Now his life and career are in jeopardy. Reporter the family of carey gaba distraught and heartbroken p. It a hear broken. A appears that two groups of people were shooting. Gabay drove between two car cars for safety. Police recalled a pistol similar to this. Mayor de blasio says it reopen horse forests the feed of getting lisle guns off the seat. We will awe every cool ever cool we have to get you you know, its going to be a taxing day. Kids are back in school, unless youre the lucky kids in connecticut. Numbers for you, 77 in the city. Clear skies overhead, and High Pressure dominating our weather today. The front is headed our way, but its being blocked. Its a slow mover. Today, rain free, just sizzling. Could see 90 at lunchtime, but feeling like 95. 93 ties the old record. 93 ties the old record. Just like yesterday a bit of a break along the south shore and the jersey shore. But its going to be hot out there. Pace yourself. Its a whole new world. Just like that, summer is unofficially over. John, we already have aperts for you in chapaqua. Theres a crash there, so you want to anticipate that. Route 71 closed in both directions because of an accident with a down pole. To the George Washington bridge, you were delay free at all three crossings for you. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. A. M. Lex, thank you. Now to a developing story. A fine raging at the new jersey pine barrens. No word on what killed the fire. A former n jpp member and his wife have died in an upstate accident. This is the he brew day that september 11th occurred and for him to die on this day, thats a tragic thing. No word on what caused the crash. A family marches for justice 3 years after renaldo was killed. The family is still looking for answer. What do we want . Justice. When do we want it . No reporter the frantic dash for life ended his life. It gives you goose bumps as you are standing where had was killed. Reporter he was working here when three men stormed the front door and hit queva, s to the ground. The trio of burglars ran to the back and the might manager ran out with his hands off. The but he ran into an officer, and his gun was accidently discharged. He was shot and killed. Officer regalde still works for the n jpp. He famoused no dislynn their education. Someone who was drying to work on the ands of the new York City Police officer. The case has been on hold as the three criminal cases with are building fired. They will not give up. Mayor de blasio said he is getting rid of homeless tamps and said he is working to make shelters safer and said he will invest 1 billion. Homelessness went up about 40 under Rudy Giuliani. Now to campaign 2016, joe biden working the crowd and getting encourage for a president ial run. About his plans. Mr. Vice president are a lot of people asking you to run . I have a lot of good friends here, good to see you, man. If he does run he says he will fight to make sure the middle class gets a share of the profits the rich have enjoyed from the rising american productivity. Its the big night. Stephen colbert will be taking over the late show tonight. Stephen colbert says when it comes to learning about hosting a late night talk show, he got an Early Education thanks to his family. My sisters mary and margo of the night. Either. They stayed up to watch carson, and then they would get me out of bed because they didnt want to be alone. Coming up in the next half an hour a live report from outside of the ed sullivan theater, and then what you didnt know about Stephen Colbert. Name. And you can catch the late show right here on cbs 2 after the news at 11. We have been waiting and waiting and waiting. The big announcement for new york city beach lovers. Plus this. Its so hot at night, everything just evaporates. All the summer fun in the sun could be doing more harm than good. Which areas are in desperate need of rain . We need the rain. Its in the forecast, but not today. Its all about the sizzle, the heat and the humidity. The rain chance rolling in later in the week. We will roll back with traffic and weather on the 2s 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. New york city beaches usually close after labor day, but theres extra money to keep the beaches open this year including midland and Staten Island. They will be open 10 00 a. M. To 6 30 p. M. Its nice to hear theres extra moneyny, john. Just be safe, watch the rip current risks, and force the fluids. Even though youre looking at it, and oh, man, the heat and humidity will take a toll on you if youre not ready for it numbers around the area, lets check it out with walter. He has 71. Brad i did beach today, why not . You are going to need the sunscreen. Claire chase has 73, and anthony has 73 as well. Anthony says best and its going to be a hot one, hot and humid today, almost as hot tomorrow, and very hot tomorrow, and that will get the showers and storms ready. Its quiet, clear, and 77. Relative humidity in the 60s, but the dew points also in the 60s. 76 in greenwich, and 65 in sparta and edison. 70 in belmar, and the numbers compared to yesterday, boy, i felt it. 9degrees warmer in white plains than it was this time yesterday. The wild swings on the east end, and also, parts of suffolk county, you are dealing with the dew points already around 70. Dew point in greenwich is 91. As soon as that hits 60, you think its definitely going to be humid. Real feel numbers in the city around 95. More comfortable in the city, back to the regular routine, and dont forget the gate changes at the Port Authority. Thousands of people affected. This is High Pressure in control from maine out to ontario and michigan and out to the central states, and look how long it is going to take. Tuesday, toasty, its going to be hot, humid, and a few passing clouds, and wednesday, day, still hot, but wednesday night, thats when we will see the line taking shape and taking aim. We will see good coverage of good news. We need the rain, and the problem is, theres parts of my lawn that