>> reporter: it really is. but the coast guard helicopter crew couldn't even head straight to the scene right away because of severe thunderstorms that were over the ocean and when they got there, the conditions were still very dangerous. >> i was really concerned about his wellbeing, really, because knowing he was out there for that long. >> reporter: rescued from a raging ocean. this coast guard video captured the final moments of a man's ordeal at sea during which he treaded water for four hours to survive. >> said he was praying he would see a helicopter in the sky. >> reporter: the mayday call was made around 10:00 saturday night after a 45-year-old man was tossed off his 39 foot boat some 44 miles east of cape may while fishing with a friend. despite high waves, strong winds and a thunderstorm rolling through, he managed to stay afloat without a life jacket. >> i didn't realize how big the seas were until you're down there in it, you start to feel

it. it got to the point where his clothes were slowing him down so he started shucking clothes. >> reporter: by the time the coast guard rescue swimmer and pilot arrived in a helicopter, good samaritans on another vessel had found the man in the water and helped get him back on his own boat. lynch was lowered down and quickly determined the victim needed medical attention. >> he was wrapped up in a blanket on his couch and just kind of convulsing. >> reporter: the victim was in no condition to operate the boat and his buddy didn't know how. that created a serious challenge. >> as soon as we started moving in the boat started spinning rapidly beneath us. with the boat spinning like that it's very hard to do a safe [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: with the chopper's fuel starting to run low, lynch managed to get the man in a rescue sling attached to the helicopter and they were both lifted to safety. >> this guy is incredibly lucky and blessed. >> reporter: the victim's name has not been made public. he was taken to the hospital but we are told he's okay and he was

released yesterday. as for his boat, coast guard crews who responded by water brought it back to shore. i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> thank you very much. let's stay down the shore and take a look at cape may. temperatures are more comfortable there today as other parts of the region continue to battle a heat wave. >> nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz joining us now. the humidity is going up as well. >> yeah, it will be going up tonight and by tomorrow morning, it will feel muggier than it did this morning and certainly this afternoon. it's 91 in philadelphia now, in the mid 80s to the north and west. as we head toward the shore, we are finding temperatures that are down into the lower 80s right at the beaches. the ocean temperature is actually about 72 now, near 80 degrees off of cape may. the feels like temperature pretty close to the actual air temperature because the humidity

is not all that high, at least not yet. we have had seven straight days of 90 plus. the last three just barely to 90 degrees, plus lower humidity. it's been a little bit on the more tolerable side for an extended heat wave. everything is relative. we have had just some small showers appear on the radar, another one is headed right toward allentown now. it's in lehigh county already. just a very light shower will be hitting allentown itself. now as we go through the evening, most of us will not be seeing any rain. we are all going to have warm, humid conditions. tell you when we break this heat wave and when we will really get some significant rain with the seven-day in a few minutes. we have new information about a deadly crash linked to street racing. the weekend accident in bul bustleston killed three people and today police say they found a second car they believe was involved in the race, a 2004

blue bmw. an anonymous tip led police to the car. no one has been arrested. congressman chaka fattah today made his first local public appearance since he was indicted last week. the indictment alleges the congressman took bribes, mishandled campaign money and was part of a sham car sale to get cash for a vacation home. fattah is charged with 29 counts including money laundering and racketeering. in delaware county this morning, fattah said he is innocent and vows to fight the charges in court. >> as i indicated, i deny these allegations. i also said that as an elected official, i have never been involved in any illegal activity. >> fattah also said he still plans to run for re-election next year. >> congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah, who is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband. she is labeled as person e and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise.

the feds allege renee participated in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged and denies any wrongdoing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. there is hope for people in new jersey waiting for financial help after getting slammed by severe storms like this one here back in late june. today, county and local emergency management officials got briefed on fema disaster assistance and trained on the application process. the meeting was not open to the public. more meetings are planned tomorrow. u.s. senator bob menendez was back in camden county today to talk about revitalizing communities there. the senator joined camden mayor dana redd urging the federal government to continue giving grant money for redevelopment. camden is a finalist for a $30 million choice neighborhoods grant. the program is in jeopardy because of proposed federal budget cuts. there's a new man at the top

