raphael miranda is in for chris this morning with the weather headlines. a lot going on. >> that's right. it is another umbrella day. we may see more of that heavy rain like we saw over the weekend. thankfully it's quiet right now around the city. we are tracking one storm across lots of lightning there. you can see on storm team 4 for the rest of your forecast. temperatures in the low 70s in central park. winds at 8 miles per hour. as you plan the rest of your day, this is why you want to bring the umbrellas. showers and storms popping again late this afternoon. muggy and mild. temperatures back to the low 80s. when will we break out of this pattern? we'll look at your ten-day forecast coming up. lauren scala has a look at your roads. an accident with a downed poll causing route 1 and 9 tonnelle avenue to be shut down. last week shut down for flooding, today an accident. over to the fdr drive, shut down with road work between 96th street and 61s in both directions. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> thank you very much. now breaking news in brooklyn.

raphael miranda is here with the forecast. they're anxious in parts of new jersey over what will happen the next 24 hours. >> we have the flash flood watch in effect for much of new jersey today, until 11:00. that's across western new jersey and northwest new jersey. right now our attention is focu d no flash flood watching but tracking this one storm dumping rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour. we could see some flooding south of toms river. in the city, it's not raining. it's 70, muggy and mild. temperatures stay in the 70s throughout the day. back to the low 80s this afternoon. we are tracking that chance for showers and storms. it could happen any time today. be on the safe side. we'll talk about the flood threat coming up in a few. lauren scala has your commute. >> good morning. an update for subways. downtown n trains are still running on the d line from 36th street in brooklyn to stillwell avenue. we have delays on downtown q trains now. if you're getting on the roads, an accident on the belt parkway eastbound

. >> raphael miranda is here. we heard your first complaint about the cold this morning. >> 4:00, 4:30 a.m., outside. temperatures in the 60s. we have winds and visibility is good. even 40s north an west of town. you can complain. temperatures back to 70s and low 80s today. another gorgeous day. like yesterday, lots of sun without the wind. this evening, 79 degrees and sub i. heat and humidity are right back forecast in a few. lauren scala is here. she's not complaining yet. >> we haven't had time to talk yet. we have construction at the cross bronx expressway by the bronx river parkway. construction westbound blocking two lanes and eastbound blocking two lanes by webster avenue. two lanes are shut down by laguardia airport. delays are >>> police are on scene of a double shooting. one victim is dead, another in the hospital. let's get to brian thompson of "today in new york," he has the latest. brian? >> reporter: michael, we're a few blocks from interstate 78. indeed, police con narm a man is dead. a woman who po

raphael miranda in for chris many morning. it's interesting, like 10 degrees warmer than this time last week. >> just like over the weekend, temperatures well into the 80s. humidity continues today. it's quiet on the radar. no rain to worry about today. sunshine goes on and on. 74 degrees, mostly clear skies in central park. visibility is great as you start your monday. planning the rest of your day, temperatures in the 70s. delightful start to the day. well into the 80s by this afternoon. 3:00, 88 degrees. it's hot but it's nice because of the low humidity. bring your shades. mostly sunny a look at the ten-day forecast and muggy weather making a comeback. right now lauren scala has your early morning commute. >> good morning. we have big problems if you're headed towards the gowanus. it's shut down eastbound. an overturned tractor trailer out here and emergency vehicles. this is a spot to avoid. in addition, road work by 96th street and 61st. instead. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> now breaking news in afghanistan wh

raphael miranda is here for chris cimino and has the forecast. hey, raphi, good morning. >> good morning, guys. it will be a better weather day eventually. not right now. if you look north of new york city, we're tracking heavy rain and thunderstorms. even flooding in sullivan

