lauren scala is here. the real lauren scala. >> good morning everyone. if you're getting on the subways, we have weekend track work on the ones listed here. expect delays and service changes. on the buses, decamp commuters, this affects 99 -- a bus stop has bp eliminated. ridge road northbound at new york avenue. otherwise, things are moving nicely. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect ju day.cmore weather and traffic on the 4s. >> happening today, a new jersey representative donald payne, jr., plans to urge congress to pass his test for lead act during a news conference in newark. the legislationvwould require states that r eive certain federal funding to help schools test for lead in drinking water. testing in new york shows elevated levels at four school buildings. >>> a new jersey school district is the latest battleground the pascack regio]al district plans to vote tonight on a new policy allowing a students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on the gender with which they identify. a national conservate group is threatening

right now, lauren scala has a look at your commute. hey, lauren. >> hey, raphael. good morning everyone. roads at 5:30. that makes me happy. an accident still out by weston canal road in the right lane. we'll take a live look at the connecticut turnpike here. niece are the construction delays we've been seeing every morning. northbound, a couple blocked near the bridgeport area. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> lauren, thank you. >>> 5:31 right now. police are questioning a mother from the bronx hours after her two young girls lost their lives in a fire. witnesses say she was across street when the flames spread in her apartment. tracie strahan is in the morrisania section how it all happened. >> horribly tragic story, trace. >> reporter: absolutely. 18 months old and 2 years old, two kbirls left home alone. the witnesses say their another mother, who is being questioned at the precinct house didn't heard ambulance sirens. you can see that black smoke coming out of a third floor apartment. that's where firefighters pulled those two little girls out. th

lauren scala. what's going on? >> not much on the roads. a lot of overwork track work. 12 lines affected. that will be going on for 5, 10 more mi tes. a live look at the brooklyn bridge, things moving along nicely on the span. we will see the delays on the bqe, if you look to the left lower half of your screen, you can see stop and go traffic heading on to the bridge. >>> well, if you're out driving th connecticut, the department toreday, but the agency is urging you not to visit or if you do get ready to wait a nuong time. the dmv experienced computer oblems yesterday statewide. the system shut down over qught to try to fix the glitch, but it may still be a bit sltigish. >> when is the dmv not sluggish? >>l right. >>> more mta workers will be required to be tested for sleep apnea. the mta began testing engineers after this fatal derlment in the bronx in 2015. now the program is being expanded to include conductors and long island railroa crews in that 2015 crash, an eng eer with undiagnosed sleep apnea fell asleep at the controls. four peo

nice and quiet, lauren scala. >> things are nice and quiet. we have reports of an overturned vehicle in the eastbound service road of the cross bronx on the parkway. that's being cleared out. though you're seeing that on the traffic data, that's because of delays. and we'll take a look outside at the long island expressway. delays are more significant. we also have road work out there. here's what it looks like past woodhaven boulevard. leave yourself extra time if you can. heading over to the george washington bridge. smooth sailing here, inbound at the tolls, upper level and lower level. lincoln and holland tunnel, you're in for a nice ride. alternate side traffic rules. >>> a united airlines flight air anytime soon after making unusual exit off a flight. video from kprc appears to show the flight attendant inflating the emergency slide and then using it to leave the aircraft. this happened yesterday afternoon after the flight arrived in sacramento, california. united said it doesn't know why the flight attendant needed to make that exit but

now lauren scala has a look at your commute. hey, lauren. >> good morning. we have delays out there for connecticut commuters. eve been having this bridgeport area. it's jammed up there. between exits 29 and 32, you do have a lane or two blocked. expect a slow ride through here. the garden state parkway, watch out for an overturned vehicle before exit 90. that one is in the right lane. not causing too much of a problem. we'll have more weather and traffic on the 4s. >> thanks, lauren. 5:31 on this wednesday morning. in a half hour, tens of thousands of verizon workers will go on strike. "today in new york's" tracie strahan is in midtown where some workers have already started to gather. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. it's pretty clear that the workers are making good on their promise to strike. i'm here with a field technician from verizon. you say we're going to be here no matter what today. you guys are making good on the promise. tell everybody exactly what verizon workers are striking about. >> we're striking for a fair

