right now at 11:00 -- all aboard the pope train. if you want to see the pope in philadelphia, you have another chance in the transit lottery that could put you in center city on the day of the papal visit. you have all day today to enter that lottery on septa's website. monique braxton is live in center city with where those passes can be used. >> reporter: hi, chris. i should tell you septa buses won't be picking up passengers at stops like these when the pope is in town. if you're coming from delaware county or montgomery county, you may try your look at a lottery

that is under way today for the 101 trolley that starts in media and the 102 trolley, which starts in sharon hill, as well as the norristown high-speed line. >> those modes take you through delaware county. they'll drop you off at 69th street. that same three-day pass that you won, you can now use that to get on the market frankfurt line to bring you into 30th street station. >> reporter: the norristown high-speed line is bringing in people from villanova and gulf mills to 69th street terminal. from there they may take the market frankfurt line to 30th street. 31,000 passes are up for grabs until 11:59 tonight. here's a reminder, if you've been notified you won a regional rail pass for the week the pope is in town, you can purchase those regional rail passes by tomorrow night at 11:59 p.m. now, in the next half hour, we're going to tell you about other activities under way today

in anticipation of the pope arriving in late september. live now from center city, monique braxton, "nbc10 news." and you can count on nbc10 for complete coverage leading up to the pope's historic visit. ahead at 11:30, nbc10's tracy davidson will take you inside the seminary in montgomery county where pope francis will be spending the night. check the nbc10 app for a breakdown of all the transportation visits for the papal visit and there's quite a few. you'll see a full rundown of events including when and where you can see pope francis. investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire at a vacant house in delaware county. the it started on this house in lewis county in lansdowne. the fire captain says there's no signs squatters were staying in the house. firefighters quickly brought it under control to keep it from spreading.

boy, what a difference a day makes. the rain and clouds of tuesday, those are gone. we have sunshine and low humidity moving in for today. so, the question now is, how long will this beautiful weather stick around? nbc10's first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with the forecast. glenn, what a beauty today? >> well, if you like today, chris, you'll love tomorrow. even more sunshine tomorrow and lower humidity than today. we have a lot of sunshine across the area. a few fair weather clouds up toward the poconos and the lehigh valley now. fair weather clouds not producing any kind of rainy where near us. but look how dry much of the country is. so, we've got multiple days of no rain ahead. 77 in philadelphia now. 79 in northeast philly. only 66 degrees in mt. pocono with, of course, some clouds there blocking the sun. it's close to 80 degrees towards

shore already with a land breeze. go through the day today, 80 degrees by noon. some fair weather clouds this afternoon. and then a warm evening, but very low humidity coming in. we'll see when the heat and humidity returns with the seven-day in a few minutes. >> a barrage of bullets sent two men to the hospital this morning and narrowly missed a pregnant woman. it happened on 30th street in the grays ferry area of philadelphia. two women and a man were sitting on a porch when a when bullets barely missed the victim's sister, who's 6 months pregnant and another woman sleeping inside the home. more violence in east germantown neighborhood. police tell us someone shot three people, two men and a woman around 1:00 this morning. two are in critical condition. police are still looking for the gunman in both shootings. got new video for you to

check out. philadelphia police want to you look at this burglary at a grocery store. they say the man you see here broke in through the basement doors of torres grosser store in brewerytown last thursday. once inside, they say he tried to break in an atm. had no luck at that. he ended up taking cigarettes and deodorant before leaving in an suv. if you think you know that man, call police. 11:5. in about two hours pennsylvania's attorney general, kathleen kane, is set to speak for the first time since having criminal charges filed against her. kane scheduled a news conference for 1:00 p.m. today in harrisburg. yesterday the head of her security detail plead not guilty in norristown. patrick reese is accused of a snooping e-mail scheme. prosecutors say kane leaked secret grand jury information and lied about it. kane has refused calls to

resign. we'll bring you that 1:00 p.m. news conference live right here on nbc10. happening today f your daily drive takes you across one of two area bridges, get ready to pay twice as much to cross the delaware river. the burlington county bridge commission will vote tonight on a plan to raise tolls on the tacony-palmyra and bristol bridges. bridge commissioner said they really need the $110 million in revenue to make safety improvements to those bridges that are more than 80 years old. the toll would go from $2 to $4 if you have cash. that isn't sitting well. >> doubling in a month, it's horrible. how much notice? they didn't bother to contact the public. >> now, this would be the second toll hike in 25 years for those bridges. the commissioners will take that vote later today.

