rich, creamy, 100% natural cheese. mini babybel. snack a little bigger. breaking right now at 11:00. we just learned of another stop on the pope's american tour. he will greet thousands of guests in an historic procession through central park in new york city. resident of new york state will get the chance to apply to receive two tickets via an online ticket giveaway contest. this procession will take friday, before the mass at madison square guarden aarden a day before his trip to philadelphia. mayor michael nutter announced a new event. jesse gary just stepped away from a city hall meeting with

live details. we learned this was a mayor's forum but what will this do? >> reporter: when the mayor went to rome last year to try and sway and convince the pope to come to world meeting of family. at that time when he was in rome, the mayor said he met with the head of pontiffical council. they want to know how cities can better strengthen cities and families through legislation. the mayors of philadelphia, new orleans, rome and pueblo, mexico, will participate in the forum, a 90-minute session on september 3rd on the la salle campus. i asked the mayor how municipal leaders can further help families. >> often we utilize each other's ideas and learn from each other about different things going on. >> reporter: this is up on la salle campus. you've heard so much about transportation troubles getting around the city during the week

leading up to that weekend when the pope has his mass. we talked to the mayor about that. we'll tell you his suggestions for getting up to this forum with the mayors on la salle campus and also more about what they hope to accomplish. we'll have that for you in the next 30 minutes or so. live outside philadelphia city hall, jesse gary, "nbc10 news." meantime from the vatican, pope francis is now allowing priests to forgive women seeking forgiveness after they've had an abortion. the pontiff says he's allowing roman catholic priest to forgive the sin of abortion for those who seek forgiveness for it. it begins the next holy year, which begins in december. pope francis says he's aware the decision is existential and moral ordeal. we now know there's an alternative to making that long walk across the ben franklin bridge during the papal bridge. the riverlink ferry is running from september 25th through monday, september 28th with

extended hours on saturday and sunday. all tickets are being presold online. penndot will stop all construction on roads in and around center city saturdaying on september 22nd when the world meeting of families officially begins. construction will begin again after the pope leaves. one church is trying to make sure one of the largest delegations of catholics coming for the world meeting of families has a place to stay. nbc10's katy zachry has that story coming up in our next half hour. u.s. stocks fell about 2% today in the first day of trade for september. here's a live look at wall street. the markets, as we all know, ended august in the red. the dow posted its worth monthly gross since may of 2010. meanwhile, staying hot in philadelphia, we will officially have a heat wave on our hands today. we are tracking storms for later in the week. nbc10 first alert meteorologist brittney shipp is here now with

the steamy forecast. hi. >> it's definitely going to be a hot and sunny day for us. temperatures expected to push back into the low 90s once again. once that happens, we will officially be in a heat wave. temperatures at 76 degrees in the poconos. 83 in allentown. 82 degrees in pottstown. already close to 90 degrees in philadelphia. 87 in wilmington. temperatures across the shore much cooler. wildwood, 79 degrees. 87 in atlantic city at the airport and mid-80s in millville. you'll notice by 4:00 p.m., 92 degrees, lots of sunshine. by 7:00 p.m., 86 degrees. our radar shot shows very quiet conditions. we are tracking a slight chance of showers similar to what we saw yesterday. this is mainly going to be confined to sussex county as we head into the afternoon. coming up, i'm tracking how long this heat wave is going to stick around. our chance for friday storms and also a quick look at your holiday forecast as we get a little closer to the end of

summer, unofficially, of course. vai? >> thank you very much. this is new video from a crash in lakewood, ocean county, that injured a baby, a child and adult. the baby was in a stroller when a driver slammed into the group on river avenue. skyforce10 was over the scene. the baby and another child suffered serious injuries. we're working to find out their conditions and if police filed any charges. a motorcycle rider injured his neck and head after he collided with a mini van in north philadelphia. it happened about 1:00 in the morning. the motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. happening today, philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey will lead a discussion on crime, justice and the american prison system. ramsey will make the presentation at eastern state penitentiary tonight. it's part of the ongoing

