Degrees. In for lauren scala is lauren scala. Its me. Thats funny. Good morning, everyone. We have some changes on the subways. Uptown 3s are running locals and thats because of a rail condition and five trains are bypassing morris park in both directions because of station work. The 1, 2, 4, 6, a, e, f, l, n, r, expect delays and service changes. Right now Police Investigating a daring robby. Shocking not because of what happened but where it happened. Today in new yorks Katherine Creag at the plaza hotel. Good morning, kat. Good morning, darlene. It is where it happened. The very famous plaza hotel. This is an attraction for tourists and new yorkers as well. The robbery happened in the downtown area. High end restaurants and high end eateries. Police released photos of the police say he calmly walked into a store, the travel x Currency Exchange store in the lower level of the plaza hotel. He threatened a worker there with a gun. The thief got away with 3,000 our rows, 3300. In this whole incident no one was injured but a lot of people we talked about were stunned by what happened. Never would have expected this a day in my life. Ive worked here eight years and this is the first time this has happened. Here is the suspect again. He was wearing glasses, bald, 59, 160 pounds. Was wearing a black pea coat. The travel x currency rate is in a corner tucked away from the other restaurants but is surrounded by tables where people sit down and eat lunch, darlene. Police were called here. Numerous police were upstairs and downstairs but by the time police got here that suspect got away. Katherine creag at the plaz zampt thank you. Happening today the family of a bronze hospital worker found dead inside a hospital will weigh their options. Last thursday he went to the emergency room for an injured finger. Somehow he became locked into a restroom and died. He was not found until yesterday. Unbelievable that this could happen. Its not right. They could do nothing, you know . Treating the patients, treating your workers. The family says a hospital worker told them they moved his body thinking he was still alive. The nypd is investigating. Happening today, the trial starts for the atlanta hawk player arrested outside of a downtown nightclub. He faces disorderly con durkt and disorderly arrest. He disobeyed orders after the during his clash sefoloshas leg was broken which ended his playing season. In South Carolina the flooding is getting worse. While the rain is over, the water is still rising there. After two feet of rain fell multiple dams holding back small lakes burst sending water downstream. Shelters are filling up with families. The water is not safe to drink there and the bottled water is getting hard to get. Meanwhile, mandatory evacuations are in place for some areas. Some people are just not listening to these warnings. We dont want to have to come out and rescue you. Much worse, we dont want to have you added to this number of fatalities. Last night president obama did declare eight counties a federal disaster. That will help aid the recovery with assistants for grants, low cost loans and other help. It shows portions of i95 under water. Huge highway people take every day. 4 34. Time for weather and traffic on the 4s. Happens, it takes a long time to recover from. Were talking about in some cases almost a 1 in 1,000 year type of flood. The water continuing to run off. It will continue to cause some rising of different rivers, streams, putting more pressure on the dams. The good news is theres no more rain of consequence heading their way. Thats finally lifting out. Our weather, nice and quiet. Beautiful yesterday. Well add on to that today with temperatures warmer. Jackets this morning. 40s in most areas. Lower 50s in and around the city. There will be a generous amount of sunshine. Nice rebound with the low 70s. All in all, much more comfortable during the afternoon hours. Starting out at 54. Skies mostly clear. Stays that way from sun up to sun down. By 3 00 in the low 70s. Thats our high, 73 degrees. Rest of the seven day forecast coming up on the 4s. If youre getting on the the b 16, bx 19, m 9, m 42, q 46 and qm 6. If youre getting on the roads there is emergency road work by the harlem river drive. That blocks the right lane. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are suspended today but meter rules apply. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. 