helping people to get dryer ground. and this rv park, they rescued families with military-style vehicles. >> there's no way for the earth to absorb this, so it stays on the streets. can we fix it? no. no money in the world could fix this problem. mean time, let's talk about this. the brand new nbc wall street journal polls are out. and let's begin with hillary clinton. 37% view her positively. and now 48% have a negative view. and back in 1992, her husband, bill faced the same. and mrs. clinton is by far the leading democrat in the field right now, leading by more than 20 points.

and on the republican side, jeb bush, 26% positive and front runner, also has a 26% positive rating bought 56% negative rating. and the new poll shows 75% of hispanics have a negative view and that includes some who answered very negative. he skipped last night's debate in new hampshire. and nbc tracie potts joins me live from washington. plenty of candidates, waking up this morning, hoping to be in that top 10. >> reporter: but today is the cut off and here is the line up as we see it based on the average of the last five poll -- five major poles. donald trump, scott walker, and jeb bush and rounding off the

top 10 for now, governor chris, christie and kasich. and the one thing we saw in the forum last night that maybe we haven't seen as much of in the campaign trail, lots of issues being discussed. isis, and the border. rick perry, who was governor of texas, talked about that. balancing the budget and iran. and as you noted, trump was not there, even though he's polling 24% in that state. however, the party is almost evenly split as to whether he's helping or hurting the republican party. and real briefly, hillary clinton has a two million dollar add that rolls in iowa and new hampshire today. an emotional plea yesterday

from actress, amy schumer. she's teaming up with a powerful family member in a call for tighter gun control for violent criminals and mentally ill. >> i was dead sober. two drinks, three max. >> reporter: this is the amy schumer making us laugh in her movie movie. >> i'm not sure why this man chose my movie to kill two beautiful lives and injure nine others but it's very personal to me. when i heard about this news, i was completely devastated and ib wanted to go down to louisiana and then i was angry. my heart goes out to jillian and macy e ae

macy, to the survivors and everyone efected by this man who shouldn't have been able to put his hands on a gun in a first place. >> >> reporter: they would reward states that go by the system and penalizing those that don't. and the nra says it sounds very much like existing law that nra supported. we all agree that people who are ajudeicated, mentally ill, shouldn't have firearms. >> these are my first comments on firearms but i can promise you they won't be my last. american airlines joined delta, juneited and others ban transporting trophies.

and they signed a change.org petition. and on the controversy, the maker of beanie babies announced it will be selling a cecil the lion lion. an a man lucky to be alive this morning, all thanks to a quick thinking police officer. you can see the deputy pull a driver out of his car and out of the way of that speeding tray. a spokesman said the car collided into the crossing guard. and the driver appeared to be under influence. an investigation is underway. let's switch gears and take a look at the weather outside. you know, it's the middle of summer. some people ready for this heat to go away already.

i say, keep it here. >> we don't like these storms. two days in a row, tents being knocked down. and already this morning, we still have a couple clusters of strong storms. and also up here to the north, right over the top of new york city, a heavy down pour at this hour. not a lot of lightning strike but right over manhattan, heading towards brooklyn. and not severe but a tropical down pour. so, here's the slight risk today and if t includes the biggest population in the biggest urban corridor we have. 37,000,000 people are at risk. but we won't esooa see a lot of people experiencing this weather. d.c. to boston, late afternoon to early evening.

and very hot in dallas. phoenix, 112. and if you like beautiful, 80s, low humidity in the great lakes. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, those scattered storms will be with us earlier this morning and then right along i 95 towards the coast and still very hot in the deep south. temperatures still round 100. i tell you what, after a brutal winter, i've learned not to complain. i know, it's on the way. president obama gets down right emotional over his yet to be born grand children's eyes. and a boy shackled right inside hat it was just a summer thing. double it up this summer... with a hot deal from mcdonald's. the two-fifty double combo. a mouthwatering double

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attempt to fund planned parenthood. and videos show planned parenthood talking about selling feetal tissues. a judge blocked anymore recording regarding the group. and the aclu filed a lawsuit yesterday and released video showing an 8-year-old boy crying while his arms are shackled behind his back. the he experienced pain, and trauma. they had been apparently miss behaving. the sheriff's office declined to comment because of the pending litigation. new york city is in the