if they approve the increase, it will go into effect on september 15th. a state of emergency could be lifted today in ferguson, missouri. it was calmer last night after days of protests marking the anniversary of the police shooting death of michael brown. about 100 protesters gathered there last night, but they were outnumbered by police in riot gear. there were no shootings, looting or property damage this time. there were also no arrests or injuries. meantime, ferguson police released this surveillance video to explain why they shot a man during protests on sunday night. the video shows 18-year-old tyrone harris pulling a gun from his waistband before shooting at an unmarked police van. officers returned fire. his father earlier said his son did not have a gun at the time of the shooting. >> that's what it sounded like there. another view of sunday's shooting. right now, harris is in critical

condition and the shooting is under investigation. at 11:07, happening now, this man suspected of murdering an elderly philadelphia man is set to go before a judge. leroy wilson is charged with slashing that woman's throw. police say wilson robbed and killed 85-year-old regina brunner. her son found her body inside her home in east mt. airy. wilson is a handyman who did work for bruner and her neighbors. democrats scored a sweeping win in a special election for three philadelphia seats in the legislature. in the 195th district voters sent donna dull et to harrisburg. she'll finish out the term of a representative who resigned. anthony williams will represent the 191st seat. that seat was left vacant by the same corruption scheme. in the 174th street, former city count krillman ed wilson is the winner there. a dangerous situation aboard

a u.s. navy ship. an emergency on deck involving a helicopter sent several people to the hospital. we'll have details on what happened off the coast of japan. plus, get ready to hear dr. martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech like you've never heard before. a newly discovered tape before the march on washington. that's coming up. glenn? >> we'll enjoy comfortable weather today. our next heat wave may be headed this way. i'll show you when it could arrive in my seven-day forecast.

decision 2016 now. while donald trump is still on top after last week's republican debate. some are gaining ground. jeb bush is going on the offensive as nbc news brian mooar reports, he's also shifting some focus back to hillary clinton. >> reporter: jeb bush talking tough on isis and hillary clinton. >> isis grew while the united states disengaged from the middle east and ignored the threat. and where was the secretary of state? >> reporter: he's working to amp up excitement after falling flat in a debate that helped carly f, kasich. and then there's donald trump. >> leading in iowa, new hampshire, north carolina. >> reporter: still riding high in the polls, still short on specifics. >> so, we have to build a wall. the wall -- >> reporter: democrat hillary clinton wants to focus on

policy. >> a majority of gun owners support universal background checks. and if we -- >> reporter: news she's given the justice department the private e-mail server she used as secretary of state ensures her rivals and critics will have plenty to talk about. inspector general found two e-mails that went through that server were classified beyond top secret. clinton's campaign says the information was not marked that way at the time. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. u.s. central command in turkish foreign ministry is denying allegations that a u.s.-led air strike targeted a city in northern syria yesterday and killed more than a dozen civilians. syrian opposition sources have made that claim, saying the hair strikes also destroyed a weapons facility. central command said no coalition forces were conducting air operations in that area. crews are putting the finishing touches on the u.s. embassy in cuba ahead of its

formally entry on friday. this will be the first time in 54 years that embassy will be open. secretary of state john kerry is expected to be there. this comes after officials restored diplomatic ties between the two countries earlier this year. in japan, an investigation is under way into what caused a u.s. army helicopter to crash, injuring seven people. the helicopter made a hard landing on a navy ship off the coast of okinawa. the injured people were taken to a navy hospital. ten others aboard the navy helicopter were not injured. the tail was broken off and part of the body covered with an orange tarp. military officials say they were in the middle of a training mission at the time of a crash. a southwest airlines crew got quite the scare at orlando international airport when their jet did this. it veered off the runway and slid into the grass. no passengers were on the plane because it was just being moved from one hangar to another.

