Working alongside you. You are never more than 7 minutes away from weather and traffic. Your temperature around a soupy 80 degrees. It is humid out there this morning. Thats going to fuel some rain across the area. Youre going to be looking at 82. Murray hills 80. 81 riverdale. 76 bridgeport. Heat advisory in effect. Theres so much humidity, it will feel like 95 to 100. A couple sprinkles are popping a thunderstorm today across the area. That could be dangerous, heavy, gusty winds. Heavy downpours of rain. Frequent lightning. That will start after lunchtime today. Weather and traffic together every 7 minutes. We have construction at the holland tunnel. At the lincoln tunnel, we have an accident. This accident has been on going and its in center tube and involves a motorcycle. This has been there for awhile now. Tube and the north tube. However, the center tube is the tube closed down. We still have a minor delay, but something to think about as you head out. And the new jersey turnpike
Her younger sister still fighting to recover and what we are learning about the Company Behind that dangerous ride. And rough night in rio. American superstar Allyson Felix. It will be tight. Beat by a photo finish. Her competitor grabbing her gold with a dive over the line and in the gym, Laurie Hernandez snags a silver but simone biles slips on the beam. Oh, boy. Settling for bronze oneonone with Michael Phelps this morning. We ask is he really retiring, about fatherhood and he reveals the secret inside his shoe. Were live in rio with team usa. Good morning, america. Announcer live in times square and rio de janeiro, this is good morning america. That was Allyson Felix saying good morning to america. Big fight at the olympics again, the moment so many people are talking about, that photo finish i wouldnt have lost all those races in grade school if i knew i could do that. Team usas Allyson Felix considered a favorite but she was denied gold by a dive there. The world debating that si
Didnt even know that was legal. Who knew. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Well get started with the situation that is taking place in the south. The rivers in flat ravaged louisiana expected to crest as the number of people needing rescue jumps to 30,000. At least six rivers have hit record levels. You can see the devastation in this drone river. Entire neighborhoods surrounded by water. Water thats nearly as high as the rooftops. Even a National Guard truck couldnt handle the floods. Look carefully there. Vehicle submerged in the deep water. Abcs Adrienne Bankert has the latest. Reporter new video giving us a look at the widespread devastation in what is being called some of the worst flooding louisiana has ever seen. Some in baton rouge returning to the dangerous waters to check on their homes. It was nothing like this. It was a lot of displaced people, a big area but this is a whole town just washed away overnight. Like the end of your life, having to start over like that. We worked
Take an umbrella. They get going after lunchtime today. Weather and traffic every ten minutes. We have the new jersey turnpike south of exit 13 earlier tractor trial fire. Continue to block two lanes and news copter 7 scene and john can give us more information about what is going on. That looks messy, good morning, john. It is a meze indeed. These are live pictures. We are southbound on turnpike. As you said, just south of exit 13. This was a tractor trailer fire, which im told began around 3 00 this morning. You can see it off on the right shoulder. This is a big, big mess. The Fire Department is still out here. The fire is obviously been extinguished. But you can see them putting water on the fire and as a result, they are operating. Just a short time ago, all lanes were shut in the truck is open. They have the signs flipped further north. If youre traveling southbound on the turnpike, expect delays to build as we get into the morning rush. We also have another issue on the new jers