" Mormon Ali it's time for -- and -- on the run for Thursday. July 30 as of 6 AM I -- duty the -- The good news is you didn't have to water the -- yesterday the bad news is some of them are still under water. Severe thunderstorms slammed the metro area yesterday downing trees and power lines -- living highways flooded. North Jersey was especially hard hit with reports of a tornado touching down in want to -- Douglas record lives there. I mean everything was going everywhere is limbs off the top of treason. Or whatever but. That was unbelievable Valerie -- analysts near to where we're stunned I think we're all just. Shocked I mean I think is like entering can I just woke up and look at. -- quite a bad thing on Staten Island woman suffered burns when lightning struck scaffolding on the family court building in Saint George and -- and -- support which she was leaning. She suffered burns to her hands fingers and wrist. The storm dumped nearly two and a half inches of rain on sections of northeastern New Jersey including parts of Essex and union counties. Thousands of PSE NG and JCP and L customers are without power. Like says some 500 of their customers without power and Condit says they're less than thirty with matches this. Walk in the park turning into no walk in the park for one guy. Sasha Blair golden zone a father of two young children was walking to work through Central Park it was 63 street when a tree -- cracked. And -- said the computer geniuses now in a coma. And fighting for his life. New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell. It distort -- for the pages of a horrible but it is real life. Massachusetts police have found the baby girl cut from her mother's womb to people are in custody for the murder of 23 year old Darlene -- of Worcester. Who was eight months pregnant. Worcester police sergeant Kerry hazel -- says 35 year old Julie Corey. An acquaintance of pains led to a homeless shelter -- Hampshire where she tried to pass the baby off as around there's still a lot more work."

" We do have the baby that was the key here. We -- that's. At this this was the best case scenario a out of out of this tragedy that we have the child and it appears to be healthy."

" and a male companion were arrested after shelter officials became suspicious. And contacted police. Suffolk county police are ready to gang up on gangs. The department is reorganizing officers assigned to combating gangs in separate precincts. Into a single teens following a rash of vicious gang related attacks in recent weeks. Dubbed the gang suppression team. It'll share intelligence and focus on problem areas the gang team will include all twenty officers five sergeants and one lieutenant. President Obama plans to crack open a cold 1 this evening along with a Massachusetts police officer and a Harvard scholar all at the sender about racial debate. Cambridge police sergeant James Crowley arrested professor Henry Louis gates on a disorderly conduct charge at gates' home. Following a report of a break in there the three well placed Beers at the White House correspondent and Compton. On the -- of choice. It's a red light and -- the White House will have red stripe beer from Jamaica for professor gates the blue moon by -- for officer Crowley. And Bud Light for the president they're meeting is sparked racial profiling discussions across the nation including our own backyard. CNN's Steve -- explain its."

" On Long Island the lesson that Nassau county police learned in their training is should worry. Yes there's -- police commissioner Lawrence Moby says they monitor stop and -- in -- monthly for racial profiling but still personal biases sometimes prevail arsenal by this good or not eaten. Realize at University of Cincinnati criminal justice professor Robin Ingle says communication is the problem."

" There's so real disconnect again between what the community perceived. And what the officers --"

" She said the arrest of professor gates could serve to bridge that divide and there's another local connection gates' father and brother who lives in -- New Jersey attend tonight's meeting. At the White House. The health care debate is moving again in congress CNN's Lisa desjardins reports there's been a breakthrough. On the house side. Democrats dominate the house that they've been divided over health care now a cluster of more moderate to conservative Democrats called blue dogs have agreed to a deal."

" It cuts the cost of the bill significantly over a hundred. Billion dollars to protect small businesses."

" Mike Ross of Arkansas is one of four blue dogs who are on board their votes mean his health care deal can move forward in a key committee. The plan would lower the cost of the total bill to somewhere around a trillion dollars. And it pushes back a floor vote in the house. Until after congress takes its August break. It's more fallout from last week's wide corruption sweeping New Jersey a flurry of fresh subpoenas -- possible fresh targets and fresh calls for reform. In Jersey City more than a 150. People packed City Hall chamber to demand the resignation of council president Mariano -- I believe our city dessert batter. But -- reiterated his intention to remain in office while fighting the criminal charges. Funeral services will be held this morning for the eight people killed when their car drove the wrong way on the to -- parkway last Sunday and slammed into an SUV killing three people inside that vehicle. An autopsy on 35 year old Diane -- the driver. Didn't reveal any medical abnormalities -- why she might it become disoriented. And driven way. Good about -- brewing between Michael Jackson's mother. And this special administrators. Of her son's estate over control that a state the latest court filings suggest such a battle might be --"

" Katherine Jackson is accusing special administrators John McClain John -- of denying her access to critical information and documents. Jackson's lawyer Alando McMillan says among the documents to which his clients denied -- the contract that control the -- planned comeback concert series. -- contract McMillan says is of great potential significance to the state. The bill and also says he's suspicious of the a motorized will written in 2002 and the and disclose trust. That gives the special administrators broad powers over the estate course."

" And it wasn't even close enough 4042 -- the City Council has approved mayor Bloomberg's ambitious plan. To rezone 47. Acres Coney Island. Councilman Dominic -- Keogh is very happy. It was one sponsors -- is still work for all jobs for the people of Korea and an opportunity for all of us in the city to grow. And to see the world's greatest labor come back to be better than ever. Citi also promises to bring thousands of construction jobs in 2000 the economically depressed neighbor. Somewhere in the city and a trip to the beach where you sit on the sand and sizzle as though water is off limits due to pollution. And that happened over 1800 times last year and we're on track again this year with all our recent wet weather. The national resource is so issued its guide to what equality of vacation beaches. -- space located at Jones beach state park at the lowest rating in New York. Over in New Jersey the lowest ratings were given this central beach in Point Pleasant twelve street beach in Del -- in Essex beach in spring. There's going to be a sex in the city sequel and you could be in the casting company is sent out the call for X those Manolo is an -- down down next Tuesday to 125 west eighteenth street. Open auditions the call from New York casting company grand -- is go -- out to fashion east this and chic. New Yorkers look good for everybody. Including professional soccer play in that one now but expect lots of competition. And expect to be stand and on those six inch stilettos then that's and that's. As Stanton with -- on the run for Thursday July 30 topped -- tomorrow I'm Judy the conscience."