4 35. Police released a new video of a woman suspected of two robberies in the bronx. This happened last month on west kings ford road. She rushes in face uncovered and she made off with a few hundred dollars. Police say it is the same woman who robbed a bodega on thayer avenue. They think shes in her mid 20s. Three suspects in custody after a wild chase in the bronx. They crashed into a car seriously injuring a 70yearold drivers. Surveillance cameras captured the get away car is careening through an intersection at 167th and intervale avenue. Moments later it slammed into a liberty car and another car. I just was worried because its the time when my kids get out of school. There was always kids here. I was more worried about the kids and if there was going to be a shooting. The suspects tried to run but they were captured. Police say the innocent drivers are expected to be okay. It is 4 37. Right now the medical examiner is working to identify a body that was pulled from a deadly building explosion. The woman has been missing since saturdays blast. Authorities say 47yearold Francesca Figueroa was cleaning out her apartment and disconnected a stove that may have started the blast. It injured three other people and killed one. The Amtrak Service on the vermonter. We have new pictures just out of montpelier. Several cars. Four passengers and three crew members suffered injuries. Theyre running buses from springfield and destinations in vermont. Postseason baseball returns to the bronx. Yankees host the astros in the American League wild card game. Theyre rallying around cc sabathia. He shocked everyone by announcing he had checked himself into an alcohol rehab center. Hes going to miss the playoffs. He says, quote, it hurt me deeply to do this, but i owe it to myself and to my family to get myself right. If ccs a guy that can step up in a situation like that, i hope it gives courage to other people to step up. Well miss him throughout the playoffs but im glad he stepped up and is working to become better in all of this. We play for cc now. Tonight theyll have tanaka on the mound and the game starts at 8 clg. More than 3,000 pounds of marijuana is off the street thanks to some eagle eye officers. They spotted six men unloading boxes from a tractortrailer in elm hurst yesterday morning. As they got closer the officers detected the strong smell of marijuana. Prosecutors say 3. 5 million ounces of that drug was seized. Seven young men who bored a city bus in brooklyn beat up a 17yearold. It happened on a b 43 bus. The victim had to be treated for a broken jaw and a cut to the face. Its not known if he knew his attackers. This morning the long island doctor found dead in an Apartment Building may have overdosed on cocaine. Several Law Enforcement officers say kis stin sivuerny used the drug hours before she died. Police saw men carrying her into the vestibule and calling 911. Her death have shocked the community. 4 40 right now. Just had a major recall. Why millions of boxes of cereal are being pulled from shelves. A plane diverted when a pilot dies mid flight. Were looking into the information about the father of the eight childrens. The 70s are making a comeback in the forecast. Weather and traffic is coming up on the 4s. Follow us on facebook and oh, stay on that one. [changes channel] sometimes its hard to catch all your favorite shows. 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The vintage mta train will depart Grand Central about 7 00 tonight. It will head out to the stadium for the yankees game against the astros. The cars were first used in 1917. Thats very cool. What a way to go out to the big playoff game. I think so for sure. 4 43. If they win, even better. Lets check weather and traffic on the 4s. Its one and out. Its important. This is it, continue. Hosting the ball in new york again. Weather looks like it will cooperate. Outside this morning, it is crisp. Its cool again. Were starting out in the low to mid 50s in the city. A lot of 40s in the suburbs. Quite a bit chillier there. Again, this is whats typical this time of the year. Temperatures bounce back nicely on the day. Chilly start. Milder afternoon. Sunshine today right through thursday. Were looking at the next chance of showers heading your way probably later on friday and may linger into parts of the area Early Saturday Morning. By saturday afternoon things its chilly as i pointed out especially north and west. High point, 42. Oakland, new jersey, 43. Low 40s. Even a few possible upper 30s embedded in there. In and around the boroughs 50 to 55. West hampton 42 degrees. Down in long branch, a cool 48 degrees. A beautiful afternoon with lots of sunshine. Normal high is 67. We get back to about normal which was a very popular september trend. It hasnt been so far. Meantime, South Carolina scenario a situation with that system lifting to the north and east. A lot of the showers being taken off shore. Thats good news. Joaquin continues to move out to the atlantic. For us, were looking at generally clear sky. Thats what we have all day long. Lots of blue sky, sunshine. We dont have any issues to tomorrow well mix in a few more clouds. Not as bride and