lower level has an accident getting onto the henry hudson parkway. major delays inbound, especially off your i-95 approach. avoid this if you can. you can go down to the lincoln or holland. go back to our maps, lincoln about a 15 minute delay, holland tunnel also about a 15- minute delay. the ramp to the henry hudson parkway an accident and the earlier construction finally or not the upper level actually looks like it is easing. 138th street disabled vehicle and grand central parkway exit 16-19 late running construction. so head up to the eastbound l.i.e. as your alternate to the grand central. street cleaning rules are in effect for today. ken, lori. over to you. >>> thank you heather. >>> it is broadway's smash hit musical. now hamilton is hitting the road. >> sort of. >>> se show today. we hope you when we became teachers, the state made a commitment to us. i knew that i wasn't going to make a fortune. but i would have a secure pension plan when i retired. each and every one of us made that contribution from every paycheck we ever earned. they've

it included fourth district judge henry hudson and u.s. marshal christopher parks.y discuss ad having a active plan in place to deal with a active shooter. this is about 30 minutes. >> can i get everybody to have a seat, please, and we'll get started. one of the unfortunate realities of life today is that we have to worry about an active shooter and judge henry hudson from the eastern district of virginia prepared a program for you this morning to talk about an active shooter what you should do if you were to unfortunately find yourself in such a situation. i think you will find it of great practical value. i will turn it over to judge hudson. >> thank you, chief. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, our presentation today is about a very unpleasant topic but, as unpleasant as it may be your life may depend upon it. the theme of our presentation today is that when you're confronted with an active shooter your objective is going to be survival. so some of the things we're talking about you should do may be unpleasant but your life could depend upon it. in the world we li

henry hudson parkway northbound exit 20 that crash is with us. street cleaning rules are in effect today. you. >>> city leaders are getting the word out today. it's not only hot but dangerously hot. as bill mentioned, excessive heat warning is in effect as temperatures crank up. eyewitness news reporter diana rock so is us. diana? >> reporter: lori, good morning. the mayor will be talking about the office of emergency management later today. in the meantime, air conditioners are running overtime and that is putting a the power grid. this is day two of the heat grid. there is a heat warning in effect for new york city and nassau county. that means with the humidity it will be a very hot day. important to take extra precaution. if you work or spend time outside, if possible reschedule strenuous activities or exercise in the early morning hours or later in the evening. where light colored lots fitting clothing and drink plenty of water. air-conditioning if you can. con edison reached a year maximum for high energy usage. that happened yesterday. mor

then federal judge henry hudson talks about the importance of having a plan to deal with a work place shooting. after that, live, a discussion how campaigns, candidates and elected officials can reach out to voters with disabilities. >> and you're watching "the communicators" on c-span and we are at the broadcasting board of governors this week. this is an agency that houses voice of america and radio marti , radio free europe broadcasting as well. we'll learn how the government agencies broadcast america's message to the world. we want to introduce you to amanda bennett, who just today as started a new job. ms. bennett. what is the new job? >> i am director of voice of america. >> what does that mean? >> it means i get to work with a couple of thousands of the most talented and interesting journalists in the world which is really exciting. >> how did you get this job? >> they were looking for a new director and i have been in journalism my whole life. i've been overseas. i have some international experience. i have run some organizations. i think we both thought it was a good fit. th

. >>> we have some problems on the road on the henry hudson parkway. that is near exit 20 and 27th street which is blocking the left lane. on the rails, delays on uptown 5 trains. we have big problems on the long island expressway in queens. details in a couple of minutes. >>> 5:55 right now. nursing moms are getting support from the city hall. they will provide a private space where mothers can breast feed their babies. the lactation rooms cannot be a restroom. they have to have access to electricity, a chair and running water. the law takes effect next july. >>> governor cuomo would you like to eat locally grown food with the assurance that it's safe. fruits and vegetables will get special farms. they have to meet food and safety standards. in addition, the governor pledges to build a new food distribution hub in the bronx. >>> news 4 your health, the majority of american children may not be making the grade when it comes to good health. the majority don't meet the standards for cardiovascular health. 91% of children have poor diets one-third of girl

the henry hudson north, 239th st. with a crash and southbound by the hutchinson river drawbridge it is a crash, blocking at least one lane of traffic. we will go out to 80, the west downside is absolutely jammed up accident with jackknifed tractor-trailer, multiple lanes blocked off, a bunch of traffic, you have to bottleneck by this accident, emergency activity and ally is another spot where it does not look good. we are dealing with a ton of traffic through utopia parkway but on the outer roadway a bad accident happened and we are seeing a ton of traffic on the main line, lots of rubbernecking, alternate side of the str a rubberneckers. i thought you had to do more like this. all right. coming up a new report says bill diblasio is giving out so many raises to all his staff. we will tell you about it coming up. from the moment you take your foot off the brake, the brake stays engaged and you stay put. taking the legwork out of stop and go traffic. and even hills. that's the more human side of engineering. this is the

