right action. The city says new speed cameras are operating in 140 locations. The cameras have been set up within a quarter of a mile of the schools. Anyone over 10 miles an hour ticketed. The goal is safety, no adding money to the city coffers. An apology from Hillary Clinton coming up. Even though it was aloud, i should have used two emails. Hold the salt. A big vote today that would require City Restaurants to warn you about dishes high in sodium. Layover. 24 hours. Hello, reykjavik. Oh, so thats how you spell it. What are you looking at . Oh, cool. Hungry. Fish, anyone . Hello, seventh waterfall of the day. Hello, duck boat. Hello, sheep . Oh right itchy icelandic sweaters and no foreign transaction fees. Sweet. One last look. Ahh. Triple points. And were off. Whats next . Wherever the journey takes you, carry American Express gold. Its more than a card. Its the gear that gets it done. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Beautiful skies for this backtoschool wednesday. Its 6 42, and we have the heat today. Traffic and weather on the 2s for you. Back. Parts of the area with fog. You think ugh buses and moms and dad the and suvs, and then theres a potential for isolated thunderstorms. Tomorrow morning and afternoon will be busy. More of an allday deal on your thursday. In the city, low clouds, and theres fog with the high dew points. Light winds do not help to mix if away, but you will be dealing with the mix of sun and clouds all day long. 76 for laguardia. A little warmer for jersey city at 75. The cool spots, and its very, very humid. Degrees. The 6 degrees dew point differential. That means theres a lot of humidity. 95. Mid to upper 90sin afternoon, and youre dealing with plenty of heat today. Look there. There we go again. The last time we had five 90 degree days in september, it was 1953. Two heat waves in december . We have never seen that. The heads up possibility of a stray shower this afternoon. Theres a better bet we will see nor more showers and thunderstorms during the day on your thursday. Make sure youre ready for that could see localized flooding. What are you seeing on the busy roadways, alex . An accident is blocking at least a lane on the bqe merge know. A great alternate. Plan accordingly here and in yonkers as well. The eastbound cross county parkway and the lincoln seasonal here with a delay. Mass transit, metro north, p. A. T. H. Trains, and l. I. R. R. Are on or close to schedule for you. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris, over to you. Thank you. Happening today, the new York City Health department will vote on a Ground Breaking rule that could force customers to look at salt content on the menu. Ilana gold with more from Lower Manhattan. Reporter the board of health wants everyone to be aware of how much salt they are eating. If the vote is yes, they will have to have it done by december. Its proposed all chain restaurants with 15 or more locations have to post their sodium of the recommended daily intake. But new yorkers are split about the idea. Reporter would it make you think twice before ordering a certain dish . Yes i think its point let. You know theres a lot of salt. Reporter sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, potential heart attack, strokes, and heart disease. 2300milligrams of sodium is equivalent to a teaspoon of salt. Health Officials Say thats too much. Many times the one meal will supersede the daily limit of how much sodium or salt we should have in our diet. The average intake is 3,000 milligrams. Reporter some say its a misguided step. Mayor de blasio says it will lower the citys mortality rate by 20 by the year 2040. Live in Lower Manhattan this morning, ilana gold, cbs 2 news. Authorities say a forest fire that has burned roughly 1,000acre in the pine barrens is now contained it broke out on monday. Later it spread into ocean county and the con feignment lines are expected to hold the fire. The dry conditions and a breeze made it challenging. The u. S. Department of transportation is giving the new Jersey Transit rail system over 500,000. 250 will go to the electrical usage damaged by sandy. 14 people were hurt as a jet caught on fire in las vegas as it prepared to take off for london. Black smokes and flames engulfed the planes wings. Were terrified. It was the left engine completely on fire. The plane. A spokesperson says all 159 passiers and 13 crew members were able to get off the plane. Those hurt are expected to be okay. An apology for mchealth care. The former secretary of state look to social media to say sorry for her complex story. I should have used two accounteds, one for personal and one for work related e mails. That was a mistake. 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It starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. I never know when ill need relief. Thats why i only choose nicorette mini. Okay, lets see, yeah, just getting out todays note. How do you like that . I have chalk on my hand. Whats going on for the kids today . Its going to be hot and sticky. And summer wear a good idea or a cool uniform. Dry for the most part. Best bet is wet. Plenty of water needed for the afterschool activities. After the high pollen count, we will see pollen relief tomorrow. Watch out for the kids out there today, right, alex . Youre watching for traffic and brake lights in brooklyn. A lane on the southbound side of the bqe has bullpen out there, and the heavy delays continue to grow. Now unfortunately, back to the belt merge. A the northbound wonton at old country road. Not a great alternate, plan accordingly, and then an accident locking the shoulder on the westbound side of 43. Traffic is moving well past the well past the scene. A set of conjoined twins were successfully split ohio. The twins were born joined at the pelvic and hip region. Doctors spent days planning the career procedure even sewing together dolls to practice. Now the girls are recovering in different beds. Nora h and gayle have a preview for this morning. We are hearing more on the British Airways flight that caught on fire. We will continue your cover from the ed sullivan theater for the late show with Stephen Colbert. We will see you in few minutes. Did anyone stay up late to watch it . No. Mary, did you . You. I set my dvr, and i with will watch it this morning. I say he was great fantastic thumbs up. Cant wait for tonight. See you at 7. What you need to know before you go, next. Tt0w tx h 4 m tt0w tx h el j, tt0w tx h ed hh tt0w tx h 8pe after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. Love at first taste. I would liquify it and bathe in it. Curse you, brookside your nefarious plans have succeeded. Nefarious . 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If youre traveling in brooklyn, an accident is blocking the bqe at atlantic avenue, and now a delay to the belt mitigating circumstance. 30 minute wait not only a here at the George Washington, but the lynn condition and holland as well. John, what do you have . I have all my favorite new colors roaded up, and happy new school year. Get it . Today. 94 feeling like 95. And then watch out. Stray storm later today, and tomorrow