whole new recipe, lauren. lauren: yeah.did think the black burger, the black bun burger was interesting. a-1 steak sauce. people like that. >> i was looking at the other one. saw a egg on it i think. nicole: i love eggs on it. that is texas burger. lauren: is that what they call it? texas burger. republican frontrunner donald trump under fire for how he handled a question at a town hall yesterday. >> we have a problem in this country. it is called muslims. we know our current press is one. >> right. >> you know he is not even an american. nicole: we'll have his response. federal reserve holding off hiking interest rates. when will they make the next increase? we'll tell you what the market watchers are saying out there. let's show you stock market futures this friday morning. your portfolios literally unchanged across the board. you're watching "fbn:am," first look at morning markets and breaking news. you know what? we go from unchanged to way up and way down all the time. so keep it here. ♪ nicole: breaking news this morn

they look pretty good, lauren. >> lauren: they do look great. nasdaq is up 50.eck on the weather right now. rain pounding the east coast in tropical storm joaquÍn strengthens. what's the latest, marÍa. >> maria: we are tracking joaquÍn in the atlantic, 70 miles per hour and storm to continue to strengthen out here and eventually take a northward turn. the question becomes what happens with any potential landfall. too soon to tell you details on that. one of the players that could turn to the north is front that's moving eastward. we received as much as 6-inches of rain across virginia so we have a number of flood watches. watches in effect out there. we are talking in addition to what we've seen. possibly # inches of rain with a foot of it. part of the reason for that, is that we have a lot of tropical moisture, one of the players is joaquÍn. you could see included, big chunk of the coast of the mid atlantic. we will keep you updated. >> lauren: thank you very much, marÍa. >> maria: thanks. >> lauren: new york yankees need two more wins to clirch -- clinch playo

lauren: i am lauren simonetti. after a triple digit gain yesterday, u.s. stock futures: back start me. dow futures down 191 points. it was worse minutes ago. s&p futures giving up 25. nasdaq down 60. more than 1% for all major averages this morning. nicole: hillary clinton hammered by mistake yesterday. she is unveiling a new drug testing plan and investors are not happy. we will tell you why. lauren: in washington d.c. at the white house to roll out the red carpet for pope francis. nicole: get ready to meet with xi jinping and a preview of that. lauren: the new york deaths dominate the indianapolis colts. we will have those highlights. nicole: welcome to "fbn:am," the latest breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. lauren: and is a busy day already. let's get caught up in the race and because this is a sharp selloff in the equity market. a triple digit gain yesterday about 220 points earlier in right now the s&p and nasdaq sharply lower as well, almost 1.5%. nicole: let's look at european stocks. selling their across-the-board. the ftse down 2%

lauren: good morning. i am lauren simonetti.arket features have been under pressure, but they recently turned positive. dow futures higher by 33 points, s&p gaining 4.5 and the nasdaq up by almost 11 points. nicole: and politics, carly fiorina surges to number two behind donald trump in the latest national polls. lauren: at the emmys -- >> the emmy goes to a "game of thrones." lauren: hbo's "game of thrones" shattering the record help them score a huge victory. we will tell you who else are big winners at the award. nicole: welcome to "fbn:am" come your first look at today's markets, latest breaking news and what to expect that they had. lauren: stocks mostly lower as on global growth get a closer look at the asian market. business reporter tracey chain life in beijing. tracey is reporter for chinese state television. >> asian markets mostly lower today. the nikkei composite outperformed the market gaining nearly 1.9% but the biggest winners as we approach the holiday and the october 1st gold with holiday typically the most chin

>> lauren: yeah. >> nicole: 2.09%. >> lauren: risk off market, indeed. >> nicole: we brought in alist alister. yesterday we is that stock fell off, volatility surge and everybody run to treasury. we can't have that every day. what are we going to have going forward? >> stating a couple of the largest mining constituents were offering, cristallize negativity. i haven't seen that since 2007 days. >> lauren: we did those shares on hong kong and london. what do you make over that? oversold? [laughter] >> i think there's a lot of negativity, debt and structures need to be looked at, funds raised. it was the fact that it was oversold yesterday. >> glen core is a huge operation. it's like a trading stock, they trade iron and copper and agricultural, energy. it's about 90 pe off it's ipo price. it has been crushed. dramatic selloff. going forward now, what's the focus -- friday we have a job's report, we are waiting on the feds. do they hold their money, sell the rallies? maybe a little bit too late for some

