degrees. and chance of showers and philadelphia, cloudy skies right now, on and off showers this morning. by 11:00, they should be off 68 degrees, but we'll likely see more showers as we head into the afternoon. what we won't see are temperatures in the 80s today with rain and the clouds, just below the 70s for new jersey. lehigh valley and delaware, and little bit cooler the shore, 68 degrees. barely up to 70 degrees for the suburbs, 73 in philadelphia. we'll go through the forecast hour by hour with the future cast when i'm back in ten minutes. see how the rain is affecting the roads. >> we're seeing some wet spots, that's right around route 309, va turnpike. you see no big problems or delays because of that. you'll traffic is moving along just fine. even with the wet roads becoming in place. construction now out headed eastbound. back to jersey before airport circle, the right lane is closed. yesterday they had several lanes closed there as well. watch for big delays. also, here is route 38 around haddonfield road. no big problems or delays. being hit with rain there as well.

rushed to the scene of a house fire in south philadelphia. we're living wie with details o happened. >>> only on nbc 10, the surveillance video of a driver crashing into a police cruiser and driving away. >>> and moving on, despite the rallies, protests, and tension during public meetings, philadelphia's soda tax proposal advances but now looks different from the initial plan. we'll explain. >>> it's 5:30. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. stepped out to walk the dog this morning, thought it was a little cold. got a fleece on. let's get to sheena parveen with the weather. >> yes, it is chilly this morning. you probably want the light jacket. many areas in the 50s. i don't think we have anyone on the map in the 60s. we're running about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. 54, philadelphia. 50 in our pennsylvania suburbs. 51 degrees right now through many of our new jersey suburbs. some spots have dropped into the 40s. right now we're at 52 in clayton. mt. laurel, 54. princeton, 43 degrees. chilly in parts of mercer co

at this time. 61 right now in new jersey in the suburbsv- upper 60s in philadelphia. heading, topping 90 degrees this afternoon. 69 degrees at 6:00. by 9:00 we'll be close to 80 degrees in philadelphia. and the lehigh valley and delaware, you'll see plenty of sunshine, too. 64 degrees in the lehigh valley. a little bitu blowing. much of the area is calm for philadelphia and the suburbs. this afternoon, back ind!3rq 90. low 90s for the lehigh valley. delaware, right up to 90 degrees and 91 degrees in the suburbs. for the jersey coastline, into the 80s, 83xe'v degrees at the shore. 93 degrees in philadelphia this afternoon. p a hot one. don't forget your unglasses. you'll need them today as the oday. there are showers in our future. by hour when i'm back in ten minutes to show you when the showers are likely to move in. jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> we are watching the city right now for an accident, don'ted pole and power outage because of that in kingsessing on 47th street and woodland avenue. watching the lehigh valley, no problems here, though, ouk del

, and all of pride and culture, this morning, good day drives to you west philadelphia. >>> good morning, everyone. this is good day drives you. we are here, in west philadelphia, if you are in the here you better get here. i'm so excited to be here in cedar park right off baltimore avenue, but i'm not by myself, bob kelly is supposed to be here. >> yes. >> and are you guys having fun. >> yes. >> i got here at 6:00, there was drizzle and rain, it is okay. as soon as we get tent up, it stopped raining. >> we don't need rain. we are not worried about rain. here's the thing. whenever you come to west philadelphia or you hear west philadelphia, you know what we have to do. we know what we have to do. so let me get my, let me get this right. let me do this right. >> yes. >> is this how we are supposed to do it. >> yes, we will start it off, on the count of three, ready, one, two, three. >> in. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> wow. >> this is all i wanted to do, and step up here and do that. >> west philadelphia players here we are good to go. >> i love it. >> sue, you can't top that. >> i will

killing her two kids. what she told police about a family trip that started in northeast philadelphia and ended with her children dead in florida. >>> and developing this morning, an all-out manhunt for a teenager who police say shot a sheriff's deputy and another man in ohio. we'll explain what led up to the violence and have an update on the search for the suspect. >>> plus, fire forces several people from their homes in philadelphia. how crews got control of the blaze as flames jumped from house to house. >>> good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm katy zachry. it is just 4:00 a.m. on your friday. let's get right to meteorologist sheena parveen with the first alert neighborhood forecast. good morning, sheena. >> happy friday, katy. friday is finally here. temperatures this morning are cool once againlç maybe not as chilly as yesterday morning but we're still looking at the low 60s in philadelphia, mid-50s, pennsylvania suburbs, some of our south jersey neighborhoods are coming in in about the low 50s, some spots upper 40s like piney hollow here. 54 in voorhees, 51 mullica h

northeast philadelphia makes her first court appearance after being accused of killing her two children during a trip down south. what police are saying about the mother facing murder charges. >>> plus, kicking it in philadelphia. how an international soccer tournament is bringing in people from all over the world and also bringing in big business. we like to hear that. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm katy zachry. it is 4:30 on your friday. let's get right to meteorologist sheena parveen with a look at your forecast for friday, the weekend and the rest of the week. hi, sheena. >> hey, katy, finally friday, right? the weather will be niece to end out the week. temperatures are currently running on theç cool side. it feels nice when you step outside. warmer than yesterday. still sunny, 55 degrees in our pennsylvania suburbs and in wilmington, in delaware, 62 degrees right now in philadelphia. we'll take a close-up look at our delaware neighborhood temperatures. 59 degrees in odessa. not as chilly as yesterday morning. it is a cool start to your day. parts of kent county,