are like cement now. I just cant water everything. There could be issues with runoff from that. Into the afternoon, theres pockets of heavy rain as well. Remember, thats the busy period. It will really get underway thursday into friday. Leftover showers friday, and its back to work after a long weekend, we hope, and alex is already busy. Reporter this may affect your ride. The sawmill is closed here. Plan accordingly if this is a portion of your ride. An overturned dump truck blocked 78 westbound at 25. And route 71 is closed in both direction at cedar avenue, and its due to a crash with a down pole. A detour has been there, and changes at the Port Authority bus terminal. Onethird of the bus departures will have gate changes, and officials are looking to decrease confusion, and additional help will be there. If youre just waking up, heres the stories making headlines this morning. Hundreds of officers pay respects to an illinois officer killed last week. The lieutenant was buried just outside of chicago. The suspects are still on the loose. The minnesota dentist killed a beloved lion in zimbabwe said he didnt know it was a beloved lion. On money watch, stock futures are high her morning following the labor day holiday. Theres ground to make up after the dow lost 532 points last week. The dow jones fell by 72. Amazon plans to release a new tablet computer in time for the shopping season, and the most notable feature, the price. According to a report in the wall street journal it will cost just 50, and thats far less than the amazon wire tablet. The new 8inch and 10inch amazon tablets will also hit the market. Uber continues their worldwide expansion, this time in china. Uber partnered with a chinese firm and said they raised 1. 2 billion in the latest fund raising round for the chinese business. A lack of rain fall is affecting the northeast, and a moderate drought in north jersey led to calls for conservation. Mark morgan shows us how the region is drying up. Reporter pedro reyes says he normally waters his lawn five times a week, but he has cut that to once a week following a phone call his wife received from united water, ask the reyes family to limit their usage. Basically dont use the sprinkler system, and conserve water. You can see the water, the grass is dying, and i try to do my best. Reporter the request may become mandatory if the drought gets worse. According to the National Weather service, five counties are suffering from moderate Drought Conditions including passaic, essex, bergen, and middlesex. The droughts effects are everywhere. Look at this water reservoir, deer are grazing where water used to be. Its so hot at night, that everything just evaporates, and everything is burning off. Im trying to keep my pushes a to keep my bushes alive at this point. Reporter they need a good soaking rain, but they have not seen that kind of rain in months. Coming up a parental dilemma just in time for back to school. At what age should children get a smart phone . The small catch that drew a big crowd on long beach. We will give you another check of weather and traffic on the 2s, right here, when we come back. Swimmers on long island may now be on edge after a shark sighting. A fisherman reeled in a small brown shark yesterday, and it quickly attracted a crowd, and the fisherman later released the shark back into is it me or is that shark like the size of a fist . Still, you can see the fin. That makes me nervous. I was just looking at the base. Mama shark. Traffic and weather on the 2s, and i was like is it me . Is it that big . It was big lets go to the beach today. What a story for mark morgan, and i will tell you what, im right there, and everything is brown and rock hard. The concern will be when we do see the potential heavy rain Late Wednesday and thursday, we are dealing with issues of runoff. Its nice and quiet, and back to school for some, and we are talking about record heat. I know. Potentially a second september heat wave, and then very, very sticky as well. Its been dry, but the needed rain is Late Wednesday into thursday. Sizzling sunshine today. Southwest wind, and youre cooler south shore. Uv forecast way up there at a 7, and you can see high and dry, and that needed rain is just waiting to take over later in the week. Its a couple of days away. Wednesday night into thursday. Right now, dealing with traffic troubles. Yeah, if youre traveling this morning here. Make sure youre able to get on a little further down. In west long branch, route 71, closed in both directions at cedar avenue, due to an earlier accident with a downed pole. A detour has been set up throughout the area. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Chris and mary, back to you. Time now 4 54. In the next half an hour, the big announcement by the pope that could affect marriages in the Catholic Church. Kids and cell phones, we will help you figure out when is the right time to get your child one. 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 well cell phones can be a great way to stay in touch with your kids. And with Public School kids headed back to school, many wonder when is the right time to get your child a smart phone . Reporter this mom has to draw the line for 10yearold jack and 6yearold charles. They have enough Electronics Inside to play with that they dont need to be on their cell phones outside. Reporter most 1417year olds have cell phones as do most 1114yearolds, but 31 percent of 810yearolds already have a smart phone. This pediatrician say most families decide around middle school. Think about the situation your child is in and why do you want to get them the phone . For safety . To communication with their friends . And then make sure they are ready to handle the responsibility you are giving them. Reporter dr. Cross says before you hand them the first phone, sit down and set limits such as charging the phone overnight in a common area, and no texting at the dinner table, and parents need to discuss the dangers of cyber bullying. Thats