lauren scala is here with your morning commute. >>> good morning, everyone. let's tal about road mark on the saw mill. all lanes shut down between the 120 and marbleable. a e able let's head back to manhattan where there say steampipe leak. two lanes shut, 57th and 59th street. this could affect the m and 67 buses later on. >>> 4:31 right now. w to that breaking news on the upper east side. a man fatally stabbed near 3rd avenue and 94th street. reporter: what a tragedy that took place here, a 22-year-old man has been killed and this is where it happened. are and there are detectives here looking for evidence. this is where that stabbing happened. this is 94th street and 3rd avenue on the upper east side. ey were busy here with police officers earlier. this is what we know so far. police were first called to metropolitan hospital where is nearby and that's where the abbing victim was about 1:00 this morning. the nypd discovered that 22-year-old man was stabed many times in the chest. and it happened here at 94th street and 3rd avenue. they're trying to figure

lauren scala likes the warmer temperatures. >> i do. i think we all do. it's about time. >>> if you're headed out the door, leave yourself extra time in areas. grand central parkway eastbound, an accident by the van wyck expressway. in the kew gardens interchange, quiet out there. 78 westbound, we still have an accident that shuts down two lanes after exit 40. be cautious as you make your way through that area. a live look outside at the tappan zee bridge. things moving along nicely here. north of the city, no delays. no problems out there. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >> lauren, thanks very much. 5:17 now. the lines are being drawn in an epic immigration battle in the supreme court. president obama is trying to save millions of undocumented i am granlts from deportation. critics say he's overstepping his bounds. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with how the showdown may play out with a small court. just eight justices. >> exactly. in the 4-4 split is what everyone fe

let's say good morning to lauren scala. good morning. >> good morning. suspension on the 6 train, no service in both directions between pelham bay park because of a police investigation. very colorful today, so make sure you're aware there will be delays and service changes. >>> new this morning, video and a sketch of the man police say attacked a woman in prospect park. she was jogging early yesterday morning when the suspect threw her to the ground and told her he was going to rape her. "today in new york's" jen maxfield is in prospect park with the sketch police want you to see. jen? >> reporter: that's right. this is an incident that has park. at female jogger, so brave yesterday morning. she was out jogging at around 5:15 when this man attacked her. police wanted everyone to see this sketch and surveillance video. the man is described as being in his 20s with light facial hair. police say he was wearing all black and black sneakers with white bottoms. you can see that police were able to get surveillance video from people who live in the neighborhoo

lauren scala is back again today. with the latest look. hey, lauren. >>u good morning, everyone, we have delays in the bronx, one of them because of an accident. out by country club road, exit 7c, there's a tractor trailer accident there. all lanes are subject to close. heading over to the cross bronx expressway, southbound, you saw road work, so minor delays. i'll keep you posted and it will get cleared out soon. you what the roads look like. if dr drive, southbound, they are clearing construction. that should get better shortly. i'll let you know. if you're getting on the major commuter lines everything on schedule and that includes the subway as well. >>> 2 is 5:17 right now, and to decision 2016, today is the wisconsin primary. the presidential front-runners donald trump and hillary clinton, they're down in the polls. nbc news correspondent edward lawrence is in washington. the last minute attempts to get votes, all eyes on wisconsin for once there, edward? >> yeah, all eyes are on wisconsin, michael. this is not make or break for the republican or

here's lauren scala. >> thank you, raphael. good morning. we have fastrack out there on the 2 and the 3. no trains between third avenue and 149th street sand 96th. that's in both directions. take the 4 or shuttle buses instead. delays and service changes on the ones listed here. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >>> happening right now, police still working to get power in parts of newark. an underground cable started -- won't get power back until tonight. the new jersey institute of technology had to cancel classes due to that outage. we will find out later this morning if classes will be canceled again today. >>> now to the presidential race, the heated democratic debate brooklyn. it was the last fiery face-off between hillary clinton and bernie sanders before next week's new york primary. katherine creag is in the newsroom. kat, with the jabs thrown last night, the only fireworks in brooklyn -- >> like a boxing match in brooklyn, michael. it was heated. some calling it the most personal when it came to attacking each other. it sta

good weather means a good commute, lauren scala. >> right now we're okay. we had an accident on the southern state parkway eastbound by peninsula boulevard that has cleared.