stopped. philadelphia police say the driver ditched the car and ran off. >>> and pulled from the rubble. the american flag and some priceless artifacts and memories survived a memorial day fire that destroyed a frankfurt american legion post. >>> it's 4:00 a.m. good morning. i'm tracy davidson. let's get to bill henley with his first alert neighborhood forecast. bill, again, we're watching for fog this morning potentially, right? >> so far it hasn't happened. we're watching for it. these are live cameras from around our area. some low clouds over new jersey. 66 degrees in the lehigh valley. clear skies and 63 degrees. temperatures this afternoon will warm into the 80s. delaware, 81 degrees. middle 80s for the lehigh valley. lower temperatures in new jersey, especially at the shore. 73 degrees with partly sunny skies. philadelphia, 84 this afternoon. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back in ten minutes. you can check out the seven day any time you like at the bottom of the screen. tracy? oh, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. >> we could sk

of the west means the warmup even at the shore, 82 degrees. philadelphia is heading to 88 degrees this afternoon. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in ten minutes. jessica boyington has anç upda from the first alert traffic center. >> still watching construction, bill. this is in mt. laurel on route 73 and the 295 interchange. you can see the active work zone causing some delays now. it's a slow go because we're starting to see more cars, of course, head out the door. if you're headed towards berlin or voorhees, one lane right now, because of that construction. no problems headed northbound by the scene or construction to worry about. we'll keep it in new jersey, a few things going on there. this is in hopewell township, downed wires and poles from yesterday's storms at route 29 at washington crossing road. it's closed and they're detouring traffic around the scene. be on standby over the tacony palmyra. that's scheduled for 5:35 this morning. in the next couple of minutes you'll see delays. take the betsy ross as your alternate. it will be just fine there.

wolf will be in north philadelphia to talk about the epidemic in our area and what he needs to do to combat opioid addiction. >>> good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> and i'm tracy davidson. it is 5:30. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and the neighborhood forecast. >> we're minutes away from sunrise. look at the skies brightening up in the lehigh valley. 62 degrees right now. just an easterly wind at 5 miles an hour. starting off with mostly cloudy skies in delaware. that's a live view from wilmington. 66 degrees right now. the clouds will be thinning out during the day. we'll warm to 72 degrees by 11:00 this morning. and in philadelphia, a little cloudy right now, but it's not going to last all day. look at the sunshine. near 70 degrees at 10:00. on our way back to the 80s this afternoon. not as warm as yesterday. 85 degrees, that's going to be the warm spot today in the lehigh valley. 84 in philadelphia. in the low 80s in the suburbs. low 80s for most of new jersey except the shore. 73 degrees this afternoon. so the forecast calling for a

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afternoon. even for most of the weekend, temperatures at 60 in philadelphia, 48 south jersey. the map is updating here to show you the sun coming up, clear skies. 51 through much of the lehigh valley. the jersey shore, this is where you're waking up this morning. it's cool but it's nice. 54 degrees summer's point. 51 upper township. 65 degrees, 49 woodbine and may's landing. egg harbor township coming in at 54 degrees. if you're in the philadelphia area, lots of sunshine, 60 degrees right now. philadelphia by 10:00 a.m., 67. by lunch time, 71 and by this afternoon, sunny, highs near 80 degrees. not as windy as yesterday. coming up, we'll take a look at your weekend forecast and the shore forecast. we'll check out the timing of strong thunderstorms for your saturday. that's coming up. let's look at the roadways with jessica boyington. >>> we're starting on the schuylkill expressway, starting to see more cars head out the door there. this is right around montgomery drive where our cameras around. you can see the shaky cam, coming a little bit loose. eastbound or westbound, no big problems.

>>> that breaking news is in south philadelphia, where a house fire has turned deadly. we're live on the scene, where we just spoke to the city's new fire chief. >>> a new deal on philadelphia's proposed soda tax is moving forward. we'll break down the last-minute changes to the plan. >>> and storm aftermath. people across the area are cleaning up after yesterday's heavy winds. we'll show you some of the hardest hit spots. it is 4:00 a.m. this thursday morning. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. we're expecting the winds to pick up today. nothing like yesterday though. sheena parveen says it's shaping up to be a near perfect day. cool morning out, though. >> yes, it is actually a little cooler this morning than it was yesterday morning. if you liked yesterday morning when you walked outside, you're really going to like this morning. 54, philadelphia. 52 in allentown. 57 in dover. this is about 5 or so degrees cooler than yesterday morning at this time across the area. philadelphia, though, coming in almost 10 degrees cooler right now. most of the area rig

philadelphia 76ers select ben simmons. >> the wait is over. sixers get their man the first pick in the first round of the inform ba draft. and take look at the excitement from fans watching here in philadelphia. sixers nation is hoping ben simmons can help turn things around for this historic franchise that had struggled might till until recent years. there's been a lot of talk surrounding the freshman from lsu. good evening, i'm crosswalk washington. >> i'm jessica dean. don bell is live in wynnefield heights at the sixers practice facility, don, this is just a huge night for the sixers. >>> a massive night for the sixers. it's a night we've been waiting for for many weeks right now let me show you exactly what's going on right now. so the president of basketball operations ryan coangelo expected to come out and talk about the number one overall selection right now -- you know it's ben simmons power forward out of lsu. let's show what that looked like in brooklyn new york tonight as the commissioner adam silver crossed the stage, step to the mike and made the huge announcement the sixers pi