officials say the nose gear collapsed which made the plane immobile. an investigation continues. take a look at these photos out of phoenix, arizona. these shawl planes were flipped over by strong winds yesterday. the storm forced other planes to crash into each other. officials say there were actually two rounds of wind that reached 50 to 60 miles an hour. we'll somehow you a dust storm that happened in that area. patriots quarterback tom brady is facing off once again with roger goodell. we just got video showing brady and goodell arriving for a hearing in new york city. the judge is hoping to resolve their differences over brady suspension. earlier this year goodell issued that four-game suspension for patriots deflategate.

when goodell denied brady's appeal, brady sued the nfl. how about the jaw-dropping incident from new york jets training camp yesterday. geno smith was punched in the locker room and is now out for at least six weeks with a broken jaw. the culprit, jets linebacker, who was booted off the team after what was called a suckerpunch. geno smith posted this to instagram, saying, i'll be back. they say it was over money. geno may be out for ten weeks, which means he could miss the eagles game. ryan fitzpatrick will be serving as giants' quarterback. a professor recently discovered an audio recording from when martin luther king jr. revealed his "i have a dream" speech. the professor unearthed the speech during research. king delivered the speech in 1962 to a crowd at a high school

in rocky mountain, north carolina. take a listen. >> i have a dream. one day right here in rocky mountain, north carolina. >> i have that. the origin of the dream, it's called. that was months before king made that speech to the entire country during the march on washington in 1963. the perseid meteor shower hits the peak tonight. it's debris from a comet that hits the atmosphere. the new moon should make it dark enough to get a good look at the shooting stars, especially after midnight. and with this clean air mass, that's kind of ideal

viewing for the meteor shower. you want to get away from the city lights to get the best view. now, we've got three beauties here. starting today, one beautiful day after another. a hot weekend. temperatures getting near 90. yeah, if you need to wash the car, it's a great time to do it because we have dry day after day after day. it is not going to be raining the day after you wash your car. 77 degrees. we've got a northwest wind. it feels like it's 79. still pretty comfortable out there. it's in the 70s just about everywhere except mt. pocono at 66 degrees. we're close to the 80 degree mark already in parts of south jersey. but the humidity keeps going down. that trend will continue throughout the day. you can see the wind flow, land breeze there, so it's going to be just as warm at the beaching as inland and new jersey today. it will be a little cooler in

lewis, delaware, because the wind is coming in off delaware bay. it's pretty warm but not as warm as the air right now. you can see some fair weather clouds coming down through the pocono mountains but that is about it. we have no humidity and no storms in the eastern half of the country. we have warm air across the area now, but watch the heat build. not tomorrow. starting to get up there a little bit on friday. there we go. saturday. once it comes in, gets even hotter as we go to sunday and monday. we're not talking extreme heat, but certainly enough to have the potential for another heat wave before next week is over with. mostly sunny today with low humidity. high temperatures in the low to mid-80s. not going to rain. you'll notice the humidity drop even more tomorrow.

beautiful day with lots of sunshine. a lot of sunshine on friday, too. and low humidity. but the temperature's starting to go up. then on saturday, up near 90. humidity up a little bit. not horrible but up a little bit. and up a little bit for the eagles on sunday. not exactly football weather there at the link. 91 degrees with higher humidity. third-string players for the eagles and colts have to sweat it out sunday. thanks, glenn. we know all about the manhunt for the two escaped prisoners in new york a month ago. now we're hearing details about what reportedly happened inside the prison after the breakout. what inmates say happened to them coming up. plus, is uber actually saving lives? we'll have the results of a new study from a local university.

this week's wednesday's child has dreams of serving others by helping bring new children into this world. but most of all, she dreams of having a former family of her own. nbc10's tracy davidson introduces us to loretta. >> hi, i'm a four-year medical student here at pcn. hi. you are? >> loretta. >> loretta is a smart and driven woman. she knows what she wants out of life and is now focusing her injury as starting her career in medicine.

