no trains between jamaica 179th and briarwood. all these lines still dealing with overnight track work. in a few more moments, everything should wrap up. one more time, let's look at the tappan zee bridge. just for fun. >> the zee family would be very proud. >> emily, thank you. a big bundle of money on its way to long island to macarthur airport. sufz folk county has agreed to give the struggling airport $1.5 million. one-third of that will go toward marketing. the rest will be used to help build a new inspection station. the station needs approval for the feds, and that could cost up to $10 million. >>> all right. if you've been to atlantic city, known as the borgata babes. the scales of justice are tipping against these scantily clad casino waitresses. a council ruled the borgata can force these women to stay within a certain weight limit or be fired. the case was sent back to a lower court. >>> the clothing chain forever 21 says it's fixing a problem that caused some customers to be overcharged. customers have been reporting t

still no f trains between jamaica 179th street and briarwood. >> all right, lauren. thank you so much. and now to the papal visit. the holy father arrived yesterday to a huge crowd. pope francis road in what's become his trademark fiat before transferring to the pope mobile for a memorable ride right down fifth avenue. >>st the pope then attended evening praye-s, vespers, at st. patrick's cathedral and headed back to his temporary home on the upper east side. hopefully the holy father got a good night's sleep. this is the itinerary for today. it begins with his historic address at the united nations. then he'll head to the september 11th memorial. >> then he'll visit a school in east harlem and then to central park with mass at madison square garden. let's head to lori bordonaro on the upper east side. >> reporter: the hope is certainly well guarded. a lot of nypd officers out here. they've pretty much set up camp here on madison avenue until tomorrow. and pope francis hopefully getting a good night's sleep here at his residence after a very long day yesterday. the h

no f trains between jamaica 179th street and briarwood, but there is shuttle bus service out there instead. a change on the air train at jfk. shuttle bus service only at federal circle, howard beach, and lefferts boulevard, but normal rail service. something to keep in mind. more weather and traffic coming up. >>> and now to that breaking news. the sad news, the death of yogi berra. we learned the yankee legend passed away overnight, and immediately people turned to grief and memories. we should say yogi not just a baseball hero, not just a new york hero, an american hero. >> reporter: absolutely, michael. so many greats have worn yankees pinstripes, but there was only one yogi berra. as the baseball world is waking up to this news, we've been hearing tributes to the legendary catcher. officials at museum tell me berra died of natural causes at the age of 90. he debuted with the yankees back in 1946 and became one of the greatest clutch hitters the game ever saw. he was a 15-time all star, brought home ten world championships, a three-time mvp and hall of famer. he took his final at-bat in

no f trains between jamaica 179th street and briarwood. you can take shuttle buses that they have in place out there until 5:00 a.md overnight track work on the 4, a, e, f of course. expect delays and service. zbla lauren, thank you very much. pope francis just hours away from arriving into the united afternoon en route to washington, d.c. katherine creag is on the upper seat side where the pope will be staying. kat, you might say the wholly city is preparing for the pope's arrival. >> to say that commuting will be tough is an understatement. you see the huge barricades. there are no parking signs on fifth avenue. no parking restrictions around. if you look down here on central park going into the park on east 72nd street there are workers here at this early hour setting up even more blue nypd barriers. they are seating up generators preparing for the pope's presession presession. lower manhattan by the u.n. and by madison square garden expect closures. buses will be running. expect to take a different route than normal. m to m 15. the mta

f trains are suspended between briarwood and jamaica. keep in mind during the pope's visit, some subway stops may be skipped due to overcrowding. we also have metro north on our closest schedule. new jersey transit trains, long island railroad doing okay. you can expect some of our buses to be dealing with minor delays as well. we have our street cleaning rules suspended, metered rules in effect. >>> we have breaking news. in saudi u in-- saudi arabia at least 150 the stampede happened on the outskirts of mecca early this morning. at least 400 more people are hurt. there are more than 2 million people in the area right now for the annual pilgrimage which began earlier this week. >>> chinese president xi jinping leaves washington state today headed for a polite but guarded meeting in washington, d.c. he toured the boeing factory in everett, washington and met with leaders in seattle promising them stronger protection in china for their intellectual property. washington is concerned about security issues and chinese hack attacks. >>> time