former philadelphia eagles head coach, buddy ryan, has died. he is considered one of the most colorful and controversial coaches in team history. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. he took the town by storm in the 1980s and left behind a coaching legacy that's still talked about today. comcast sports net's ron burke lacks back at coach ryan's life. he's produced a couple of sons that coach in the nfl. here's ron burke. >> reporter: his name was one of endearment, but james david ryan wasn't about making friends. >> i get along with everybody, as long as they do things my way. >> reporter: buddy was bold, brash, abrasive. but boy, could he coach. >> you can bet that ryan was saying a few words to grant. now he's talking to his players, trying to fire them up. now listen to the crowd. >> reporter: he'd only been a head coach once, in high school. but in the mid-'80s, after four losing seasons, the eagles needed a new voice and a new attitude. >> what kind of a player is a buddy ryan player? >> oh, i think it's a player that knocks a guy down and laughs at him. >> reporter: with tha

valley. that is just pushing into philadelphia right now. there are some spots where the rain is coming down a little bit steadier, moderate showers in chester county and into montgomery county. but most of the areas looking at some light rain and that's what is now pushing into philadelphia, some light showers, they'll be here for the morning commute, but will not be here all day. 60s now from the lehigh valley, new jersey, suburbs, philadelphia, 65 degrees. see the rain has started up in philadelphia. but during the day, we'll see the rain taper off at times and then come right back. the chance we'll see scattered showers this morning at 7:00 and 10:00 and this afternoon, not the 80s today, 70s and low 70s for much of the area. suburbs 72 degrees. new jersey, 70 degrees. at the shore, 68. and occasional showers and 72 degrees in philadelphia. when i come back, we'll go through the future cast, hour by hour. right now, let's check out and get the latest on your travel concerns. first alert traffic with jessica boyington. >> we're watching the vine street expressway, just for an

to higher grocery bills for people in philadelphia. lauren mayk is live with the latest from city hall. the council has been in session for just about an hour. what can you tell us has happened so far? >> they have been having different meetings this morning. they have been caucusing actually just up until recently. they're getting ready to go into chambers to really get things started today. that is behind me. city council chambers, as well as some kids. let me show you what's happening over here. these kids here are coming as part of the pro side of things, because as you know, the soda tax will fund a lot of new pre-k seats. these kids are coming here as part of that effort to talk to the city council members and thank them for their yes votes today. now, i have seen folks on both sides of this issue today. they're all coming here to see what happens. and this -- let me tell you about what's on the table here. it's a 1.5 cent per ounce tax on sweetened beverages. that includes diet soda and regular soda. that's a change from what we originally talked about. this is a compromise

degrees. we'll see a nice warmup in philadelphia too, but it's not going to be as hot as yesterday. 64 degrees at 7:00. we'll be close to 70 degrees at 10:00 this morning. as we break out of the clouds going into the afternoon, that's when the temperatures will really warm up. delaware, 81 degrees. 85 in the lehigh valley. inland areas of new jersey will be a little cooler than philadelphia, and even cooler at the shore, 73 degrees. up to 84 degrees, partly sunny skies for philadelphia. then there's a threat of some showers as early as later this evening. i'll go through that with the futurecast when i'm back in ten minutes. let's see how the roads are looking. >> we're watching the schuylkill expressway right now just approaching the vine street expressway. that construction we just looked at a few moments ago has completely lifted out of the way. no big problems or delays right now. the vine street expressway is back open to traffic. if you're out in new jersey in upper township, there's alternating lanes close the intermittently around route 49. >>> happening right now, a teenager i

pennsylvania and delaware. >> showing the lightning approaching the philadelphia area right now, in the lehigh valley. it will get closer to the pennsylvania suburbs. if we zoom in, you see all this lightning, around lancaster, burkes, parts of the lehigh valley, into the allentown area. you see it across 176, 78, near allentown, and where the red is, that shows you where the heavy rainfall is. in this line of storms, which is in fact getting better organized, we can expect 40-mile-per-hour winds, small hail, lightning, and heavy rain. this is approaching upper mon montgomery county where we have lightning strikes developing, upper bucks county and chester county. it will be approaching the philadelphia area in about an hour here, but again, be careful, because we do expect strong wind gusts with these storms, too. as this moves mostly to the east-southeast around 35 miles per hour, west chester can expect it by 11:20. wilmington expecting the strongest by 11:38, and philadelphia closer to noon today. and as we go through the next few hours here, we're going to see conditions deteri

officials discussed the planning for the national convention next month in philadelphia. plans include reparations for security and protest. this is 45 minutes. >> today we are happy to welcome to the press club, philadelphia mayor jim kenney and dnc convention ceo leah caughtry. andy executive director, kevin washo. given the four day stravgsz that will draw an estimated 50,000 or mur it seems like a good time to talk to these folks about what to expect. jim kenney became philadelphia's mayor january this year. prior to the election e served at councilman at large. the mayor also served on the counsel when the city hosted the 2000 republican convention. leah dautry is the chief executive oifrt the 2016 democratic national convention. the first person to manage a democratic convention for a second time. previously served as the ceo for the 2008 convention in denver where president obama received his party's nomination. kevin washo serves as executive director for the host committee for the democratic national convention. he assumed this role after having coordinated philadelphia's succ