she took a tour at pcn to learn more about it. >> loretta is an amazing young lady. when she has her mind set on it, she'll go for it. >> she had a great time seeing the campus and learning what it is like in med school. she even got to try her hand at some educational simulations. >> that's what i want you to do. >> she has droomz of being a doctor in the future. even knows her specialty? >> doctor of obstetrics. i like working with children. >> excels at school while holding down two jobs. she knows what it takes to succeed. >> i have an ambition to work and be a success in life. work really hard to get what i need and want. >> she looking for the love and support that a forever family can provide. >> they need to be very patient and supportive with loretta, dedicated to her and be able to

grow with her. >> she's more than ready for her forever family. loretta is this week's wednesday's child. if you would like to help make loretta's dream come true or the dream of any wednesday's child sponsored by the dave thomas foundation, go to nbc10.com and search wednesday's child. you can also call at national adoption center at 1-866-do-adopt. we'll have more on the wild weather out west coming up. have you to see this. a massive wall of dust rolls towards one city. cameras captured it all. you have to see the rest of the video coming up. pope is seeing sites in philadelphia but he'll be sleeping and eating in montgomery county. we'll show you what a seminary is doing to get ready to host the pope.

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investigators are trying to figure out what started a vacant house fire in lansdowne on lewis avenue around 5:30 this morning. dozens of firefighters quickly had the fire under control. philadelphia police are trying to track down the man in this video. they say he broke into a grocery store in brewerytown. he broke in through the store's basement last thursday. once inside, he tried to crack open an atm. that didn't work. he ended up getting away with cigarettes and deodorant. an hour and a half from now, pennsylvania's attorney general, kathleen kane, will speak out for the first time since having criminal charges filed against her in montgomery county. prosecutors say kane leaked secret grand jury information and then lied about it under oath. kane has denied any wrongdoing. we will bring you that news conference live at 1:00 p.m. here on nbc10. preparing for the pope. today volunteers will hit the streets of philadelphia to tell people how they can be a

constructive part of the papal visit by carrying out one of pope francis's central messages. supporting those who are poor and suffering. nbc10's monique braxton is live for us in center city. monique, what's happening with this today? >> chris, look what i found on the street. it is pop-up art, but they're calling it pope-up. guess who is close by? sister mary skully. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. it's great to be here. >> you're at three locations during lunchtime today. >> correct. this is a celebration of the campaign for mercy and justice in honor of pope francis' visit. we're asking people to join us, to either make a gift to the francis fund, which provides concrete acts of mercy in our community or to write to congress for bipartisan legislation to prevent hunger and homelessness in our country. >> how much do you hope to raise? >> we hope to raise $1.4 million for 51 organizations in camden

and philadelphia to help serve the needs of people that are homeless. we have 950 to date. we still have a long way to go. >> reporter: you not only serve homeless adults, but you serve their families, young people, who are too old to be in foster care. >> right. so, at project home, we serve youths that are homeless to help prevent future chronic homelessness, as well as people who live on the street and people in need. but there are many other organizations as well in the city that do similar work. and the francis fund contributes to all those organizations. no money to project home from the francis fund. it's all for other organizations to lift them up at this time. >> now your prayer is pope francis comes to visit project home. >> we would love that. but we're so happy he's coming to philadelphia and the prison. that's a wonderful thing. >> that's for joining us. >> thank you. take care. >> they'll be at three different

locations across the city until about 1:00 this afternoon. a huge event is coming up september 10th. we'll have more on that for you in the coming weeks. live now from center city, monique braxton, "nbc10 news." >> thanks for that. like everybody else coming to town for the papal visit, pope francis will need a place to stay. so, who's hosting the holy father? like one of his pretty ses e pr he'll stay at a seminary in montgomery county. tracy davidson shows us how they're getting ready for a house guest like no one ever. >> imagine how people are feeling when pope francis is coming to stay? that's how they're feeling at st. charles seminary. it belies the excitement of the future priests that will soon be back in these halls. pope francis will come to the

seminary on september 26th. rector senior says 130 seminarians will welcome pope francis with a kind of anthem. >> you say it three times in latin. it would be addressed specifically to pope francis. it's a prayer, but it's a little like the latin version of "for he the jolly good fellow". >> reporter: he sang that very song as a seminarian in 1979 when st. charles welcomed another vip. >> october 3, 1979, pope john ii. >> reporter: pope francis will arrive after a papal mass and lunch with archbishop chaput. no specific food requests -- >> we generally know the food not to be served, but he would go to a buffet and pick what he wants.