lauren: i am lauren simonetti and i am waiting for it also.'s see how stock markets are responding to that decision thursday. this tuesday morning we have some selling going on. dow futures down by 16 points. s&p given up seven of nasdaq up 31% across-the-board. nicole: to asia with 3% tax on yesterday's losses. bank of japan decides not to provide any stimulus this round. maybe not sober. keep an eye on the hang seng company can cost a gaming. lauren: how is your trading right now? you do have weakness across-the-board. ftse found two thirds of 1%. at quarter of 8% decline and the dax by 4%. nicole: crude oil prices this morning had it not that 4445 a barrel of 45 cents. lauren: gold was under pressure, still lives. down about $3. nicole: what is the dollar telling you? right now the euro weaker but all the other currencies are gaining. the yield on the ten-year treasury 2.18%. welcome to "fbn:am," your first look at today's markets, the latest breaking news, what to expect that they had. we've been getting ready for all of this and taking it

lauren: at joe, lauren simonetti here. u.k. manufacturing the same expectations. uris are missing expect issues. what do you make of all this? >> the eurozone has well documented albums for the forthcoming year. the u.k. misses quite a bit one. it was recovered quite well. i think that is now on hold and globally interest rate rises will be on hold for the rest of the year as the economic slowdown gathers pace and really worries the recovery here. sandra: thank you to joe rundle for joining us as we look at global markets continuing to sell it this morning with the ftse in london 54. lauren: sandra, we have to talk about the wild rides. after rallied more than 4% in the month of august, if you look at the past three days, senior market analyst of price futures and business contributor that the three-day rally in oil prices is the biggest it is seen in a quarter-century. so, what is going on? >> i will tell you. we were stated in the bull market began the volatilities have been absolutely incredible. we gave back on the feeling that prices for overtime. the fact th

not fit to stand trial, lauren. lauren: all righty. it is official, lots of new yorkers are getting pay raise. state will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. first time any state set the wage that high. governor andrew cuomo set the pay raise yesterday. this would be 72% boost, forces many people into poverty when only getting 8.75. boosting that to 15. nicole: a big discussion. all businesses have a hard time when wages go up. here is look at headlines in today's edition of "wall street journal" we're talking about the ipo market. that continues without many tech first. technology share of initial public offerings has fallen to a seven-year low, voting poorly for investors who pumped billions of dollars into some of these start-ups. we're looking at general electric, nearing decision to relocating headquarters. plans to decide whether to move the headquarters of more than 40 years from connecticut. verizon's g90 video service targets millenials. go90, wasn't into that. not my thing. watch that on the phones and tablets vi

lauren: very gracious. poll results have improved substantially since her strong performance in last month day for the second-tier candidate. nicole: trying to stick to the issues. the iran nuclear deal but then had to they faced almost certain defeat. donald trump and type crews holding a rally yesterday in truck coming down hard on the obama administration for what he says is the most incompetently negotiated transaction he has ever seen. >> we are led a very, very people. very, very stupid people. we cannot let it continue. lauren: he talks very frankly they are. hillary clinton freezing the deal at the brookings institution. >> curious how i see it. either we move forward on the path of diplomacy and seized his chance to block iran's path to a nuclear weapon or return down a more dangerous path leading to a far less certain and riskier future. nicole: clinton added while the agreement is not perfect it blocks every pathway for iran to actually get a bomb. lauren: and there is still no clear indication w

lauren and i have you covered. lauren: we do. hillary clinton, former chief of staff cheryl mills will be questioned by the house committee today. the former aide to clinton plans to invoke his fifth amendment right not to testify before the committee. brian buckley on a help set up her private server in 2009. the house committee subpoenaed him for the investigation on the obama administration response to the benghazi attack because that includes clinton's use of her private e-mail server. republican presidential candidate carly fiorina on the issue. >> there's no doubt there's an issue and she's been exchanging classified information over her personal device. there is no doubt that they are tens of thousands of deleted e-mail she didn't want us to see. train for in the meantime, jake sullivan who helped lay the groundwork now serves a top foreign policy adviser in the clinton campaign will be interviewed by the committee tomorrow. nicole: are you ready for trump news. presidential front runner donald trump will hold a news confe

lauren: im lauren simonetti. round two for the hopefuls was last night.didates back on stage for the second presidential debate coming out swinging. after the big event in the head of other big event, this is how u.s. stock market futures trade ahead of the opening bell. s&p down 5.5 current .5 karen masi command points morning. nicole: mastership at the downgrade of japan's economy. they also confidence the federal reserve raised rates today. hard to say i certainly will speculate. nicole: last-minute selling in china over the period we have mixed action. ftse down by 151%. cac essentially flat in the dax gained 1%. nicole: looking occurred in particular down 4654 has been gaining momentum but pulling back one and one quarter%. lauren: let show you how gold is trading at $1118 a troy ounce. nicole: looking occurrence seems, dollar is weakening which mean people didn't think that there is a fed rate hike. the year and the u.k. pound stronger against the u.s. dollar this morning. lauren: what does the bond market tell you? 2.28% at 2.3 yesterday nicole. ni