breaking news from the hunting park section of philadelphia. an 18-year-old has been killed by a hit-and-run driver. it happened two hours ago in the 3900 block of old york road. police say it was a woman who was driving a toyota preous that hit the teenager and, according to lawmen, the car had been stolen. the driver then dumped the vehicle in the 1300 block of west pike street and fled on foot. there is now a full-scale search underway. the victim was rushed to temple university hospital where he was declared dead. >>> this was the scene tonight as the eighth-grade graduated from chester community charter school. it was a proud and happy occasion for all students and parents. but it was also an occasion of loss because of who wasn't there. zinas powell was shot and killed nine days ago, and the search goes on tonight for his killer. "action news" reporter christie ileto is live at the clarion hotel in essington where powell's classmates had their ceremony tonight. >> reporter: well, jim, of the 111 eighth-graders who graduated here tonight, they cheerfully tell "action news" d

>> neighbors call police to check on a philadelphia home. nothing suspicious was found, then 36 hours later, the beaten body of a 77-year-old man is discovered on his living room floor. >> and here's something you probably haven't experienced before. united airlines plane falls apart during a bumpy ride. maybe you have experienced it. >> not like that. i've never experienced a bumpy ride like that. >> good morning, welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's again with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. >> getting close to sunrise, seeing some of the scattered clouds in the area. the suburbs, 64 degrees. clouds over philadelphia, fewer, 68 degrees right now. it's the fog that's a main issue this morning in new jersey and in delaware where it is dense in the wilmington area. the lehigh valley, just a few scattered clouds and 67 degrees. for wilmington right now, the temperatures in the 60s, cooled down enough to create the fog this morning. we will see the numbers climb and the fog disappear. 71 degrees at 8:00. the fog

hospital for children in philadelphia's hunting park section this morning. how is the teenager doing? >> i can tell you right now that he is in stable condition. police say he was shot once in the shoulder. despite that injury, he was able to drive himself away from the shooting scene. to st. christopher's hospital which is about three miles away. the victim went to pick up a friend in the 5600 block of florence street. his friends got into the car. as they were getting ready to pull out of a parking space, two men in disguise walked up to that car. >> they tapped on the window with the gun. they attempted to open the driver's side door and then they announced aç robbery. at this point, the 17-year-old put his car in drive and took off, driving north on lawrence street. >> police say the shooter ran after the victim. and based on the ballistic evidence, the shooter was firing as he chased down that car, leaving three spent shell casings spread out on the highway. all three shots hit the driver's side of the car. there were a total of four people inside of that car. the three passengers w

sanders is not going away quietly and promises a fight, right here in philadelphia. >>> the controversial proposal in philadelphia could soon become the law. we're live with the details on the sugary drink tax. >>> take a look at the first alert weather radar. we are in for a much cooler wednesday morning as we track showers coming into our area later on. >>> welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. my first feel of the weather is always when i walk my dog early in the morning. it was cooler outside. >> and lower humidity. >> let's start with meteorologist sheena parveen and the neighborhood weather forecast. >> we like it like this, we'd like it to stay like this for a while. it is very comfortable outside. clear skies across the area. temperatures in the 50s, low 60s, philadelphia 61 degrees. pennsylvania suburbs coming in 55 degrees. we just had the little sunshine update in the lehigh valley since the sun is starting to come up. also with your new neighborhood weather, don't forget the seven-day forecast as always at the bottom of the scre

. so especially areas north and west of philadelphia, we can't rule out the possibility of a late-day shower, maybe even a thunderstorm later on today. but the weather turns potentially severe for tomorrow, later on in the day. i will be back with those details in just a bit. rosemary. >>> i'm so mean, i make medicine sick. >> muhammad ali, the man many in the boxing world considered to be the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time has died. along with his skills, ali was widely known for his flare for words. philadelphia has a rich boxing history, randy. ali's death will hit many people in the community very hard. tell us about it. >> reporter: his most famous fight was coined "the fight of the century" against philly's own smokin' joe frazier who is immortalized here at xfinity live in south philly. they were both undefeated back in 1971. and ali lost for the first time after 15 rounds. his family says ali died at a hospital in phoenix from a respiratory issue. he had also been suffering from parkinson's for the past few decades. ali was 74 years old. his reach extended well beyond

major road work on a popular roadway in philadelphia. >>> but the big story is severe storms moving across our area. parts of the delaware valley are under a severe storm watch this hour. lets look at sky 6 hd under the center city skyline. the storms begin moving into late this morning and they are potentially dangerous conditions that could last throughout the afternoon in our area. melissa magee in for david murphy joins us at the big board with the details. >> reporter: this is a very fast moving but strong system affecting the delaware and lehigh valleys. you see the moisture on stormtracker 6 live double scan radar, along the 95 corridor and areas north and west and we have the severe thunderstorm warn that was issued. staying up until 12:15 this afternoon. gusts of wind up to 60 miles per hour and the possibility of hail. this extends to the north to landed dale and horsham and philadelphia and as far south as portions of new jersey for camden and gloucester county. this stays up for 12:15 this afternoon about 49 lightning strikes in the past 15 minutes as it quickly races to

