Guess what. It was actually the worst start for se ember in 13 years, so it is a day of sue per la perlatives and not in a good way. Theres concerns about an entire global slowdown, plus Oil Continues to fall here in the united states. Oil was up big yesterday. It lost all that today. Good news for drivers, but for an industry that has created a lot of jobs and growth and earnings for the stock market, its not a good thing for equity equities equities. Apple dropping more than 4 as well. This is theenost amazing stat on a day of superlatives. In the s p 500, about five stocks finished higher for t entire day. Its been an ugly couple of weeks, but the ugliest start to september in 13 years. Unlucky 13 rings true here. To the weather now. The first day of september has come with a sizzle. Stay central park hit 90 degrees just before 2 00 making it official. Were in a heat wave. Today marks 54 days in a row with temperatures at or above 80 degrees. Raphael miranda is here with a look at when we can catch a break. Theres no real rain in sight. Youll see that in the sevenday forecast, but right now were looking at clear skies. It is hazy, hot, and humidity again. We barely made it to 90, but we did make it there. 90 degrees, that was your high in central park. Usually its hotter in newark. Not today. 80s for laguardia and also islip. Its 90 in sleepy hollow. 88 in morristown. 98 in bridgewater. Down to 78 in montauk. 82 in long branch. Air quality alert remains in effect for that poor air quality, especially across new jersey. The hottest is yet to come, sibila, believe it or not. Were expecting temperatures to return back to the 90s over the next couple of days. You can stay one step ahead of the weather with the news 4 new york a. M. Select the weather tab. Youll see the latest forecast, interactive radar, and more. New information on the the county clerk in kentucky who refuses to issue same marriage licenses to samesex couples. Today, there was some very tense moments when one couple showed up at the courthouse for the fifth time. The Supreme Court denied your stay. We are not issuing marriage licenses today. Based on what . Why are you not issuing marriage licenses today . Because im not. Why . Under what authority . Under gods authority. Samesex marriage is now the law of the land. Davis could face fines or jail time. While that clerk is invoke ing god to justify her actions, pope francis says he will allow tholic priests to forgive women who have had abortions if they repent. Mark santia is here to explain. This pope is committed to shaking up what many catholics consider the norm. Hes tackled social issues before today speaking openly on abortion. I think its generous of him. I think its a good reminder to people who may be feel unaccepted by society. Reporter the vaticans announcement echoed around the world and into new york city. Pope francis giving all catholic priests the authority to absolve women seeking forgiveness for having abor ons. Im well aware of the pressure that has led women o this decision. With this pope, i think people take note of almost everything he says. Reporter father bob says priests here in the states have been able to forgive abortions for decades, but its different with this pope, who eemingly has the worlds ear and is driving home a message of mercy. Hes convinced that the ssage has just not gotten out to the people who feel somehow ail nate lienated from the church, for wh atever reason. Reporter the Catholic Church considers abortion a sin, but god doesnt hold a grudge and the church doesnt hold a grudge. Reporter catholics for choice praised the decision, but says it falls short, adding, quote, the very narrowness of francis statement suggests he still has a blind spot when it comes to women and what they want. But father bob believes todays announce nt is just the beginning. This is something i think he is using mercy to announce as something thats going to be ongoing. You dont see an end to this . No, i dont. Many experts believe the popes announcement will have bigger impact overseas. In new york, priests have been able to forgive the sin of abor ition for 30 years. For complete details on the popes upcoming visit to new york, head over to our website, nbcnewyork. Com. A massive manhunt is underway for three armed men connected with the death of an officer. Authorities say the officer was investigating their suspicious activity when he began chasing those men on foot. He lost communication with dispatchers after calling in that pursuit. Backup officers arrived and founduhim dead from a gunshot wound. 48yearold jorge ruiz is accused of hitting a cyclist last week. The victim was treated for a fractured right leg and other injuries. Re rks at a Westchester County ourtroom as a teenage rapist is sentenced. Javon roberts was hit s mother was hit in the head with a shoe. The judge sentenced him to 3 1 3 to ten year 10 ea i prison. Flames broke o around 4 00 a. M. And spread to two buildings. The fire parent apparently started in a garage. Th ie red cross is helping 16 adults and children who were laced. The Hillary Clinton emai dut. Mp, 7,000 pages, but whats not in it may be the most important. Targeting trump. The new attack ad looking to take the donald down a peg. And a pricey Summer School promises big results for students, but are parents getting what they pay for . What new yorks biggest iteam uncovered. Yoplait. The smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. 