raphael miranda with the latest behind you. very hazy on this saturday morning. unfortunately it's a tropical feel throughout the day today. the stickiness is back. you can see in the satellite picture, no rain this morning. that's staying off shore. we do have a weak front that's going to stay off shore. it's mild with the mugginess. 68 degrees high point. 67 madison. looking at a pair of 6's in ramsey. mild morning in central park. 68 in white winds are pretty light right now out of the southeast. visibility is good though. 8 miles. winds out of the northeast. they're going to shift to the southeast during the day. warming up by 11:00. we're back into the low 80s. between 2:00 and 5:00, we may see a few pop-up showers and storms but most of us will stay dry this morning. weekend, but we have chances of rain coming our way. we'll look at that in your ten-day forecast in just a few. >>> happening now, investigators trying to figure out what led to the death of a 9-year-old girl in queens. >> relatives say that child was locked inside a bathroom for hours. when so

we want to check in with raphael miranda. we've been on a great stretch, enjoying summer '16. >> that will come to an end enjoy today and tomorrow. that's the beautiful stretch of low humidity. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. 69 in floral park. 72 in city island. 69 in staten island. mid 70s for you as you start your day down in sheepshead bay. as we are planning the rest of your day, we keep it going. sunshine and clouds through the morning and afternoon. more sunshine the further north you go. in the hudson valley, mostly sunny day. down the jersey shore, everyone. well into the 80s. low humidity on this monday. humanity does crank up several notches. we will see that in the ten-day forecast and tell you when it gets sticky. >> a couple trouble spots out there on the roads. on the new jersey turnpike, car lanes northbound after interchange 9, route 18, there's an accident out there. one to two lanes getting by. slow ride in this area. head to the outer roadway. we have kai simonsen live in chopper 4 over the scene of this

. >> and raphael miranda is in. what's the news? >> lower humidity. that's the best part. down to 70 now in central park, and the winds, they're out of the northwest. that's the big difference. high pressure settling in. and all of that mugginess that we've been stuck with is gone. it's not there anymore. that's something we're all happy about. you can see sunshine right throughout the day. as you're playing your day, grab the shades. no umbrellas sneaded. again, it low humidity makes it feel very nice outside. we'll take a look at your 10-day forecast. lauren scala with your morning commute. >> good morning. we have two trouble spots out there. this one in tuxedo. this one is a closure. route 17 shut in both directions with a fallen tree out there. but the other issue, completely passable. you can get by it on the new you're having a niece commute so far. we'll have more "weather and traffic on the 4s." >> thank you very much. now to that horrific crash on long island. investigators say a subaru slammed into two vehicles on the l.i.e. and five people are dead. several oth

raphael miranda is standing by. and a break from the heat on the way. >> one more day to get through. very muggy on this sunday. more unsettle the weather as well. similar to yesterday. we saw scatter showeders and heavy downpours throughout the day. for some of you it was dry, a great beach day. for others it rained heavily. you can see we are tracking a few showers off to the east. otherwise mostly cloudy around the city. mild and muggy temperatures well into the 70s. 77 in central park. 76 for farmingdale. 70s in danbury. 60s off to the west. 64 at this hour in morristown. those 70s in central park feel very sticky. that's the same tropical air mass in place. that's going to give us another round of showers and storms popping up. isolated in nature through the early afternoon. later today, towards the afternoon and evening, better chance for strong to severe thunderstorms moving through. we do have to watch out for that nasty weather as the day goes on. we'll time out the storms for you coming up in the full fore

we'll check in with raphael miranda for that. more details on a murder in chicago that's drawing attention nationwide. the victim, a 32-year-old cousin of nba superstar dwyane wade. nikia aldridge was an innocent bystander shot dead while pushing her baby in a stroller near an elementary school. police say the mother of was walking with a man when two other men approached and shots rang out. >> she was just leaving dulles school, walking down the street. as she was walking, an altercation occurred that didn't involve her. shots were fired during this altercation. >> aldridge was shot in the head and the arm. the baby wasn't hurt. police say they were questioning one of the males who fired a shot. dwyane wade released a statement on twitter last night and said, my cousin was killed today in chicago. another act of senseless gun violence. four kids lost their mom for no reason. unreal. # enough is enough. chicago has become the nation's deadliest city with 490 homicides in 2015. almost 455 murders so far thyea >>> donald trump face

