87 degrees was the high temperature. If you look around the area, temps pretty much in the low 80s to upper 80s, about a tendegree spread fending on where you are. 79 in monticello, 82 in belmar and a little cooler along the beaches on long island. Weve lost 5 degrees from the highs, 82 in central park, 80 in white plains. Keep in mind through 10 00 tonight we have an air quality alert in effect. Watch it if you have respiratory illness or if youre out doing strenuous exercise. As far as the rest of the night tonight, 7 00, gorgeous, double 7s. 73 at 9 00 p. M. And Crystal Clear tonight. 72 degrees. Mid 60s as an overnight low. Well take a look at the next seven days in a couple of minutes. Right now back to you guys at the desk. Count on the news4 app to keep you connected. Tap the news4 logo in the corner and select the weather tab. And as dave said, its going to be a great night for baseball in queens as a first place mets face off against the wild car leading yang yankees. The mets and yanks have been this competitive before. So we have pumped up fans but we start with bruce beck and a preview of the game first. Chuck and sibila, it is not about bragging right to night. Its about getting into the playoffs. Its about clinching a division. And youre right, the first time in 15 years, weve got a subway series with so much on the line. And citi field will be rocking tonight. Its a september subway series magic number is nine, to clinch the nl east and the jane quay who lead wild card in the american league. Everyone is excited. Including greg byrd who is part of this incredible rivalry for the first time. Greg, how exciting is this first subway series for you. First subway series. I didnt take the subway today. How about a meaning game in september . Its going to be a lot of fun. Its going to be a packed house and were looking forward to it. Obviously yankeesmets in itself is exciting, fun time. But obviously playoff implications for both teams. No different than any other series we would be playing against anybody else. Everybodys focus is to win the series. Weve got to try to do that against the yankees. Game. The yankees are going to try to be doing the same thing. Probability is 98. 6 . The mets playoff probability is 98. 8 . But tonight its not about the numbers, its about getting a win at citi field. Live in flushing, im bruce beck, news4 new york. Chuck and sibila, this should be a wild threegame series. Brynn gingrass is at citi field outside. Im guessing the fans are excited . Reporter its getting wild out here. Were two hours still away from there game. But people are trickling off of the 7 train and lining up outside citi field. We talked to some people who dont even have tickets yet but theyre still ready to get in or find a ticket. You heard bruce talk about what the stakes are on the field. But off the field they are arguably even higher. You know why . Of course, bragging rights, and which fan is going to get them. That excitement is just huge. This is the first time in a long time that the mets have been contenders which again, makes the sub swai series that much more money. We caught up with two fans, theyre old army buddies, both from the bronx, but one a mets fan, the other a yankees fan. Their rivalry is just as deep as their friendship. Take a listen. Theyre going to win this time around. Since 2000. This is our year. Im a yankee fan but i root for the mets. But i got to go with my heart. Reporter and those guys are cracking me up. They were punching each other. I feel like thats the kind of blood that fans are out for tonight in the figurative sense. Its the first time the sub swai year. They squared off in the spring and the yankees won that one. So the mets are out for blood. Its going to be a good night. Who do you root for . Coming up, he said what . The joke that got an entire family banned from every Disney Resort and theme park. Well have that for you. Plus a mystery on the jersey shore. Stars and stripes and a memorial tribute seemingly wash into a jersey shore waterway. Its the right thing to do to get this back to the family members. How state officials hope you can help return these sentimental items to their rightful on the other hand. Then a string of stick ups across two local counties. Investigators say the same crook is behind them. New tonight, a mystery on the jersey shore involving an American Flag and a world war ii both were found on aisland near Seaside Heights during a cleanup. No one knows where they came from. Reporter they normally find trash and debris, but they need my knew this memorial photo and the colors of our country needed to be saved. We felt its the rating thing to do to get this back to the family members. Reporter new Jersey Department of Environmental Protection david glass and a colleague found the American Flag, pvc pole and laminated tribute sign lying on the sand in june. It was mystery. Reporter while cleaning up an island. Weve been trying to find the family or owners of the flag with no luck. Reporter its quite possible island. Celebration. They reached out to the state department of mill tear and Veterans Affairs and local vfw halls, but so