that's your first look at sports. >> and now for another quick look at weather, here is ryan phillipsast. good morning to you, ryan. >> lynn, good morning. we have showers and clouds on the increase across the northeast first thing this morning. i don't think we'll be in for several days of continual rain, but rain chances nonetheless. albany to boston, hartford to philadelphia. temperatures in the upper 60s and lower to mid-70s with shower chances around this afternoon. pittsburgh drying out eventually, 72. into the nation's capital, we have some shower chances around today. unfortunately, the shower chances stay with us for the duration of the workweek and into the weekend. what we will see will be progressively warmer readings. 82 for friday. saturday, up to 81. across the nation down through the southeastern states, still some shower and thunderstorm chances for atlanta. 80 there. orlando, afternoon storms possible. miami, surprisingly dry. partly sunny and 90. full sunshine continuing into the southern plains. highs still into the 90s, above average. unfortunately staying dry. mi

. >>> now for a look at national weather, we turn to wtvj meteorologist ryan phillips. he has the forecast. good morning. >> i like the way that they look at the camera and say, who, me, in your trash? >> you want me? huh? >> they eat a lot, too, like 2,000 calories. -- 20,000 calories. that's a lot of trash. in the northeast, we have a wet weather pattern. today the last day of summer. we're fighting off spring rains. looking for a fall forecast. well, got to go to the northern plains. we'll look at that in a moment. here's the satellite and radar review for the last 12 hours across the mid-atlantic and northeast. clouds on the increase. through the day, showers on the increase. the showers that we've had already moving across northeastern pennsylvania, into eastern new york and slowly into western massachusetts. all very light in nature. but these areas to the south, philadelphia, d.c., down into virginia, will fill in with more rain as the day goes on. 69 this morning in new york. philadelphia at 70. 69 in washington, d.c. 67 at hartford. temperatures from five to te

i'm fred roggin. >>> here's meteorologist ryan phillips with the forecast.unshine. >> i need sunshine. yes, i do. >> we need to go west. that's where it will be for the next several days. gloomy conditions into the mid-atlantic and the northeast. the rain's just getting organized. liftoff to the north as the day goes on. and the wet weather will continue to settle in. washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york, hartford, boston, it's just going to be the same old song and dance here for the next few days. temperatures up into the 70s. not bad temperaturewise, it's also kind of humid. getting rid of the showers chances will not come quickly. 73 today in new york, 76 on saturday. 77 on sunday. 79 on monday. but all periods a chance for showers and thunderstorms. it's next week will dry out. what we'd like to see the northeast is a little bit of sunshine. we have a flood threat in place through the weekend for the mid-atlantic through the northeast. chicago, just light shower activity behind the front, temperatures taking a tumble. only 60 today. kansas city to t

. >>> well, now for a check of your national weather, we go to wtvj meteorologist ryan phill s phillips. good to have you here. i know you work evenings there in miami. you're just waking up like the rest of us. >> one extreme to the other. kind of like the weather here, as a matter of fact. did you change up the wardrobe this weekend? >> i pulled out the sweaters. i liked it, actually. i wanted to start a little fire. >> fall on the way. officially beginning on friday, but the holding on to some summertime weather in some locations in the nation. here are your current temperatures. mostly clear skies in the northeast. chilly weather in place. boston at 52. we'll come back to that in a moment. also have to highlight the northern plains with temperatures dropping to the lower 50s already across minnesota into the dakotas and central nebraska. 61 right now in washington. how about that 43 in albany? again, skies mostly clear this morning. philadelphia, 54. buffalo at 51. what happens today? the northeast, still lots of sunshine. still dry. 63 with some clouds in boston. 72 in new york. 72

. >>> for a look at your national and regional weather here's ryan phillips. he has your forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. how cool are those birds? i like that. if you are looking for sunshine, all you have to do is go west, anywhere in the west. what a scorcher in las vegas. how about san francisco? 86. it was not even a record-breaking day, nine degrees short of the record. still chilly in the northern rockies here. stable high pressure in place. cold front off to the north. not going squeeze in any rain out of that. don't think it will be a wet day over in the pacific northwest. a nice day out yuma, over the c mark again with lots of sunshine. you can't beat the sunshine but after days and weeks on end, need some rain at some point. >> ryan, thanks so much. >>> euro debt problems mount. an answer from the fed. and what they've banned in hollywood. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, george clooney gets married. sort of. >>> coming up, a pitcher's duel in los angeles and how close is the a.l. wild card race? red sox fans are cheering

now for a look at your national and regional weather let's check in with ryan phillips. i'm from ohio. i know how the state fairs go. >> who needs a contraption and what do you win? another contraption? we have quite the variety. yesterday was outstanding. 104 in phoenix. lots of sunshine in the bay area with temperatures in the upper 80s. yesterday was a little cooler. we're into the 50s. and we're into the lower 60s for an francisco and los angeles. a huge ridge of high pressure in place. that's keeping conditions very dry. the month of september has been very dry for sure. only a trace of precipitation there in los angeles. with that ridge in place, the sunshine stays and the shower chances are non-existent. oregon. and arizona is a little cooler. so this pattern will continue. need a little bit of rain, though. >> thanks so much. italy is downgraded. apple is bumped up and another flub by net flix. >>> plus, fired for behaving badly, charlie sheen is about to enjoy a very good lawsuit settlement. >>> coming up, a save for the record books. hands down, the best touchd