lauren: im lauren simonetti. u.s.ock futures point to a higher open after yesterday's bruising losses. we will show you a stock market futures up 70 points on the dow. s&p at 37 and three quarters tacking on 20 points. sandra: so much focus on asia as we continue to watch trading at shanghai stocks have been down as much as 4.5%. and at the finish with slight losses. the cost be with a slight gain. lauren: any follow-through. major averages in europe to the downside. you have the ftse and the cac down .15%. sandra: this wild ride in the market unbelievable. it is not slowing down after 7% yesterday on the inventory with poorer. oil prices back down again this morning. looking at a selloff down 2.25%. lauren: other commodities gold with the down oil is still relatively flat. sandra: after skidding more than 1%, the dollar against global currencies. the euro of 112 against the u.s. dollar. mixed action across the board. lauren: as for the outcome of 2.15% right now. sandra: welcome to "fbn:am" come to your first look at

lauren: i'm lauren simonetti.resident xi jinping, heads to washington for a working dinner with president obama. topping their agenda? cybersecurity. nicole: after wild swings last few days, markets have been somewhat subdued. not too far off unchanged. down 45 on the futures. lauren: investors focus on a key speech that happens tonight from fed chair janet yellen, her first since the fed's controversial decision to hold off on an interest rate increase. nicole: in politics a new fox poll shows unannounced candidate joe biden doubling his support. we'll have all the results. good morning, welcome to "fbn:am," your first look what is moving in today's markets, the latest breaking news and what to expect for the day ahead. lauren: we'll start with breaking news this morning. at least 220 pilgrims killed in a stampede outside of the muslim holy city of mecca in saudi arabia. the crush happened three miles from mecca. where more than 160,000 tent were set up for pilgrims. two million people are performing the annual h

nicole: i'm lauren simonetti. lauren: tgif they say. investors at the timing yellen's firm stance on rate hike bullish for u.s. economy. u.s. stock market futures taking cue up sharply ahead of open. nicole: in a few hourss pope francis addresses united nations. we'll have a preview. lauren: president xi jinping will hold a news conference with president obama. cybersecurity is expected to top the agenda. nicole: volkswagen expected to announce a new ceo, nominating porsche's ceo mueller, to. first look at today's markets, latest breaking news and what to expect for the friday ahead. lauren: we'll certainly talk about janet yellen because the federal reserve is on track to raise interest rates to record lows by end of the year. fed chair janet yellen laying out federal reserve's plan at a university of am mers. >> most of my colleague and i are likely conditions to raise interest rates over quite gradual pace over next few years. it is important to emphasize, however, the timing of the first rate increase and any subsequent adjustment t

i'm nicole. >> lauren: and i'm lauren simonetti. the decline is accelerating.to unveil tax plan. >> lauren: watch this. collapsing on stage at a arena event in texas. nobody was hurt but gave to talk about. donald trump and hillary clinton. we'll have the story. >> nicole: one of the suppliers warned years ago to cheat a mission test. >> lauren: first 22 million-dollar man in golf. a million for every year he's been alive. we'll have all the sports highlights for you. latest breaking news and what to expect as you get your monday morning started. we'll start off with the global market check in asia, you have the chinese market shanghai composite up but nikkei down. >> nicole: roughly one and a half%. it's translating here in the u.s. as well. >> lauren: that's impacting the u.s. 73 ponts. s&p and nasdaq are lower as well. >> nicole: we are going to be turning it to president obama meeting with vladimir putin. they haven't done that in a couple of years. rusha continues to build ul ---buildup in syria. president obama is set to address the general assembly this

lauren: so sad.coming upcoming new miss america is crowned as the petulant marks the return of the 1984 winner vanessa williams ended a three decade old scandal. more on that next. novak you could to win his third grand slam title of the year. checking u.s. stock market futures. you are watching spn a.m. your first look at morning markets and breaking news. stay with us. ♪ if you georgette chu -- nicole: i will admit it. i love this america. this georgette. good for you, bringing home the miss america crown to the peach state last night. betty cantrell using her talent navigating past a surprising question of whether she thought patriot tom brady cheated and that deflates gate scandal, asking her about the triumph that night was nearly overshadowed by the return of vanessa williams three decades after resigning her crown because of a new photo scandal. you remember that. williams oversaw the pageant and was served as an apology by pageant executive chairman seth haskell. >> on behalf of today's organ

lauren: tragic.rities say that dems were stopped at a flooded crossing and they got out to watch the raging waters. nicole: per the second time, democrats blocked the measure that fell short of the 60 votes it needed yesterday. that was the same result last thursday. majority leader mitch mcconnell said democratic leaders don't want it to come to a vote. >> when i strong bipartisan majority of the senate would vote in the democratic leaders are determined to do anything make you because democrats note that you is indefensible. nicole: republicans stage the senate vote in future senate races. lauren: what are the chinese doing with the information they had from our companies? soft news has learned the chinese government is complying personal data stolen during several high-profile data breaches in the u.s. demetria parra versus the chinese government is creating a facebook network to use as blackmail to force people to work with them for espionage purposes. the u.s. office of personnel management and

