News copters from WCBS 2 - which was hovering near the Barclays Center at the time - and WNBC 4 were struck by laser beams. Police arrested two suspects who were spotted aiming lasers at two helicopters hovering over Brooklyn last night. today, the office of caleb blank released a statement confirming they ordered the seizure of the passports of lochte and fagan but his father says ryan returned to the united states on tuesday.Chopper 2 Pilot Struck By Laser Over Brooklyn police have found little evidence so far to support their accounts and say the swimmers who admitted that they were intoxicated were unable to provide key details about cash and lochte's wallet being stolen during a cab ride back to the olympic village and vi getting his wallet scanned when returning to the village on sunday morning. The situation came to light when lochte's mother spoke about it sunday morning.
he told "usa today" sports he didn't initially tell the u.s. olympic official about the robbery because, quote, we were afraid we would get into trouble. we just want to know when and where it happened and if it happened.
i mean, odd that they would make anything up. > reporter: strong winds and dry brush fueled flames shooting smoke 80 feet into the air. > this is the area where the firefighters were overcome by flames and injured. > reporter: more than 1,000 fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack from the air. > we are up against a fire that's burning so aggressively, that we are really struggling to keep up with it. > reporter: evacuation orders have been issued for more than 80,000 people. but some residents are refusing to leave the mountain town of wrightwood. > the area of wrightwood is right in the middle of that smoke. > we would hate for the and you be stuck inside and not have a way out. > reporter: several other large fires are burning across the state. the governor has declared a state of emergency. coming up, protecting student athletes on the field by occasionally keeping them off the field. up next, new rules that could change late summer practices for a lot of teams.
we'll check back in with lonnie quinn for a glimpse at > and the mobile weather lab out and about in battery park. > how nice is that? they stayed and helped each other to the finish line. high school football practices began this week on the heels of a heat wave. > potentially deadly illnesses like heat stroke are always a concern when kids are exposed to extreme heat. steve overmyer spent the day with a high school football team to see how they are managing the heat. > reporter: in a summer of extreme heat, extreme precautions need to be taken. > there's a little common sense involved. it's really hot out regardless of what the real feel temperature, well, you know, you're not going ru and, of course, you want to keep the kids as hydrated as you can. > reporter: new york state has created a new set of heat index procedures. if the heat index is over 96, you can have no outside football activity below 91 means they have no restrictions. today's the first day this team has been able to practice with no restrictions. > you don't want anybody getting heat exhaustion. it's great and it's concrete in black and white. then just spotty during the day on thursday. there's a rain chance, yes, doesn't look like it's going to be too much for the afternoon hours. for tomorrow, a spot shower or storm is possible. the humidity, it's not like it was yesterday. maybe a little bit higher than today but we're doing okay. it looks like a warm finish to this workweek and then you get to the weekend, temperatures go up at 89. and you do see a little bit of a storm chance on saturday. sunday, it's increased to maybe 30 to 40% chance on sunday especially late sunday going into monday. but if you had looked at that seven-day forecast and saw the number i put on tuesday, monday is the day that we actually see a bona fide, a real cold front is going to come through.Every New York City television station has a news chopper. And they won't let you forget it, either. In 1998 the NBC affiliate, Channel 4, began running commercials showing a tail rotor and windshield, while a voice spoke of a "new Chopper 4." "There's nothing else like it," the voice promised.
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