of the local fbi. today william sweeney jr. became special agent in charge of the philadelphia field office. sweeney is a philadelphia native who joined the fbi in 1998. his past assignments include counterterrorism investigations and operations in the new york office. the man he's replacing is retiring director ed hanko, who spoke to nbc 10 about his 29 years in philadelphia, telling us his career highlights include the arrest of a philadelphia woman accused of plotting with isis and stopping a plot right after 9/11 to use trucks filled with explosives in a terrorist attack. a rally in philadelphia to support national night out. police and town watch leaders are sponsoring four different events around the city this evening. the events will continue tomorrow marking the 32nd anniversary of the night dedicated to preventing crime. delaware veterans get face time with some of their

potential future employers. a veterans job fair was held today at the middletown fire department. a lot of employers were there from private companies to law enforcement and state agencies. they met with vets looking to get that next opportunity. these employers say they not only hire vets to show their appreciation for their service, they say many men and women with military backgrounds bring a great enthusiasm and work ethic to the job. >> you have your duties, your responsibilities and you take those whole-heartedly and put 100% behind it. >> delaware senator tom carper one of today's sponsors, is a vietnam vet. he got an advanced college degree using the g.i. bill and now hopes to help other veterans. if you missed the event, there's another job fair for veterans scheduled for september 3rd at wilmington university in dover. it runs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. we will start hearing a lot

of "fly eagles fly." excitement is building as the eagles get back on the field for training camp. >> the big question still remains, who will be this team's quarterback? comcast sports net's john clark joins us from the eagles practice facility. lot of people wondering how this question has been answered. >> reporter: it has been answered. sam bradford is the eagles quarterback. he was out there yesterday and today, taking most of the first team reps. he says he's going to be ready to play in the first preseason game and expects to be ready to play in the season opener. all of the moves chip kelly has made this year in the end, it ultimately comes down to the quarterback position. he's taking a risk with sam bradford, who has missed the last year and a half. looking at him over the last two days, he really does look good out there. >> he was the number one overall pick for a reason. >> first pick. know what i'm saying? >> reporter: the receivers, tight ends and running backs all see the talent sam bradford has. he's able to make fast decisions

and throw the ball quickly with great accuracy. >> he can make all the throws in the book. it's very easy because you know wherever the ball needs to be, it's going to be. >> reporter: sam was not fully participating in team drills during mini camp but now he is a full go. he's able to be more vocal at quarterback. >> he's doing exactly what he needs to do. he's got a swagger to him. it's great to see. >> he won't be afraid to tell you when you do something wrong. lots of times when guys are new into a place with a bunch of new guys they don't want to step on anybody's toes. he's a leader, a born leader. everybody can see that. >> reporter: sam's teammates say he's a quiet leader. he is not a rah-rah guy. >> i think what he does is unique. he doesn't try to yell or anything but he has a great conversation, whether it's in the locker room and then we remember what he tells us in the locker room and go out here and put it to the play. he does a good job

communicating. doesn't have to happen out here. he does it behind closed doors. >> reporter: yeah. the guys also used the word poised to describe sam bradford out there. this is a relief. this is good news that he's looking really good. one note from yesterday, demarco murray did not practice during the team drills in the first part of training camp. today, he was out there. we will hear from him coming up at 6:00. i'm john clark. let's send it back to you. >> tomorrow will be the first chance for fans to see their new team in action. >> the eagles hold their first public practice. no tickets are required but seating is first come, first served. nbc 10 is your official eagles television station. we will follow the team at training camp. >> then it's time for the preseason opener on august 16th against the colts. see it all on nbc 10. coverage begins at 12:30. speaking of sports, a tragedy leads to change. how a baseball league is changing its rules after this 9-year-old boy was hit by a bat and killed.

and this. a series of videos on planned parenthood has sparked anger around the country. now the debate heads to capitol hill. how the organization's responding to accusations over the way it handles abortion and whether they will lose federal funding. we spend a lot of time online around here.