lauren: i am lauren simonetti.r pressure again after disappointing economic data out of china but falling yesterday so and the u.s. u.s. stock market futures looking disgusted at the opening bell. the dow jones industrial average. nicole: the president china meets with top tech leaders like apple ceo tim cook as fake iphone's gallant vale in china. lauren: 11 million of the cards may be affect by the admission scandal. the stock losing the third of its value over the last two days. we'll have the details. nicole: breaking news overnight. the sports world mourning the loss of yogi berra. lauren: welcome to "fbn:am." the latest breaking news and what to expect for wednesday ahead. nicole: we do have sad news this morning that broke overnight. baseball legend yogi berra is dead. he is one of the most beloved figures ever to play the game. he was born laurence peter berra and went on to be a cap dagen mcdowell new york yankees teams. he was a three-time american league mvp and member of the baseball hall of fame. he pl

lauren and chris? >> jenny joyce, thank you so much. >>> 4:07 is the the time. a driver is facing a list of charges after hitting and killing an off-duty philadelphia officer riding his motorcycle. >> investigators confirmed lewis vogwell was driving under the influence when he drove in front of the lemar poole met or psyched until northeast philadelphia on sunday among charges vogwell chases are involuntary man slaught and and vehicular homicide. he tried to leave the scene but another driver followed and called 911. meanwhile fellow officer are remembering poole as a great policeman. >> he was great, tremendous, especially the circumstances that he was lost in. he took me under his wing and i became almost like a big brother to me. >> reporter: poole was an 18 year police veteran and survived by a wife and seven children. >>> hunt is on for wanting to rob seven taxi car driver. police released the surveillance pictures of the men they believe are behind the robberies. each time witnesses say they used amen to rob car drivers of their fares. police say these me

lauren? >> we have a new accident on the roads. we'll talk about that first. we'll head to truck route 1-9. an accident in the right lane. you can see some delays through here. some place you're not going to see any delays, because those street closures have already begun, is 5th avenue. here's a live look. you can see all those nypd tow trucks. you can see everything shut down out there with the exception of the emergency vehicles. 5th avenue already closed from 55th street down to 47th as well as many cross streets in this area. so we'll continue to keep you updated on all of that. it's going to be a tough day to get around the city. back to you. >> all right, lauren. thanks very much. now to the papal visit. months of anticipation and planning, it all leads up to today. just about 12 hours from now, pope francis will land here in new york. we have team coverage of what to expect today, how it's going to impact traffic. we're going to start with katherine creag. she's got a step-by-step look at what the holy father's going to be doing while he arrives here.

. >> thank you, lauren. >>th> there's a new survey released this morning and it shows that many american catholics do not share the same views as the church. mo were than half of those surveyed by the pewkresearch center n't consider divorce to be a sin. many said they thought it was acceptable for couples to live gether outside of marriage. we'll have the full results of that survey on our website, nbcnewyork.com. >>> that survey comes w ks fore pope francis' visit to the united states. this morning, we have new informat n about a major event just added to his schedule here in new york city. "today in new york's" kerry barrett is here with that. kerry, good morning. >> an exciting time, especially for catholics. he's goi to be in new york city september 24th and 25th. but we've just learned that his visit will include a procession through the western side of central park on the 25th at 2:00 that afternoon. his motorcade ill travel south fr om 72nd street to 60th street alongest drive. the idea is to saah ee

lauren will talk about that in a minute. spot shower through the day, mainly cloudy tonight, down to 67. thhren big changes in temperature as we head through the rest of the week. and we're watching tropical storm joaquin right now. that could be a significant weather headline as we head into the weekend. all right. lauren standing by to get you where you need to go. >> thanks, dave. we have flooding here and there on the roads. the biggest of the problems right now bed delays we're seeing are due to accidents. one of them in richfield park on 95 in the express lanes by route 46. delays on to the western spur of the turnpike are very, very heavy. if you could head the local lanes or avoid this altogether, that would be a good idea. heading to the bqe, an accident westbound by hamilton halve. that's cleared, but now we have one eastbound. heavy delays in both directions on the gowanus. now on the long islandh expressway westbound, an accident by exit 25. head ove to the grand central parkway. more coming up. >> thank you very

chris and lauren, it is game time. >> yeah. >>> this is sad news for you. four college students are dead and dozens of others hurt after a duck boat and charter bus collided in seattle. no official word on what caused the crash but witnesses say the vehicles were heading in opposite directions when the duck boat swerved and collided with that on coming charter bus. fifty-one people taken to area hospitals. some victims are listed in critical or serious condition. >>> we were coming around the curve and next thing i know i think maybe the the traffic slowed down and we veered out of control and we hit it right here and just spinning around. people were being thrown out of the duck and things like that. >> the national transportation safety board has taken over the crash investigation. >>> here at home duck boats have been involved in a number of incident most recent in may when a ride the ducks vehicle hit a tourist as she crossed the street against a red light in center city. in 2010 a barge plows in the duck boat packed with tourist that stalled in the del

