Store . The weekend is looking good but hot. For the entirety of the weekend. In fact saying hey, we have another chance for the first heat wave of 2015. Over the next few days. That gives you a sense of where temperatures will be. In the low 90s over the next few days and that of course, that trend begins today. Lets go ahead and take a look at where we are starting off. Very comfortable out there, 74 in the the city and cooler north and west. That is now 61. And 62 in sparta and greenwich starting your day at 70, for the hamptons 65 and 66 in the area. On the vortex satellite radar picture. Some clouds. But not a cloudy day per se. More clouds well to the north of the city. For today, we are looking at a very sunny start to the weekend. There is an air quality alert in effect today from 11 00 until 11 00. Mainly for portions of new jersey. Because we do expect increasing humidity through the weekend, and hot temperatures. So here is the breakdown of your day. 78 at 9 00. Feels like 78. Mostly sunny. And by 3 00 this afternoon, 89 degrees. It will feel more like 90 and we expect a high of 90 today. By 6 00 tonight, 86 and mostly sunny. It feels like 87. You can see the humidity is starting to make an impact on the feels like temperature but again, more substantial as i would move through the weekend. And into the workweek. Details in the full forecast. Back to you. The Staten Island firefighter shot during a chaotic standoff may be released from the hospital today. The gunman of a suspected gang member is dead after yesterdays confrontation with police. Ilana gold joins from Richmond University hospital with an update on that firefighters condition. Ilana . Reporter diane, lieutenant jim hayes could be released from this hospital as soon as today. This morning we are told he is in stable condition after getting shot twice during that tense standoff. Leas 12 second smartphone video packs a wallop. Her camera rolling when the underground explosion rocked the corner of 9th avenue and west 45th street. After the fireball roars out of the ground, you hear breaking glass. This is the cracked window. Five floors up. Over here, this fire hydrant struck by a manhole cover. The cover, boom, came off. Reporter and we apologize for those video problems. Again, lieutenant hayes could be released from the hospital as soon as today. And sources tell us the suspect who shot him tyree, was affiliated with a gang, and now they have concerns there could be retaliation for his death. Were live in Staten Island this morning, ila number a gold, cbs 2 news. We will get back to your story later this morning. Now to another developing story. There are new fears in china. Days after a series of massive explosions rocked a warehouse containing hazardous materials. Chinese authorities have evacuated a threemile zone over chemical contamination fears. After new blasts at the warehouse. Meanwhile, a firefighter rescued from the rubble was rescued yesterday. The 19yearold had been trapped for about 36 hours. The death toll now stands at 65 but that number is expected to rise. Back here in our area, an explosion under ground, so strong, it shattered glass. This morning, crews are expected to continue cleaning up the damage from this manhole fire in the middle of manhattan that tied up traffic for hours. Cbs 2s dave carlin reports from hells kitchen. I text and theres with an explosion. Reporter leas 12second smartphone video packs a wallop. Her camera rolling when the underground explosion rocked the corner of 9th avenue and west 45th street. After the fireball roars out of the ground, you hear breaking glass. And this is the cracked window. Five floors up. And over here, a scarred fire hydrant, which was struck by a manhole cover. The cover just, boom, came off. We all just screamed and ran out of the juice bar. We thought everything blew up behind us. What were the flames like, blowing up, it was pretty scary, really fast. Reporter remarkably in a place so packed with people, no one was hurt. Chopper 2 was over 9th avenue. There was one with the lid on, still smoking a little bit and one with the lid off. 14 blocks were shut down at the start of friday evening rush hour. Even after lanes reopened, traffic jammed and drivers tempers flared. Trying to get to jersey right now. Dont think it is going to happen for like another two hours. So feeling pretty not okay. Con ed says underground cables overheated, sparked and blew. And possibly taxed by the extra energy demands of a hot day. That was dave carlin reporting, thanks, dave. New information on a triple shooting in brownsville, brooklyn. Police have released new video of thursday nights deadly shooting. You can stee a man opens the door to the Apartment Building on saratoga avenue, before firing multiple shots, then running away. 21yearold Isaiah Cicero was killed. Two other men shot in the arm. Police have not made any arrests. New this morning, police have released Surveillance Video of three people wanted for robbing a woman in brooklyn. Investigators say just after midnight on thursday, these two men and a woman were armed with a gun when they forced their way into the victims brownsville apartment. They demanded the 41yearold hand over money, which she did, and they then took off. The woman was not hurt. Now to a cbs 2 exclusive. The head of the city Correction Union has issued a dire warning, and he says if the mayor does not fix the jails, people will die. The charge follows a cbs 2 expose about safety hazards in and around prisons. Marcia kramer investigates. People will definitely die from either smoke inhalation, and or burns or trapped in there. Reporter Corrections Union president Norman Seabrook knows what goes on at city jails as well if not better than just about anyone and he says a report on daned by exclusively by cbs 2 and the lack of fire alarms and Fire Suppression systems at city jail may be just the tip of the iceberg. The newest facility that they built is the rose m. Singer wing to it and the fire apparatus equipment is not working and if a fire alarm system went off in the housing area, there would be no way a sprinkler system, dousing that fire. Among the things found in the may 2015 report to a federal monitor on the infirmary at rikers, safety issues not addressed. The recommendation that special smoke detection be provided in every cell was ignored. At the manhattan detention center, an in operative system for keeping smoke out of evacuation stairwells about. 