Im ken rosato. You are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist amy freeze is in for bill with the exclusive forecast. Good morning to the both of you as we get started on this thursday morning. Temperatures are cool, almost fall like in the suburbs. We went down to the 50s in a lot of spots. Normal overnight low is 67. This morning at 6 17, a beautiful start to the morning. Then our temperatures should easily return to the low 80s and another gorgeous day in front of us. 68 currently in central park. Look at what is happening as far as the sky goes. The soup will heat us up. 59 for monticello. Poughkeepsie 57. A few high thin clouds over the catskills this morning. Thats about it. Looking good. The planning forecast, 78 by noon. A high of 83 in new york city. Temperatures will slide back into the mid70s at sunset. Thats the accuweather forecast. Debbie duhaime is standing by in for heather. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. We will start off by telling you about the overnight track work on the 1, 2 and 3. Keep in mind heading to the l. I. R. R. , everything is on time. New Jersey Transit on time. Metro north waterbury branch, ongoing construction in bridgeport but no record delays. Ed koch, 59th street bridge into queens ongoing construction. Inbound George Washington bridge upper Level Construction cleared midspan. Stopandgo traffic across the lower level. George moving okay. Lincoln and holland tunnel wrapping up overnight construction. Staten island expressway eastbound to victory boulevard, ongoing construction. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect. Back to you, shirleen, ken. Debbie, thank you so much. We begin with the horrific story out of virginia. A reporter and photographer murdered live on television. We are learning more about the victims as their loved ones speak out about the latest case of workplace violence. More information shedding light on the dark past of the man who pulled the trigger. Kala rama joins us as we all try to wrap your heads around this unthinkable tragedy. Reporter right, the tragedy of what happened on a live morning newscast has been felt by stations and viewers across the country. We have seasoned security wrapped up at most wrapped up at most stations. Reporter a Community Devastated by a violent attack playing out on live tv gathered for a vigil honoring reporter Alison Parker and photographer adam ward. It was a love that was genuine, a love that i hope everybody else gets to experience once in their life. Reporter parker and ward were attacked early yesterday morning doing a live report on a nearby lake in popular tourist spot. The confusion after the video cut out is apparent on the anchor. They were gunned down by a former coworker, vester flanagan. Two years ago he worked at the same station going by the on air name of Bryce Williams. He was disgruntled in every sense 679 world. He of the word. He left two years ago. Now here he is executing a mission to commit murder. Reporter in the hours after the shooting while flanagan was on the run, he posted on twitter saying adam went to hr after working with me one time and, quote, alison made racist comments. Flanagan claims he was a victim of racism and sexual abuse and mistreated for being gay and black. His former news director says all the allegations are not true. After a lot of investigation internally and externally, all of his allegations were deemed to be unfounded. Flanagans Family Friends spoke last night offering prayers for the victims. Our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims family and with Wdbj Television station family. Thank you. Reporter and there was a third victim, Vicky Gardner who was shot and injured. She is still in the hospital after undergoing surgery. Ken . Kala, thank you. A growing memorial outside of that tv station in roanoke, virginia, where the victims worked. I will do something, whatever it takes, to get Gun Legislation to shame people to shame legislators into doing something about closing loopholes and background checks and make youing sure making sure crazy people dont get guns. That was the father there. Alison just moved in with her boyfriend and anchor at the station. They had plans to marry. Spoke last night. I will do something, whatever it takes, to get Gun Legislation to shame people, to shame legislators into doing something about closing loopholes and background checks and making sure crazy people dont get guns. Adam ward also found love at the station. He was engaged to the morning shows producer who was watching the shooting as it happened from the control room. So very heartbreaking. Also we know the identity of an 8yearold girl hit and killed by a car in brooklyn. She was hit walking across east 22nd street in flatbush. Police say she stepped out into the street from behind a parked truck. The driver stayed at the scene and was immediately attacked by an eyewitness. We will get a live report ahead at 5 00 a. M. Now to an Eyewitness News exclusive. We are hearing for the first time from the brother of the captain of the missing fishing boat off the coast of new jersey. The el jefe disoveryesterday but no sign of the discovered yesterday but no sign of the victim. I will not give up hope. Reporter martin says he cant yet except that his little brother is gone. They found the boat off sandy hook but they have not located his brothers body. Fishing is all thomas ever wanted to do. Since he was a little boy on the beach, he said, tim, i was 6, he was 4, he said i want my on boat. Reporter he had boats as a young man and kept them in marinas in far rock away. When he was retired he bought the 40foot steel hull fishing boat el jefe. It took on water and sunk. Debris was found by divers and rescue workers. It was kept at the