far nobody has been able to connect these with anybody at the jersey shore. Little transient. It could be somebody thats here for the summer. Reporter officials found that one man was buried in new york but they have no other clues. Were hoping that somebody will see this story, recognize the flag, recognize the photo and reach out to us so we can return it to its proper owners. Reporter the flags unweathered condition leaves the us to believe that it was planted within the last year or so. For now it remains properly folded, ready for a reunion. The 27yearold son of a missing couple from connecticut has been dieted on a federal gun charge. Police say they found guns, ammunition and guns in the home as they investigated his parents disappearance. No one has heard or seen from jeffty or gentleman net since august 4th. Law enforcement sources called the younger man a person of interest. Well the happiest person on earth isnt laughing tonight. One guests recent joke got his banned for life. Dave swindler took his whole family to disney world and joked that he could build a meth lab in his room by the time he finally got some service. The folks at disney didnt like that much. They called the cops who searched his hotel room. He was kicked out of the resort and told he could never come back. I accept responsibility for saying that. Dont know where it came from. Dont know why i said meth lab. I should have said i could have built an atomic bomb. I wasnt thinking anybody was going to take me seriously. I think that may have been worse. That man plans to file an appeal with disneys security. A disney spokesperson said now to a consumer alert and a serious miss for those who east soft cheeses. A listeria outbreak. 24 people in nine states including new york have gotten sick. The centers for Disease Control is still investigating. Moat who got sick say sayed that dairies. Volkswagen has to fix nearly half a million diesel volkswagens, audis as well. The cars in questions were built in the last seven years. Im just guessing the guy who got kicked out of disney world was probably watching breaking bad recently. Thats probably what happened. Choose different Inflight Entertainment with your kids. Were in that time where we should be transitioning, heading into the first week of autumn. Is there a but here . There is. Dont put away the barbecues just yet. I like it. A beautiful look outside at this hour. Rock weve lost some degrees, about five from the days high. Now 82 and sunny out there. Hes go through the weather highlights right now. Weekend is looking good. We have a couple of iffy situations here. We could see the possibility of a shower saturday and sunday. Its a slim chance but were going to keep anytime the forecast. Cooler temperatures next week. Above average for this time of the year. Lets look at the maps now. 82 in 81 now in jersey city as we continue to track the temperatures tracking through evening. 81 in tenafly, 81 in floral park, 78 in farmingdale, well look to the east, 74 in south hampton, 77 in eastport. 76 in seaside park and hunter mountain, 80 degrees and 83 in whoppen jers falls. Lets check the radar and see whats happening around the area. Nothing. Thats how we like it. There is going to be moisture that works its way eastward. Lets use the future tracker to watch it happen. Right now were fine. As we head into the Early Morning hours tomorrow, we see clouds begin to roll in. The possibility of a shower rolling through sections of the jersey shore, but it could affect any of us, well just keep it in mind. Sunday morning, same story. A popup shower not out of the question. Everything pushes out of the way and by the afternoon hours were talking about a beautiful afternoon. As far as the weather for tonight, head on out, do something outdoors, best plans, if you can get a ticket, the game starts at 7 10, first pitch, 78 degrees, spectacular weather. Tonight we bottom out at 67, patchy clouds on the late side. 86 degrees tomorrow, another warm one. Plenty of sunshine in the afternoon, a fine finish to the week. Into next week we see the cooler air beginning to come into play. Start with gray skies but as we head through the next seven days, youre going to love it. Monday and tuesday, temperatures closer to normal, 75 degrees, 78, 79 and 78 as te head to the middle and end of next week. This is where we say hello to autumn and beautiful weather continues for us. But we do need the rain and not enough of it is here. Chuck and sibila . Still ahead, more controversy involving president ial hopeful donald trump. Why this time its over something he didnt say. And we are less than a week away from the papal visit to new york city. Up next, the special gift one comes up at 6 00, get ready to pay more but ride less. Why a big fair hike but service cuts are coming to Nassau County commuters. Its not about hugging trees. Its not about being wasteful either. You just gotta find that balance. Where taking care of yourself takes care of more than just yourself. Lease an mkz hybrid for 299 a month only at your lincoln dealer. Oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes its hard to catch all your favorite shows. Youre killing me, dad. 