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boys and girls at the congress world series. the decision comes after a bat boy was accidentally killed. 9-year-old kaiser carlile hit after being accidentally hit in the head during a ball game. a player taking practice swings hit him as the boy ran past him to pick up a bat. he was wearing a helmet at the time. he collapsed after trying to get up. it happened saturday during a national baseball congress game in kansas. kaiser's family met with the team urging them to keep playing. now to the new fight over abortion. in washington, senate republican leaders are pushing to cut off federal money for planned parenthood. they say the organization sold body parts of aborted fetuses. the group's supporters deny any wrongdoing and call the move politically motivated. nbc national correspondent steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: today's senate debate echoes the nation's divide over abortion rights. fired up by the videos, said to

show planned parenthood officials talking about selling fetal tissue donated by women who had had abortion. planned parenthood's president again insisted it's reimbursement for tissue storage and transport. >> it is absolutely illegal to make any profit and we do not. planned parenthood makes zero profit on any fetal tissue donation. >> reporter: armed with the videos, abortion rights opponents want to put planned parenthood out of business. >> they can't be trusted. the money can better be used for other women's health services and other organizations. >> reporter: senate republicans moved to end a half billion dollar federal payment, 40% of the organization's budget. >> defund planned parenthood while safeguarding funding for women's health services. >> reporter: democrats say you can't separate the two. besides performing more than 300,000 abortions a year, planned parenthood provides health services for more than 2.7 million women at 700

clinics. randi, who survived breast cancer, nis in an ad the organization is running on washington tv. >> i can honestly say i am here today healthy and alive because of planned parenthood. >> reporter: also here is the abortion issue. steve handelsman, nbc 10 news. happening now at 5:00, the only chance for septa riders to score regional rail passes for the pope's visit in september. septa's lottery for passes is open until 11:59 tonight. you only need to enter the lottery one time. the winners will be announced thursday. if chosen, you get a congratulatory e-mail. then you can purchase the passes for $10 each. getting to philadelphia is only the beginning of what visitors need to know about the pope's visit. >> today, nbc 10 spoke with a vatican insider to find out more. rosemary connors joins us from independence mall. we all want the inside scoop. there are still so many

questions about what to expect. what details did he have? >> reporter: well, he says even though the mall here is going to be jam-packed when the pope speaks on that saturday during his visit, the key is to be patient, not to sweat the small stuff. after all, for many, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. folks we spoke to in old city recognize this is a special time for philadelphia. >> this gives us a chance to kind of market that we're here, who we are, what we stand for. >> reporter: just like the tourists here, the pilgrims will get to experience historic philadelphia when they flock to independence hall to hear him speak. the mall will be especially crowded on that saturday during his visit but vatican insiders say not to worry. >> they tell you there's something much greater that's happening because you've got the most influential person in the world that's coming here to

crown this great event of the world meeting of families. philadelphia, you ain't seen nothing yet. >> reporter: his trip to philadelphia for the world meeting of families will be the culmination of his trip to the united states which starts in washington when he addresses congress. >> it's not exactly a joint session of congress because that's a technical word, but both houses coming together at the invitation of speaker of the house boehner is an incredible moment. >> reporter: then he will be on to new york where the pope will speak before the united nations general assembly and dozens of world leaders. >> it will be an incredible address because look at the situation of the world right now. religious persecution, the question of religious liberties, the vast questions of immigration. >> i think what he says matters. will it influence people, whether they agree with him or disagree with him. >> reporter: father tells me that one big mission of the pope when he comes to philadelphia for the world meeting of families is to be close to the people. the question is, how will that

work with security. we will look into that coming up at 6:00. i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. be sure to join us tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. for an exclusive half hour special about pope francis. nbc 10's jim rosenfield traveled to argentina to learn more about the man who would become the people's pope. that's 7:00 tomorrow night on nbc 10. we continued that heat wave over the weekend, just barely. 90 degrees both saturday and sunday with low humidity. it didn't feel so bad but technically the heat wave continued today and likely to continue tomorrow. we have a chance of at least a few showers around. we have major relief coming this week. we are absolutely not going to go through this entire week in the 90s. we have seen a lot of sunshine

today. 91 degrees now, the winds south-southwest at 13. humidity very low. so the feels like temperature is the same as the air temperature. we are in the 80s north and west, 78 in mt. pocono while it's 91 degrees in bensalem and also philadelphia. pretty close to that in dover and millville. right at the beaches, it's a little bit cooler. it's 80 in atlantic city marina, 81 in beach haven. the southwest wind in delaware is a land breeze at the beaches and that's why the delaware beaches are so much hotter today and will be so much hotter tomorrow than the new jersey beaches. you can see just a couple of isolated showers here, berks county and into the lehigh valley. these continue to weaken. they were not very strong to begin with and they get a little weaker. we do have the possibility of a couple more showers developing

overnight tonight and into the morning hours. as you see on the future cast here. it will be a relatively warm night and relatively humid. could be a shower or two in the morning first thing and then a lot of sunshine during the rest of the day. we could be seeing showers and storms develop during the afternoon in southern parts of the area, down in southern delaware and extreme south jersey. that would be the best chance of any kind of development tomorrow. the hot weather, yeah, that's with us today, going to be with us tomorrow but relief is not that far away. we are getting some on wednesday. that's when the humidity goes down. then thursday, the temperature goes down and the hot air just moves right off the map down into south carolina. that's not necessarily going to be the end of it this summer, but at least we are getting a break. 74 for the low in philadelphia.

