she was the best, the best mother in the world. >> neighbors react after a young mother is shot and killed in a philadelphia home with her 2-year-old daughter in the house. we're live as police hunt for the curl. we're learning more about this deadly crash that we told you about as breaking news yesterday morning. this morning police are looking for a second car. we'll get a break from the humidity today but tell still be hot. what to expect for the weekend coming up in the first alert forecast. it is 4:00 a.m. good morning, there is nbc 10 news today. let's find out about the forecast with bill henley. >> we're getting a break this morning. temperatures running up it ten degrees cooler compared to

yesterday at this time. 60s and 70s. 71 in trenton, 70 in wilmington 74 in philadelphia. clear skies. lots of sunshine. you'll need the sunglasses today. no sign of fog in the immediate philadelphia area. sunshine will do away with any fog. 73 at 6:00. 9:00 78. look at the winds. northwesterly wind, not terribly strong. that's enough breeze out of the northwest to bring in the drier air. even though we'll be at 87 by lunchtime, the humidity will be coming down. we'll go through when i'm back in ten minutes. first, the traffic challenges. katie with first alert traffic. >> reporter: thank you. looking live at 95 and gerard live and quiet look. fortunately construction 95 northbound approaching the expressway just cleared. 95 looking good.

your drive times between woodhaven and the vine 12 minutes. eastbound looking good, as well. eastbound and westbound around marker 334, you will find overnight construction between 476 and the gladwin or belmont exits. and looking good between 76 and 95 it will take 15 minutes to go that stretch. mass transit, everything running on or close to schedule. >> thanks. 4:02. breaking from overnight, a mother murdered. philadelphia police looking for a person who shot and killed a woman in the port richmond section of philadelphia. nbc 10's monique brach ton is live. what can you tell us? >> reporter: tracy, neighbors and relatives in the 3000 block of aramango are baffled, stunned by the events. they heard a loud bang at 11:00 last night and went to see what happened. 22-year-old stephanie dukowsky was shot once in the head in her bedroom. her 2-year-old was unharmed but

was close by. we're also told she worked for a local dentist. one neighbor attempted to catch the gunman as he fled away from the scene. >> the neighbors are puzzled as to why this would happen to this young mother. nay saw one male described as being black wearing a gray hoodie run from the house south on aramango avenue. >> reporter: now we watched this crime scene, suited up in hazmat as they work the scene. homicide detectives were also here for several hours and took witnesses to police headquarters to be interviewed. some witnesses have since returned to the scene. we're working on sounds -- comments for you in the next half-hour -- on what stephanie was like and why this could have happened to her. live port richmond monique braxton, nbc 10 news. . new, an argument ends with a man

shot to death near a playground. the victim was shot twice and stumbled 100 feet before collapsing at around 2:30ment he died at temple hospital 30 minutes later. police are looking for an african-american man wearing a white t-short and white shorts. we're learning more about the crash in philadelphia that killed three young people. the victims have been identified. one, 17-year-old sabrina rhodes died in the wreck. it happened on wednesday. investigators say the car packed with five people slammed into a tree so hard it split the vehicle in two. police are searching for a second car that may have been racing the car that crashed. according to investigators, the cars hit speeds of about 75 miles per hour. >> the other car was to come forward, it would help the families with closure. >> people in the other car we want to talk to them. they have responsibility to give up information what they saw. >> reporter: the other victims who died another 17-year-old grirl philadelphia yvette

gonzalez and 20-year-old philippe hernandez from burlington county. members of a county synagogue facing costly repairs after vandals toppled more than 100 gravestones at an historic cemetery in philadelphia's frankfurt section. the long-time groundskeeper tell us they knocked over century-old headstones late thursday or early friday morning. there was no other graffiti or markings left behind. >> i don't know who would do it. were they on drugs? i don't know. you wouldn't have been in your right mind i don't think to do something like this. >> the cemetery has some graves dating back 160 years. only a handful of new burials each year. the cemetery is mostly visited by passerby who use it as a shortcut. with no surveil cameras there's had -- surveillance cameras, there's littling in to go on. it's hoped neighbors will lead to the kidnappers who took

and beat a 5-year-old. the mother noticed her daughter missing monday morning. police climbed through the alleyway window at the family home forced the girl outside, and beat her. her mother says she found her daughter barely conscious. >> a coward. cowards do cowardly things. for you to call yourself a man and to do such unspeakable acts, your day in court is coming. you're going to be held accountable. turn yourself in. >> police did question one man but let him go. happening today, a teenager phase a preliminary -- faces a preliminary hearing after being accused of dousing a child with hand sanitizer and setting him on fire. the 11-year-old victim has suffered second-degree burn. 4:06. philadelphia congressman chaka fattah downtowned on racketeering chambers.