. >>> and thousand for a look at your national weather, let's check in with ryan phillips. good morning, ryan. >> good morning. we've got a soggy pattern unfolding for the next few days across the eastern third of the yunld. so wherever your umbrellas are, find them. we had our first wave of rain move through yesterday across the northeast. but we couldn't shake the cloud cover. we're dry this morning, but really soon showers will be on the way in from the south and from the west. but as it stands right now, kind of a cooler and cloudy start to our morning across the mid-atlantic and into the northeast. temperatures generally running this way 5rks 2 ear, 52 albany,. check out the forecast. again, showers and thunderstorms pretty much dominate the entire area with the exception of boston. 70 degrees with mostly cloudy skies, but philadelphia, 79 and as we go into the extended planner here, the shower chances stay with with us each and every day. we could see locally heavy rains, even thunderstorms on thursday, highs at 80. friday, 77. now, the mid-atlantic, not the only game

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is meteorologist ryan phillips from tv station wtvj miami with the forecast. they got what? 1500 pounds of pumpkin? that makes how many pies? >> a lot. not sure i can calculate this early in the morning. but you need an ax to carve it. that is a big pumpkin. today is the first day of fall but it feels like summer across much of the west coast. maybe record highs through the weekend. if you do have flight plans to take you anywhere it's going to be a very wet weather pattern. what a contrast. hot and dry out west. it's been the same story all week long. big ridge of high pressure keeping things sunny and dry. any cold fronts trying to invade deflected up into british columbia. 62 in la, and a warm 82 in phoenix after a 106 yesterday in phoenix. 100 in vegas. how about today? 82 in las angeles with clouts on the increase. that's the weather a sunny bea day. san diego, more clouds than sun. more sunshine for the west and soggy out east. welcome to autumn. >> we have got head west. >> that's where it's at. >> all that sunsh

. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's meteorologist ryan phillips from wtvj in miami. >> no word if there's honey in the dumpster? >> that's an old wife's tail. they are going for golden grahams now. >>> we have one area of concern in the pacific northwest. showers returning to washington state, at least this morning, across the olympic peninsula. some of the showers a pressing into bellingham to make it further down south into seattle and tacoma, but further east to spokane down to salem, a dry forecast prevailing. so in the pacific northwest, that's the only game in town. the big weather story across the nation today will be the very wet weather basically from new england all the way to the southeastern states. nice to see a little bit of shower activity into the drought-stricken southern plains. cool weather invading across the northern plains and rockies, but comfortable out west. we have 64 this morning in seattle with mostly cloudy skies. comfortable in san francisco at 54. fog settling in to los angeles with temperatures at 61. as long as the ridge of

. >>> but first, here is meteorologist ryan phillips with a check on the forecast. >> good morning to you. very chilly conditions out and about across the northeast. like those temperatures in the 40s and 50s, little too soon to be bringing on fall. but skies are mostly clear, we'll see a lot of sunshine in the northeast today. rain's approaching, they'll catch up with us tomorrow. your forecast today, 56 in albany, 63 boston. but lots of sunshine here in new york, 72, warmer yet in d.c., temperatures there around 73. the storms held at bay to the west today. and we're going to gradually see a nice warm-up for the rest of the week. that's a quick look at your forecast. more "morning joe" when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ three, six, nine ♪ the goose drank wine ♪ the monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line ♪ ♪ ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand ♪ pat it on your partner's hand ♪ ♪ right hand ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand ♪ cross it with your left arm ♪ pat your partner's left palm ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand, pat your partner's right palm ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new beetle. it's back. ♪ clap, slap

