Melissa had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph early Wednesday and was centered about 325 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region later this week.

Heavy rainfall of five to 10 inches is expected through Friday for Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

President Trump’s proposed summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin appears to be put on hold, a senior White House official told NBC News. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez has more on the potential cause of the hold.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a proposed summit in Hungary if he were invited.

“We strongly support President Trump’s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations,” the statement said.

Lawmakers in Japan elected hard-line conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally.

T AKAICHI SANAE, a conservative hardliner, has become Japan’s 104th prime minister, and the first woman to hold the job.

"Those are part of the character that is promoted by her, that [she is] more than just the strong Iron Lady, but also somebody who can have some fun," Hall says.

For the new season of play, NBC is one of the broadcast partners of the NBA on TV. The network has live coverage throughout the season for the first time since 2002. If you want to watch LeBron James,

The NFL slate in Week 8 should provide some fireworks.

ESPN gets a few points for continuity, as Breen and Jefferson reprise their roles on the top crew.