>> reporter: on sunday the pope will likely walk this hole of archdiocese history. >> reporter: to the st. charles chapel where he'll address hundreds of bishops. bishop knows it will be a life highlight for all those here. >> it was an incredible night and we as seminarians and anyone there that evening will never forget. >> the current seminarian return from summer break neection week. they'll continue to get details from the vatican and preparation mode will be in high gear. tracy davidson, "nbc10 news." >> a pretty cool behind the scenes look there from tracy. thank you for that. we're learning more about how the pope's visit will affect traffic around the seminary. parts of city avenue will be closed. we now know some cross streets will stay open. you will be able to use the sidewalks on city avenue and

businesses will be allowed to stay open. now, though the cross streets and sidewalks may have to close periodically when the pope is traveling to and from the seminary. you can check out the nbc10 app for a full breakdown of all the transportation changes for the papal visit. you'll also find a full rundown of events, finding when and where you'll be able to see pope francis. the pope's not the only global religious leader packing his bags for philadelphia. today tickets go on say for the dalai lama, who will be here in october to receive the liberty medal. he's also appearing at two events, one at la salle university and one at temple university. check the nbc10 app for how to buy those tickets. insure oh, man, it's a perfect day to hit the beach, like these lucky souls. people waste nod time. a live look at cape may.

the sun has come back after yesterday's rain. but how long will it stick around? nbc10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. i could have sworn that i saw you leaving the studio to head to the beach. but you stayed here with me. >> mentally. mentally i'm already there. certainly headed there this weekend because it's going to be a pretty good beach weekend. it's pretty good in the pocono mountains. wave pool at camel beach. it's a little on the cool side. only 66 degrees in mt. pocono. fair weather clouds coming down from the northwest. that northwesterly wind flow. that's about it for any kind of moisture in the eastern half of the country. so, we're in really good shape here. 77 in philadelphia and wilmington. 74 in pottstown, reading, lancaster, allentown. and getting close to 80 degrees in atlantic city and already 81 degrees in wildwood.

we have a land breeze today so the beaches will be just as warm as the inland areas. fair weather clouds coming down from the northwest this afternoon. high about 85 degrees. and then, yeah, it's going to get even hotter. i'll tell you when the 90s come. potential heat wave with the seven-day in a few minutes. and check this out. we're getting new video of the wild weather in the central and southern part of the country here. storms damage at least eight airplanes at an airport in texas. officials say those small planes were actually tied down when the storm hit yesterday afternoon but still ripped them up and sent them tumbling. the winds were so strong, the planes were blown into the woods by the airport. the airport also had about $400,000 in damage to repair there. and take a look at this time-lapsed video of a dust storm that moved across phoenix, arizona. we see these from time to time here. it's always amazing. officials say visibility dropped to near zero and that caused delays at phoenix sky harbor international airport.

the storm also brought rain and high wind yesterday and thousands of people lost power for several hours. amazing video there, though. well, there are new details about what reportedly happened inside that upstate new york prison after the brazen escape by two convicted killers in june. as nbc10's craig melvin reports, some inmates claimed they were beaten and choked as guards frantically searched for information. >> reporter: "the new york times" calls it a campaign of retribution. following the three-week manhunt, "the times" reports prison guards from clinton correctional abused inmates while looking for information about the escape. "the times" quoted two inmates who worked in the prison tailor shop. one says a guard tied a plastic bag around his neck, tightening it, until he passed out. the other inmate, who supervised the tailor shop, says corrections officials put him in solitary confinement for three weeks and threw out most of his

belongings, including family photographs and wedding ring. following the escape, more than 60 prisoners filed complaints with the prisoner legal services, an organization that helps indigent prisoners. >> the amount of complaints we received lately and the descriptions we're hearing about the tensions within the prison, in particular in clinton, it's very concerning. >> reporter: the prison came under fire following the escape. some saying the relationship between prisoners and prison workers was too friendly. former prison tailor shop worker joyce mitchell pled guilty to charges of aiding the fudgetives. now, the new york department of corrections says the abuse allegations have been under investigation for several weeks and have also been referred to the state inspector general. any finding of misconduct or abuse against inmates will be subject to law. one inmate said he was pressured to sign a report saying, quote, i was not assaulted.