. >>> i'm ryan phillips. rain is returning across the great lakes and even into the deep south.s here. watching a slow rebound in temperatures. boston, 63. sunny and 72 in new york. detroit, storms returning there but not in phoenix. lots of sunshine. highs at 103. dallas up to 88. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. i'm a dad, coach, and i was a longtime smoker. in my heart i knew for the longest time that did not want to be a smoker. and the fact that i failed before. i think i was discouraged for a very long time. ♪ knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male announcer ] chantix is a non-nicotine pill proven to help people quit smoking. [ jeff ] chantix reduced my urge to smoke, and personally that's what i knew

but first, before all that, we get the weekend forecast with meteorologist ryan phillips. unday. so therefore, that game won't be washed out. but the rest of the games this weekend, it's going to be a rough go. rain showers moving up the east coast. we've got flight delays already in place in philly, and i think more to come. showers are on the move. cloudy skies out there. some fog around from hartford down to new york and philly. a wet weather freeway day, unfortunately. stim humid, temperatures into the 70s. the east coast west, west coast hot and dry. that's today. more of the same tomorrow. washington, 78. 76 in new york. it's an umbrella weekend here in the mid atlantic. so do what you can to stay dry. all right, that's your forecast this morning on "morning joe." stick around. more to come after the break. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. [ male announcer ] the new capital one

here's ryan phillips with a check on the forecast. >> thank you very much., look for some shower activity and temperatures not warming up that much. in the 60s in new york and philly and eventually into the lower 70s later this afternoon. shower chances stick around not only today but for the next several days as well. that's your forecast. stick around more "morning joe" coming your way after the break. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. that didn't just hide your breakouts... but actually made them go away. neutrogena skin clearing makeup has our proven blemish fighting formula so it clears your breakouts. now that's beautiful. neutrogena®. ♪ three, six, nine ♪ the goose drank wine ♪ the monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line ♪ ♪ ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand ♪ pat it on your partner's hand ♪ ♪ right hand ♪ clap, pat, clap your hand ♪ cross it with yo

we're going to go live to the new york stock exchange. >>> but first, here's ryan phillips with a checklays in philadelphia. i do imagine some of those will pipe down to dulles, as well. clouds on the increase, the fog, again, giving way to shower activity into the afternoon hours. the temperatures are agreeable. unfortunately, not much sunshine. keep these umbrellas around. another soggy midweek forecast. we have more "morning joe" coming your way. stay with us. ♪ coffee doesn't have vitamins... unless you want it to. new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweetener with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart new ways to sweeten. same great taste. new splenda® essentials™. hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance

. >>> but first, here's ryan phillips with a check on the forecast. >> good morning to you. thank you. we've got rain on the way in all day long and through the weekend in the northeast. dry right now for new york and philadelphia. but rain's going to be settling in after the afternoon. locally heavy rains, warmer out this there morning, also humid, the cloud cover extensive and the shower chances staying with us today and on through the weekend. dry out in the west, cool in minneapolis, 55 there, storms today, 83, and the storms continue in the mid-atlantic and the northeast to wind down the workweek. tomorrow, the first day of fall. live look outside right now. stay with us, more morning joe after the break. so, how was school today ? i have to be a tree in the school play. good. you like trees. well, i like climbing them, but i've never been one. good point. ( captain ) this is your captain speaking. annie gets to be the princess. oh... but she has to kiss a boy. and he's dressed up like a big green frog ! ewww. ( announcer ) fly without putting your life on pause. be you

phillip rivers didn't play. that's bowman sacking and recovering his fumble. 49ers second touchdown drive was set up by bowman. only making one mistake here. ryan matthews untouched. ryan matthews is a big time player but that's just too easy. niners led at halftime. niners won the turnover battle. but kabernick was intercepted twice. cabernick completes three of seven passes. niners win, and finish the preseason 2-2. >>> a's finally came home from their 4-6 road trip. they overcame an earthquake and hurricane. the a's have now held cleveland scoreless. a's win 7-0. they get some help. weeks flies to left. head break down go ahead and give it to me. a's host seattle tomorrow. san francisco was off today. but they will host first place arizona these next three days. giants capped off the month of august by beating the cubs yesterday to give them an 11-18 record for the month. not good. but they stand six full games back of the d backs. giants are 8-4 so far this season and these next three days could make or break the september race. >> they're hot as a pistol right now. so i mean we definitely have our work cut out for us. but again we've been

phillip rivers didn't play. that's bowman sacking and recovering his fumble. 49ers second touchdown drive was set up by bowman. only making one mistake here. ryanuntouched. ryan matthews is a big time player but that's just too easy. niners led at halftime. niners won the turnover battle. but kabernick was intercepted twice. cabernick completes three of seven passes. niners win, and finish the preseason 2-2. >>> a's finally came home from their 4-6 road trip. they overcame an earthquake and hurricane. the a's have now held cleveland scoreless. a's win 7-0. they get some help. weeks flies to left. head break down go ahead and give it to me. a's host seattle tomorrow. san francisco was off today. but they will host first place arizona these next three days. giants capped off the month of august by beating the cubs yesterday to give them an 11-18 record for the month. not good. but they stand six full games back of the d backs. giants are 8-4 so far this season and these next three days could make or break the september race. >> they're hot as a pistol right now. so i mean we definitely have our work cut out for us. but again we've been in this po