we'll check in with lauren. you've been keeping track of which roads to avoid, which streets to avoid and how everybody should be getting around today. >> that's right. the entire island of manhattan, stay away. we have a lot of bus detours out there. we're going to see a lot of changes and street closures. there's about 20 different buses affected by this. while we're encouraging you to take mass transit, you might want to try to get on the trains. if you're commuting into penn station today, only two the one under the msg marquee on seventh avenue and 32nd. then the lirr entrance on 34th and seventh. those two entrances could be shut down at any time for security reasons as well. the streets around the garden will be shut down until midnight. if you thought you were going to be able to get through there after the papal mass, not really. for lirr commuters who would like to avoid penn station, you have options. you can transfer at jamaica to the e, j, or z. nj transit commuters, you have similar options. you co

lauren has hired new leadership to help boost the company.night, cbs news financial contributor mellody hobson spoke with ralph lauren. vladimir duthiers is here with the changes. vlad, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nearly five decades, ralph lauren has crafted an image of american style. his mark was made in fashion, home goods and fragrances and makeup and accessories. now 75-year-old lauren is handing over the ceo reins but will remain on as executive chairman and design chief. ♪ >> reporter: ralph lauren made billions by taking risks. and staying true to his vision. >> part of this is breaking rules. is knowing the rules. and breaking the rules and making them even better. >> reporter: lauren founded his company in 1967 with a line of neckties and became a trail blazer in the american fashion industry. his brand polo becoming synonymous with classic preppy style. >> he is one of the last designers who is also the ceo of the company. there are very few of those. >> reporter: kate betts is a fashion journalist. >> i think his leg

as lauren hydrates. plans for the winner are expected to be announced soon. the owner posted on twitter, he and his family had a four-hour meeting with the thoroughbred's trainer after the horse was beaten on saturday. his gut feeling is time to retire. plan before that was to race one more time. breeders' cup classic on october 31st. lots of people will be awaiting to see what's going on there. >>> just ahead, update on twot breaking stories we're following this morning. >> reporter: i'm katherine creag live in patchogue in suffolk county. a driver was arrested who sparked a wild chain of events, a car crash, a pedestrian being hit and a truck being stolen. we'll sort it out coming up. >> reporter: another wild pursuit in hillside, new jersey. an early morning crash possibly turned fatal. i'm tracie strahan live in hillside with the latest. that's straight ahead. >>> if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the "news 4 new york" app on your mobi

let's find out about the difficult commute, lauren? >> the long island expressway shut down westbound ben exits 29 and 27. delays back into nassau county. one lane blocked eastbound. you have some slow rides through there as well. in the bronx, on the hutch southbound by 95. there's an accident that shuts down two lanes here. on 95 northbound by pelham parkway, a jack-knifed tractor-trailer accident shutting down two lanes as well. heading westbound, watch out for flooding by flatbush avenue. two lanes closed there. on the trains, we can add delays. delays in both directions on the 6. more weather and traffic ahead on the fours. >>> 6:06 right now in new jersey, a wild crime spree ended with a person crashing into a halloween store. the 35-year-old got into an argument at a nearby hotel, pistol whipped the manager, shot at a woman and stole a car. he started to drive wildly, hitting three cars then smashing through the store a short distance away. >> this is anen individual that came there for a purpose. his purpose was not -- he wasn'

lauren will be the one who'll be in the front. -lemonis: hi. are you -- hi. -lauren: i'm lauren.lemonis: hi, lauren. how are you? -lauren: good. nice to meet you. -lemonis: very nice to meet you. -are you a baker? -lauren: when i have to be. lemonis: so what is your primary role here? lauren: i'm in the front selling the product. lemonis: okay, great. nice meeting you. lauren: you too. thank you. tonnie: there's a lot going on with tonnie's minis right now as we speak. i'm doing a project in newark that's close to being finalized. the people who are giving me the space, they're building out the store. lemonis: at their expense? tonnie: at their expense. so what i have to supply is equipment, the first month's deposit, working capital. lemonis: and they're giving you the money to do that? tonnie: they'loaning me the money to do that. lemonis: do you feel like you're ready for more expansion? tonnie: i am now. lemonis: the only time a business should be expanding is when it's totally proven out its model. you have the product right, you have the right people, you have the right pro

lauren. >> jenny, thanks very much. >>> groups of the homeless families trying to prove a point to the city of philadelphia they have set up a a tent city even going so far as to refuse emergency shelter from the city. steve keeley joins us live from north philadelphia with more on this story. hi there, steve. >> reporter: well, lauren, it is more of the corner camp ground then any big tent city. a half dozen families here. we have talk a couple weeks ago about the the horrendous idea somebody had or should be fired to have 16,000 people pay up to a thousand bucks to pay for an official pope francis camp ground. this is an unofficial pope camp ground. they are calling themselves the the pope francis welcoming committee. unfortunately he won't get up to this west kensington to see this but because people like us are covering this is people in charge of the pope's visit will see this the council woman among the many official whose came out to visit this, she said that this illustrates the problem in philadelphia a, a hundred thousand people on the waiting list for public housing, and tha

. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. we know thousands of people came to center city to see the pope so why are so many businesses reporting losses, after the fact? we have talk to many restaurant who are not happy post papal visit. lauren and chris. >> good day, it is tuesday, september 29th, 2015. >> you said that with such sincerity. >> i do feel sorry for people who were stockpiling all these supplies, and their employees and then now it is like we have left overs and we have to throw out food. >> the head catering people, sue serio, who said they have 2,000 sandwiches they are trying to get to philabundance but they are not opening up until today like so many other businesses opening backup, on tuesday. >> so i guess the post papal analysis will continue to today and we will talk about post papal changes in our weather. things that will be changing over the next couple of days that will really impact your life. so, we're starting out with today, mild start to the day, it is almost summery out there, 69 degrees is ou

chricn thank you. >>> lauren, what's happening? >> we have a couple of problems and new one for the westchester county commuters. watch out for an accident noetrthbound on the ramp to the cross coicty parkway. that's in the left lane and back tg things up. elif you're getting on the trains, that's all good. nj transit path and subways running without did he delays or service changes.stwe have proble c on the bqe details in a few minutes.i >>> lauren, thank you. 6:25. coming up next, water concerns for parts of our area. >> reporter: a steamy summer with little rain means restrictions here in mahwah.d thisotime, they're mandatory. i'm tracie strahan live in mahwah with more on the scheduling for residents coming up. >> reporter: i'm lori bordonaro in staten island where the school year is getting off to a very warm start. i'll have a live report coming up. >>> if you're about to head out the door, take us with you. keep watching "today in new york." download the app on your mobile device right now and we'll be right back: blinds to

>> reporter: good morning, lauren. a funeral director is charged after decomposing bodies were found inside of his unlicensed, funeral parlor, we will tell you what investigators at his facility in the first place, chris. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> city official was leaders of the world meeting of families, kick off a new campaign this week. what they want you to know less than a month before the pope arrives. >> good day, everybody, it is tuesday september 1st, 2015. >> so september, boy we have been talking about september for a long time now because that is when the pope comes later this month. >> now it is here. we are a few weeks away. >> are you ready. >> i think so as ready as we will get. >> dave warren, let's hepp when the pope gets here people don't to have stand in the kind of weather we are having to day watching a papal mass. >> that will be a big forecast, still a few weeks away, so, can't really narrow down details yet but we can guarantee today will be a hot one. heat wave on the way here, to take will

chris, lauren, back to you.> thanks so muchment manhunt underway in illinois after 30 year veteran of the force, is shot to death during during. >> so sad. this lieutenant was just a month away from retirement. fifty-two year old joseph, radioed for back up yesterday morning, indicating he was in pursuit of three suspicious males. just outside of chicago. then his radio cut out. when officers arrived, they found his body. his weapon had been taken along with other equipment. he is survived by his wife and four sons. >> we're now being told there is a second cell phone clip showing a deadly police involved shooting in texas. >> but officials are not releasing it. deputy greg, and robert sanchez, responding to dom et cetera i can disturbance call friday at home in san antonio. they claim they found a woman with a cut on her head and a baby in need of medical attention. the suspect they killed was allegedly armed and was resisting arrest. both men have now been placed on administrative leave. >> it is a moral issue

lauren, good morning. >> good morning. kat just showed us the closures already out there on the upper east side. we have some already out there in midtown. from 3:00 a.m.ntil 6:00 a.m., you have 5th avenue completely closed from 55th down to 47th as well as many cross streets in here between madison and 6th avenue. addition to that, everything will reopen at 6:00 a.m. so between 6:00 and 10:00, 5th avenue reopens and all those cross streets are reduced to one lane. son. there's still going to be a lot of traffic. at 10:00 a.m., everything shuts down again. at 2:00 p.m., we add madison avenue into the mise this entire area around st. patrick's cathedral is going to be shut down until after the prayer service tonight, which is at 6:45. it's scheduled to be out there until about 9:00 p.m. those entire midtown area will likely see a lot of gridlock today.ovit's the spot to avoid. head to the subways. things are looking pretty good for them. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> before he arrives here in new york, the pope w

lauren, do you use hopstop? >> i sure do. >> a message on its, says it will no longer be available in october. it doesn't offer any explanation. apple purchased it back in 2013. some suspect hopstop's popular transit directions will eventually be rolled into apple's maps app. bought it, going to swallow it right up. >>> dozen high school seniors in our area are getting the chance of a lifetime. they're going to get to meet pope francis. they have student leadership, exceptional grades, some volunteer in soup kitchens and lead school ministry. one other thing they have in common, each and every one says they are inspired by the holy father. >> i screamed. me and my mother were jumping up and down screaming. >> he's very open with what he believes. he's very accepting of everybody. i think everyone appreciates that. >> the gathering with the pope is going to be at our lady queen of angels in east harlem. not going to get a lot of time with the holy father, but the students say they're hoping pope francis will stay