lauren scala has a look at thursday. >> it's thursday. friday eve. i like to call it. the belt parkway, we have a disabled vehicle westbound by erskine street in the right lane. heading over to new jersey, an accident on truck routes 1 and 9 southbound by dore eem us avenue. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> thanks, lauren. 4:31 right now. police are questioning a mother in the bronx after her two young girls die in a fire. this happened in the butler houses. tracie strahan is in the morrisania section with how it all happened. >> reporter: such a tough story that mother has been questioned here at the 42nd precinct house behind me. the two little girls dead just hours ago from that fire that was started when they were left home alone. smoke was billowing from that apartment on webster avenue around 6:30 last night. firefighters rushed to the third floor, pulling those toddlers out and scrambling to resuscitate them. the 2-year-old and 18-month-old were both pronounced dead at bronx lebanon hospital. they say the children's mother was actually at a laundroma

lauren scala has a look at the commute. hey, lauren. >> hey, raphael. atr lot of problems in queens that we were talking about. now we're starting to see delays heading to queens on the whitestone bridge. no reports of anything out there yet. we'll take a live look at the toll plaza. this is heading from the bronx into queens at the whitestone bridge. delays are pretty extensive. if you head to the throgs neck bridge towards queens, that's the best option. as far as the rails go, they look good. metro-north, lirr, transit, path and subways all operating on or close to schedule. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. the next weather and traffic update on the fours. >>> thanks, lauren. now to decision 2016. well're eight days away from the new york primary and the democratic candidates are pulling out all the stops to win. katherine creag is where hillary clinton is holding an event today. orter: good morning, darlene.wein eight days, we're getting closer and closer to primary day here in new york. that means the candidates are getting

let's see what lauren scala has got. hey, lauren. >> hey, raphael, you see the roads are covered for people on the roads. they're wet. the major deegan, southbound out by exit 10, an accident in the left lane. and the parkway is backed up heading into the area. so take the saw mill to henry hudson or to the bronx unrkway, they're doing okay. george washington bridge there are reports of a disable vehiing coming off the upper level. li inbound. and heading to staten island, we have an accident by clove road. and a slow ride this morning. you do eed to move your car. alternate side parking rules are in effect. >>> 6:46 right now. the case of the upper east side pastor accused of stealing money from his church has bs-ee- tossed t of court. yesterday prosecutors d esropped charges against the pastor arrested in november f allegedly swiping cash from church offerings. the pastor maintains he's only usboed money for church expenses. he's still wanted out by t members of the congregation. >>> city lawmakers have just apheproved

coming your way now, here is lauren scala. >> overall commute is pretty good. we have a couple of slow spots. a live look at the bqe, you will see the road work out there causing delays heading into the brooklyn bridge there. we will head over to the alexander hamilton bridge. things are smooth sailing here. but on the cross bronx expressway, some road work. on the new jersey turnpike, things are free and clear here out by newark liberty airport. a nice ride. garden state parkway in good shape for people headed out the door. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> the search is on for a gunman in brooklyn after a woman was waiting for an mts bus a bus. it happened on coney island. witnesses told news 4 the woman was in line on the sidewalk when shots rang out. they say she didn't appear to be the intended target, that other people were in the street and those were the ones that were shooting at one another. she was rushed to the hospital and is in serious but stable condition. >>> we're waiting to

let's get over to lauren scala. friday morning, first check on the commute. good morning, lauren. good morning, chris. good morning, everyone. two problems on the roads. the bronx, 95 head hd northbound by exit a, b, c. pelham parkway. there's an accident that blocks two lanes. minor delays through here. fuel spill is involved. likely to be there for a while. on route 21 southbound, by exit 5, there is an accident blocking a lane. but no delay. more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. manhattan. someone slashed a man in a subway platform at the bleaker street station. tracie strahan just pulled up on the scene. >> reporter: darlene, we just saw a large group of detectives head down into the station. that's where we're told an older morning. i'm going to step out the of the way and show you the heavy police presence here. trains are now by passing the station as a result of the investigation. this happened just before 4:00 this morning. now police are on the hunt for a suspect that fled in an unknown direction. it's not clear if this is the result from any type of argument or

let's get over to lauren scala. tell us about the commute. we have some of the same problems out there. there's this disabled truck on the bqe heading into the kosciuszko bridge. you can see heavy delays on the long island expressway and the bqe getting into this area. it's a spot to avoid. heading over to lyndon, route 1 and 9 northbound, an accident before styles street. things are starting to slow down here as well. for weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> 6:01 right now. an urgent search is underway in brooklyn for an autistic man who disappeared while on a field trip to the park. tracie strahan is there live. >> reporter: there is a lot of worry because this man has never run off before. he is autistic and nonvisual. this photo was released by police a few hours ago. he was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a lanyard with his name. scuba teams will return in a few hours to search for michael yam. the worker from the group home says he returned to the fan a van discovered yam was missing. it's the lakeside here in p