there will be no e trains between jamaica center and briarwood. >>> today nasa is going to reveal what it callsea majre finding about mars. the agency is holding a news conference this morning. the speculation is that nasa will make an announcement about water on the red planet. i wonder what that means. there's people there watching us. >> now, that's breaking news. >> dave went -- >> dave was like, what? water? >> i thirsty. i may go during a commercial break. nice to see you guys. pleasure to be with you this morning as we take a look outside. getting ready on the plaza for the "today" show under cloudy skies. it was a beautiful night last night. you had that lunar ev sent, the blood moon. we thought we might be able to see it all, but only in. spots because we clouded up. i think that's the way we're going to stay for a while. 67 degrees on the thermometer. re are our headlines. we're in for a change. we're seeing it right now. i mean, how long can summer last, and how long can southern california weather last? itu 's time to realize we're in new york and it's autumn. clouds come f

no service between 179th street and briarwood overnight. >>> also, nassau counties executive asking for more than $200 million to develop the area it would help build a biotech park around the arena, which is untudergoing renovations. >>> 4:44 right now. time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. just looking at the video there, i think if all the people went to see the islanders there in the winning years. >> billy smith, all those guys. and i'm a ranger fan. but i know them. it was a great team. in the meantime, weather shifted from that summertime pattern inonto one more typical of fall, at least for the next couple ys. things have cooled off this morning. you notice it in a big way. stepping out into 40s and 50s in the distant suburbs. weth're down to 61. it's partly cloudy. bit of a breeze out there with the wind out of the northeast. it's chilly north and west in particular early on. breezy today and again tomorrow with the wind coming off the water somewhat. looks like fantastic weather for the papal visit on thursday and friday. in fact, temperatures may get warmer again

also, we get fast track for the no f trains between jamaica and briarwood. also, no a service between euclid avenue and lefferts boulevard. and commuter checklist. port jeff branch, expecting a normal morning commute. right now we have those 20-minute delays westbound on lirr. we have some buss that are detoured this morning. everything else looks okay. alternate side rules are in effect. more weather and traffic coming up. >> thank you very much, emily. >>> happening now, hawaiian parts of the california coast are under tsunami advisories following a deadly earthquake in chile. footage from chile shows supermarket shelves shaking. at least five people have been killed. one person is missing. the quake was followed by three strong aftershocks with waves of up to 15 feet flooding some coastal neighborhoods. authorities are still assessing the damage. for president took aim at donald trump during that second debate. the donald firing right back. >> when he asked florida to have casino gambling, we said no. >> wrong. >> we said no. and that's the simple fact. t

no service overnight between 179th street and briarwood. >> time for weather and traffic on the 4s. chris is upset. any train going towards queens he takes a personal interest in. >> that's true. i used to transfer g to the 7 to get to shay stadium back in the day. >> now you can go farther. >> take that 7 all the way. >> well, wherever you're heading today, when you step outside, you'll step outside to a different air mass. feels like a different season. we're down in the 50s in the city. flags flapping in the breeze. it will be breezy all day long. clouds mixed with sun. a very autumnal looking day. but this is a preview. back to summertime in the middle of this week. 59, mostly clear in central park. we're talking about a cool, bright day but beautiful. a beautiful september week coming our way as a warming trend gets going but y the middle of this week with temperatures back in the 80s once again. normal high, 76. we're forecasting a high of 77. pretty much right on target for where we should be this time of year. with the breeze, it might feel a little cooler. you can see the u

overnight, no f trains from jamaica 179th street to briarwood. alternate side of the street parking rules back in effect today. >>> in new jersey, police are on the search for a gunman who shot four people outside a housing complex. police say it happened last night by the betty shabazz housing complex. no word yet on what led to the shooting. the victims are expected to recover from their injuries. >>> new this morning, police are on the lookout for two swindlers who conned an elderly woman in queens. police say the woman in the surveillance photo approached the 80-year-old victim on jamaica avenue last week. they say she asked her for help cashing a winning lottery ticket. a few minutes later, a man approaches. police say they scammed the older woman out of $90,000 in cash. >>> in presidential politics now, the republican candidates face off tonight in their second debate. it's being held at the reagan library. 11 contenders will be in the primetime matchup. donald trump should be in the center because he does lead in the polls. his opponents s

no f trains between jamaica 179th street and prior briarwood. we have more overnight traffic with suspensions. parts of the 3 line, a and l completely suspended but that should all be wrapped up in about 12 minutes. alternate side of the street parking are suspended but meeter rules still in effect. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> 4:48. new this morning, police say the man wanted for gunning down a college professor in mississippi has died from a self-inflicted gun wound. 45-year-old shannon lamb fatally shot himself while being followed by police last night. police have been searching for him all day after professor ethan schmidt was killed in his office at delta state university. lamb also suspected of killing his girlfriend in their home. that was 300 miles away from the school. >>> the reward is now more than double for the arrest of the arizona freeway sniper. officials under that award to $50,000. there have been 11 shootings along i-10 in phoenix. a 13-year-old was cut by shattered glass that shattered after it was hit by a