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You can see some traffic slowly getting by, but already heavy delays. Only brief delays so far inbound at the george, but a lot to look at here on the upper level. Back to you in the studio. Police are searching for the driver behind a hitandrun in the bronx, but we must warn you. The video may be hard to watch. Surveillance video shows the 51yearold victim being hit by a gray honda on august 19th. The driver is then seen getting out of the car, but after a few the ehicle and drives off. The woman is now recovering from scrapes on her arms and legs. A terrifying encounter for a 15yearold boy. A man forced his way into the boys house last month in wayne, then forcibly kissed him and tried to take off his clothes. The teen managed to fight him off. And a sad update on a story we first told you about yesterday. A College Student from connecticut is believed to have drowned while studying abroad in south africa. Nicholas upton vanished on sunday. He was seen struggling in the surf before disappearing into the water. South african Authorities Say the teen is presumed dead, but uptons heartbroken parents are pleading for help to find their missing son. I know theyre working really hard there. I just need them to continue looking for him. Were told upton was visiting the area while on break from his study abroad in capetown. A feud between donald trump and jeb bush is intensifying. New york city and manhattan all my life, so my views are a little bit different than if i lived in iowa. A video released today by bush questions trumps conservative credentials. The video comes a day after trump used a tweet to attack bush. 7,000 pages from her private server were released from the latest batch. While there is no obvious smoking gun, it does raise concerns. About 3 of these new em ils have been reclassified as sensitive. The information redacted. The state Department Says thats not unusual. Theres no revelation that Hillary Clinton knowingly emailed classified information through her private server, but 125 of the 4400 state Department Messages in this latest batch have been upgraded to confidential, including one from 2010 about Nuclear Talks with iran. Its a reversal of position. She emailed an aide. What gives . When her emails did not go through, state department i. T. Staffers were not told they were the secretary of states on her own system. Clintons top staffers soon learn. The fir time i got an email from h. I said who is that . Reporter why did she do it . Decades from scars from political fights have left her very cautious. Reporter instead, clinton gave her enemies ammunition. She has either violated the law or she didnt know what that information was, which makes her incompetent. Reporter right now, Hillary Clintons pole l numbers are sinking while Bernie Sanders are catching up. The national Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 19. 2 million cars with takada air bags still need to be replaced. So it is official. Require r were in it. This heat wave may end tomorrow briefly. Were dealing with a ooldown tomorrow, but temperatures surging back into the 90s on thursday. You can s the hot is still yet to come. Wait for that on thursday. We have some relief moving in just in time for your labor weekend holiday. Heres a look at Storm Tracker right now. The streak of 80 degree days continues in central park. We havent seen a 70 degree day since july 9th. The old record 41 days. Were well above that. 86 right now in northport. You got that sea breeze going very nice. Down the jersey shore, enjoying a sea breeze. 81 in long branch. 86 in poughkeepsie. More of the same tomorrow, but just a touch cooler. Heating up to 85 but lunchtime. It is hot and humidity throughout the afternoon, but temperatures should top out in the upper 80s. Tonight for the u. S. Opgn, another hot night for tennis. 82 degrees. Eventually dropping down to the 70s, but that little mugginess out there makes it feel slightly uncomfortable. At least when the sun goes down, thats going t help. 8 00 tonight, mostly clear skies. Very quiet here. As youre starting your day on wednesday, maybe some patchy fog out there. Otherwise just a quiet start to the day. Sunshine and clouds. One or two isolated showers or thunderstorms possibly developing along a sea breeze front around 3 00, 4 00, but its an umbrellafree day. Ke a look at that. 93 degrees for your High Temperature on thursday. Friday, thats when we see some relief in the afternoon, especially, feeling much better there. The weekend starts out great. Sunshine and 80s, but look what happens labor day and tuesday. 90s make a comeback. Get ready for this ride. It is a roller coaster. Imagine this. You hit it big playing the lotto. Close to half a million bucks. Lifechanging money. 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Were going to cruise through the past for a look at cabs through yesteryear. Also ahead i learned how to play poker. The center says theyre effective, but outraged parents are demanding a refund. Watch new yorks biggest iteam coming up next. Hey let me help with that. Oh, thank you introducing the oneandonly Volkswagen Golf sportwagen. The sportier utility vehicle. Right now, professional wrestling legend Jimmy Superfly snuka charged in the cold case killing of his girlfriend. Tonight he faces thirddegree murder charges. He was one of professional wrestlings brightest star. Former neighbors of the star are still shaken by todays news. Reporter jimmy snuka lived in this yellow house behind me for years and was loved in this neighborhood, but snuka was arrested today and charged with the murder from 32 years ago. Wwe wrestler Jimmy Superfly snuka seen in this video was known for his highflying moves inside the ring, but its his life outside the ring thats making headlines today. Charged in the 1983 death of his girlfriend, nancy argentino, a brooklyn native. Snuka was the only person of interest in this case, but was never charged. She owns bogeys bar in clifton. The lehi county da says jimmy snuka is a killer who beat argentino in a hotel room. She would later die in the hospital. The multiplicity and magnitude of the injuries may even be suggestive of abuse. Im surprise. Im shocked. I would never think that. Just a very friendly he would always give autographs. Just a wonderful man. Reporter this man owns the home snuka stayed in all those years ago. His son still has these keepsakes snuka gave him as a child. He was nice. He was friendly. He used to play a bad guy on tv all the time, so i didnt like him at first. But once i talked to him, i realized he was an ordinary guy. Reporter he was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer. Reporting here in clifton, new jersey. News 4 new york. Another update on that breaking news effecting the evening commute. An earlier car fire on the George Washington bridge outbound causing heavy delays, as much as two hours. We are over the scene in chopper 4. Were dealing with a disabled truck as well adding to all of this. This this . Absolutely. Theyre still trying to clear it at this point