he was given the advocate of the year award yesterday. the congressman mentioned again he's not letting the indictment distract him from his work. >> we're not distracted. i'm going do my work. we're going to be -- i've had the most conductive time of service over these past 80 years. we've gotten so much done and helped so money that it would be a crime for me to stop doing it. >> the indictment released on wednesday. in it the congressman is accused of misusing his congressional influence, misspending taxpayer money, and charitable donations. he's accused of accepting a secret $1 million campaign loan and taking a bribe from a lobbyist who wanted to be an ambassador. during his 11 terms in office, congressman fattah has been an advocate for education and improving the lives of young people. dream academy is a mentoring program founded with fund secured by -- funds secured by the congressman credited with helping at-risk students.

we spoke with students who said the program has helped them get closer to their dreams of going to college. >> since i've greeted out of the program, i've seen myself change. turned to more a leader and more positive and well organized. >> wouldn't be lost but i wouldn't know as much as i do now. >> the congressman has not been arrested and no court date has been set. his wife, renee chenault fattah is mentioned and is on leave from nbc 10. she released a statement. we'll have that in the next half-hour. eight minutes after 4:00. a cooler start this morning, and you can feel the humidity it is dropping. much more comfortable this morning. the humidity will continue to fall as the temperatures climb under bright sunshine. we'll make it to the low 90s this afternoon. looks like a dry weekend with plenty of sunshine both saturday and sunday. right now 60s, low 60s in the

pocono mountains. 61 degrees at mt. pocono. 73 in northeast philadelphia and atlantic city. the clouds are taking a break this morning. nice clear screw of cape may, beach avenue will be dry. the showers moved through last night. today, it's going to be sunshine and a warm afternoon. we have northwesterly winds, great news. this is the dry air that's coming in to play for us. it's also providing a westerly wind at the shore. and that is a warming wind at the shore. a quick warmup into the low 80s for mt. pocono. neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast near 90 for allentown and reading. into the low 90s with low humidity for trenton mt. holly, and norristown. at the shore, sunshine, the temperatures climb to the upper 80s for cape may and atlantic city. 91 degrees in vineland dover and rohoboth upper 80s. bright, sunny skies. you'll need the sunglasses as temperatures climb to the 90s for philadelphia and

williamstown. for the weekend, more on the dry weather in ten minutes. >> all right. 4:10. almost ready to get out the door and hit the roads. let's see what traffic looks like. katy zachary with more. >> reporter: for new jersey drivers especially route 42 at the atlantic city expressway free and clear of problems. you see a few drivers on the road. that is clear. if you're headed on the 42 northbound and going between route 55 and the walt whitman bridge it will take five minutes. 295 southbound between route 38 and route 168, you'll go 69 miles per hour on average. 295 is looking good. mass transit is running on or close to schedule. area bridge all free and clear of construction. >> 4:10. 73 degrees. one of delaware's largest police forces is launching the use of body cameras. what it means for officers and residents. a call for volunteers. organizers need help for the upcoming world meeting of families. find out how to join up.

former philly pat burl will go to the wall of fame tonight. vai sikahema will have a preview, and you'll hear what burrell has to say about the cole hamels trade.