let's get back to lauren scala. any trouble spots, lauren? >> yes, we have new ones. we'll start with new jersey on the garden state parkway. northbound out by exit 138, two lanes shut down. delays quickly building through this area. >> heading to the cross bronx expressway, construction will be out there for a little longer. westbound by the sheridan expressway, two lanes shut down. delays are extremely heavy. if you can get over to the bruckner, that would be the best option. a live look at the long island expressway in queens where you'll see a lot of brake lights. that's actually cars trying to exit by exit 15. van dam street. there's reports of an accident. the main line is doing fine. but the exit is backed up. if you are getting on the rails, we have 4 and 6 trains by passing bleecker street in both directions because of a police investigation. everything is moving along nicely. >> lauren, thank you. >>> 5:48 right now. police are hunting for a killer at the university of texas. the body of 18-year-old was called near campus on tuesday. they are reporting surve

here is lauren lauren with the scala with the latest on your commute. >> on the l.i.e. an accident blocking the right shoulder near exit 41. some rubber neck k rubbernecking as you go by. let's talk about mass transit. getting on the buses, a few detours. the m41, m4, m9, m 15 and the m105. you do need to move your car. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> new this morning a vicious crime caught on camera. police looking for a group of robbers who have struck at least twice in queens and they say the weapon of choice is a rock. bordonaro is in ozone park with video that police just recently released. lori? >> reporter: yeah. that vicious attack happened here on 77th street. a residential neighborhood. it was all caught right here on this building surveillance camera. take a look here at this video. you can see one of the attackers there throwing a rock at the 32-year-old victim and knocking him down. then seconds later two other men join in, all three then punch and kick the victim in the head and body before

jacquie is still off but filling in is the one and only lauren scala. what's new, girl? >> this dress, actually. >> thanks, love yours. >> i love yours, too. >> fun show on the way including a visit from hollywood icon george hamilton. >> also coming up, who are the best new chefs in new york?

let's get over to lauren scala. any trouble spots to worry about? >> we have two on the roads right now. heading over to the bqe. there's an accident shutting down two lanes on the eastbound side, these are the delays back to the manhattan avenue. you will start seeing people tapping on their breaks. heading over to new jersey, an accident investigation out there in bridgewater that shuts down route 28 that shuts at finderne avenue. >>> now to a platform collapse that is impacting 5 train service. that's where "today in new york's" katherine creag is live with an update. >> reporter: part of the 5 train is actually running now. just part of it going southbound from here. as timing would have it, you can see the train there going southbound from where we are, eastchester-dyre avenue to 180th street back to normal. but northbound from 180th street to here it's still suspended. we want to show you what caused all the problems. part of a subway platform that was under construction collapsed last night. the 5 train between 180th street and eastchester-dy

let's head over to lauren scala. >> roads look good. finnegan's lane, route 27 northbound just after it is shut down because of an accident with a downed pole. southbound lanes taking on alternate traffic. van wyck northbound approaching the grand central parkway, an accident blocking a lane. delays are not bad. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> coming up the new york donald trump and hillary clinton scoring big victories. hillary clinton beating bernie sanders by nearly 300,000 votes. double digit win for her. the victory includes some controversy at polls. katherine creag is at the board of elections in lower manhattan. people asking how could this happen. thousands not on the voter rolls. >> exactly. the city comptroller saying he's launching a poll probe into the elections. one person telling us his mailing address was wrong, and all of this resulted in thousands of people not able to vote. for hillary clinton, the new york primary resulted in a big victory. she took 58% of the vote. the gathering there took place in midtown m

let's head over to lauren scala and see if there's early issues for the commute. >> certainly we have a couple heading over to a closure on route 28 in the bridgewater area. it's closed in both directions at finderne avenue. that's a spot to avoid. a live look at route 3, a while ago the eastbound ramp to the western push pike was shut down. that is all cleared now. over to the george washington bridge, we have road work outbound on the upper and lower levels. two lanes closed under the apartments. not really causing a delay. i'll let you know if it does. for people just waking up, the 5 train, no service between east 180th street and dyre avenue but shuttle bus is being provided. more weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> right now a dangerous storm system is moving through the midwestern and plains states. look at the hail falling in missouri. at least one tornado was spotted in texas. issued for three other states including oklahoma. officers are assessing the damage there. in kansas and kentucky towns are getting blasted by thunderstorms and violent winds. >>> several volunteers from

