Thank you. Time for traffic and weather. Lets get over to John Slattery on this morning. Good morning, chris and mary. Its all about the heat today. Its the heat and humidity and a heat wave. And again, we could have a record tie or breaker. We have clear skies, winds variable at 3, relative humidity 55 . That can change later today. You can see nice and quiet in our area. There is a front on the way, ushers in some chance for stormy weather. Mostly the summer sizzler. 95 would tie the record for the day. Look at the real feel numbers, theyll be higher around the area, the south shore and the south wind, theres variety in the air. This would be it, a heat wave. Well talk more in a bit though. Any traffic troubles early, alex denis . We do have an accident on the left lane on the new york state freeway southbound. Its at exit 15. No major delays being reported. A live look to one of our hundreds of cameras showing you the George Washington bridge, easy pass until 6 00. No construction here. The lincoln and austin tunnels as well, into queens and Grand Central are parkway. Both directions a smooth ride for you. Be safe, dont text and drive. Back to you. The mta released photos of a small plane that crashed yesterday. The pilot died in an accident. Saturday, a Small Plane Crash in west calwell, new jersey, also killed its pilot. Reporter it was just before 8 00 sunday morning when the small single engine plane crashed onto the Long Island Railroad tracks in long island and burst into flames. We were driving to church this morning and saw smoke and realized something was wrong because we never see that color smoke. Reporter the passenger identified as 55yearold Paul Giordano, of mount vernon, had fullen out of the craft and amazingly surprised. Workers just a few miles away rushed to help. He was banged up and was still speaking. Reporter the beach craft 57 just missed hitting oyster bay road where authorities believe the pilot may have been trying to land shortly after taking off from west hampton beach. His plane had left Suffolk County in route to marstown, and reported to local farmingdale airport explaining difficulties maintaining altitude. That came in a short time before the accident. Reporter witnesses say they knew the plane was in trouble. People came from nearby in their cars trying to help. The plane was on fire at the time. One of them grabbed the small fire extinguisher which didnt really do anything to stop the flames. We didnt see anybody in the flames, so we kind of just stepped back and soon after that is when the police and fire truck started to show up and kind of got everybody back and out of the way. Investigators with the ntsb are still trying to determine what caused a deadly plane crash in new jersey. The 50yearold pilot died when the singleengine cess nacrashed saturday in west calwell after taking off from the essex county airport. The pilot radio controlled the airport saying he couldnt maintain power. The pilot has been identified and no one else was on board. A sixhour stand off in new jersey. The double murdersuicide shut down the neighborhood for most of yesterday. Road blocks were set up to keep resident ares out. One man posted these pictures to instagram of heavily armed officers in swat gear near the home. An arm oured vehicle was also brought in. Its unusual for a sleepy little town like warren to have Something Like this going on. A new video shows emergency crews responding to a young swimmer who drowned in the waters off the rockaways. Moments after receiving the distress call saturday, you can see the crowd gathering along the beach. Fiveyearold ezekiel gray of brooklyn was unresponsive when lifeguards pulled him out of the water. Spraying for mosquitoes tonight to prevent the spread of west nile virus. Search and rescue crews will try to reach the wreckage from a plane that went missing sunday. Villagers saw the plane carrying 54 people. The plane had reportedly been flying in bad weather. Investigators say the air Traffic Controllers lost contact with the plane shortly after takeoff. It does not appear the pilot made a distress call. We have new information this morning on a glitch that delays and cancellations over the weekend all over the east coast, including our area. The faa blames the mess on a software upgrade. The new features have been disabled now while contractors assess what exactly went wrong. Happening today, donald trump is taking time off the campaign trail and due in Manhattan Court this morning to report for jury duty. Yesterday, the republican president ial candidate provided details on his immigration policy. He told meet the press that he wantd to end the constitutionally protected birth rights for citizenship of children living illegally in the u. S. We have to set a whole new set of standards. Youre going to split up family . Families together, but they have to go. To go. We will work with them. They have to go. Chuck, we either have are a country or we dont have a country. Trump also said hes okay with sending u. S. Ground forces to fight isis overseas but want our middle east powers to pay for it. More proof that apple could be working on its own self driving car. The plans that are unravelling a secret project. Remember this shark attack . Imagine getting back into the water. See how the prosurfer held it together over the weekend. That said, water temperatures are so inviting this time of the year. If youre going to the beach, have fun and stay hydrated. Could see a heat wave today. Records are some jeopardy as well. A sticky trend in the weather. Welcome back on this monday morning. I dont know about you, but it felt hot in the hot tub this morning. Take a look at these temperatures. 