belford marina. Others say i had was not in great shape. It was double plated once because the bottom was so bad. That was probably three, four years ago. Not good steel it was replated with. It happened so fast, many wonder what could have caused it. You have to count your blessings every time you come in. You dont realize how dangerous the industry can be. Reporter martin just wonders why his brother didnt get out. He hadnt talked about problems with the boat . No. It supposedly sank so fast. Thats a 40foot boat it has to take time to go down. Reporter the search for the captain was suspended yesterday in choppy and dangerous waters. The boat has not been brought up from the sea. It may contain the answers that the family and searchers are looking for. Jim dolan, channel 7 Eyewitness News. New video of a man wanted for a Sexual Assault in brooklyn. The man caught on Surveillance Video early this month in bensonhurst. Police say he followed a 34 yearold woman, grabbed her from behind and began kissing her neck. When the woman resisted, the man took off on foot. The suspects in a fiery crash that killed a father and his two Young Children are due back in court. Oneil sharp junior is accused of driving drink when he crashed into the back of the car lasts month. The District Attorney said he will show video in court of the suspect throwing a liquor bottle out of his cars window after the crash. Three other men are facing charges. We are behind two three inch thick glass panels here but i got a glass cutter because its so pretty outside. I am going to open it up. Beautiful day. It would be the last day i worked here. Meteorologist amy freeze is in for bill with the forecast. Fanta sizing about the escape. Plotting to get out of the fish bowl. Temperatures fell fast. We are in the 60s. Possibly 60s in the suburbs today and tomorrow. It will feel like fall around here the next two mornings. Dont worry, the heat and humidity, summerlike temperatures are not far behind. Checking the lows, up upper 50s for poughkeepsie and monticello. With the sun we will heat up quickly. On the satellite and radar picture, a few clouds. Maybe it will decorated the sky with a few clouds but no big deal. Comfortable and temperatures in the low 80s. We chose morristown for the temperature profile. Low 80s for much of the area. Accuweather sevenday forecast in a few minutes. Right now debbie has a look at the early commute. Good morning, amy and everybody. Inbound b. Q. E. Slowing down with construction. Inbound George Washington bridge construction cleared on the upper level. Moving okay at the George Washington bridge. Bayonne bridge overnight construction being cleared. Lets go outside, Staten Island expressway eastbound out to victory boulevard, ongoing construction project. Expect delays through the Construction Zone. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect. Back to you, ken, shirleen. All right, debbie. Thank you. Still ahead, new on Eyewitness News this morning, odonnells daughter, after a safe return home, reports indicate that she is no longer living under her roof. Plus, from pandemonium to the sadness that they are expressing at the national zoo as one of the twin panda cubs this one goes out to all the smart alex out there. If you are sarcastic, it may not be a bad thing. People show sarcastic cartoons perform better on tests. They became more creative. It flexes your minds creativity. Do did you like sarcastic cartoons. I do. I bet because you are smart. I bet you meteorologist amy freeze in for meteorologist bill evans likes sarcastic cartoons. You are both the most smartest people i have ever known ever. She is not being sarcastic. Good morning to the both you. As we get started, temperatures will be cool then the sun early on will warm us up. Massapequa 64. Great neck 69. 50s in the northern counties. Poughkeepsie, monticello, sussex checking in with numbers in the mid to upper50s. So, the clear skies overnight make that possible. We will have another chilly night as well. Almost fall like. Checking out the carolinas, a lot of attention from the carolinas down to florida on what will happen with erika. They are getting showers early on. The storm itself, this Tropical Storm system is really getting ready to pass over parts of puerto rico and the caribbean where they need rain. As far as intensifying to the east coast it wont be until saturday or sunday. It could affect between florida and the carolinas. Most of the models are hinting to florida more than the 83 today. Beautiful for us. Around here. High pressure takes over and we got it in place heading into the weekend. 84 degrees on friday. So, really we get started with pleasant conditions. As we peak ahead into the weekend, we have mostly sunny skies friday but into saturday it looks fantastic as well. The change over the weekend will be temperatures going up considerably. If you want a blast of hot steamy air, that will happen. North to west winds. Water temperatures up to 78 degrees. So, pleasant with sunshine today, a few patchy clouds clogging things up. 83. Tonight down to 65. Remember the clear skies start off as crisp mornings and that is what will happen friday. The accuweather sevenday forecast, look at this. Tomorrow one of the top ten days. Wow, of the year. That is man tastic call. 88 degrees saturday. Then 89 on sunday. There is the heat. Then monday, tuesday, near 90. A little steamy. Right before we head into the big labor day weekend, we get socked with one more little blast of summer, right. We had such a nice summer. We had 23 top ten days. How does that happen. Hard to believe but if you are brilliant then you get it. Doing the math, i thought you couldnt have more than ten top ten days. Im not being sarcastic when i say i am glad to see you Debbie