>>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> good morning, a woman in northeast philadelphia is dead and her boyfriend is behind bars. police tell us the suspect used a crossbow to kill her. >>> today, the folcroft police officer shot seven times while on duty will be released from the hospital. now we're learning about the communication problem the officer's department was having during this life or death situation. >>> let the celebration begin. today philadelphia kicks off the wawa welcome america festival. we'll tell you where to be today to start the eight days of fun. >>> good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm lauren mayk. >> i'm vai sikahema. i could be wrong, which i am quite frequently. >> never. >> it seems like it's cooler today than it has been. let's check in with nbc 10 first alert meteorologist bill henley and his neighborhood weather forecast. bill? >> i suspect it's because you've woken up earlier today than the last two days. >> all right. >> sleeping in over the weekend. it is a nice, pleasant start, a cool start.ç we'll see another warm afternoon. sunshine will

financial stress internationally and wall street. >>> philadelphia police are interviewing family members after a 4-year-old girl was shot and killed in her home. >>> plus, this -- >> the philadelphia 76ers select ben simmons. >> meet the newest sixer, the team drafted ben simmons, the man they hope can turn the franchise back into a winner. it's 4:00 a.m., 72 degrees outside. good morning. welcome to friday. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert neighborhood forecast. a close look at conditions at communities across pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. when i came out this morning, it was wet on the driveway. >> there are a few scattered lingering showers around this morning and a bit of fog, too. not everybody is seeing them. parts of south jersey and couple spots in delaware seeing rain drops. cloudy skies in wilmington, 69 degrees. philadelphia, 72 degrees right now. we will not see those clouds all day. we will see sunshine today. that's going to warm us up. there is a chance of an isolated shower during t

ceiling of a philadelphia boarding house after the roof caved in. >>> millions of dollars, that's how much the philadelphia school district will pay up after its former superintendent was found guilty of discrimination. >>> and we are tracking showers and storms throughout the area. by we we mean -- >> bill henley. >> there you go. that may be coming in this afternoon and this evening. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> bill is tracking showers. he'll give you the timing. he's in the first alert weather center. bill? >> most of the areas looking at clouds and a few showers, light showers farther north and west into the lehigh valley. allentown is get something rain. look at the downpours moving across delaware bay into cumberland, cape may county seeing some of the heavier rain right now. it is going to be starting things off. 72 degrees in delaware and the lehigh valley. new jersey with the rain is at 70 degrees and philadelphia, low 70s while it's dropped into the upper 60s in the suburbs this morning. temperatures will be warming into the 80s.

double scan radar. you can see that moving to the east of philadelphia. same one that did produce severe thunderstorm warnings across the a area and that severe thunderstorm watch that expired for bulk of the delaware and lehigh valleys. storm tracker six live street level shows you light rain, there just to the south of the lower bank and spotted shower in mays landing. one pressing to the north and east of oceanville at this hour but bulk of the precipitation is moving off shore. we picked up quite a bit of damage as storms did roll through. philadelphia international, had a report of 52-mile an hour wind gusts, walling forward there in delaware county, tree and wires felon a car there, lancaster county a brief report of a funnel cloud reported, and blackwood in camden county, wind gusting as high as 74 miles an hour and trees were also knocked down there, in holy oak. as far as what we can expect over the next 12 hours? included will be breaking up. it is still humid and during the overnight hours. we will drop down to 63 in the suburbs and 66 degrees in philadelphia for the overnight

>>> right now at 11:00, we're following another fire death in the city of philadelphia. this loss is especially tough. a south philadelphia neighborhood. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. a south philly neighborhood is mourning the loss of an elderly man who died in an early morning house fire. we learned the victim was disabled and despite firefighters best effort to save his life, he passed away. pamela osborne joins us live after talking to the people that knew him. what did they tell you? >> his name was benjamin boone, but his neighbors knew him as bb. he fought in world war ii, came home and settled in on this block where he will be greatly missed. in the dark of night, there were only sounds. >> i heard someone hollering and screaming. >> ruth rushed to her window to see her 92-year-old neighbor's row home glowing from fire. >> i saw the flames. i said, oh, my gosh. the screaming and hollering. that's when i got the phone and dialed 911. good firefighters were on the scene three minutes later. 11 fire companies and 40 firefighters and medics rushed to his aid. despite their b

presidency. >> philadelphia immigration activists gathered to discuss and demand end to deportations. >> andrea cruz from telemundo 62 spoke to activists. talk about their reactions today. >> reporter: they mostly expr z expressed frustration for the time being. millions of immigrants will not be able to file for those protections, but according to the immigrants we spoke with today, even though is very little they can legally, that does not mean their voices will be silenced. >> we are not happy with the transitions made. we are not happy our community, but we are ready to fight. >> reporter: the protection she gets from the obama administration's immigration policy means nothing if her mother is deported. >> i don't know what happens with my kids. i am single mother. >> reporter: despite the delegate situation, they refuse to stay in the shadows. chapters not one more deportation, standing next to other act vests in south philly calling on the community to support their cause. >> people need to come out, people need to come out in the streets, rally, raise voices. >> reporter: some

hill to new jersey statehouse. a pipe bomb forces the ev evacuation of a philadelphia police station. we'll tell you hoy a man managed to get it in the building. >>> this morning, 12 girls are inv&ñ protective custody after being rescued from a bucks county home. now we're hearing from neighbors them to call police. >>> it's 4:00 a.m. this monday morning. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. let's start the day right. checking in with meteorologist forecast. >> we're starting 0 of with temperatures cooling down under clear skies. live pictures from across the area. 64 degrees in the lehigh valley. we're in for a quick warmup today in easton, 68 degrees. at 7:00, but look at that e%añ a.m. number, 82 degrees. we made it in the 90s yesterday. i believe the same is going to 68 right now in1q0/ philadelphi. we'll be at 69 degrees at 6:00 and 79 degrees at 9:00 this morning. sunshine will be bright over frawley stadium. wilmington 70 at 7:00 and 83 by 10:00 this morning. we're on track for day two with temperatures in the 90s. 93 in philadelphia, low 90