30,000 Corrections Officers and visitors and inmates could be in trouble. The mayor is the one who is ultimately responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the people of city of new york and the Corrections Officers are not second class citizens for everyone. The deblasio spokesman response, the city has added 157 million to the budget of the department of corrections, the doc for life safety fixes and meaningful reform takes time and doc is working closely with fundamental to remedy these longstanding concerns within the jails. The city council has to be sure the commissioner of the agency and his underlings are do. The report says the department has dragged its feet so long, it could take 11 years to fix everything. Seabrook says he thinks it will take a decade longer. New york senator shuck schumer is offering a chance to see pope francis. The pope. A first for the pope. And you can visit the senators web site to apply and schumer is offering 100 pairs of tickets to new yorkers to see the pope at the nations capital. The drawing will be held the final week of august. Pope francis will be in new york september 24 through the 26th. He will address the u. N. General assembly, attend a service at the 911 memorial and museum, and visit our lady queen of Angels School in east harlem and hold mass at madison we will bring you complete coverage of all of those events right here on cbs 2 and in the 9 00 hour, we will show you what new jersey brewery is giving its blessing to a beer interesting. Time now is 6 10. And trouble getting to the gym, message for you. Get up and do it. Stop with the whining. For the 77yearold, it is more than just talk. How this tough lady decided to take on a tough workout. And this Staten Island house doubled as a doctors office, but police say the man there is no doctor and how he allegedly tricked people for years. I am very sorry about that. But a snake in a restaurant probably is not the best thing. Restaurant customers get quite the scare when a couple entered with a socalled service snake. But here is Vanessa Murdock okay. I dont like snakes to start the view. But hot weekend. I will have details coming up. First, a check of the community calendar, from cbs 2 and www. Cbsnewyork. Com. 130 yards now. Bills got a very tough lie here. Looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. I believe thats a kraken, bruce. It looks like hes going to go with a nine iron. That may not be enough club. Well hes definitely going to lose a stroke on this hole. If youre a golf commentator, you whisper. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. This golf course is electric. Thanks so much for joining us. Dont forget to also join us on facebook and twitter, our conversations there facebook. Com cbs new york, or tweet us at cbs new york. U. S. Intelligence Officials Say an american aid worker held hostage by isis was raped repeatedly. Kayla muellers father says in june officials tell them his daughter was forced to marry the groups leader. The arizona native was taken hostage in august of 2013 after leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in searasm the Islamic State group says she was killed during a Jordanian Air strike in syria. Happening today, a funeral is planned for a College Football player shot and killed by police in texas. 19yearold Christian Taylor was unarmed when he was killed by an officer during a suspected burglary in arlington. Officer brad miller has been fired. The grand jury will now decide if miller will face charges in the case. And police raided the office of Staten Island man doctor. Investigators say Donald Lee Edwards has no medical experience but ran an illegal practice out of a basement apartment for three years. This week, police took him into custody and confiscated medical equipment, blood vials and a doctors badge from his office. Authorities say he went undetected for calling in prescriptions under another doctors name and put at least 100 trusting patients at risk. He is treating me for depression. Did he prescribe you medication . Zoloft. Police say edwards used to threader. Cbs 2 got action by a woman who had a car stolen and told back. Someone stole jolies honda civic in Bloomfield New Jersey and no idea it was found a day later, and after weeks, she was told to pick it up as long as she paid 800 in storage fees. The councilman joe lopez was watching the story and helped get the tow company to dropt feeses and the council man helped to raise money to repair her car left damaged by the thieves. Whether youre moving for work, to get a fresh start or settling into a college dorm. August is a very popular month for relocating. Consumer groups say you should be careful when choosing a mover. Cbs 2 alex dennis reports. Reporter packing up and moving can create its share of pitfalls. The Better Business bureau says it received more than 1. 