And to the north of the city over the hudson valley, showers headed towards yonker, greenburg, whiteplains and stanford, youre going to see heavy rains within the next hour as well. The last of the cold front will be coming through later tonight. So after midnight, there still could be a chance of rumbles of thunder and heavy downpours sweeping through the area. By the start of the morning commute, most of that activity is east of the city, crossing long island and parts of western connecticut. And by 10 00, 11 00 in the morning, were pretty much done with it, except for a few patches of lighter rain showers coming through in the afternoon. Well take a look at the rainfall totals so far, and the weekend fore st coming up in just a few minutes. Back to you. All right, janice, thank you. Its a dark night in pats of new jersey tonight. Power along roadways and in storefronts knocked out. Gusty winds may be to blame. Right now crews are working to restore service to customers there. You can track the rain on our news 4 app. Tap the logo in the corner and select the weather tab. Yo ull see the latest forecast and directions on how you can submit your own weather video. Thats news 4 app for iphone, available now in the apple app store. New tonight, police are looking for a sexual predator who attacked an 8yearold girl in the bronx. They released this security video. Authority says he came up from behind the child as she walked into her building on saturday. He allegedly wrapped his arm around her mouth, then touch herd inappropriately. Her screams eventually scared him off. If you have seen this man, police want to hear from you. And now to decision 2016. Republican president ial hopefuls took to the debate stage in colorado tonight, fighting to gain ground in the polls, and occasionally taking aim at the Mainstream Media and democratic president ial frontrunner hillary clinton. News 4s ray villeda is live with the candidate positions and their personal jabs. Reporter it definitely got heated. Heading into the third matchup, the race for the republican ticket is wide open. Tonight the two frontrunner, ben carson visibly quiet, and donald trump a little more reserved. The candidates talked about their finances, leadership records and took some shots at each other and even the moderators the stage packed with ten candidates vying for the republican nomination. Early on donald trump was asked about his tax plan, about building a wall between the u. S. And mexico. Then fireworks. You just dont make promises like this. Why dont we just give a chicken in every pot. Were going to ship 10 million americans, or 10 Million People out of this country . Folks, we got to wake up. We cannot elect somebody that doesnt know how toceo the job. This is the man that was a managing general partner at Lehman Brothers when it went dok wn the tubes. And h said oh, im never going to attack. But then his poll numbers tanked. Thats why he is on the end. Then the two candidates from florida, governor jeb bush and marco bio. Bush questioned rubios commitment to his Current Senate seat. What it is, a french workweek . You get three days where you have to show up . Someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you. Former hewlettpackard chief Carly Fiorina was asked about her leadership record and the companys decline under her tenure. I had to make some tough calls in some tough times. I think people are actually looking for that in washington now. And yes, i was fired over a disagreement in the boardroom. Reporter none of the questions up until this point were up to senator ted cruzs liking, and he led the moderators know. Ben carson, can you do math . Marco rubio, why dont you resign. Jeb bush, why have your numbers fallen. How about talking about the substantive issues people care about. Reporter the moderators then asked about senator rubios finance. You accidentally intermingled Campaign Money with your personal money. You faced foreclosure on a second home that you bought. Reporter and if he would be able to lead the american economy. I didnt inherit any money. My dad was a bartender. My mother was a maid. They worked hard to provide us a chance at a better life. Im not worried about my finances. Im worried about the finance of everyday americans. Reporter and he didnt really give an answer there. Governor chr chrivtie noticeably mum tonight. The next debate amongst republicans is in november. And keep in mind were now less than 100 days out from the iowa caucus. Things are sure to heat up even more. In the newsro, iar ray villeda. Chuck, back to you. All right, thank you. Republicans are poised to elect wisconsin congressman paul ryan as our next house speaker. Ryan was nominated today. The official vote is scheduled for tomorrow. The nineterm congressman spoke earlier, saying that his party has lost its vision in the past few years. Despite that harsh assessment, ryan praised john boehner as serving as speaker for his abrupt resignation last month. A military blimp is finally back on solid ground tonight after it broke free from its tetter in maryland, then traveled more than 100 miles. Randy gyllenhaal from our sister station in philadelphia has the latest from anthony township, pennsylvania. Its going down. Reporter it descended down from the clouds above, seemingly out of nowhere. The white giant military blimp on the loose over rural pennsylvania. I look up into the sky, and i see this white thing that looked like a Goodyear Blimp at first. Proceeded to follow it around my house, watching it pull down the power lines and hearing the loud zapping noise and things like that. Reporter witnesses watched the blimp fly over homes, hovering close to the ground, its long metal tether flying across fields, knocking down power lines. Finally it crashed into woods into two pieces near the town of muncie, just west of bloomsberg, pa. We saw the trees. What did you see . It look likes a big white tarp. Wow. This is the reason our power is