>> announcer: nbc 10 breaking news. >>> you are looking at breaking news out of south philadelphia tonight. a car fire along i-95 northbound near lincoln financial field. you can see heavy smoke and big flames here right on the side of the road. let's take a live look at the scene from skyforce10 where just the shoulder is getting by. that is the radar of course, not the live picture from sky force 106789 but we want to go back to those live pictures. there it is. this car fire, again, in the northbound lane. this is near the link. look at the traffic backup on i-95. firefighters are on the scene. here's what we don't know, though, at this point. we don't know if anyone is still in that car. our assignment desk is making phone calls to get more information. we will update you on this situation in south philadelphia. stay with nbc 10 for updates. >>> well, good evening, everyone i'm jim rosenfield. another story we are following, the potential for severe storms tomorrow. first alert radar showing what is headed our way. we have declared a first alert for part of our area in fact. gl

>>> right now at 11:00, philadelphia's faith community stands with orlando one week after the terror attack. good evening. tomorrow, u.s. lawmakers will vote on a new gun measure prompted by that attack. also tomorrow, the fbi plans to release more on the orlando shooter. tonight in philadelphia, the focus is on supporting the victims. a mass happened there tonight to honor the victims. >> reporter: yes. that was specifically to honor the victims, but not just here. other churches across the city did the same thing, preaching hope and love. ♪ more than 1,000 miles from orlando, at this church, the sense of loss is felt deeply. >> me as a gay male and a gas pa gay pastor, we support the lives of all individuals. >> reporter: it was important to gather the congregation to honor the lgbt community and recognize the victims. >> all lives matter. >> so it's really important for churches to stand up at this time to just welcome all people. >> reporter: this church in rittenhouse square responded with a concert to end gun violence. >> i am coming for tonight because i heard of the

philadelphia. a video you'll only see on nbc 10 this morning. a philadelphia police officer taken into an ambulance after his car was involved in a crash with a septa bus. >>> and tracking showers and possible thunderstorms. here's a live look at the first alert weather radar. we're expecting rain later this morning and storms later this evening. it's 5:30. good morning. a lot to get to today. welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm vai sikahema. we want to find out about the timing of the rain. let's start with meteorologist bill henley and the neighborhood weather forecast. >> we're starting off with sunshine. the sun is just coming up right now. there's your sunrise. you can already see the change that we're in for today after that beautiful sunny day we had yesterday. here come the clouds. they're ill lumbuminated nicely. eventually we'll get showers and thunderstorms from a large system that's been moving through the midwest. it's possible during the day today and into tonight. right now, 71 degrees in philadelphia. 66 degrees in the suburbs. you can see some sun

falling in philadelphia and into south jersey in burlington county, seeing light rainfall right now. to the north, this is where the steadier rain has been, into berks county. upper montgomery and bucks county seeing that rain fall as well as chester county. farther to the southwest, hear the heavier downpours. there's a possibility we'll see downpours move into chester county. they are moving to the east/northeast at 20 miles an hour. they're taking their time. there's a chance of showers throughout the day with the possibility of thunderstorms. right now this is going to be a cloudy one for king of prussia. occasional showers this morning. as we go into the late morning hours, they'll start to taper off, 70 degrees with mostly cloudy afternoons. showers in lehigh valley and delaware, 67 degrees. heading into the 70s this afternoon. we were in the middle 80s in philadelphia. 78 the high temperature today. won't be an all-day rainfall. a good idea to take the umbrella with you. at some point during the day you will likely encounter some showers. jessica boyington is standing by with you

south philadelphia, where one person has died in a house fire. we're live on the scene with an update on the investigation. >>> this morning we have exclusive video of a hit-and-run, and the victim is a police officer. we'll show you what happened. >>> and philadelphia is moving forward with the proposed soda tax but with two major changes. we'll break down the new plan. >>> just after 4:30. good morning. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. off to a school start this morning. but meteorologist sheena parveen says that will soon change. >> good morning. a beautiful shot of cape may this morning. clear skies, and temperatures are cool along the shore. i'll show you that in one second. the rest of the area in the 50s. 50s degrees for our pennsylvania suburbs. mid-50s, philadelphia. this is about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. so let's take a look at those shore temperatures. cape may, like we just showed you shot of, coming in around the mid-50s at this hour. 62 degrees, cape may point. 52 degrees summers point. it is even a little chilly. closer to th

degrees currently in philadelphia. these are current numbers. it's already 81 degrees in dover, delaware. and i don't think the sun is up but just a few minutes away officially. doppler radar shows we do have some clouds around. very few light up to the north and west of philadelphia, but really dry conditions in our area. we're going to remain dry for a good couple of days. current wind speed and direction, we've got some breezy conditions down here in southern new jersey. 13 miles per hour out of the southwest. everywhere else just a light breeze. we do anticipate these winds to be picking up through the afternoon. in fact, we could get peak wind gusts at about 35 miles per hour. i'll be back. more to talk about the wind and breezy conditions leading into our monday as well as a look at the ten-day in just a bit. >>> breaking news into nbc10. we're just learning about a shooting at a nightclub in orlando, florida. you're looking at the first video and pictures from the scene. police responded about 2:00 this morning after reports of multiple injuries. the club posted a note o