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brazil is celebrating one year until the games. now, let's get to some sports. the mets and had 15 hits and held the marlins scoreless in five innings as they win with ease. and for the first time, this late in the season, since september 19th, 2008, they're number one. and a third career cycle and beltre began his night with a two-run triple and ended with a home run to left field. and only the third player to hit for three cycles in his career. and the first since 1943. an announcement coming shortly after 9-year-old kaiser carlisle was accidently hit in the head by a follow through swing and later died.

he was wearing a helmet. this is the first time a situation like this has occurred. and this isn't something you see every day, pro golfer was practicing at the heritage golf club in australia and he was interrupted by a kangaroo. apparently, this little guy had issues with the flag sticks and then he decided to hop around. watch out, he'll punch you. and celebrity heart break, and what would a powwow between donald trump and president obama look like? you're

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in entertainment news, a former "real house wives" star was arrested. and richards tried to leave a target store with over $600 worth of merchandise. and it's splits vill. after 13 years, gwen stefani and gavin rossdale have filed for divorce. and after 26 years reba mcentire has filed for divorce. and amid divorce rumors, will posted this. and said i don't usually respond

to foolishness and jadau and i are not getting divorced. and 50 cent, claimed a monthly income and 72,000 to maintain his connecticut home and that's just the beginning of the list. and ronda rousy is going to play herself in a biopick. and what would a debate session between donald trump and president obama look like? >> how you going to deal with immigration? >> build a giant wall. >> okay. what about the economy? >> build a giant wall. >> education? >> wall. >> what's your favorite pink floyd album? >> dark side of the moon. >> i cannot wait for the real debate to happen. >> stealing $600 for target.

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diversity in sillicon valley. member of the black caucus went to california to meet with google, and others. they are urging them to hire black american workers. and amazon pulled toy guns from new york shelves. a settlement was reached with five u.s. retailers that prohibits the sale of toy guns that look real. walmart, and others will pay fines. and a man attacked by a swarm of bees. a crew was working in a field when they hit an underground beehive. after a two-day man hunt, a man suspected of killing a

memphis police officer has been rendsurrendered. and police have to deal with all kinds of problems and some are harder to round up than others. this michigan officer was caught coming to the rescue of a skunk. he had a yogurt container stuck on his head, rin unning around trying to free himself. oh, you better be careful. he was afraid he was going to get sprayed by that little skunk. it's kind of cute though, right, untilia ia you worry about being sprayed. and a group of sky divers of 164, joined together to make the largest ever vertical sky diving formation. it took them 13 attempts to beat the previous attempt. and i think that's important to know because you see all the records being broken and you

don't realize how much work into it and how manyattempts. i would be afraid to jump out one time, let alone 13. and today, we'll learn what 10 and they're relying on five national polls, and will invite the top ten recognized by fox. and president obama is 54 and actor billy bob thornton and 50. i'm betty nguyen, thanks for

watching "ea breaking news, here's a live look in the search of a gunman who opened fire after a crowded concert in new jersey. more breaks news. neighbors are on edge after another night of vial flens brooklyn. five people shot overnight. standing room only, a huge crowd demands answers to a deadly outbreak. what the city plans to do about it. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday morning, it's august 4th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. it's been a very busy morning. storms in the area. chris, darlene and i have seen

the flashes of lightning right behind us there. >> yeah, a lot of lightning and rumbles of thunder waking people up. a little early, perhaps. the heaviest of the rain has just shifted east of the midtown. it's into queens, nassau county as well. lightning beginning to be detected in these areas. as we zoom in closer, still showers in new jersey and outside of brooklyn. watch out for at least the next half hour, 45 minutes, these will work their way east. there's another band of showers behind this. so what to expect for the morning, a few heavier thunderstorms through the morning hours, breezy and less muggy. skies are partially clear. there could be an isolated shower north of town. somebody who never meant a thunderstorm she didn't like. >> that's a lie. anywhere, if you're heading on the road we have a couple accidents.

on the bqe, metropolitan avenue, two road, shut down. belt parkway, eastbound, after erskine street. breaking news out of new jersey, where police are searching for the gunman who openedle fire after a hip-hop concert. the scene outside of the pnc bank is still a very active scene. tracie strahan is there. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, darlene, within the last couple of minutes, state police began to wrap up their investigation for the lone gunman that opened nair for rapper j. cole. and the two victims here are said to be in critical condition. let's show you the photos that made the roundsen 0 social media immediately after this happened around 11:15 last night. in at least one of them, you can

see a victim on the ground being