out. Reporter local police and the National Guard secured the scene around the crash site. The blimp is an expensive and secretive piece of military hardware used for surveillance along the eastern seaboard. The public is being asked to stay away from this crash site. The next step is wait for the military to arrivet its their piece of equipment. And they will take care of the retrieval and recovery of the blimp itself. Reporter the blimp began its journey more than 100 miles away. Its now deflated on the woodeutn whilltop and rngidents cant fathom the fact that it ended up here. This is crazy. I mean, were a small town. 365 days of the year. And today we have the spotlight from the nation. Reporter it is unclear exactly how long this cleanup and removal will take. That is all going to be handled by the military. And since this is such a cretive piece of technology, that removal process will be handled with a lot of care. In montour county, randy gyllenhaal, nbc news. Well, the mets came up short in game two of the world series. They lost to the Kansas City Royals 71 tonight. John chandler is on the Upper East Side where mets fans are still optimistic. John . Reporter yes, they are, even though johnny cueto and the royals took control tonight of this series with a 71 win by taking control of the mets bats. A much different feeling from last night in that 14inning marathon. This one, this one was over degrom struggled. Remember, tara collins hinted that he could be fatigued going into the world series. Even with that mets fans Still Holding out hope though their team is now in a 20 hole. Mets fans were back at it for game two. Like any good ace, working on short rest. Ive been nervous all day at work. I cant concentrate. Im not oing anything. Im a little tired. But this comes around once every 20 years. So you got to be upcfor it. Reporter steve eckert wouldnt have missed it. He and his daughter katy have watched the entire playoffs at bar coastal, from this same table. The dodgers series, we had a good outcome. Now were here for the world series. Well have the same outcome. He has always inspired us to be mets fans and told us stories where he would be at game six of the 1986 world series. You know what . Im going im going to share the same passion. Reporter and in game two that passion was tested. The royals got to jake degrom for four runs. Theyre a team that can be very frustrating at times. But hen theyre good, theyre really good. And that team is special. Long time. Reporter and thats why october, even as the odds turn against them. Have i confidence. Theyre going to win in five. Jake degrom win in five . They lost game one. I know. Theyre going to win in five. That means theyre going to sweep the rest. Reporter obviously that gentlemans math is adjusted now after the loss. He tells me before he left here that theyre still going to sweep the rest of the four games that they have to win. But the mets are in an 02 hole to the Kansas City Royals team. Ill leave you on this note. s something that has been mentioned here at the bar tonight. The mets lost the first two games of the 86 world series as well. And ended up winning that one. Guys, just something to keep in mind as they bring the world series now back to queens on friday. Live in the Upper East Side, im john chandler, news 4 new york. A little reassuring. Thanks very much. Bruce beck will have all the highlights live if kansas city later live in sport new tonight, a few thieves got away with an atm worth more than 4,000 cash inside. Police released this video at a williamsburg apartment building. You can see two of kne three suspects wanted for the crime. They lugged the machine from the lobby of a north sixth Street Building to a construction site where they cracked it open and made off with all the money. Well, right now the body of fallen nypd officer randolph holder is being flown to his native guyana for burial. Today holder was posthumously promoted to detective as thousands paid tribute to his life. You are relieved of your duty. As a new York City Police officer, guardian at the gates of new york city. And we send you on your way to your new assignment to be Guardian Angel at the gates of heaven. Reporter a farewell to a reporter the ame church in jamaica wasnt big enough to fit the thousands who came from across the country to honor officer randolph holder. Holders fiancee told the crout crowd what it meant to him to be an officer. To simply wear the uniform of an officer is an act of courage. You have chosen to be both target and hero. Reporter officer holder dreamed of one day making detective. Commissioner bratton choked up as he made that dream come true. I posthumously promote officer randolph holder shield number 11340 to detective first grade and issue him shield 9657. Reporter outside the church, thousands of officers filled the streets as a show of solidarity. But once the service started, we saw a lone officer continuing to stand at attention for hours, even as torrential rains came down on him. That was officer richard evans. I saw you out there. You didnt bunch an inch when that rain was falling down. Why was that . One of our brothers died in the line of duty. He deserved somebody to stand out there. Reporter back inside grieving family members were presented with the flag. Officer holder died trying to catch an armed man with a long criminal history. Mayor de blasio praised holders heroism and called for tougher gun laws. But we have changes to make. So we dont lose more good men and women like officer holder. Reporter in jamaica, queens, michael george, news 4, new york. Coming up on news 4 new york, the fallout from a video gone viral. A South Carolina officer caught on video slamming a student, learns his fate. And the federal investigation now under way. Plus a Manhattan High School student dies after a collision on the soccer field. Tonight his family speaks to news 4. And the accidental lottery winner. How a clerks mistake led to one in new jersey, Authorities Say they have taken down a Major International luxury car ring. From benteys to bmws, some of the vehicles recovered worth more than 4 million. 