let's get over to lauren scala. >> as a reminder, we have fastrack maintenance on the 2 and the 3. and 149th street and 96th street. no 3 train service. that will wrap up at about 5:00 a.m. as far as overnight track work goes, eight other lines affected. alternate side parking rules are suspended today. >>> right now there's an urgent search taking place in brooklyn. police are looking in prospect park for an autistic man, he's missing since yesterday afternoon. michael yam was in the park, part of a field trip. they say he was last seen near the boat rental area in the southeast corner of the park. police dogs have combed that area and officers in scuba gear will search the lake later on this morning. >>> police are also searching for a mother who went out to get chinese food and vanished. she's 21-year-old destiny dawson. she's been missing for a week now. police say she stepped out of her apartment last wednesday in bedford-stuyvesant but never came home. police do not believe her her boyfriend tells new 4 she's run away multiple times before. he says he just wants to know she's saf

let's get over to lauren scala and talk about the commute. >> fastrack maintenance on the 1. we also have overnight track work on the 3, 4, 6, a, e, d and f. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. >>> mor weather and traffic on the 4s. >>> bernie sanders turning up the heat in the race for president. last night in philadelphia he leveled strong attacks on his opponents. sanders challenged her after he says she raised doubts about his own. >> i don't think that you are qualified if you get $15 million from wall street through your super pac. >> i am kefrnd that some of his ideas just won't work because the numbers don't add up. >> clinton's press secretary said she's never called sanders unqualified and added that sanders comments were quote, a new low in the campaign. >>> john kasich will be in the bronx while ted cruz stumps in brooklyn. >> protesters greeted donald trump on long island last night. he held a big rally in bethpage at the grumman studios. he talked about the meaning of new york values. >> you remember during the debate when he started

let's say hello to lauren scala. >>> no problems but we have a lot of speed restrictions on the cr haossings. and faction track maintenance on the the 2 and 3. no 2 trains near 96th in both directions. no 3 train service but take the shuttle buses instead. we have track work on eight other lines. expect delay and service changes. >>> breaking news, we're learning about a slashing in manhattan. "today in new york's" katherine creag arrived on the station near grand central station with the latest. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. i just came back from being downstairs at the subway area he entrance. there are five police officers and a police captain. the police captain told me a short time ago there was some kind of aller case between two people and someone was slashed or stabbed. we're waiting to find out if the victim was transported to a hospital as the police captain said they are trying to sorts things out right now. but it looks like the platforms are open. at one point there was a question whether subway trains on the 4, 5, 6 wer being held. the police captain told me they a

lauren scala has the latest. >> it's being nice to us. lots of green on the maps. we do have united nations convention in session today. you will see a lot of street closures. 1st avenue from 42nd to 48th, and 44th through 46th. possible full closures but not all day. a quick live look outside at the inbound side of the lincoln tunnel. a few problems here earlier outbound, everything moving along just fine inbound and outbound at all the hudson river crossings. more weather and traffic coming up on the fours. and a sketch of the man police say attacked a woman in prospect park. that woman was jogging early yesterday morning when the suspect told her he was going to rape her. "today in new york's" jen maxfield is in the park with the sketch police want everyone to see. this is a super popular park. a lot of people feel safe going in there at all hours. >> reporter: exactly. this park is known for being safe. people love jogging in the park, taking their children to the park. you can imagine this attack has shaken the neighborhood. we have seen the nypd in the park t

let's get over to lauren scala. any updates on the commute? >> quite a few problems on the roads. they're getti congested. on 78 eastbound we have this accident investigation taking place out there in the right lane. then we have another accident on 80 eastbound before exit 35, mt. hope road in dover. that blocks a lane there. over on the garden state parkway, northbound after exit accident there causing some delays. we have one westbound on the cross bronx expressway just after the sheridan expressway. delays here go back to the bruckner interchange a live look outside at the inbound side of the george washington bridge where you see a slow ride getting into the span. we have reports of a minor accident. it will take you 30 minutes to get between the turnpike and tolls. 15 minutes into the lower level. 30-minute wait at the lincoln tunnel and the holland tunnel. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. don't forget to move your car. back to you. >>> in news 4 your health, despite years of warnings a new study finds more children are getting their hands on d