80 degrees. Its 4 42. Lets get to traffic and weather together on the 2s. Will we break the record . Were you in the hot tub this morning . I didnt see you. Its what we do sunday night into monday. Catch the fever. Mild readings all the way up into the hudson valley. Lets check in with yonkers. Claire chase has 74. And again, it is a triple h day. Its going to be a sticky blast today. Real quickly, i wanted to check in with good old reliable jeanne jeanne. Its a noisy morning with songs and insects. Im going to tweet, as soon as this break comes up, something i found right outside the security door at cbs this morning. Crazy bug weather going on out there right now. If that isnt a tease, i dont know what is. I like this from chrissy ddo you your watering over the weekend . Thirsty plans. And charlie with the beautiful sunset last night. Get ready. Plan on the heat and humidity. Pace yourself, water fast, and seek shade as well. In the city, it is muggy. Youve got 80 degrees. Clear skies, winds variable at 3, bit of a south wind. Thats the engine that will warm us up, and it also serves to deliver some relief to the south shore. Maybe a popup later today. 73 in greenwich, 63 in monticello. Temps a little warmer than they were yesterday. Yesterday, 93. 94 and 95. Hit 96, that breaks the record. Dew points though. Already, 68 in the plains. 60 already feels muggy. 95 will feel like 99 in the city this afternoon. No heat advisory yet, but i wouldnt be a bit surprised if some kind of advisory was forthcoming from the National Weather service because theyre well aware of the heat thats on the way. Looks relatively quiet. The front later in the week. And a shower or thunderstorm. Saw a few yesterday, and theres a possibility of a few around 4 00 or 5 00. You drive literally in and out of them on the highway. Its the same drill for tuesday, with an isolated shower as well. And were staying hot tuesday. Tuesday, youre still stuck in the low 90s, which is above normal. If i had to pick the busiest period, thursday or friday with the front pushing through. Today, 95. That ties the record. It will feel warmer than that. Isolated storm is possible. Still hot for your toasty tuesday and your abovenormal wednesday, looks like theres a better chance for more coverage of some of that needed rain thursday into friday. So yeah, going to be hot but the cars hot already. We have one major alert this morning. I shouldnt even say its major. If youre traveling, theres an accident blocking the lane. A live look in new jersey, in hacken sack, specifically youre clear, 46 route 4 to the north, thats okay for you. Mass transit, new Jersey Transit or lirr, everything is on schedule. Remember, be safe, dont text and drive. Back to you. If youre just waking up. Good morning. Heres a quick look at some of the news this morning. Last weeks massive warehouse explosion death toll has reached 114. In central california, sheriffs deputies shot and killed a man to be a murder suspect two weeks after a man hunt in the high desert began. No autopsy yet. But Benjamin Peter ashley is suspected of killing a retired dentist, taking three men hostage in a crime spree that began last month. And bps settlement for the oil spill may not end the lawsuits. The university of louisiana and Southern University systems say the spill caused them a total of 274 million according to an advocate for the newspaper. The source believes those claims are still open. Trending down this morning on wall street, fridays stocks ended positive. The dow gained 69 points, and nasdaq up 14 points. A new report that apple is trying to secure a testing ground for an Autonomous Car dubbed project titan. The testing station has yet to be confirmed about the increased American Oil Production is part of whats driving gas prices down. And opec nations are still flooding the market with oil despite the price drop and iran is looming in the distance. The countrys nuclear deal could pave the way for lots of Iran Iranian Oil in the market as well. It can be hard resisting all the incentives that come with some store credit cards but if you want to maximize potential rewards, do some work before heading to the register. Heres some dos and donts. One of the top reasons people get store credit cards are for the bonus offers but there are some pit falls you should look out for. Consumers out doing back to School Shopping have probably been faced with an offer at the register to open a store credit card account. They often come with a day of discounts, coupled with the pressure of saving to make a decision. Thats why you may want to do some homework before hadding to the store, especially if its a retailer that you do a lot of business. Research gift certificates, sales and gift wrapping. Look for other credits from other retailers, restaurants or airlines you frequent. Be careful about how much you spend just to earn points. Credit. Com warns the incentive to earn may lead you to spend more. If youre passing a bigger sale at another retailer, youre not really getting any savings. Another pit fall could be the higher Interest Rates attached to store krrdz, between 20 and 30 on the balance you carry month to month. Know when and if your points retire. You dont want to give away your freebies because you didnt check the fine print. I always feel bad because every time you shop anywhere, would you like to get 20 off . Im like dont even bother. Dont sell me. Although we get rewards points and pay it off every month. But you have to be diligent though. Advice, dont do it. Do not need a pier one card right now. Shop there. You just dont need the card. Thats the problem. Time is 4 49. Still ahead, the new host of the late show is a sneaky one. See where Stephen Colbert held a hosting over the weekend. And this surfer didnt let a shark attack scare him away from getting back in the water. Good morning. Welcome back to cbs 2 news this morning at 4 51. 