raphael miranda is here for chris cimino and has the forecast. hey, raphi, good morning. >> good morning, guys. it will be a better weather day eventually. not right now. if you look north of new york city, we're tracking heavy rain and thunderstorms. even flooding in sullivan fairfield county into sullivan, ulster and duchess counties. we're tracking rain and thunderstorms as you head out the door. you still need the umbrellas one more day. it's not raining in the city. 71 degrees in central park. winds out of east at 6 miles per hour. we have mostly cloudy skies. that will change throughout the day. lots of clouds to start. it gets brighter as the day goes on. after lunchtime, sunshine finally starts to take over again. below average though. only in the upper 70s to low the humidity a little bit lower than yesterday. not as muggy as it was on monday. we'll take a look at the ten-day forecast and big changes coming up. lauren scala has your commute. >> let's talk about some construction delays we're seeing out there. here's the bqe, this is what

raphael miranda is in for chris this morning with the weather headlines. a lot going on. >> that's right. it is another umbrella day. we may see more of that heavy rain like we saw over the weekend. thankfully it's quiet right now around the city. we are tracking one storm across lots of lightning there. you can see on storm team 4 for the rest of your forecast. temperatures in the low 70s in central park. winds at 8 miles per hour. as you plan the rest of your day, this is why you want to bring the umbrellas. showers and storms popping again late this afternoon. muggy and mild. temperatures back to the low 80s. when will we break out of this pattern? we'll look at your ten-day forecast coming up. lauren scala has a look at your

nbc meteorologist raphael miranda is tracking it for us. >> we're tracking three storms in the atlantic. one a major hurricane. that's gaston moving out to see. but depressions 8 and 9 will affect the southeast. this is the one we have been tracking day after day. it finally got better organized today. winds at 35 s moving over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico likely to strengthen to a tropical storm. this will make landfall some time towards the middle of the week exactly where remains yet to be seen. very heavy rain in florida over 6 inches possible in southern florida. our next tropical depression is headed toward the carolinas. thankfully also looks to curve out to sea. still needs to be watched closely in north carolina. kristen? >> we will continue to >>> overseas to the ongoing devastation in syria. more than a dozen civilians were killed when bombs fell on a funeral procession this weekend. efforts to deliver much-needed food and medicine are now on hold. here's nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: in the besieged city of aleppo, even the dead still face the horror of war. on s

storm team 4's raphael miranda is here in for chris who has the weather headlines. raphi? >> we're still dealing with this tuesday morning. you can see on the satellite and radar picture, heavy rain well north of new york city. sullivan county, ulster county. thunder and lightning waking you up early this morning. we're almost in the clear in terms of the rain. 71 degrees outside and still on the muggy side. it gets better as the day goes on. even more sunshine by the end of the day.

. >> raphael miranda is here. we heard your first complaint about the cold this morning. >> 4:00, 4:30 a.m., outside. temperatures in the 60s. we have winds and visibility is good. even 40s north an west of town. you can complain. temperatures back to 70s and low 80s today. another gorgeous day. like yesterday, lots of sun without the wind. this evening, 79 degrees and sub i. heat and humidity are right back

nbc meteorologist raphael miranda is tracking it for us. >> we're tracking three storms in the atlantic. one a major hurricane. that's gaston moving out to see. but depressions 8 and 9 will affect the southeast. this is the one we have been tracking day after day. it finally got better organized today. moving over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico likely to strengthen to a tropical storm. this will make landfall some time towards the middle of the week exactly where remains yet to be seen. very heavy rain in florida over 6 inches possible in southern florida. our next tropical depression is headed toward the carolinas. thankfully also looks to curve out to sea. still needs to be watched closely in north carolina. kristen? >>> overseas to the ongoing devastation in syria. more than a dozen civilians were killed when bombs fell on a funeral procession this weekend. efforts to deliver much-needed food and medicine are now on hold. here's nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: in the besieged city of aleppo, even the dead still face the horror of war. on saturday barrel bombs struck mourners