67 north and west as the humidity is higher today and tomorrow and a chance of a shower or two as you saw. hotter and more humid tomorrow with a chance of a shower to the south and east, southern delaware, extreme south jersey. high temperatures into the low 90s. we may get day eight, probably breaking it by wednesday. certainly breaking the high humidity. no doubt about that. then thursday, if we're not breaking the heat wave wednesday, we are definitely breaking it thursday. then friday, that's not only our best chance for rain but we could get heavy rain on friday and friday night and potentially into the beginning of the weekend. is karma catching up to donald trump? after giving out a fellow candidate's phone number, find out who released his number to the public. plus it started as a water main break and ended with two cars underground. next the sinkhole that swallowed them up.

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rival candidate lindsey graham. trump's camp says the release isn't causing any problems because trump no longer uses that number. speaking of the candidates, vice president joe biden is home in delaware today and speculation is growing about whether he will enter the presidential race. nbc news has confirmed that biden has not closed the door on a run for the white house. according to reports, it was his son beau's dying wish to have his father enter the democratic primary. we spoke to senator tom carper of delaware about whether he thinks biden will run. >> vice president biden, with all they've been through, this is one of the things they have to work out and talk through. >> beau biden's long time advisor and family friend has reportedly signed on to help draft biden 2016. it's a group raising money and recruiting volunteers. according to the most recent democratic poll from monmouth

university, the vice president has 13% of support from voters. however, if he decided to enter the presidential race, another 43% of democrats say they would be very likely or somewhat likely to support biden. of course, most of that would come at the expense of current front-runner hillary clinton. on the other side of things, governor chris christie has been struggling in the presidential polls. now he's adding fuel to the fire. >> why he said he would punch the teachers union in the face. and how the teachers union is responding. plus he may have been off duty and in another state but a camden county police officer didn't hesitate to help a woman in trouble. how he came to her rescue while she was being attacked. patients recently rated their care experience at

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chris christie says he tells it like it is but tonight teachers in new jersey say he went too far and they're calling on him now to resign. this all comes after christie said the teachers union should be quote, punched in the face. >> christie was responding to a question on cnn about bullies and how they should be handled but tonight, teachers say he is the bully. >> nbc 10 south jersey reporter cydney long spoke to teachers and parents about christie's comments. she joins us live from hamilton township. >> reporter: we found some teachers and moms out here

shopping on their summer break. many tell me they were disgusted by the governor's comments. of course, this has been a long time feud between governor christie and the teachers union and many say he simply has gone too far. and this will hurt him in the long run. >> i really don't know of anyone who is happy with his decisions with what he's saying. anyone. whether you work in education or not. >> reporter: still enjoying her last month of summer vacation, 14 year special needs teacher luann desandro is offended by the governor's harsh words, the fact he thinks the teachers union deserves a punch in the face. >> it is very disheartening. >> reporter: appalled, upset, angry? >> angry and disappointed. >> if you are going to be president of the united states you should definitely be concerned about middle class families. >> reporter: mother of two michelle blake isn't a teacher but applauds the work they do for her special needs son on a daily basis. new jersey's education association president says christie ought to resign

immediately. quote, chris christie has no credibility as a leader and he is an embarrassment to new jersey, our citizens deserve so much better. >> i'm not even sure if he understands the impact of the things that he says. i don't think he even thinks about it because it's disgraceful. >> it's kind of very, like not a smart decision to really go after a lot of voters. >> reporter: madison murphy is a high school junior. her dad is a teacher. she will be old enough to vote in time for the presidential election. >> i wasn't really leaning towards him that much to begin with because he's kind of like very different candidate. >> reporter: time and time again, governor christie has repeated for years that teachers have it too easy, contributing far less than private sector workers for their health care benefits. we did reach out to the governor's presidential campaign here in the state today for comment about this criticism. we have yet to hear back from them. i'm cydney long, nbc 10 news.