. >>> we'll take a look at the morning commute right now with lauren scala. >> thank you. we do have delays and service changes on the e, f, m and r lines. that's all you need to know about the rails. if you are getting on the roads, we have a disabled truck on the cross bronx expressway eastbound before the sheridan. there's a 40-minute delay to the upper level here. 20 to the lower. 40 minutes inbound at the lincoln. 30 at the holland. then we saw the overturned vehicle eastbound on 27 before tuckahoe road in south hampton. >>> thank you so much. we'll be right back with chris' forecast. if you're told you have cancer, explore your treatment options with specialists who treat only cancer. every stage... every day.... at cancer treatment centers of america. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts >>> it's a cool morning out there, in the 30s. some 40s as well in the city. showers are quite a ways away, but plan on the clouds gathering throughout the day. forecasting high today of 59. by evening, could be a few sprinkles or light showers. the seven-day forecast, intermitten

let's head over to lauren scala. we have delays on upturn "r" trains because of signal problems. the only issue on the rails. getting on the roads, delays on the van wyck expressway, some police activity by hillside activity. a slow ride heading northbound. southbound not so bad. heading over to new jersey. still route 22 westbound shut down because of an overturned vehicle between park avenue and terrill road in scott plains. you will be able to get around it. leave yourself some time. kai simonsen is live over the scene of the accident in bridgewater. an suv crashed into a utility pole. wires in the roadway. 202 completely shut down southbound out by 22. traffic is being pushed off on to the westbound side. this is by the bridgewater commons. heading into that area. alternate side of the street parking rules are suspended, meter rules still apply. >>> the number of jetblue routes in new york city's area is soaring. the airline is adding routes from newark, ft. laid uderdale, tampa and orlando. also six flights will be added from laguardia to post boston. the carrier will celebr

here's lauren scala. >> thanks, darlene. we still have delays out there on coney island stillwell avenue-bound "f" trains. otherwise, the rails look pretty good. if you're getting on the roads, watch out for an accident on the northbound garden state parkway out by 63 in the left lane. we have 60-minute delay at george washington bridge, 40 minutes at the lower level because of an accident on the alexander hamilton bridge eastbound. 40 minutes inbound at the lincoln and holland. milder than yesterday today, high of 47. tonight, mostly cloudy, a late shower is possible, 47 degrees. high. friday, breezy for the mets home opener, 51 degrees. high of 47 on saturday. >>> coming up on the "today" show, how to talk to your children about this year's (vo) you were born. you live in westchester. you live in the hudson valley. you live in the bronx. you're more than one person. you're many people. you're a community. you know what you want when it comes to medical care. you want the care of a top manhattan hospital without having to t

let get over to lauren scala. it's 6:06. how is the commute looking? >> lot of problems today for the commute. in new jersey, on 78 eastbound, just before exit 23, berkeley heights. we have what's left of a a tractor-trailer fire in the right lanes. still pretty heavy here. head over to 22. you can see by the traffic flows and live data, that's still green. it's moving along at the speed limit. the palisades parkway, we have an accident southbound by exit 11. this one not causing too much of a problem but keep it in mind. then, if you are getting on the rails, all good news from there. subways and major commuter lines doing fine. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect. more weather and traffic ahead on the 4s. >> thanks so much, lauren. >>> bernie sanders is turning up the heat in the race for president. 12 days ahead of the new york primary. last night in philadelphia, he leveled strong attacks on his opponent hillary clinton. sanders challenged her after he says she raised doubts about his. >> i don't think you are qualified if you're s

so that was lauren scala who was going to make a cameo. so we're going to play this morning's trivia game. >> first last week's winner. that's rob brenz. congratulations, rob. and as pat just said, erica grow, take it away. >> it is trivia time. this week's trivia is brought to us by the blue man group. those of you joining for the first time, here's how you play. log onto nbcnewyork.com/trivia. you can play on any smartphone, tablet, computer, or web enabled device. make sure to hit refresh because your web browser has to be up-to-date. will pop up on the television screen. you'll have 12 seconds to choose an answer. while online you can chat with fellow trivia players right there on the site. so let's get the countdown clock started. first of all, three college friends, they created the bald and blue character called blue man. and the word was meant to evoke human. question one. which subway stop is closest to the blue man group theater? the answer is number two. astor place. the theater is located on lafayette street. the structures wer

here's lauren scala. >> thanks. right now we have delays out there on downtown f trains, in addition to that if you're getting on the roads, there's an accident on 495 eastbound by tunley avenue in the right lanes. if you're head toward the lincoln tunnel, that will get in your way. a disabled tractor-trailer on the turnpike extension by the bayone exit. to the hudson, 40-minute delay at the lincoln. 30 at the holland and george washington bridge. an accident westbound on the grand central by francis lewis >> thank you very much. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, everyone. much milder than over the weekend. temperatures already well into the 40s. here's stormtracker. wewhave rain in the hudson valley. in and around new york city and portions of nassau county. we keep the showers in the forecast throughout the day to, y. 46 now. a mild start to your day. and we are heading back into the 50s this afternoon. degrees. will be breezy, but it's a nice breeze out of the south keeping us nice and mild. seven-day foreca