a good thing to say. I have the right to look and see if you are sending any inappropriate texts, so dont do anything youre not comfortable with me seeing. Reporter jack says most of his friends have smart phones, but hes okay with it for now. They said do research and set up safety controls. My decision was when kids were getting dropped off at sports games and i wasnt with them. I was nervous not having the communication. You still dont let your daughter have one . They say i need facetime for homework and then this and that. No, she is just working you, john i know as you can see, we are all dressed in black. Kids, we feel your pain going back to school. We do. And its going to be a hot one. Still ahead, the days top stories, an aide for Governor Cuomo is fighting for his life. We are live with that story. A fire erupts into an explosion in columbia. We will tell you what happened here. Countdown to colbert. Live from the ed sullivan we begin in 90 seconds. Its 55 degrees at 6 00. A summer sizzler today with the temperatures reaching into the 90s. Good morning im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. First, heres what is new this morning. In the city we will fight every day and use every tool we have to deprive the criminals of guns. Mayor de blasio condemning gun violence after an aide for Governor Cuomo is caught in the cross fire of the shooting in brooklyn. That aide is fighting for his life, and we will have a live report. A huge forest fire in the pine barrens has started, but right now its not threatening any homes or buildings. Reporter a commuter alert today. Where your ride will drop you off and pick you up. Which buss are switches gates and we will have a live report. We are encouraging people to come in. Mayor de blasio is addressing the homeless situation after former mayor Rudy Giuliani blamed him for the problem, but mayor de blasio says its the other way around. Today a large meeting at the 9 11 memorial. How they hope it will prevent new threats. The new era of the late show is about to begin. Stephen colbert is sticking to the main news, but its no act. More on this summer scorcher. Reporter yesterday in the city, we had a few records, and in record territory. Not so much on wednesday, and wednesday, youre dealing with more humidity. 77 in the city, and you can see nice and bright, and we will see hazy sun later today. Its not nice and bright today, is it, alex . It will be later, but i get so excited. This is the kind of day to seek shade and drink water. If youre thirsty, its too late. You have to watch the kids. If they are already back in, going today or tomorrow, 93 feeling like 95 in the city, and theres a lot of sun as well. Pace yourself. We will get through it, hanging on to the summer feel and the wheel, and thats alex. Thank you, john. If youre traveling in chapaqua, we have an accident there, and you should plan for that. Also an overlaned truck at on 28 near westbound 25. And another accident at cedar avenue here on 71 with a downed pole. Remember, be safe, and dont text and drive. Alex, thank you. Violence in the hours leading up to the west indian day parade leaves an aide nor Governor Cuomo fighting for his life. Janelle burrell is live from kings county hospital with an update. Janelle . Reporter yeah, chris, the governor says carey gabay is a man who has so much ahead of him, well respected, successful career and all of that coming into the jeopardy yesterday when he was innocently caught in the cross fire ahead of yesterdays parade. Reporter the family of carey gabay devastated and inconsolable. The educated harvard lawyer caught in the cross fire between feuding gangs ahead of the west indian day parade in brooklyn. We have recovered a firearm, and based on ballistics recovered, it appears two groups of people were shooting back and forth at each other. Reporter gabay was with friends when the gunfire broke out. One was firing from the street and the second from the housing. He dove between parked cars for safety, and a stray bullet hit him in the head. Gabay has worked with Governor Cuomo since 2011. The governor visited him at the hospital. A young man who worked for me, 43 years old, a harvard educated lawyer, and he went to work for the state because he wanted to give back and make a difference. Reporter police recovered a pistol similar to this. At least 16 shots were fired. Mayor de blasio said it reenforces the need for getting illegal guns off the street. We will fight every day and use every tool we have to get criminals with guns. Reporter police have still searching for the suspected gunmen. From East Flatbush, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. Pope francis said annulments can be too cumbersome and costly and they can drag on for years. The Catholic Church does not recognize civil divorce and the annulment says the marriage was wrong from the start. Don champion is outside of the ed sullivan theater on broadway with more on what to expect. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning, mary and chris. The daily news says it the best, tonights the night. Months and months of preparation coming down to tonight for Stephen Colbert. Theres a new set, new energy here, and interviews colbert calling this new hosting gig everything he wanted. George clooney will be among the first guests tonight on the debut of the late show with Stephen Colbert. Hes not only a gifted actor and director, and i dont have to say that because he already said he will do the show, but he works hard about things he shares about to make the world an interesting place. Thats an interesting thing to talk to someone about. Reporter brian lowrie says the early guests offer clues on what is to come. He is very smartly putting together a very electic lineup of people, which if he does it right will demonstrate the breath of knowledge and range he has. Reporter Stephen Colbert says when it comes to learning about hosting the late night talk show, he got an Early Education, thanks to h