4:13. a judge sentenced a delaware county man convicted of driving under the influence in a deadly crash to time served. jonathan vanderhorst will also pay fines perform community service and complete driving classes. the crash happened last year in clifton height and killed 18-year-old dante desimone, an upper darby graduate and

freshman at neumann university. police looking for a driver who took off during a traffic stop and clipped an officer in the process. the over pulled over james galloway in galloway township wednesday. galloway drove off and hit the officer. the officer was not seriously hurt. police found the crashed car nearby. no sign of galloway. police found heroin in the car. the widow of one of three people found at a shooting at a municipal building said town leaders failed to keep the meeting safe. frances laguardia is suing officials and a sheriff claiming leaders in ross township and the monroe sheriff knew that rocky newall was mentally unstable and capable of violence. she says they didn't provide security at a township meeting where he opened fire in 2013. her husband, james, was among the victims. newall killed him and two other. he pled guilty in may and is serving a life sentence.

prosecutors say he was angry over the loss of his property after a lengthy court battle with the township. 4:15. more than 8,000 volunteers preparing for the world meeting of families and the papal visit in philadelphia this september. organizers say more help is needed. they're hoping for an additional 5,000 volunteers. volunteers will help with everything from meeting and greeting visitors to working as translators. organizers estimate the historic event will draw nearly two million people to the area. >> all the volunteers will be spread throughout the city for the festival families and papal mass, then throughout the convention center welcoming the 150 countries that are coming. >> volunteers will have to go through a background check. if you're interested in helping, you can apply on line. download the free nbc10 news app for the latest developments ahead of the pope's arrival. you'll find transportation information along with the pope's official itinerary. and nbc10.com has an entire

section dedicated to the papal visit. and only nbc10 traveled to argentina to learn more about the man who became the first pope of the americas. don't miss a 30-minute special, "the people's pope," airing next tuesday at 7:00 here on nbc10. new castle county police officials say transparency is the reason that some officers are testing out new body camera while on patrol. now a plan is in place to get all officers geared up in the next two years. the new technology is becoming the normal police departments across the country following several deadly shootings. >> feel confident that our officers are out doing the right thing. but this answers the age-old question, how do you prove it. this is how we prove it. >> i drive nice cars with tinted windows and rims. i don't usually -- they come at me sideways as if i'm doing something wrong already before they even ask me. >> delaware's attorney general wants every officer in the state equipped with a body camera.

west chester university is taking steps to eliminate bacteria after an employee tested positive for legionnaire's disease. official say cooling towers at eight campus buildings had higher than acceptable levels of the bacteria that crazies the illness. a remediation firm is working to eliminate the bacteria. no classes are being held on campus. new york city's department of health is investigating an outbreak of legionnaire's disease in the south bronx. the department says 31 cases have been reported since july 10th and two people have reportedly died. what is legionnaire's disease? a severe form of pneumonia not transmitted from person to person. most people get it from inhaling water droplets containing the bacteria. legionnaire's usually develops two to ten days after exposure. symptoms include headache fever, chills cough, diarrhea, and vomiting. 4:17. happening today, the philadelphia philly will honor pat burrell by inducting him on their wall of fame.

nbc10's vai sikahema is live with a preview. a lot of phillies ledge ends will be at citizens bank park for the event. >> reporter: yeah some of the all-time great in the organization will be around because it is the phillies alumni weekend. today pat burrell will receive one of the team's highest honors honors. he will be named during the game with the braves. burrell hit 20 or more home runs in the eight consecutive seasons he spent in philadelphia. he was a member of the 2008 championship team. and burrell says his former teammate and expected texas ranger, cole hamels was a big reason for the team's success. >> without cole in 2008, we just wouldn't have had enough. he drove the train, we just jumped on it. it's a sad day to see him go. it gives you perspective and

looking back and appreciating what he's been able to do. >> a lot of the former philly great of all time will take part in the pregame ceremony like leftie steve carlton will be there, mike schmidt, and the bull to name a few. 2014 wall of fame inductee charlie manuel former manager, expected to be there. i'll join you in the studio at the bottom of the hour here in about 15 minutes. live in the digital operations center, vai sikahema, nbc10. 4:19. a steamy night at the ballpark but a phillies win and a winner of a day shaping up. look t flags. a big change from yesterday is the direction has changed. less humid air coming out of the area. humidity, 68%. that number will drop. the temperature, 74. running four degrees cooler in

philadelphia. look at this -- a clear view of the full moon this morning. this is a live view. the moon will be bright then the sun will be bright. moon's getting ready to set. the temperatures are still coming down. 64 in chester spring. 71 in washington township. and everybody is running cooler including trenton at 71 degrees. the clouds they've already broken. a few scattered clouds at the shore. the storm clouds we had yesterday, they are completely off shore and out of the picture for the rest of the day. during the day, that less humid air comes in and it's going to stay not only today but also for the weekend. sunshine northwesterly winds, and a warmup. by 11:00, we'll be at 86 degrees. we'll top out in the upper 80s and low giants -- low 90s this afternoon. the low humidity will stay for the weekend. saturday and sunday, sunny, hot, and dry. up to 91 both days. the full seven-day forecast coming up in the next half-hour.