new information in the beating of a man at a south jersey gas station two weeks ago. police tell us they have arrested three people now in connection to the attack. the victim was caught on cell phone video afterwards. it happened at the sunoco station on east broadway in salem. they say the teenager stole the victim's watch before running off. a security camera snaps the picture of a man who allegedly placed skimming devices on several local cash machines. he was caught on surveillance video at a 7-eleven in center city on july 11th, where authorities discovered the skimmer. skimmers are attached to the top of an atm in order to secretly swipe credit and debit card info. if you have any information, call police. there is a $3,000 reward. take a look at this. a water main break created a huge sinkhole. a driveway opened up, swallowing

two trucks. the broken main damaged at least ten homes leaving dozens without water. neighbors say at one point water was shooting into the air from the ground and on to their houses. across the country, a group of firefighters from our area is now in northern california helping battle these wildfires. members of the delaware forest service joined 1500 other firefighters in california. lightning strikes ignited the fires that now burn tens of thousands of acres. fire officials tell us the fires are only about 5% contained. pennsylvania is still without a budget but nevertheless, tax money is pouring into the state treasury by the billions. the state has been without a budget more than 33 days now. the state revenue department says pennsylvania collected more than $2 billion last month alone, but the budget remains in limbo because of deep policy differences between democratic governor tom wolf and the republicans who control the legislature.

the winner is orange cream and black cherry. >> those are the runaway favorite flavors of soda. a soda maker asked fans online which flavors to start reproducing first. now they will begin immediate production of orange cream, black cherry, birch beer and grapefruit. one flavor that didn't get a top pick was champagne cola. wonder what that tastes like. trouble in the sky. planes flying over new jersey and new york have some unwanted visitors. authorities are looking for new ways to crack down on drones near airports. plus doctors encourage it but tonight, find out why so many new mothers say they worry about breast feeding after giving birth.

the president is calling it the most important step in the fight against climate change.

>> the new plan may mean big changes for power plants across the country. it's called the clean power plant and it calls for a 32% cut on carbon dioxide limits by 2030. opponents plan to sue immediately and many states have threatened to ignore the new rules. ultimately it will be up to obama's successor to implement the plan. if president obama has his way the clean power plant promises to drastically reshape the way we get our electricity and its impact on our neighborhoods. >> nbc's brian thompson has more. >> reporter: the president's clean power plan is aimed in great part at these the plants that burn what governor christie called dirty coal. >> i have to pull them out of school because they have to keep pumping and seeing a doctor. >> reporter: three coal plants ring new york city, including two in new jersey. pse & g which runs them all only during high electricity demand says it needs them for at least

several more years. >> we have long been in favor of reducing greenhouse gases. >> reporter: a few years ago pse & g put up thousands of solar panels on electric poles. it does efficiency upgrades to buildings such as this in downtown newark, saving the equivalent of what 20 single family homes would use. >> energy efficiency is by far the cheapest and most effective way to get at climate change. >> reporter: environmentalists pushing wind power and here where solar panels are being installed, say more is needed to get the world beyond coal and that costs are now competitive with fossil fuels. >> this is the first time in history the epa has said we are going to regulate the carbon pollution that's belching out of our nation's power plants. >> reporter: states get to decide how to reach the president's goals, whether it's more rooftop solar energy efficiency or something else. if the result is more blue sky, asthma sufferers like alicia davis will gladly pay a little

more. >> everybody deserves clean air. everybody. >> reporter: many conservative states promise to fight the clean power plan in court but with or without it, clean renewable energy does seem to be on a roll right now. brian thompson, nbc 10 news. back in philadelphia, many people are worried about how they will get around during the pope's visit but have you thought about the impact on your smart phone? many wireless companies, what they are doing to make sure your calls go through. today makes seven straight days with temperatures in the 90s. that streak's about to end. i will tell you when. plus a look at possible showers for tonight. then new at 6:00, take a look at this sketch. the front door scheme this person used to get into a man's home and attack him.