5 million inquiries reeled to moving Companies Last year and 6500 complaints. They include damage or missing items and big price increases over the originally quoted estimates. And late deliveries. When choosing a mover, look for registration with a federal motor carrier safety administration. Consumers can find that information through the agencys web site at protect your move. Gov and say consumers can often spot trouble before the belongings get on the truck. Warning signs can include an estimate given over the phone without an onsite overview of household items. Asking for cash or large deposits up front. And a failure to give information about licensing or insurance, and arriving in a generickic truck rather than one marked by the company. Consumers should keep a hold on key document, a written cost estimate, the order for service, listing all duties that movers will perform and dates of pickup and delivery and a contract and inventory item form with all items to be shipped. There is a web site called moving scam. Com. And you can find reviews from moving conditions as well as Message Boards where people can talk about their past experiences. We once had a moving company break a whole ton of stuff. And we will not be using that company again. Needless to say. When i moved in, my dad and my brother helped me. Thats the way to go. Dad, are you listening. Next time i move, i am calling you. Absolutely. Time to check in with Vanessa Murdock now and the forecast. A good forecast, it sounds like for this weekend if you like the heat, right . If you like the heat, it is a forecast, if you like the heat and the humidity, tomorrow is even better day for you. So certainly, this forecast is a winner, especially if you have plans to go to the beach. Low risk of rip currents today. It is going to be quite sunny. A live look outside. And show you what it looks like right now. Sunrises at 6 06. It is a beautiful picture. We have some clouds out there this morning. And generally it is going to be a mostly clear day. And 74 degrees and west winds right now at 6 miles per hour. The headlines shall the summer heat is returning to the forecast. It is going to be a great beach weekend. But of course temperatures inland will be in the 90s. By the coast, a little relief. And then monday, it looks to be the hottest day of the next seven. And we are gunning for our first heat wave of 2015. We have said it before. And we might have to say it again. But right now, we have the making of the first heat wave of 2015. So here is how things are shaping up. Yesterday, the high was 88. And today we will top out at 90. Tomorrow, 92 with increasing humidity. And then on monday, the humidity levels will be cranking. And the high will be 93. So feeling more like the mid to upper 90s as we make our way into the start of the workweek. The normal high right now is 83 degrees. So we are talking high temperatures close to 10 degrees above normal by today and monday. As you look at the vortex satellite and radar, some showers in the most Northern Tier of the viewing area. As we go into the afternoon, a slight chance of a shower or storm mainly north of the city. But overrule, a mostly sunny start to the weekend, and it stays that way. Here is why. This big area of High Pressure, it is in control. And quite frankly, for nearly the next seven days, nothing can break it. So we have a very stagnant pattern here. We are talking heat, increasing humidity, lots of sun, with a chance for showers and storms scattered in the forecast. Best bet looking to be on friday. Hour by hour, here we go, what can you expect . Lots of sunshine today. Thunderstorms getting very close to us. And so again, well north of the city today, there is a slight chance later on. And overnight skies are mostly clear and pleasant evening. And tomorrow, with slightly increased humidity. And still mostly sunny skies and the suggestion of maybe a shower, we are not buying into is completely dry. And mostly sunny and on monday, there is again that slight chance of a shower or storm mainly north of the city. Great again. The low risk of rip kurns. The water temperature on the east end of long island, in the 60s now and 68, and 76 degrees as we look closer to home here, here is sandy hook, and saturday, warm start to the weekend, mid80s at the coastline, and tomorrow, warm finish, and mid to upper 80s as we look at the beach forecast. As we head to the mountains, today, 20 chance that a shower and storm, and mid to upper 80s and tomorrow pushing to the 90 degree mark with lots of sun. Now the extended forecast, for today, 90 degrees and mostly sunny. A slight chance to the north. And 73 overnight. Mostly clear and then tomorrow, 92, a summer sizzler and you will start to feel the humidity, but monday, we can feel really hot, mid to upper 90s. And stay at 90 on tuesday. Note the chance of showers and storms returning to the forecast monday, tuesday and wednesday. And thursday, right now, looking dry at 88. And friday, looks like the most likely day, we are all going to get a little action and the temperatures will be in the upper 80s. You were talking about the water temperature, we went up to montauk for the day yesterday and i wore a wet suit because you look more legit surfing in a wet suit. I want to look like it before i get on the board but the water was so pleasant. Refreshing. So nice. Nearing 90 even along the coast. Really feeling like summer. Thanks so much, vanessa. It is a win for the yankees. They ended the blue jays 11 game winning streak. Here is Otis Livingston with the sports update. After getting swept by the blue jays last weekend in the bronx, the yankees were trying to return the favor in toronto. Beginning last night. Half game back for first place. Just so happened to be going for the 12th straight win. Evan nova lost to them the last time out and got nicked up third. It looked like the price is right with toronto. Newly acquired david price. Rogers center. Innings. Left with a lead in the 8th and then the yankees took the lead off Carlos Beltran. Three run pop to make it 43. The last few outs ended up taking longer than expected. Tying and winning runs on base for toronto. 12 pitches to finally put away the player. And snapped the toronto winning streak. And yankees back in first place. 43. Mets and pirates. Bartolo colon here. And this then is where co lone settles down nicely after that. He left with a no decision. After striking out seven in seven innings. Went to extra innings. Where bobby barnel gave up three consecutive hits to begin the 10th. Gregory polanco, go ahead rbi single.