raphael miranda. a little cooler than we had last week at this time. >> much less muggy. still on the mild side. 71 in elmhurst. we have 72re as we head north and west out of town, temperatures have fallen back into the low 50s. bridgewater, 63, and it's still mild across long island. 71 at this hour across west hampton. we've been tracking rain overnight. now it's tracking east. it's dry in the city. we have a couple of leftover showers in the hamptons and montauk. just a beautiful day ahead. delightly low humidity and temperatures back into the 80s. we'll take a look at the ten-day and explain coming up in a few. right now it's time for your morning commute with lauren scala. >> the 1, 2, 3, 5, a, e, d, f, l, r, and s shuttle trains are all affected. major commuter lines look good. no bus detours or unplanned bus detours. in effect. >>> police are looking for the gunman who wounded 13 people at a connecticut house party. one of the victims sfieting for her life and bridgeport police say at least 100 party guests were in the backyard saturday night when gunshots erupted

a 23-year-old pregnant woman was shot and we ar >>> for a look at the weather, here is raphael miranda. >> another perfect day. temperatures in the low 80s, not as windy as yesterday. we have the same sunshine and low humidity. great combination and feels wonderful. overnight, down to 67 for the low, not as chilly but crisp north and west of town. tomorrow back to the mid-80s. sunny skies continue for wednesday, heat starts to build. near 90 friday with storms. back to you. >>> up next, healthy food choices for kids headed to school. join us at noon and all day >>> we are back on this tuesday with school bells ringing across the country teachers and students need new looks for the deserving teach area style makeover. let's take a look at her story. >> my name is amanda cornwell, mother of two and teacher in michigan. when i completed college, i never intended to go into education but that was before i met my husband garth. he adores teaching and his energy and enthusiasm for his profession inspired me. suddenly my office job didn't feel as important or rewarding and i found myself want

. >> raphael miranda is here for chris this morning. raphael, you said the coolest morning since 1996. >> right. it was december 3rd, 1996, we were this cool. we remember iter the coolest morning since june, early june. now we're back to 63 degrees. we're at 62. that's where we bottomed out this morning. winds out of the north. winds are calm. mostly clear skies. we will rise back into the 70s and 80s. even though it's chilly outside right now in spots. it does get warm throughout the afternoon. bring your shades. all that sunshine all day long. low humidity. calling it another flawless weather day on this tuesday. forecast in a few. lauren scala has a look at your commute. >> we have new problems out there. heading over to the long island expressway before exit 22. the college point boulevard exit. there's an accident in the left lane. delays are building quickly. reports of an accident by 188th street. either way you go, it's going to be a slow ride. the grand central parkway a better option at the moment. the belt parkway, anid should

. >>> for a look at the weather, raphael miranda. >> good mornin dewpoints are dropping, it is nice and comfortable. lots of sunshine. temperatures in the 70s, back to 80s by afternoon. it will be breezy. winds out of the northwest gusting 30 miles per hour at times. a little chilly, north and west of town. in the 60s in the city. the ten day forecast, a nice stretch of weather this week. low 80s tomorrow. beautiful. less windy for tuesday. back to mid-80s wednesday. back to you. >>> up next on the "today" show, boxes. join us for news 4 new york all day and at nbcnewyork.com. and tomorrow on "today" in new ?? >>> we are back on this funday monday. and no matter who you are or when it happens, there's nothing fun about being rejected. >> if you were turned down for a job, or romantic interest didn't share your feelings, you have to rejection, are two women in a are launching a cool thing -- a video series, lisa, author of "uninvited." >> and shelby crockett, a teenage youtube sensation. >> stop it. >> with over 1 million subscribers. >> look at her putting on makeup and everyone clickin

>> raphael miranda, thanks so much. >>> i'm chris jansing. "mtp daily" starts right now. >>> if it's wednesday, cracks in the clinton foundation. tonight, the clinton conundrum as trump ramps up his attack to the clinton foundation. is it a question of ethics or optics? >> hillary clinton doesn't have a conflict of interest with charitable work. >> plus, trump's awkward pitch to african-americans and hispanics that may have nothing to do with winning the votes of african-americans n hispanics. >> i'll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city or wherever you are, you're not going to be shot. >> and gunfire and explosions in kabul. the latest on the deadly attack on the american university in afghanistan. this is "mtp daily," and it starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm chuck todd in washington. welcome to "mtp daily." donald trump's campaign has made it clear they believe they have found clinton's weak spot. trump doubled down on its attack lines on the clinton foundation at a rally in tampa earlier this aft