>>> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> murdered with a crossbow. right now philadelphia police are investigating a violent crime. we're learning new details about the victim and the man police are questioning. >>> i was shot! i was shot! i was shot! >>> the folcroft police officer shot multiple times is expected to leave the hospital today. >>> and welcome america. today starts eight days and nights of patriotic family fun across philadelphia. nbc 10 gives you a front row seat to the annual fourth of july week-long festival. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm lauren mayk. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley this morning with his first alert neighborhood forecast. this is a close look at conditions across our region. good morning, bill. >> good morning, lauren. we're seeing a nice start to the day today, nice and cool, we're in the 60s right now. look at the warmup we're in store for. 80s this afternoon, delaware starting off in the low 60s. 63 degrees now. nice and sunny at 7:00. 66 and into the middle 70s this morning. humidity may be creeping up a little bit.

arguing, philadelphia city council will decide today on a 1.5 cent per ounce tax. part of the money raised would fund universal pre-k. >>> we're tracking showers for parts of our area right now, plus the threat of more wet weather during the day. it is 4:00 a.m., thursday morning. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. let's talk about the showers with bill henley with your first alert neighborhood forecast. close look at conditions at communities across pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware and usually different, bill. >> we're seeing that this morning. right now, we're seeing showers in the area. much of the region is dry. first round of showers moves through delaware and south jersey, now out to sea. philadelphia is dry at this time. look at the lehigh valley into berks county where we see steady rain. it extend naz bus into bucks co. philadelphia, westchester just about to get some rainfall. and at the shore, we're seeing showers there too, atlantic city getting rain along with chip bottom. carry the umbrella. showers this morning. we will see more during the

>>> we have breaking traffic news in philadelphia's fishtown section. as you can see from sky force 10, interstate 95 northbound is closed at the gerard avenue exit. here's a live look at the backup going for miles. this has been out there for several hours now. that's because of this tractor trailer accident. it happened around 7:30 this morning. it appears the truck hit a construction sign and then the cab caught fire. crews have spent the last few hours cleaning up fuel that spilled onto the roadway. we're also following breaking news on the new jersey turnpike. a truck fire is blocking the inner northbound lanes there. this happened south of interchange 7-a in hamilton township. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington has details on both of these issues. sticky backup this morning. >> we have seen these backups on 95 all morning long. now, this is because of, of course, like you saw from 95 northbound around gerard avenue, that tractor trailer accident has caused a big mess. now, we're at a 72-minute drive time headed northbound from the blue route to the vine street expr

jury also found philadelphia businessman robert brand guilty on all charges, convicting him of conspiracy to commit wire nicolas was found guilty on six counts including wire)asa fraud falsification of records. and the jury returned a split verdict for bonnie bowser, the panel found her former chief of staff guilty of 5 of 21 counts she faced. >>> boy, it is a beautiful summer day we have on tap. pl plenty of sunshine and thesazúñ humidity will be dropping later today. a look at camel beach. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with our forecast. hey, glenn. >> yeah, we have a nice, quiet day today after the storminess from syesterday. and we're going to havehyÑv storminess in the day tomorrow. you can enjoy this afternoon.çsw we have sunshine,&ul" humidity is on the way down. temperatures right around the 80 degree mark already. 82 degrees in parts of the lehigh valley. thin clouds in the state of delaware. you can see that we're pretty x there are storms back%yaí to th west. this is in the ohio valleyóoyw kentucky. later today and the remnants of th]y

philadelphia's propose sugary drink tax clears a major hurdle in city council sit but it comes with changes. >> good evening, i'm ukee washington. >> eye, everyone i'm jessica dean philadelphia is poised to make history by becoming the first major city to pass sugary drink tax. our natasha brown is live at city hall with the compromise made tonight and what comes next. natasha? >> reporter: the preliminary beverage tax actually this approval did not come without a lot of controversy and debate. this has been very divisive issue from the very beginning. that's why a lot of folks tonight are happy while others are left very angry. following weeks of contentious public hearings and feisty rallies, city council gave preliminary approval to beverage tack increase 1.5 cents an ounce on sugary drinks including diet sodas mayor jim kenney proposed 3 cents an ounce plan that did not include diet drinks but council reached a compromise. >> with the addition of diet at the request of members of the council, it is a broader base responsibility for funding these initiatives. >> reporter: $91 mil

of philadelphia, there will likely still be left over sprinkle, but skies gradually going to start clearing for more and more sunshine, we hit mid 80s, as the day progresses, and 84 where we expect to officially top off today. so pretty seasonable day, pat, still, just trying to get away in this disturbance. >> let me throw down a friday like meisha did. >> like a clear for it oring? >> i won't go that far, i won't quite go there. looking at the roadways, the ad whirl wilson boulevard, one lane block, you can see, going this direction right here, eastbound, one lane block, that's because after problem, with a gas main repair on route 38, between route 130 and route 70. three lanes are block there, until tonight. now, 9:00 tonight, earlier, it was supposed to be about 6:00 a.m., when they reopened this thing, but now it will last all day long, that means, major delays in this area, so, again, admiral wilson boulevard eastbound, going toward route 38, with three lanes blocked right there. schuylkill looking good, you head toward the city. everything looking decent so far so good this