sunny. Temperatures climbing back into the 70s. 73 in the city, 74 in lyndon. Garden city, 70. Even up to the hudson valley, low 70s. Yanks and astros, 8 08 start. Comfortable, quiet, beautiful weather for a ball game. Upper 60s. Weather will not be a factor. We need the yanks to come up with a big win. Seven day forecast looking at 73, 74 the next couple of days so were above normal. Sunshine, drop in the temp. Upper 60s. Shower may be Early Saturday Morning and it clears out. Sunday looks like a winner and early next week more sunshine and warming trend upper 60s to near 70 degrees. Lets see how the commute is treating us on a tuesday morning. Lauren. Taking a live look outside at the long island expressway in queens by the Grand Central parkway. Things moving along nicely on we just got word of an accident outside of astoria boulevard blocking two lanes. As i have more information i will get it to you. Heading over to the George Washington bridge road work has been picked up. Things moving nicely into the tolls on both levels there. At the lincoln tunnel and at the who will land. If youre getting on the subways, uptown trains are running locals from 42 street to 96 street. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules are suspended today but you still need to pay the meter. 4 47 now. A consumer alert this morning. General mills is issuing a major recall. Companies pulling 1. 8 million boxes of cheerios and honey nut cheerios. Theyre labeled as gluten free but they could contain wheat. For more information head to nbc 4 new york. Com. Were learning the name of the pilot who died in mid flight with 147 passengers on board. An Emergency Landing monday in syracuse. The first officer was at the controls. Pilot Michael Johnson suddenly fell ill. His wife at mids admits he had a double bypass surgery. Today the coast guard will be back out searching for any survivors from the missing u. S. Cargo ship they now believe did sink. They pulled one body in a survival suit off the bahamas. It was in the same area where damage and empty life boats were found. The captain planned to try to go around Hurricane Joaquin when the vessel became disabled right in the path of the storm. Governor christie is demanding that flags be flown at half staff to honor the victims of the oregon mass shooting. Theyre preparing for funerals to begin thursday for the nine president obama will travel to roseberg to meet with the victims families. Edward snowden said hes willing to come home and go to prison. He tells the bbc he has not received a plea bargain deal. Snowden still living in exile in moscow. Without a deal he faces as many as 30 years behind bars for revealing u. S. Cyber spy secrets. Snowden says so far prosecutors will only promise that he wont face torture. Happening today, convicted killer former new England PatriotsAaron Hernandez is due back in court. His lawyers will be asking the judge to dismiss the murder charges from a slaying three years ago. They claim the grand jury had insufficient evidence and evidence should be tossed out. He is he hes accused of killing two men outside of a boston nightclub. Supreme court will not hear an appeal from charlie rangel. They upheld an Appeals Court ruling saying that house Disciplinary Proceedings against the longterm harlem democrat fell outside of the jurisdiction of the court. 2010 the house voted to sen rangle for fundraising misconduct. They say they suppressed evidence. 4 50 right now. Still to come, the whats named after Britney Spears. Using linkedin why you may have some money coming your way. 4 52. Right now a live look right there at the new jersey turnpike by new yorks liberty airport. Severe beach erosion on the jersey shore. Some beaches including those devastated by Hurricane Sandy appear to have lost most of their sand. Many places where they have protected dunes between the ocean and homes the surf cut out a large cliff. Places with the steel seawalls that fared better. After Hurricane Sandy they tried building up the beaches naturally. In some places they put in corrugated steel. That was expensive. This was a bit of a controversy. Concerned of getting four, five days of pounding surf. You see what it can do. Its only sand. Right back out. Water is stronger. Hopefully well ease that problem for the time being. Wind has shifted to the north. We have a beautiful afternoon heading our way. After a chilly start, starting in the 40s and 50s. Jacket wearing weather. 