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Pope francis specifically asked if he could meet some of the people whom Catholic Charities is helping and that it worked out that he particularly is meeting with the groups of immigrants and refugees, that really makes me excited. From their downtown offices, Catholic Charities helps immigrants and refugees with legal services. Like this man who left to requite with his mother 18 months ago. This migration count lore with Catholic Charities, his job is to monitor the undocumented teens who enter the country alone. He walks them through the immigration process and lets them know their rights. I came here as an unaccompanied minor ten years ago and im happy i can do this type of work. Once you leave your country, you leave everything you know in life, your family and friends, everything. He also coaches the saturday Soccer Program next to Yankee Stadium where these Young Players can be one golden globe dream. The hope said that humans are here to leave their footprint. It is great that in a way we, Catholic Charities is doing something that is great for the community here in the bronx. And just letting these kids play soccer is fun. Ariel and the other teens will be meeting with the pope angels in east harlem on friday afternoon. Before he gets to the u. S. , pope francis is heading to cuba this weekend. Look for our reports all weekend. And dont forget weve created a special section on our website with everything you need to know about the popes visit. And she ba is here with a lock at whats coming up new at 5 30. Well tell you what caused the mets to end their kiss cam gag. Armed and dangerous, local authorities call in the feds to help them find the man behind a string of gas station robberies. You know hes not even an american. We need this question. But anyway and why donald trump is getting heat over a swipe against the president. Todays hot button issue on the campaign trail is next. Looking from the perfect gem for the perfect mate . 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Police say this man is responsible for more than a dozen gas station robberies. He is armed and dangerous. It is a oneman crime spree in the dark of nuth and police are offering a reward to catch the thief. Theyre hoping it prompts some leads because shes hit 15 gas stations. Greg cergol reports from west bury. Reporter this mobile station here in west bury is the last one hit by the robber. Now being sought by the fbi and two local police departments. Investigators say theyre to try and catch this guy, but doing that wont be easy. Surveillance video like this holds the key to stopping a robber. Hes allowed capture since early august hitting 15 gas stations in nassau and suffolk counties. He seems to go everywhere. Reporter thats the big problem facing the police. The robberies spanned an area 60 miles long. The description and the method used in the robbery are the same or very similar to the ones in Nassau County. Were pretty convinced that its the same person. Reporter police say the robber wears floppy hats to cover his face. No one has been hurt but police still describe the armed gunman as very dangerous. Our residents in Suffolk County are the most important asset in this investigation and we encourage you if you see anything suspicious to called it in. Reporter most of the robberies have taken place between 9 oclock at night and midnight and police say theyre be using uniformed and under undercover officer to monitor gas stations like this. Were in west bury, greg cergol, news4 new york. President obama is nominating a long Time Pentagon official to be the armys new secretary. If confirm, he would be the nations first openly gay leader of a military service. In a statement president obama says fanning brings years of experience and leadership to the role. Fanning is currently the armys acting under secretary. His nomination must be confirmed by the senate. Donald trump has canceled the president ial Campaign Appearance one day after controversial comments were made by one of his supporters at president obama. Dave wagner is live at the president ial forum in greenville, south carolina. Reporter its not what donald trump said but what he didnt say after a disparaging comment from a supporter in new hampshire. We have a problem in this country, its called muslims. We know our current president is one. Right. You know hes not even an american. We need this question. But anyway, we have Training Camps where they want to kill us. Thats my question. When can we were going to be looking at a lot of different things. A lot of people are saying that and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. Reporter donald trump did not correct the supporters statement. His Campaign Later saying christians need support in the country. Their religious liberty is at stake. Republican president ial candidate Chris Christie said while he wont lecture trump, he would have handled it differently. If somebody at one of my town Hall Meetings said Something Like that i would correct him saying the president is a christian, he was born in this country