. >>> new from overnight, an accident sends six people to the hospital in philadelphia's kingsessing neighborhood. emergency crews were called to 47th and woodland avenue just before 2:00 for the two-car crash this morning. we're still working to find out the victim's conditions. one of the cars hit a pole which caused a brief power outage. >>> drexel university is holding a vigil on its campus this afternoon at 4:00. a candle light vigil will be at pearlman plaza on chestnut street. staff and students will play and sing music. free t-shirts and pins will be available. >>> in the wake of the orlando tragedy, people are still looking for answers on how to previce president or reduce gun violence across the country. right here in our area, two lawmakers are calling for action. matt delucia has details on what's happening at the statehouse today. >> vai, we've seen a bit of this call for action over the past week or so since the orlando nightclub shooting. i'll tell you, the lawmakers that we're talking about today from new jersey, they're going to be over here at the steps of the state

connections to philadelphia. >>> for a part of our weekend we're tracking showers and storms. here is a live look at center city, philadelphia, where we will see some sunshine today. we'll talk more about the changes in our weather in just moments. >>> good morning. this is "nbc10 news today." thanks for being with us. i'm rosemary connors. it's 5:00 on this saturday. meteorologist karen thomas has our neighborhood forecast. karen, we just saw it in that picture. cloudy out there already this morning. >> yes, rosemary. we definitely have a changing forecast as we really get this weekend cranked up. we kind of like things to be just let's say weekend easy. however, this forecast is jumping just a little bit. we start out with clouds this morning, and mainly in the 60s as we show you in your neighborhood right now. 67 degrees in philadelphia. you can see the cloudy conditions really across the region as we're waking up early this saturday morning. right now it's cooler here in new jersey. 65. lehigh valley close to 70 degrees. 67 degrees in delaware. we'll go ahead and show you the wide

degrees already in philadelphia, south jersey and at the jersey shore. 75 out in the pennsylvania suburbs. lehigh valley, 77 degrees. just a few light clouds around, but we are looking at steamy temperatures. if you haven't been outside just yet, you may want to get out there early. if you're a jogger, you like to bike, you may want to get your workout done early. the temperatures are going to be moving upward. doppler radar showing we are dry. we do have a few clouds just circling into the area here. but for the most part, we're looking for sunshine today. >> thanks, karen. >>> we have breaking news in west philadelphia. crews are working to put out a fire at an apartment building at 43rd and chestnut streets. you can see that smoke billowing from the top of the building. we're told no one was hurt. we're going to continue to bring you updates on this fire as soon as we get them. we'll also have them posted on the nbc10 app. >> oh, my god. people are getting shot, dude. oh, my god, dude. >> now to that breaking news out of orlando. police say that a gunman who opened fire at a ni

philadelphia and the suburbs. and the shore communities, mostly cloudy to start with. some scattered showersç this morning. you'll see more sunshine this afternoon. a good deal of sunshine to warm temperatures into the 80s and the lehigh valley and delaware is 80 degrees this afternoon. the showers right now, thunderstorms, too, across delaware and into south jersey. that's light shower activity for atlantic city. that one thunderstorm is about making some progress. we got a break from the lightning but a few more lightning strikes just been spotted. in fact, four lightning strikes to be exact as that pross delaware bay. we still have to deal with this. might want to carry an umbrella just to play it safe. we'll need sunglasses at times during the day today, too. the weekend, i've got that forecast when i'm back in ten. let's see how the traffic is looking. jessica boyington with first alert traffic. >> we're watching 95, starting to see cars make their way out the door. no big delays yet. these are our cameras around cottman avenue. traffic is moving along nicely. we have a 13-min

north philadelphia. "eyewitness news" at prayer vigil for child on north 20th street police say it appears she accidentally shot herself inside a second floor bedroom yesterday. no charges have been filed in the case but detectives are still investigating how the child got access to the weapons. >>> today a funeral service was held in philadelphia for youngest victim of the orlando nightclub shooting. family and friend gathered at monumental baptist church to say about good bye to 18 year-old akyra murray. she recently graduated from west catholic high school and was a stand up basketball player. the school's president says akyra touched the lives of so many people. >> i hope they understand, the real impact that she had upon everyone young and old. she was a great young girl. she was a scholar athlete. she is the scholar athlete of our school and just a great young girl. >> akyra graduated third in her class and was on her way to college on a full athletic scholarship. >>> also today, funeral services were held for george benning he will, the pennsylvania spca's direct of humane l

larchmont boulevard is your best bet. jim, over to you. a hit and run in north philadelphia end with a off-duty police officer opening fire striking a hospital. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao is live at broad and tioga which still has police tape at the scene, jan. >> reporter: brooke and jim, good morning, very dramatic scene that unfolded here late last night in north philadelphia, where we're standing right where that gunfire erupted on the busy corner on have broad and tioga a street. a lot is still unclear, there are unanswered questions, and unclear why this off-duty officer opened fire but what we do know is that the altercation happened right here after the officer got into some sort of a car accident while on that motorcycle. it is till taped off on the scene this morning. also on the scene take a look at this video for close-up, good view, scattered glass at outpatient facility of temple university hospital. one of the shots fired actually traveled a block, and pierced the window there. bullet ended up lodged in the wall behind a desk inside but in one there was