we had outside for a live check and we make our way towards the henry hudson. we see things are quiet and the road surface will be wetfor all the rain . we will be careful as we head out. morning. still a lot of traffic not there yet. running on or close to schedule. here is a look at the traffic. send things over to juliet. >> it is 504 a.m. out of cypress hills brooklyn were two pedestrians were hit or killed.iz joins us from brooklyn and she has mommy developing situation. >> good morning. the deadly hit and run investigation is still underway. chestnut street . look at the hatch acura tl. it was the vehicle speeding down this road and it was involved in the accident. it hit the two cars on the sidewalk they see here and struck two pedestrians. when officers got to the scene they discovered the two men were unconscious their identity as 41-year-old modern auto and 56-year-old israel.e was rushed to bushnell hospital where he died later. they were down at a bar enjoying their night and again were struck by this driver who came down the street beating down the

no issues here by the henry hudson. you are fine on the pturnpike here by interchange 11. the time because of construction going on there. you have a significant delay . let's check out what's going on there on the lie. things are fine westbound and eastbound. it's a little bit darker there. it's coming but it's taking longer there. let's check out the george wish you could nourish your hair without it falling flat? dove oxygen moisture with oxygen fused moisture... for the nourishment you need... with 95% more volume. dove oxygen moisture. i can't believe it has 40% fewer calories than butter. i can't believe it's made with real, simple ingredients. i can't believe... we're on a whale. i can't believe my role isn't bigger. real ingredients. unbelievable taste. this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats. it's this, this, this, and this. it is the mother of all cereals. it's that, and that, and all of that. it's the most cerealriffic cereal in all the history and will be for eternity. honey bunches of oats. this. is. everything. fios is not cable. we're wired differently,

the parkway westbound from the henry hudson parkway to gun hill road, one made will be closed for construction from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. tune into good day new york at 4:30 am and i will keep you chivas raising the roof at arthur ashe stadium in queens. that even mother nature won't be able to interfere with the game. >> years ago they had the roof only partially built and they had to remove scaffolding for the fans. now 27 days out and the roof is finished and ready for the 2016 u.s. open. tennis legend billie jean king did the honors today opening the that was after a couple of false starts. as the usta officially unveiled the fully operational retractable roof over arthur ashe stadium. >> truly a brand-new site. incredible hard work and work and problem-solving went into getting us to this day. >> you have to figure out how to put a roof on the largest tennis built to hold a roof on some the worst lan conditions imaginable. you had to do it in a way that was economically feasible. >> this time lapse video featured construction on the 150 million-dollar project that took two years time

then federal judge henry hudson talks about the importance of having a plan to deal with a work place shooting. after that, live, a discussion how campaigns, candidates and elected officials can reach out to voters with disabilities. >> and you're watching "the communicators" on c-span and we are at the broadcasting board of governors this week. this is an agency that houses voice of america and radio marti

that cross bronx accident is east on the alexander hamilton bridge and henry hudson bridge. street cleaning rules are in effect today. lori, over to you. >> thank you, he a sweltering day ahead. let's check in with meteorologist bill evans. >> you saw heather's picture where it is hazy. down to roosevelt island, temperature is 77. southwest wind at 9. 80 babylon, oyster bay. temperatures are warming up now. 2 in toms river. today we will be looking at this excessive heat warning and heat advisories for everybody. you have to be careful. a good portion of the area. we are looking at temperatures in the 90s today, tomorrow and sunday. >> thank you, bill. woman: hamilton was adopted from a rescue in 2008. he knows he's a pretty big deal. ? good to be alive right about now ? >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. best in the world. simone biles with a golden touch, aly raisman savoring the silver and simone manuel making history in the pool with an emotional victory, plus, michael phelps taking center stage as america steals the show in rio. >>> also this shark the teen survi

i tell you, into parts of the hudson valley, thank you, henry, we've got the wet weather. in the city it's just gray and 71. 68 in armonk, 68 in madison as well, and sayreville. 63 the cool spot on the map in walden. in the city we'll be right around 79 for a high early in the afternoon. passing shower can't be ruled out. uv forecast 7 due to those clouds. pollen not bad, 2.8. air quality is great still, no major real air quality concerns. humidity is actually falling during the course of the day, barometer steady before it is on the rise tomorrow. this is what we're looking at, this heavy rain through more of orange county into more of putnam and south dutchess and into parts of fairfield county as well. brief heavy rain definitely would serve to slow you down. but high pressure is building in o west. so we're looking at some nicer weather over the next few days. leftover shower today, high pressure builds in. you're looking good, you're feeling good tomorrow. humidity really is very comfortable for august and nice again on your thursday. then what happens friday into the