friday and less humidity. like it. 20 minutes past 4:00. we'll update you on the roads. katy zachary, what are you seeing? >> reporter: for drivers in the king of prussia area things looking good. a. len dale road -- allendale road, a little construction but nothing affecting things along 202. for delaware drivers on 95 north or southbound looking good between 295 and 495. about ten minutes on average. it will take you to go between that stretch. the bridges are looking great this morning. mass transit, new jersey transit set to impact. all running on or close to schedule. i just checked. some of the overnight construction on the schuylkill expressway between 476 and gladwin and belmont, going eastbound, that's cleared. >> thanks. crews trying to get a handle on wildfires burning across california. at least a dozen fires burning. firefighters have a message for people who may have had a hand in starting those fires. plus something new from google that can help you plan

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philadelphia. 4:23. 73 degrees. triple-digit temperature high winds, and dry conditions are fueling these flames of more than a dozen wildfires burning across california. thousands of firefighters were on the front lines trying to stop the spread. authorities say most of the fires have been caused by people being careless. they're reminding the public that one spark could lead to

another massive fire. google has a new search tool that could help people avoid long lines at the stores. here's how it works -- after searching a business google will now show you the popular times for the business. the goal is to give you a better idea of when would be the best time to visit the store and avoid the crowds. more than seven million homeowners still feeling the effects of the housing crash and are under water on their mortgages. according to new information from realty track, millions of borrowers have loan amounts at least 25% higher than what their property is worth. that number has increased the past two years despite home prices rising. 4:25. customs and border patrol authority will visit the port of wilmington today for an agriculture inspection. that port rank as north america's leading gateway for imports of fresh fruit. dole and chi keetda hub their east coast -- chiquita hub their east coast operations there. products are exported from the

port every year. new facilities opening at the youth center in norristown. the greater design will provide greater security for victims and defendants. the juvenile probation offices have also been refurbished. a cooler morning, clear skies, nice breeze blowing. it's going to be much more comfortable today. the storms we saw yesterday afternoon have already moved out of the area. 73 degrees at 4:26. katy zachary is in the first alert traffic center. >> reporter: good morning. storms may have moved out of the area. traffic moving smoothly. 95 at the vine street expressway in the last half-hour construction northbound has cleared up fortunately. >> reporter: i'm live in port richmond. a young, working mother found dead here in her home shot execution style. we'll hear from neighbors and police after the break.

breaking news from overnight. neighbors find a young mother murdered in her philadelphia home. her 2-year-old daughter was in the house. investigators questioning witnesses trying to figure out who is responsible. a live look outside right now. should feel more comfortable today. it will be hot, but a break from the humidity. good news for hair. 4:29. welcome back to nbc10 "news today." i'm traysy davidson. >> how come i don't have to worry about that? it is cooler. bill henley with the first alert

forecast. >> yours looks better too. good all around this morning, and it is a friday. humidity already falling which means temperatures can go lower. we are seeing a cooler morning this morning. 65 in allentown. reading at 65. the low 70s now for dover. millville and atlantic city 73 in northeast philadelphia. a nice start. a warm afternoon with these northwesterly winds, the high humidity we had yesterday is completely out of the picture. sunny, 71 at 6:00. 78. a quick warmup at 9:00 this morning. by lunchtime, 87 degrees. tell climb into the low 90s -- tell climb into the low 90s for some areas. i'll show who will get there with the neighborhood-by-neighborhood forecast in ten minutes. let's see how the roads are looking. katy zachary with first alert traffic. >> reporter: good morning, things looking good. there we go like magic -- clapped my hands -- snapped my fingers. snapped, that's the word i'm looking for.