we are hearing from an off-duty camden county police officer who saved a woman after she was attacked on the street. >> it happened yesterday while the officer was in manhattan to visit the 9/11 memorial. he saw a homeless man charge toward the woman in manhattan yesterday afternoon. at one point the attacker pulled the woman to the ground. the officer says he pulled his gun and warned that man to stop. which he did. the officer held that man there until nypd officers arrived. >> after she walked away, i just asked her if she was okay, she said okay, thank you, and then i never saw her again. police escorted her to an ambulance and i think she only received a few scrapes and bruises but other than that she was okay. >> he says he hasn't spoken to the woman he saved since it happened. we have learned that attacker has been released from a mental institution earlier that day. the death toll continues to climb from an outbreak of

legion legionaires disease in new york. health officials call the spike of the bacterial disease unusual. 71 cases of the lethal form of pneumonia have been diagnosed since july 10th. there have been 14 new cases just since friday. officials are checking dozens of buildings mainly in the bronx, looking for the source of the outbreak. authorities say the four who died had underlying medical conditions. closer to home, an employee of west chester university tested positive for legionnaires disease. right now there are no classes on campus. the university spokesman tells us an outside company has finished cleaning the towers and the buildings will be retested. the disease was first discovered in philadelphia in 1974 after killing 34 attendees at a convention. among the many fears that trouble new moms it turns out breast feeding is right near the top.

a survey of 1,000 moms-to-be finds breast feeding is their number two greatest concern. only labor and delivery score higher. while most expectant mothers say they want to nurse, many are unsure how to prepare or get started. in a related study, women blame their concerns on health care providers not giving them enough advice and support. last month, all delaware state hospitals stopped giving free formulas to new mothers, all part of an ongoing effort to get more mothers to breast feed. all of philadelphia's major birthing hospitals have also stopped that practice. health officials say there are many benefits to breast feeding. it reduces the baby's risk of sudden infant death syndrome, diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia, allergies and asthma. they say babies who were breast fed for six months are also less likely to become obese. mothers who breast feed have less risk of breast and ovarian cancers.

there is going to be more than a million and a half people crammed on to the parkway when pope francis celebrates mass in september. lots of them are going to be chronicling the event using one of these. cell companies are planning for a huge surge in wireless use during the papal visit. they are making big upgrades to meet the challenge. a new super-charged cell network is being installed. we were there as crews put the finishing touches on it. mini cell towers like these have been built to blanket the area with as much coverage as possible so the attendees can send tweets and texts and make calls. >> massive amount of people in the same place at the same time using their smart phone and tablet. that means a challenge. we openly say that it is but we are giving it everything we've got and meeting it head-on. >> we use past models like super bowl events throughout the country or events at the washington mall for the

presidential inauguration, things like that, we use, or new york city times square for new year's eve celebration. those are all good starting points to give us a sense of what's going on, what we need to do to deploy capacity for something this size. >> tap on the nbc 10 app to find out how the parkway system will work. plus the other host of upgrades that are happening and how you might benefit from the upgrade. you will only find it on the nbc 10 app and nbc10.com. we have certainly had hotter summers than this one but a lot of people have had enough with the heat recently. certainly a hot week but that heat wave continues and today, we certainly got up to 90s. tomorrow, likely as well. chance of some showers tonight and into tomorrow but a big break is coming in the heat and the humidity this week. there's no doubt about that.

as we see a lot of sunshine around the area, it's 91 degrees, relative humidity still pretty low. it feels like 91 and we officially got up to 93 during the day today after three straight days of 90 degrees and lower humidity. now we've got 93, the humidity is starting to come up, too. it's going to be getting more uncomfortable around here. that's a lot of days. nowhere near the record, of course. southwest wind continues to bring up warm air and eventually will be bringing up the higher humidity as well. southwest wind is kind of a sea breeze at the jersey shore so you can see cape may harbor, 79, while cape may itself at 88 degrees. 81 in north wildwood. 82 in sea isle city. 89 in woodbine. 80 in atlantic city marina.

while it's close to 90 a little bit inland. we do have just a few showers inland. they are generally pretty small, as you can see. the one that went through allentown continued to weaken. there's another one coming along i-78 in northern berks county. that could get into the lehigh valley within the next hour. as we go through the night, you saw a few little showers around, just isolated, and then tomorrow, a good bit of sunshine but we could see some showers and thunderstorms developing down in southern delaware and extreme south jersey. if you are headed to the shore tomorrow, there is a chance of some cloud buildup and some showers late in the day. most of the day should be dry, though. as we go through tomorrow night and into wednesday, it dries out even more. as the humidity drops throughout the atmosphere. then we are starting to see some changes later in the week. in the tropics, august, we are

starting the peak of hurricane season. august, september, october. the only thing we are watching, look how dry the caribbean is, is this big blob north of tampa. tampa just got deluged with this. but this is going over land so it doesn't have much chance of developing. this area is right near the equator and that stuff does not develop, generally has to be at least a few hundred miles north of the equator to get that spin going. we don't see that, we don't see much moisture coming off of africa either which tends to happen this time of year. this moisture map shows a huge area of incredibly dry air that covers part of the caribbean and much of the atlantic. not that much of a chance of stuff coming in from the eastern atlantic like it normally does during the peak of the season. more humid later tonight with a chance of showers, 74 degrees. just some slight ones, generally.