the roads, but not the fast track maintenance, which means no e service between jamaica center and briarwood. there is shuttle bus service in place. we have a lot of overnight track work on other lines. 1, 2, 3 p 7, a, n, and r. expect delays and service changes there as well. alternate side of the street parking rules are back in effect today. >> lauren, thank you very much. >>> happening now, we have new video that could lead police to the gunman who robbed a queens deli deli. security cameras captured very clear video of this crime. this happened sunday night at a deli on flushing avenue. they pull weapons on the clerk. police say these thieves stole about $5,000 from the register. they also took cell phones and wall wet ets from two people in the deli. >>> in the bronx, a woman is now facing murder charges, accused of tossing her newborn daughter out a seventh floor window to her death. police say 33-year-old jennifer berry hid her pregnancy from her boyfriend. they say after giving birth in his home, she then tossed the child out a window with the umbilical cord still attached. the medi

no f trains between jamaica 179th street and briarwood, but shuttle bus service is in place. just a reminder that alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended today, which is nice, because they're going to be restricted for the next few days. >> all right, lauren. thank you. >>> in news for your health, you could get a new virus the next time you get a blood transfusion. that's not good news. scientists recently discovered this virus in the blood supply, and it can be transmitted from one person to the next. the virus resembles dangerous hepatitis c and the harmless pega virus. for now, doctors do not believe the new virus will make you sick. >>> a new report claims that nearly every american seeking health care help will be misdiagnosed at least once in their life. about half of those misdiagnoses could lead to death. that's what happened to a 12-year-old boy from queens. he cut his arm in gym class one day. that led to a blood infection that his parents say was caught too late. >> our son died, and our son died despite us raising our concerns that there was some

subway status, a suspended between euclid and lefferts, f between 179th and briarwood because of overnight track work. on to the garden state parkway on to the southbound side in the local lanes near exit 109 in middletown, an accident being cleared away. george washington bridge not a into the tolls, a minor delay. construction at the lincoln and holland tunnels. you have about 5 minutes in and out of the city at this point. no major problems. cross bronx west near the sheraton, we have construction set up. expect delays there. we have alternate side of the street parking rules suspended for religious observances. >>> one teacher's wrong will not make a right-handed student out of an oklahoma boy. the child's mother expressing outrage claiming the teacher scolded her son for writing left-handed calling lefties evil. her 4-year-old son is a lefty. but last week he was doing homework for his pre-k with his right hand. when she asked why, he said his left hand is bad. she sent the teacher a note and was sent an article calling left-handed necessary unlucky, evil and sinister. it breaks my he

there will be no e trains between jamaica center and briarwood. >>> today nasa is going to reveal what it calls a major finding about mars. agency is holding a news conference this morning. the speculation is nasa will make an announcement about water on the planet. and of course necessary for life. who knows. >> yes. >> new potential viewers, dave price. >> we're setting up the cable boxes right now. >> we're big with martians. >> i think we're big in that community. >> that's good. you guys work on that. >> they relate to us. >> we're very big with aliens. folks, let's see what's happening right here on earth. a warm start to the day. that's great news for us because we do get to stretch the warmer weather out a little while. but there are changes in the forecast because clouds are working in our direction. and we are going to see some rain. it's not great for the commute, but we desperately need it. we're about eight inches below where we'd like to be with respect to rainfall this time of the year. numbers look like this. 66 as we start our day together. 64 in westhampton. 67 in mon

overnight all week, there will be no service on the f train between 179th street and briarwood. the mta is providing shuttle buses to help. >>> coming up on 5:14 right now. time for a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. mr. cimino, great weekend for you with not only your team, the mets, streaking, but how about the jets? >>in that kind of got buried. yes, you're right. 1-0. they're 1,000%. we'll see how long that lasts. over the weekend, wasn't one of our nicest weather weekends. we're right back on track to the nice weather again for the balance of this week. bright, breezy, beautifis today. beauu ful september week coming up. temperatures warming bac into the 80s. that warming trend will continue into friday. 24-hour temperature change. it's's wled dowo quite a bit. 12 degrees colder this hour than it was 24 hours ago in the city. most folks generally fall between being 10 to 15 degrees chillier than yesterday morning. you step outside, don't be surprised. it'll feel a lot different. with the breeze stirring up, feels a little on the brisk point. in the city, 59 degree 50