Duhaime. Good morning, everybody. We start off by telling you what is happening on the subways, 1, 2 and 3 fast track maintenance on 1, 2 and 3. Heading to the g train, watch for overnight roadwork as well. Bayonne bridge construction being cleared. Queens midtown tunnel, overnight roadwork. On the inbound b. Q. E. At the Brooklyn Bridge construction being cleared as well. Lets go outside to the camera. Here is the battery tunnel approach. Everything is moving okay. Ongoing construction at the battery tunnel as well. Alternate side parking rules are in effect. Back to you, shirleen, ken. Thank you. There are reports that Rosie Odonnells teenage daughter left home after missing for a week. She turned 18. The same day she left her home in Rockland County with her birth mother. Reports say the two are in wisconsin. This is days after Steven Sheerer was accused of sending picture. She was found in sheerers home in new jersey last week. Jubilation turns to sadness over the death of a twin panda born at the national zoo over the weekend. The panda was the smaller of the twins. Their mother gave birth saturday and both cubs appeared to be doing well. Yesterday morning when the cubs were swapped out to nurse, care takers noticed the smaller one was weaker and having respiratory problems. Our panda team began administering antibiotics, fluid, nutritional support as appropriate. We did see slight improvement in the cubs overall condition and behavior, things turned. The zoo says the larger cub appears healthy and is behaving normally. Triple crown winner American Pharoah is back on new york soil this morning. The history making colt arrived in saratoga ahead of this weekends traverse stakes. He could run into the record books again on saturday. If American Pharoah wins, he will be the second horse to win the triple crown and traverse stakes and the first to do so in 74 years. Happening today, the Washington Monument is set to open as scheduled after the second elementary issue elevator issue in as many days. Two expectant moms were trapped. Yesterday 23 people had to be escorted down the 900 steps. Nobody was stuck inside the elevator during either incident. Coming up on Eyewitness News this morning, sit back, relax and enjoy the fight. A scuffle breaks out. Details of the cabin clash coming up. Details from a page of the boy that cried wolf. Get this. I was at my shop tied up with a customer when i realized the time. I had to get to the bank before it closed, so i made a break for it. When i got out it was almost closing time. Traffic was bad. I knew i was cutting it close. But it was ok. I use td bank. Its got the longest hours and stays open an extra ten minutes every day. Im sid. And i bank human at td bank. You are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist amy freeze with the accuweather sevenday forecast. This thursday, absolutely beautiful. Much like yesterday. Lots of sunshine, comfortable temperatures and 83 the high. Tomorrow we are off to a great start for the weekend. This could be one of the top ten days ahead. 84 into the weekend. Saturday and sunday warmer. 88 and 89. Maybe an afternoon thunderstorm on sunday afternoon. Monday, tuesday and wednesday back to near 90s. Debbie duhaime has a look at the traffic. I know you like the hot weather. One more nice blast heading into the labor day weekend. I love it. Definitely ready for that. Good morning, amy and everybody. Lets head to the hudson river crossings. George Washington Bridge construction cleared. Lincoln tunnel construction cleared on the helix. No problems at the holland. Upper east river crossings off to a nice start. Throgs neck and rfk moving okay. 1, 2 and 3 overnight track work. Lets see what is happening as you take it over to the bayonne bridge. Overnight construction being cleared at the bayonne bridge. Queens midtown tunnel overnight construction lingering there. Inbound b. Q. E. Slowing down at the Brooklyn Bridge with construction. Lets go outside. A look at the garden state parkway. Garden state parkway moving okay through 163 in paramus. Overnight construction wrapping up. The other camera, the inbound George Washington bridge, construction completely cleared. Alternate side parking rules are in effect. Back to you, shirleen, ken. Debbie, thank you. From altitude to attitude, new details about turbulence in the form of a chaotic fight. Fight, not flight. On a plane after it landed at kennedy airport. Police tell us that Jean Ballentine tried to climb over another passenger on a jetblue flight from jamaica. When that woman pushed her off, ballentine allegedly punched her in the face and scratched a male passenger with an eyebrow razor. Had to be some sort of situation. That woman allegedly pepper sprayed ballentine. How do you get pepper spray on a plane . Both were charged with weapons violations. I couldnt take my razor on a plane. For the second time this week the state of louisiana is mourning an officer killed in the line of duty. Officer henry was responding to an incident. It left a woman dead and two others in the hospital. One eyewitness said he knew the suspect and the fallen officer. This officer basically raised me. I seen this officer for years. He has been a part of the deputies that Police Station for years. He would motivate me when i was in sports and band and all that good stuff. The suspect is under arrest. He faces two separate first degree murder charges. Officer nelsons death came two days after Louisiana State trooper Stephen Vincent died after being shot over the weekend. Some of the Worlds Largest automakers are being sued over a defect linked to keyless ignitions. The vehicles did not shut off when the key, what is called a fob was removed from the car. The vehicles were parked in the victims garage and Carbon Monox