with no other choice, he said, i signed. >> if what they said was true, if things happened they say, why? why was it handled this way? >> that was nbc's craig melvin reporting. well, a new study out of temple university suggests uber car service may be reducing the number of drunk driving deathings. researchers at temple look at trend and alcohol-related road deaths. they found death rates drop by 5.5% in california cities that uber service. uber allows smartphone users to request a car to pick them up and take them to a destination, whether they've been drinking or not. well, if you feel like you're always on your phone, you're not alone. tech experts say an increasing number of people say they could be addicted to their smartphones, but there are apps that can help, ironically. moment is an app that tracks daily use of your iphone and ipad and it will notify you if you get close to a limit you

set. break free warns you if you use certain apps too much. and checkee keeps number on the number of times you open your phone each day. self-policing with your phone there. a fast food giant is making more changes. what's different at mcdonald's now? the restaurant is modifying one of its most famous offerings. we'll explain coming up. enjoy the comfortable weather while you can. hotter weather and more humid weather is returning. we'll show you when ahead in my seven-day forecast.

doctors in british, columbia, say obesity could be a genetic condition and they believe they isolated the gene that causes it. scientists say they isolated that gene. when they made the gene inactive in mice, they lost 50% of unhealthy white fat, associated with heart disease and diabetes. scientists say this could lead to possible drug therapy to suppress the gene. another study reveals transfat but not saturated fats are linked to an increase the risk of heart disease and early death. transfats are found in margarine and many prepackaged snack foods. saturated fats are in butter, milk and meat. finding healthy alternatives is still the best practice. the fda isn't too happy

about kim kardashian's latest selfie. she posted this selfie and an ad for morning sickness drug. the fda warned the pharmaceutical drug that makes them are misleading because they don't give facts or side effects. kim kardashian has removed those posts. bmw is working with a tech company in oregon to design a feature to alert drivers when the next travel signal is about to turn green or red. it would also suggest the best speed to avoid having to stop for a red light. the feature is being developed through the enlighten app. a future version could sound an alarm when drivers are about to run a red light. facebook is reportedly working on a twitter-like app that lets media outlets send breaking news. users with download the stand-alone app. alerts would be sent out with tweets with links to articles.

facebook is declining comment on this possible development. you probably haven't noticed, but mcdonald's has changed one of its most popular menu items, the quarter pounder. it used to have four ounces of beef before cooking. now it has 4.25 ounces of beef. mcdonald's is changing its menu, including new cooking methods and drive-through ordering process to increase accuracy. >> will have to start looking closer at my quarter pounder. a recall to tell you about. 1700 of these breeser bicycles are being recalled. the pedals can come off. obviously, that could cause a crash. the recall is for models called downtown 3 and the 3st, downtown 8 and the 8st, and downtown x and xst. breezer received four reports of pedals coming off but no one was hurt. if you have one of those bikes,

you should return it to a breezer dealer for a pedal replacement. you can pedal down to your local animal shelter this weekend and help us clear the shelters. this is a big event we're proud of. nbc10 and tell mjoining up with pet she wou pet shelters to find homes for animals. you need to get there early. >> we have a lot of small dogs, and they get adopted quickly. but you would be surprised how many come through each day and find great homes. we have a large variety of animals for any family. >> clear the shelters is saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. again, a number of shelters in this area participating. to see the list and information on reduced adoption fees, go to the "nbc10 news" app or nbc10.com. some shelters, in fact, are waiving the adoption fees entirely. adopting isn't the only way

to help homeless pets. many people are becoming foster pet parents. >> reporter: right now sherri is fostering ten hamsters, a rabbit, four cats and two dogs. >> like a grandparent. you get to enjoy them and then you let them go. you see them go to a better place than where you got them from. >> reporter: she's a professional pet photographer who helps find forever homes for rescues. she admits her work is one reason she fosters so many animals. >> i hear more stories and i'm aware of more situations. but it also means i have more presence, so i'm able to get them adopted. perhaps quicker than other people. >> janice brown hopes to get her dog monkey adopted. she's been fostering him with

hopes of adopting him. >> it wasn't a good fit. it was a good lesson about fostering and taking into account what's best for the animal. >> reporter: that's why fostering is so important. rescue organizations like one tail at a time rely on foster parents as a way to help more lives. >> and we provide all of the supplies, the dogs are fully vetted, so there's no cost for fostering as far as medical care or supplies. >> reporter: melissa originally set out to foster her dog sport but she adopted him after realizing he helped her better handle her father's terminal illness. >> you think that you're saving them, but they're also saving you at the same time. >> and that was nbc's leanne trotter reporting. well, we had two rounds of storm yl weather yesterday. and we're not going to be seeing some stormy weather for quite a while.