a chance of a shower or thunderstorm south and east tomorrow afternoon. little bit more humid and hot again but less humid, much less humid wednesday. much cooler on thursday and much wetter on friday. friday looks like we could get a lot of rain into friday night and maybe even part of the beginning of the weekend. keeping the skies safe for passengers. >> some say that's at risk from people flying drones. now more have been spotted in the skies over new jersey and new york. tonight, the new push to keep drones away from airports. then coming up on "nbc 10 news at 6:00" a robot makes its way to philadelphia. new details, though, on the robot's demise.

a close call in the skies over south jersey. a small airplane had to take he vasive measures to avoid crashing into a drone midair. >> tonight the faa is looking into the incident that happened yesterday afternoon in washington township, gloucester county. the pilot of the small aircraft says he spotted the unmanned drone about 25 miles from the airport. he says he had to bank sharply to avoid hitting the drone which was flying about 1,000 feet in the air. there were no reports of any injuries. there were two other drone

sightings near new york city over the weekend, too. >> federal officials say in both cases pilots aboard passenger jets spotted the drones flying close to them. >> reporter: another inbound jfk pilot had a close encounter with a drone early sunday night. fortunately, the shuttle america flight landed without incident. but after three drone sightings at jfk since friday, one flight instructor told me enough is enough. >> i think it's important that these folks that are violating the federal aviation regulations and causing these potential collisions be penalized harshly with fines, maybe even jail time. >> reporter: farmingdale state college's mike candor says it's clear drone operators don't understand or are ignoring the dangers these devices pose. that danger was highlighted again today when chopper 4 encountered a drone near the

funeral of bobbi kristina brown in new jersey. >> they are difficult to see, they are small, particularly if you are above, very easy to lose it in ground clutter. >> reporter: at least one expert points out that controlling drones will be easier said than done. according to the dean of the school of aviation, anyone can buy or use a drone. so, he says, how do you stop it? the faa has imposed restrictions banning drones from areas around airports and above 400 feet in altitude. new york senator schumer says there's another solution. >> you can build into the software of a drone at nominal cost a program that doesn't let them fly in certain places. >> reporter: it is, says schumer, an elegant answer to a growing problem in the air. coming up next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00" bridge tolls doubling. what drivers could soon have to pay to get into philadelphia.

and some people could see late night showers. plus when will the streak of 90 degree days going to end? the forecast is next. plus congressman chaka fattah makes his first public appearance since his indictment, next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00."

i am innocent of any and all of these allegations. >> congressman chaka fattah talks about the indictment against him and today, we have learned when the congressman will head to court. good evening. i'm jacqueline london. congressman fattah made his first public appearance in our area today just days after he was indicted. the congressman is accused of taking bribes, mishandling campaign funds and using his congressional power to funnel federal grants to friends. today, the congressman's attorney revealed his client's first court date will be august 18th. nbc 10's deanna durante asked the congressman several questions today and joins us live from his office in west philadelphia. >> reporter: congressman fattah arrived at an event in delaware county smiling, he promised to answer our questions. he criticized the fbi. he also said he's going to be running for re-election. >> my work has been acclaimed by

president obama, by president clinton. >> reporter: congressman chaka fattah touted his accomplishments in office and criticized the investigation that charged him and four others. charges include racketeering, money laundering and fraud. >> i need to conduct myself appropriately but going after my family is completely inappropriate. >> reporter: the congressman is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is referenced in the criminal complaint against her husband, labeled as person e and an affiliate of the fattah enterprise. the feds allege she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell a car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged and denies any wrongdoing. the indictment also says campaign money was used to help pay off his son's student loans. in the indictment it says that you didn't hold an education seminar but yet you took grant money for it. that you used campaign funds to pay your wife's car insurance. you deny all of that? >> as i