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lauren's got that. >> thank you, dave. good morning, everyone. there is some flooding out there on the roads, a little on the west side highway, some on the harlem river drive. everything is passable right now. we have a new accident on the new york state throughway southbound just after the garden state parkway connector. that's in the left lane. watch out for some minor delays. we also have a tree down on the palisades parkway. not all that far from here. before you get to 9w just after the state line, that's blocking the right lane. be very careful as you head out the door. more weather and traffic coming up. >>> we want to get to breaking news on staten island where a huge fire inside a church is taking place on delafield avenue. tracie strahan is there. we understand you just got an update from fire officials on the scene. >> reporter: we have, michael. as stay start they start to pack up the hoses here, we have learned that this three-alarm fire has been deemed suspicious. let's show you video of the heavy volume of fire that greeted 150 fi

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lauren standing by with everything you need for your morning commute. lauren? >> thanks, dave. if do you have a commute, some things working against us. there's an accident investigation on the cross-county parkway this morning in the eastbound lanes by the split. the local lanes are shut there. traffic is being diverted to the express lanes. this is passable. because of that, not causing a delay. issues on the cross bronx expressway cleared up. now a disabled vehicle on the bqe. that's on the kosciuszko bridge in the left lane. police are trying to get this off the road. again, really not causing a problem. i'll have the latest on mass transit on the 4s. >>> breaking news out of brooklyn. reports of violence near the west indian american day celebrations. "today in new york's" katherine creag joins us from crown heights with what's happening now, kat. >> reporter: these attacks, two of them michael a stabbing and a shooting happened right here on parade route. tragically, the man who was stabbed, he died at methodist hospital. you can see nypd are still here on the scene provi

sefrnl the spot to avoid right now. >>> thank you very much, lauren. new jersey transit has a new app giving commuters access to traveling needs in one place. the new njt app launched yesterday. it unites the features of the my ticks and departhre rail vision ps. it adds trip planner, my bus and a link to contact nj transit police. iphone and android users can get the app by upgrading their my ticks app. >>> a man is facing charges after boarding a plane without perm sion at newark liberty airport. security officers spotted him on the plane in the united airlines rm nam near gate 74. it was about 8:30 last night. he had gone through the proper security proceedings. officers boarded the plane, placed that man under arrest. >>> four trees in bryant park are slated to be cut down and removed. yesterday, the trees in the park were inspected. four could pose aonanger to park-goers. it comes after ne of the trees snapped last week and injured pewale. park officials routinely check the trees for damage and prune em ta prevent similar accidents. >>> carelessne

everything copacetic so far, lauren? >> one trouble spot. way. accidentarlocking two lanes out there. you can see delays building here. then let's head over to queens. we dti have an overturned vehicle that shut down the eastbound l.i.e. delays easing out. heavy rubber necking delays. heavy delays on the grand central parkway. 're getting reports of an acci nt. ad bk to the l.i.e. that might be your better bet. more weather and traffic coming up o thes. >> lauren, thank you very much. >>> you can expect to see gridlock on the east side as the u.n. general assembly gets drderway today. this is just a taste of heightened security we'reoing see once pope francis arrives next week. katherine creag is on the east side. we focused so much on the pope's visit. we forget aboute he general assembly visit. lots of traffic tie-ups. >> reporter: michael, that and that alone is a huge challenge for the nypd. you have h tdreds of world leaders in town. the first day of the annual general assembly and then you have pope francis vis, in

lauren, chris? >> all right, man, can't imagine. thanks so much, jen. >> i so scare. 4:06 the time. two men tied up woman and locked two kids in the basement during that home invasion. >> it happened just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon, in a home, 4500 block of whitaker avenue in june at a police say two men armed with handguns knocked on the door then they forced their way in when the woman answered. they bound the woman's hands with zip ties, lock two children in the basement, while they demanded money from the woman. the suspects didn't get anything. they decided to take offer. the victims were not hurt. >> another home invasion, this one, in bridgeton, new jersey, police say someone broke into home on the 200 block of giles street, just last night, it turns out, they tried to break into the same home two night before. last night, three men got in, through a window, then gagged a 83 year old woman inside and beat her. they got away with about $300. woman was taken to the hospital. her husband was

. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, a murder mystery solved. now a pro wrestling ledge sends in big trouble with the law. the story straight ahead. jenny? >> good morning, bruce. teachers will be here at chester upland school district for the first day of school knowing full well they won't immediately get paid. hear first-hand how they are willing to make the sacrifice for these students? protesters interrupt speaking engagement for phillies top cop. the hot button issue that ended this public event in commotion. >> good day everybody, it is hump day. that means we're halfway that. september 20 -- september 2nd, 2015. >> are you going to have a graphly voice all morning long? >> i think so. >> you are looking good. your hair is all freak. and your voice, i don't know. good morning, sir. >> it is hot and humid already it seems. >> yes, pretty muggy out there. so we're more of the same. and for that reason, we will keep it as a seven today. not all that great. but not bad. just bit muggy out there. humidity drops a little bit throughout the day.

nicole: that's right, lauren. remember this from last month's republican presidential debate back in cleveland. >> who is unwilling, tonight, to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the republican party, and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person. again we're looking for you to raise your hand now, raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. mr. trump? nicole: wow. right? that really heated up the debate. i don't know anybody even expected that question. but less than a month after that, donald trump changing his mind, ruling out possible third party bid. >> the best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination, and go directly against whoever they happen to put up, and for that reason, i have signed the pledge. nicole: signs the pledge. okay, sticking with the republican national committee and meanwhile the sources telling fox business that casino defiant steve wynn is a key reason that trump made the call to sign the rnc loyalty pledge. and wynn, laure

that was the update after they came out when we talk about all this, chris and lauren. every time we mentioned something, people complained bit, something changed, and one of the things was that 20-dollar fee that got changed hours after our report that morning. people upset that they were not only inconvenienced but out of pocket 20 bucks. now we have learn that 20-dollar fee will be waved if you have proof residency. >> they did away with the fair ground idea. >> so much bad pr. all right, steve, thank you. >>> puppy found in the duffle bag in the sweltering summer day, has just hit a very big milestone. >> she's still alive, folks taking care of her around the the block in the delaware county spca have been hoping she would make it and she has had her first bite to eat since getting saved, from a duffle bag abandon by a park bench in chester's pulaski park. she still has a fight on her hand. the she's on medicines. still recovering from heat stroke but things are looking up. meanwhile spca humane officer is working tirelessly for the person who nearly killed this lit

>> lauren?ou don't, you just said lorn. >> oh, it is 4:00 in the morning, i am half asleep. >> gets us all off track. this bag can double like carry all. not just diaper bag. here is a look at it, sort of, kind of covered up on mike jerrick walking. but it is a red, like, all leather bag, alex. >> guess what, zippers imported from switzerland. >> they are saying this bag can last forever. really well made. >> how much is it again? >> 860. >> jen, do you have 860 for diaper bag? >> no, i don't even have 860 for a mortgage. by the way, james is very popular current girls name. they call it jamie. kind of like ted. >> i oh, jamie definitely girls name. in fact, jamie is one of van halen's best songs, but jail say girls name. james is not. >> go on, jen. >> moving on about the bag, you can bio buy 1,500-dollar stroller if you want. some women regular women college age women, caring 2,400-dollar purse. listen, if you want something that's super expensive, blake lively might be the one to help you do

we can enjoy that for a change. >> lauren, thank you. it's 4:55. >>> a new jersey newborn made a dramatic arrival thanks to law enforcement officers. the hoboken woman was heading to the city monday evening to the hospital where she planned to give birth. her baby girl had other ideas. by the time the uber reached the mouth of the lincoln tunnel, things started happening quickly. >> no. >> the driver flagged down port authority police. >> like she was screaming, telling me i have contractions every minute. >> she pushed and next thing you know, there it was. baby girl. >> it was pretty quick. after the baby's early arrival, she and her mom were rurkd to st. luke's roosevelt hospital. we're told they're doing fine. >> good stuff there. >>> hundreds much metro-north passengers had a commute they won't forget. stranded on a sweltering train last evening for more than an hour. these are photos sent to us from an "nbc nightly news" producer on that hudson line train out of grand central. he says the front engine shut down as they were going t

monday morning commute, lauren scala. anything trouble worthy out there? >> no major troubles right now. if you're getting on the buses, we have a detour on the b-63. otherwise buses rolling along nicely. major commuter lines look good as well. no delays or service changes there. at nite side of the street parking rules are suspended today, but meter rules still apply. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> thank you, lauren. >>> in the meantime, service should be back to normal on the g train. crews wrapped up repairs early after a train derailed north of hoyt-schermerhorn station. chunks of concrete fell on to the path of the train. >>> and today the city's newest subway station is open and facing its first rush hour test. that long delayed 7 train extension, well, it finally opened this weekend, just yesterday. today, new york's katherine creag is live with that. >> reporter: on this early morning, the one person we found here, an mta worker. he's part of the cleaning crew, but he admitted there's not a lot for him to do at this moment because