here's lauren scala. >> thank you. we still have the southbound garden state parkway shut down after 91 with an overturned vehicle. watch for an accident northbound on the garden state parkway, out before exit 114 jamming things up. heading to queens, there's an accident bronx bound on the throgs neck bridge in the left lane and one on the l.i.e. finally, new jersey, watch for one eastbound on route 3 by route 17. back to you. >> lauren. thanks. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, everyone. want to grab the jackets as you head out the door. there is what it feels like now. windchill values in the 20s and 30s. feels like 28 in white plains. more of a winter jacket kind of morning. it gets better as we head throughout the day. look at all the sunshine that we're expecting today. 40 degrees in the city now. back to the 50s. it is cool and sunny. this is the beginning of a warming trend. look tomorrow, 61. into the mid 60s by saturday. and we are talking about 70s sunday and mchbltd monday -- and monday, darlene? >> tha

here's lauren scala. >> thanks. we have delays on downtown 2 and 3 trains. if you're getting on the roads, watch for an accident on 78 eastbound by 22. that blocks two lanes. then heading to route 3, we have an accident eastbound by meadowlands parkway. after that, a 45-minute inbound wait at the lincoln tunnel. also an accident on the inbound upper level of the gwb. that's in the right lane. 30 minutes there. watch for one northbound on the garden state parkway by exit 163. back to you. >> thanks. sunny, br , highs, 42. feels like the 20s. tonight, clear, cold, 26 degrees. tomorrow, cloudy, mild, high of 47. thursday, mostly cloudy, rain is likely. friday, breezy and cooler for the mets' home opener. 52. >>> coming up on the "today" show, the 15-year-old who's revolutionizing healthy habits >>> it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, buyer beware. the trendy fashion deals you see popping up on your social media feeds and across the internet, well, what you see may not be what you get. >>> bedtime behavior. we'll show you how to get your kids to bed. >> for naps an

we'll have details on the here's lauren scala, what's the commute looking like? >>> for hudson-bergen riders, trains are running every 30 minutes. being that it's wet out there, you want to know that. definitely bring the umbrella and you'll be standing for a little while. but it's still moving, which is good news. and also good news for your major commuter lines, metro north, long island railroad, all the other nj transit lines, path, doing just fine as well as subways. not delays. if you're getting on the buses, one detour this morning on the m50 for the city. and alternate side parking rules are in effect. the next weather and traffic update is on the the 4s. >>> 5:36 right now. today the man police say terror rised and robbed elderly women in is due in court after weeks of being on the run. tracie strahan is live in downtown brooklyn with the latest. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: darlene, good morning to you. we have been tracking this story for weeks showing you security video or images of the guy with the gray hair. now that clarence jones has been vic

lauren scala is off but we're happy to have emily west here. what does the commute look like? >>> the l.i.e. is shut down westbound right around 110. that's exit 49. overturned truck and debris spill. so they have to get that cleaned up. you can see the delays stretching back past the pa kway this morning. and delays on the fdr southbound, road work near 79th down into the 60s. we'll ave more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. >>> tha you very much. to decisio 2016, today new york votes. the polls open in just about an hour and we have continuing covera with katherine creag in chappaqua. hillary clinton will be casting herbal lot there later today, out into the street, kat. >> reporter: that's why i have a traffic vest on. hillary clinton will be casting her vote at a school nearor. it's an event in and of itself. members of the media have been told to park up the street jhut a little ways to scatter the news vans. not to have them con vernal in l al verge in the parking otf thedschool. this is where hillarylinton will vote.athe former secretary of state represented the

here is lauren scala. >> we still have this closure out there on bridgewater. you are going to be forced on to route 22 west instead of being able to travel south there. heavy delays because of that. we also have heavy delays on the fdr drive. an accident southbound at 79th street in the left lane. we still have one on the cross bronx expressway westbound. that is still in the center lane. >>> let's check the weather today. cloudy, cool, spotty rain, high of 57. tonight, cloudy and chilly, showers, low of 47. tomorrow, early clouds are giving way to partly sunny skies, cool at 62 degrees. sunday, cloudy and rain is likely. 54 is the high. monday, we are looking at a mostly cloudy day with some showers. >>> coming up on the "today" show, special perform manses from vanilla ice and salt and >> all right it's 8:30. it's april 29th, 2016 but it is the 90s out on our plaza. we are getting ready to throw it back. we have the i love the 90s tour right here. we're so excited. collaborate and listen. >> come here. hoda kotb saying hi to the fans and our performers. >> a