21 people are charged tonight with scouting out wealthy establishments and homes. In som cases they would carjack their victims. In others they would take advantage of owners who left their cars running. The cars were then resold in west africa for two to three times the street value. A new york city marching band leader is accused of duct taping a 9yearold students and his excuse for doing it has some parents outraged. 39yearold kenyot hughes said he wanted to teach student a elesson about slavery. Hughes pleaded not guilty to assault and child endangerment charges. A judge released hughes because he has no criminal history, but asked him to stay away from the 9yearold victim. The South Carolina sheriffs deputy caught on camera slamming the studentto the floor has been fi fired. The viral video lit up social media. It hows Deputy Sheriff and School Resource officer ben fields flipping a teenaged student over in her desk, and then dragging her across the classroom. Fields told police that the student was being disruptive and refused to leave the classroom. His boss says the response was excessive. The boss is investigating whether the students civil rights were violated. A community is mourning the loss of a new york city h gh school student. 16yearold thomas jakelich was at a sophomore at loyola school. Against the un school when he collided with another player. His family was told it wasnt a hard hit, but he looked pale and had pain in his side. They took him to the hospital where he died from internal bleeding. Family and friends say students have been sharing stories about how thomas helped them, include one clasheate who just moved into the area. He was eating lunch by himself, and thomas came up and said why dont you have lunch with me. He alwa spent the time to make sure that all the children around him were were included. Those who knew thomas say he was a phenomenal Soccer Player with College Scholarship potential. His family says there is no one to blame for his death. They say it was just a tragic accident. For all of you people out there who hate getting candy crush invites on face ok, this one is for you. Mark zuckerberg is making it his mission to put a stop to those invitations. The issue was brought up during a town hall meeting today in delhi. The facebook founder said shutting down the pesky invites was never a priority for the company this the past, but it will be now. Am i the only one who has never played that game . I havent either. You havent either . So there are three of us. Patiently its addictive, though. We may be the wrong age group. No, i see people all the time on the trains. Just playing. It doesnt matter how old they are. Its for everybody. All right. So were tracking rain out there. And even some thunderstorms out there tonight. Maybe you heard some thunder, saw some lightning in your neighborhood. We re still not quite done with all the rain just yet. But in a matter of hours, it will be moving on. But right now, still coming down in spots. This is a live view on rockefeller plaza. The rain in the city is on the light side right now. But there are some heavier showers around and some downpours here and there. And look at this temperature. 68. I do believe this is the High Temperature for the day. Because its been rising steady since about 5 00 or 6 00 this evening. Thats because a warmer air mass moving in behind the warm front that came earlier today with all the rain. So until midnight, the Coastal Flood Advisory still in effect. Middlesex, monmouth and ocean counties for high tide cycle. After that things should be fine. This is for minor flooding. Wind gusts to 50 miles an hour. Still likely over western Ulster County until midnight. The advisory remains in effect there. Although weve een some wind gusts almost as high in other spots already. This flood advisory is from the rain. Not from the coastal flooding, from Orange County down to union county. Youve had some very heavy rain come through. Look at the rainfall totals from new jersey today. Almost 2 inches in summerville. Some spots have had close to 3. Youll end up with that by the time this is over. Central park with over an inch. Newark with 1. 3 inches. Across northern sections, 1. 82 in white plains and almost an inch in monticello in terms of the rain. Long island not quite as much. But youre going see some heavier rain overnight that may add up to an inch or more. Temperatures right now are generally in the 60s across long island, from Middle Village all the way out to the hamptons. Close to 70, and 70degree temperatures on the map too. Long branch, bridgewater very mild out there. 71 in poughkeepsie. Winds are gusting up around 30 Miles Per Hour in spots like in white plains. So gusty winds still an issue across the area until tomorrow morning. And the rain, of course. Now this heavy batch moving through West Chester County right now and back to the west we see those thunderstorms up towards the catskills, and still some more rain waiting this the wings to come through later on tonight. Still some drenching thunderstorms. By the time we get to tomorrow mornings commute, though, most of that should be moving east of the city. And a warm breeze kicks in. And well see temperatures in s. During the day tomorrow, it clears out. Well have the sun. Cooler temperatures on friday. Going into the weekend it does cool down, but its nice and dry marathon. And tomorrow morning on today in new york, well have the latest through the area. At least the weather is going to shape up. Its going to be great for that, yeah. Maybe good for the mets game in three. Lets hope so. Bruc is live in kansas city right now with another world series loss from the mets tonight. Sibila, one night after a World Series Game for the ages, the mets and royals played a onesided affair. Coming