joining me now nbc meteorologist raphael miranda.s going on and who is in the path of potential destruction? >> it is a very busy time. we have been talking about the one storm for several days. it hasn't done much. this is invest 99-l. doesn't have much of a chance of forming anything well organized in the next 48 hours. only a 20% chance. only after the next five days or so there is a 40% chance of this becoming a larger more powerful storm, maybe a tropical storm or a hurricane. that's not our only event. we have four separate disturbances. tropical storm gaston about to become a hurricane. one area to watch may affect the care lolinas and in the western gulf coast bringing heavy rain to folks who don't need it at all. to our florida storm headed into the florida straits here. it's had a difficult time getting organized here because of shear and dry air. once the storm enters the warm waters of the gulf of mexico it may blow up in strength. that's what we are looking for after tomorrow. today and tomorrow entering the straits by e

>> raphael miranda, thanks so much. >>> i'm chris jansing." starts right now. >>> if it's wednesday, cracks in the clinton foundation. tonight, the clinton conundrum as trump ramps up his attack to the clinton foundation. is it a question of ethics or optics? >> hillary clinton doesn't have a conflict of interest with charitable work. >> plus, trump's awkward pitch to african-americans and hispanics that may have nothing to do with winning the votes of african-americans n hispanics. >> i'll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city or wherever you are, you're not going to be shot. >> and gunfire and explosions in kabul.

joining me now, raphael miranda. we've been keeping an eye on this since yesterday.he latest? >> we have another system, a new tropical depression. the situation really changing hour by hour. it's so incredibly busy in the tropics right now. first, i want to show you the big picture, a lot going on. this is hurricane gaston, a category 2 hurricane. this is going to stay out to sea but close enough to give us rip current risks. we're seeing that today around the northeast and we'll see even more as the days go on. of course we're always talking about this one, it's been very poorly organized over the past few days. not much has changed with invest 99-l. it's still poorly organized showing signs of looking a little better and it's moving into an area that's more conducive to development, less shear and warmer water temperatures in the gulf of mexico. this has still a 60% chance of developing into something more organized over the next five days, so this one will have to be watched very closely. taking a look at the computer models, a lot of spread, a lot of divergence

. >> thank you for doing so, raphael miranda. >>> let's go back to politics and anti-trump republicansing a last-ditch effort to get trump to drop out of the race for the presidency. political groups report that they will launch a tv ad in some swing state suburbs. let's take a look. >> and if i was dropping in the polls where i saw that i wasn't going to win, why would i continue? i believe in polls. you know, how many elections do you see where the polls were wrong? not that many. >> let's bring in msnbc contributor katie packer. katie also is deputy campaign manager for mitt romney's 2012 presidential campaign. katie, with a welcome back to the broadcast, i know you describe yourself as a republican but not the trump kind. so, what do you think of this latest effort? and is there any reason why it would work this time around? because we know the efforts failed leading into the gop convention. >> well, i don't think that these efforts are very likely to succeed in getting donald trump to hear reason and withdraw. i do think that republicans would do better with any republican that ha

. >>> for a look at the weather, here is raphael miranda. >> finally feeling nice weather, nice and comfortable, lots of sunshine 80s by afternoon. it will be breezy. winds out of the northwest gusting 30 miles per hour at times, epilator this afternoon. chilly north and west of town, down to the 50s and 60s. ten day forecast, nice stretch of weather. low 80s tomorrow, beautiful, less windy tuesday. back to mid-80s wednesday. back to you. >>> coming up on the "today" show, how to make a lunch that will have your kids excited to open their lunch boxes. have a great morning. we are headed back to the >>> all morning long we've been welcoming billy bush to our "today" show family. what better way to get to know him than through his own words. >> born and raised in new york city so this is a coming home for me in many ways. i was i was unfocused. when i got through school and i had to get through it, i got to radio and television, i started to excel finally. i have one brother named john. he is my best friend. my parents were great. my dad is sort of the fun, charming, joke teller. and my mom is th