80 degrees already on this monday. What a way to start off the week. Wait until you hear the feels like temperature in a moment. If youre heading to the beach, maybe a great day to get in the water, or maybe not. The pro surfer makes a brave return to competition. Nick fanning. Remember this . In tahiti. He gained International Fame last month when he fending off a shark on live television, punching it using his board. You see a shark, wind up and whack it. Back in the water though and doing okay. Traffic and weather on the 2s. Its a good beach day today. Be careful. Why not. Its hot and humid, rip current relatively low. Just Pay Attention to your body watch. Because the little kids too want to get out there and play in the heat and humidity so they need to take breaks as well. Feeling like the upper 90s, and we will see busier weather with the potential for more widespread storms later in the week. Popup storms possible later today. You see that stretching down to the four corners. However, what you dont see on this map is the heat. We are not alone. Much of the country just baking today. The bad news for the fire front in multiple western states, very little relief and lots of heat again too. The numbers in phoenix too. Dallas is bad, San Francisco is pretty hot. Thank you, john. How about traffic . Couple of minor alerts. Its an accident blocking the left lane from the new york state freeway southbound through exit 15. No major delays. Another truck blocking a lane on exit 16. A live look in the city on the northbound side of the fdr drive at 71st street blocking a lane. You have a little bit of hesitation as you make your way past the accident scene. No need to take an alternate quite yet. Be safe. Dont text and drive. Back to you. Thanks so much. Time is 4 54. Coming up in the next half hour, one embarrassing moment leads to another at the teen choice awards. And when we return, find out where Stephen Colbert made a secret appearance. 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. It is good to see somebody working on a monday morning. Look at that crew in there. Can we see a little wave from the gang . Can you take your fingers off the button . How about that. Do they take command . I mean, this is straight out of the Broadcast Center right here. Change the situation. Would you take it . It was straight into first place for straight out of comp ton. Its the film that tells the story of iconic rapper n. W. A. Straight out of compton opened with 56 million in sales. Mission impossible, rogue nation, at 517 million and the man from uncle with 13. 5 million and topping out the top 5, the fantastic four and the gift. Who is that guy . Stephen colbert. Lucky fans got to be part of the promo. The shoot was held in union square yesterday morning. Many taking part received invitations to be there. It was as a super secret shoot. Hanging out with friends in union square this morning. Thank you for braving the heat. I think they were really happy to be there. The late show with Stephen Colbert will debut september 8 right here on cbs 2. We cannot wait. I wish i could meet him. You never know. Maybe if you go back to the weather center, say a little prayer, possibly your dreams will come true. It is 4 58. Just still ahead, the days top stories, including what were learning about the suspect accused of killing actor Morgan Freemans granddaughter, along the moments after this happened. And the connection to the nsa spy connection. How the company helped track millions of internet users. Switch now, new york and get installed as early as today. Mom switched. We switched. I switched to Time Warner Cable and knew exactly when they were coming. Thanks to their 1 hour appointment window. For 89. 99 a month, youll get 100 meg internet, hundreds of hd channels, and unlimited calling to the u. S. , puerto rico, canada, mexico, china and india. And for a limited time, you could get a 300 reward card call 18003419716. Live from studio 46, this is cbs 2 news this morning. Take a look at this temperature, 80 degrees at 5 00 in the morning. Monday, august 17. Dress light, stay hydrated. We have another extremely hot day on tap, if we hit 90. If we hit 90, we could make it a heat wave. Oh, lets do it. Good morning. Im mary calvi. And im chris wragge. Well have are weather on the 2s coming up but first, heres whats new this morning. He was leaning over her scream being god has arisen. He was totally off the ranch. Thats how witnesses described the suspect the moments after granddaughter of Actor Morgan Freeman was stabbed to death. Coming up, the suspects personal connection to the victim in a live report. It was like upside down. A small plane goes down on long island killing the pilot. Debris littered all over Railroad Tracks in bethpage. This is the second Small Plane Crash in the tristate area in two days. He hit the building rit there, like at his cast, and he slipped over and fell in between that wall and then he fell. A stunt goes terribly wrong in a chicago air show. Two men collided in the air. We either have a country or we dont have a country. G. O. P. President ial hopeful donald trump unveils his controversial immigration plan. This comes as hes to head to court this morning. But not for doing anything illegal. How embarrassing. The actress trips while walking on stage at the teen choice awards. Thats not the most humiliating part. Wait until you hear what she says afterwards. Keeping in an air conditioned space and keeping hydrated. Good advice there. Keeping cool is key today. We are going to hit 90 degrees for a third day in a row. And by definition, we are having a heat wave. You see that guy there, hes working out. Man, wowwee. If youre going to work out, work out early, work out late, at the gym. Pace yourself. Pay attention to your body. It will take a toll, the heat will. Pay attention to your body. Outside right now, its muggy man. Were down a degree. 79 with clear skies in the city. Its predominantly a southwest wind. Its two things thats obviously going to tap into warm air and usher in a little bit of humidity as well. 90 for lunch time, feeling like 90 plus. Close to 100 for a real feel and were also dealing with some compromised air