now, the low humidity has arrived. that's going to be with us for two more days. so, we've got three beauties out there. a lot of sunshine, comfortable temperature, low humidity. but we do have a hot weekend coming. humidity starting to come up a bit. nothing extreme. certainly different than the next couple of days. it's a great time to wash your car because we have an extended period of dry weather in the forecast here. nothing more than fair weather clouds across the city. there is one time yesterday afternoon you couldn't see anything, it was raining so hard. 77 degrees right now. the wind is out of the northwest. that's going to keep bringing dryer and dryer air into the region. and you can see a lot of sunshine there, some fair weather clouds coming down from the north, but look how dry that country is. it is just incredible how dry it is at the moment. so, at 79 degrees, northeast philly. 74, kennett square.

one of the cooler spots in the area. pottstown, reading and allentown, 74 degrees. but right at the shore, it's actually warmer in beach haven at 80 than airport. that's about the wind direction. it's a land breeze. also 81 in woodbine. that is the warm spot. this is something we don't see a whole lot. this is a computer model projecting the amounts of rain starting on thursday with zero. and let's go into next week. and see how much rain this computer model's predicting. nothing. nothing. that is very rare. there's nothing going on in the tropics either at this time of the year we're generally starting to get big blobs of thunderstorms coming off africa. there isn't much of that. we have very dry air in the tropical waters as well. these blue areas are moist.

this area is super dry. again, very unusual for this time of the year. we're in the peak of hurricane season starting here. and going into the middle of october. today, mostly sunny skies. low humidity. temperatures in the low to mid-80s. tonight we'll be certainly more comfortable than it's been in a while. seven-day forecast, beautiful weather tomorrow with low humidity. low humidity friday, although the temperature's starting to go up. then it gets hot and a little more humid over the weekend. the eagles will be playing in some pretty hot weather sunday afternoon. >> it looked like it. thanks, glenn. still ahead, daredevil nik wallenda just did something he's never done before.

we just got to the scene of breaking news in new jersey. a deadly crash on route 37 in dorchester, cumberland county. a bad scene with a couple of weeks. one was on fire. we're told one person died. others are injured. we don't know the severity of the other injuries. the road is obviously shut down in that area. again, this is route 347 in dorchester, cumberland county.

we'll continue to follow this story and bring you new information to the "nbc10 news" app. coming up this afternoon, starting at 3:00, "ellen" has chris hemsworth. at "nbc10 news" 4:00, the proposed toll hike on two delaware river bridges, it could impact thousands of drivers who don't even use those bridges. the next, the traffic trovl is could cause for new jersey drivers getting in and out of delaware. that's this afternoon on "nbc10 news" at 4:00. here he is, nik wallenda just finished his longest walk ever. at the wisconsin state fair he walked more than 1500 feet while more than ten stories above the milwaukee speedway. he carried that metal bar for stability as he crossed a wire no wider than a nickel. no wider than a nickel has me tremendo trembling thinking about it.

wallenda holds nine guinness world records. probably ten on the way. >> that's amazing. >> the weather is amazing today. we'll see you back here at 4:00.

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>> brady: oh, that's terrific. kayla, thank you so much. caroline's gonna be fine. she's getting stronger by the hour. >> maggie: wonderful. ah! so theresa's at the hospital? >> brady: probably. >> maggie: hmm. well, at least she had the courtesy to call me last night and tell me she wouldn't be back. i must say one thing for that girl. she's always been devoted to her grandmother. >> brady: i don't think caroline's the only reason why theresa didn't come home last night. >> theresa: hey, grandma. hi, hi. how are you feeling? >> caroline: oh... >> theresa: grandma? >> caroline: huh? actually, i feel pretty good,