. >>> here's the commute with lauren scala. >> thanks. a third accident eastbound on the crocs bronx at webster avenue. the 90 minute delay. 45 minutes inbound at the lincoln and holland tunnels. an accident on 78 westbound before 284 shuts down a few lanes. a exit available at 131. >>> thanks. another still to start. we'll reach 64 this afternoon. tonight, 44 in the city. tomorrow, breezy, sunny, high of 66. 0 the high. monday -- 5070 the high. monday, a few high clouds. >>> today, jason bait plan stops this price is so low. trying to make me eat my greens? no, just trying to save you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my stop & shop. darling, hold my hand >>> it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, hand in hand. william and kate hike near a monastery high in the himalayas. >> unbelievable, the scenery. >> amazing trip. >>> plus, one and only? the modern approach to marriage that's causing a stir. is it ever okay to make a deal, on you? i'm on top of the world >>> the great escape. the dramatic encounter with

here is lauren scala. >> we do have delays and service changes on the a, c, e, and f lines. we have a disabled tractor-trailer on 280 westbound we also have a disabled bus in a kunl on tunnel. an accident northbound. >> lauren, thanks. let's check the weather today. some xlouds clouds and sun. tonight, possibly a thunderstorm. we'll see low of 55 degrees. tomorrow, looking at a mostly cloudy day with showers. 68 degrees. that's the high. coming up on he "today" show, music legends, gloria and emilio estefan talk about their exciting new musical " i really wanna love somebody >>> 8:30 now. it's monday morning, the 25th of our plaza is packed. we've got a great crowd. morning. by the way, don't forget, we have two big concerts this week. the band perry will be here on wednesday. celebrating 100 days to the ol ympics in rio. >> and friday, you ready for this, the i love the '90s tour, making a pit stop on our plaza. vanilla ice, salt n pepper, and i had -- kid n play. head to today.com for fan passes to be in the crowd with us. >> willie, you're going to dress up, right? savann

here's lauren scala. >> right now on the long island expressway in suffolk county, westbound lanes, exit 50, there's an accident blocking three lanes. delays are getting bad. very quickly out there delays 287 northbound because avenue accident. all lanes are subject to closure. also one 287 southbound. and 280 east by eisenhower parkway there's a disabled truck to go back on route 80. >> we'll be back with rafael's forecast. >>> good morning, everyone. i want to grab those jackets as you're heading out the door. another chilly morning. north and west of town, 32 in denver, looking at 28 in westhampton. you can see later on today, a cool and sunny day ahead. for the next few days, as we head to the weekend, 65 on saturday, 70 degrees by sunday. darlene over to you. >>> coming up on "today" show, fashion's most powerful player anna winter stops by to talk about the gala. american workers know how to fight back and rebuild an economy. so does she. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that

for a look at rest of the morning commute, here is lauren scala. >> we have delays out there for commuters. journal square to 33rd street lines. if you are on the road, we still have this accident. that blocks the center lane. all lanes are subject to closure. also, a disabled vehicle heading westbound. back to you, kerry. today. mostly sunny and breezy, 75 is the high. tomorrow, feels like summer with a high of 80 and a chaps of showers. saturday, sun and clouds, cooler. 68 degrees. >>> coming up on the "today" show, natalie gives us a hyped the scenes look at silicon valley. another local update coming up in just about 30 minutes. have a great morning. >>> it's 8:30 now on this thursday morning. even though we say it's beautiful in new york, i have to be honest, it's a little chilly out here. >> it's a little chilly, not that we would ever complain. >> one of those days in spring out without a coat. anyway, welcome back. good to have you here. we just wrapped up our town hall meeting with donald trump. we have a lot to get to. >>> come up, one more finalist to pick. three women with big

here's lauren scala. >> thanks. we have 15-minute delays on the newark light rail. we also have uptown 6 trains running express from 42nd street to 125th street. if you're getting on the roads, an accident still there southbound on the deegan by west 230th jamming things up for miles to west chester county with. harlem river drive at 125th. watch for a disabled vehicle inbound heading to manhattan on the brooklyn bridge. back to you, darlene. >> okay. we'll be right back. if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec is different than claritin . because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec . muddle no more . >>> good morning, everyone. it's an umbrella morning on this tuesday. we're tracking rain all around the tri-state right now. a cold front moving through. county. the heaviest rain north and west of new york city into places like rocklandt orange counties. jersey. all this will move on through throughout the morning. a soggy commut