73 degrees today. Less wind. Tonight looking at a clear sky, 40s in the distant suburbs. One more day in the 70s tomorrow then well back it down a little bit to more seasonable temperatures. Seasonable this time of year is nice. Very nice. Chris, thank you. Lauren, good morning. Good morning. Where have you been . Ive been in the sunshine. I know. I followed you on social media. She sure has. I got home. Nice to be back with you guys. Nice to get off the plane in the mild weather here. Well talk about the commute though. Not so bad this morning to come back to. One accident on the Grand Central park way. Westbound after the bqe. Earlier reported it was closer to astoria boulevard. Headed over to the harlem river drive, we have emergency construction northbound by 155th street in the right lane. We are getting word of an accident on the fdr by 91st. The toll discount giving to Staten Island residents who use the verrazano have been given a discount. Theyve been fighting a discount. The u. S. Supreme court rejected their appeal yesterday. Queens lawmaker says she wants to help quiet the noise. Grace ming introduced a bill that empowers the epa to monitor the noise levels. She claims the roar from the jets flying over homes in her district is getting worse. This is despite a noise abatement plan put in place three years ago by the faa. A new report finds the big apple seeing an unprecedented housing crunch. The review by city controller Scott Stringer found 1 in 12 apartments are crowded. Severely crowded apartments of five people are up 44 . In the bronx its up 74 . And the number of studio apartments with three or more people rose by more than 300 . Very uncomfortable for a lot of people. Not enough space. Im trying to get something bigger. Not enough room. The Mayors Office has launched a 42 billion to build and preserve 200 million apartments. Dozens of people who got the flu shot for one new Jersey Company are being tested for hepatitis b and hiv. A nurse used the same syringe. It happened at the otsuka facility. We feel it is important that they are aware of their Health Status and they understand what the risk is and what the potential is. Now to make matters worse the department of health total wellness, the company that contracted the nurse for the clinic, may have used less than the recommended dose of the flew vaccine. Theyre advising everyone who did this to get the shot all over again. Its called the brittany bill. They think it could be news sick to the ears. They want to give a state income tax break to top performers like Britney Spears but they have to perform at least a fournightstand. The bill was approved by a state senate committee. The goal is to attract crowds to the area. Brittany bill. The brittany bill. Spike lee is going to serve as grand marshall at next months new york city marathon. The Worlds Largest marathon takes place sunday, november 1st and runs through the 43 neighborhood where lee grew up. A well known sports fan will participate in several race week events. He has no idea why he was chosen for the honor but hes a lifelong fan of the race. Someone will win when he goes to the nick games. I dont think hell be berating the other runners. Definitely will be nice. Coming up on 5 00 a. M. Take us with you. Download the news 4 app on your device. Our nicks hour starts right now. New this morning, she struck again. A new look at the woman whos robbed at least two delis. Plus, new this morning. Stunning new pictures of the amtrak tlan went off the track. And the rain has stopped falling but the water is still rising. Were going to have an update on the devastation in South Carolina. Today in new york starts now. Good morning, everybody. Coming up on 5 00 a. M. Im michael gargiulo. Im darlene rodriguez. Chris cimino with the forecast. Good morning, guys. Nice crisp fall morning. Temperatures settling down to the 40s in most of the suburbs. To the north, 43. Hope well junction. Montgomery ryan beck, 46 degrees. Close to the city, temperatures up a little bit. 53 in the park. Upper 40s down along the jersey shore. Low 40s well north and west. Weve got sunshine throughout the day. By noon were back to about 68 degrees. That will feel nice on the sunny side of the street. Forecasting a high at normal and pleasant at 73 degrees. Lets see how pleasant the commute is treating us. Overall the commute is still in good shape. You can see a lot of green on the maps. We have one accident on the Grand Central parkway westbound after the bqe. It blocks the right lane. So quiet out there its not causing a delay. Take caution if you are headed that way. Live look outside to show you what the Alexander Hamilton bridge looks like. Things moving along nicely on the cross bronx expressway. Pretty nice commute. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. New this morning, Police Released video of an armed robber. Its a woman who has held up apparently two delis in the bronx. Tracie strahan is in fordham manor. Reporter michael, this is brand new video released by the nypd. I spoke to a worker who hasnt opened the door. This is the first time this deli has been robbed