searchlight feature, which includes nationally recognized leaders speak being crime in america. ramsey is expected to talk about community policing and the lessons learned from the recent riots in baltimore and in ferguson, missouri. in lehigh valley, allentown is beefing up its police force there. today the mayor will hold a swearing-in and badge ceremony for a new group of officers. happening today, new carseat rules go into effect for drivers in new jersey and may affect kids up to 8 years of age. matt delucia has that report. >> reporter: it's an updated law with tougher fines, all with the goal of keeping your kid safe when you get behind the wheel. here is the new law. starting today, kids who are up to 2 years old and 30 pounds must be in a rear-facing seat. even if they don't fit in the seat. perhaps their tall or legs are long, it does not matter. now, up to 4 years old or 40 pounds, front-facing seats must have a five-point harness.

and the booster seat requirement of either up to age 8 or 80 pounds changes to kids who are under 8 years old or under 57 inches. some parents, especially those with more than one kid, say they often get confused with all this. police were also somewhat confused. now there's the hope that the gray area is cleared up. >> the previous legislation didn't deal with that. it was just very vague. this is much more delineated. it gives the police more guidance. >> reporter: yesterday you could be fined up to $25. now it can go up to $75. claiming that you were just following the manufacturer's guidelines will not cut it anymore. so, what can you do if you still need some clarification? well, every state in our area has free events where you can get your car seat checked. in fact, two weeks from now it is the child passenger safety week in pennsylvania, so a good time to do that with all the kids going back to school. i've compiled a list of resources for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware, where you can get your car seat checked. that is at xngs.com.

in pennsauken, matt delucia, "nbc10 news." and it is back to school today for nearly 500 students at universal alkorn charter school. students in grades one through five started school earlier today. kindergarten students will join the mix next tuesday after labor day. from our delaware news bureau, new developments in the story of a mother who took matters into her own hands after her daughter's bus driver was late and then got lost on the first day of school. catarina says she was almost two hours late to dickinson high school yesterday in pike creek, new castle county. first her bus was a half hour late picking her up. once she was on the bus, she realized the driver was lost. so, she called her mom for help. >> i was thinking, does this bus driver know where he's going? he kept pulling over and looking down. i think he was looking down at a

gps or something. s >> she said, we're still on the bus, mommy. i said, where are you? she said, i'm near pen. . >> the mom chased down the bus to get her daughter to school. school officials confirm the bus driver got lost and worked with her to learn the route. this morning a new driver picked up her daughter today. she said that was 45 minutes late. today in the lehigh valley, people can pay respects to former sixers great darryl dawkins. there will be a public viewing from 4:00 until 8:00 this evening. dawkins died of a heart attack last week. he was 58 years old. the supreme court rule, must be give marriage licenses to same-sex couples. this morning one kentucky state official was back on the job. we'll show you if she's complying with the highest court in the land. an officer shot in the line of duty after a big mix-up. the confusion that preceded the

gunfire. i'm tracking how long temperatures will stay in the 90s. plus, a chance for thunderstorms back in the seven-day forecast. i'll let you know if it will affect your holiday weekend. that's all coming up right after the break.

a county clerk in kentucky is still refusing to issue marriage licenses to ga couples regardless of a u.s. supreme court ruling against her. rowen county clerk kim davis'

office denied the licenses to at least two couples this morning. davis says her office will continue to deny licenses, quote, under god's thoertd. she stopped issuing all marriage licenses in the days following a supreme court ruling legalizing gay marriage across the country. davis has no legal grounds to refuse granting licenses and could be held in contempt, which carries steep fines or jail time. decision 2016 -- officials have released nearly 7,000 pages of hillary clinton's e-mails during her time as secretary of state. about 150 of those e-mails have been heavily sensored because they have information now considered classified. state department officials say that information was not marked at classified at the time clinton sent or received the messages on her private e-mail server. her e-mails have been a point of criticism for political opponents in her run for the white house. happening now, republican hopeful jeb bush is hosting a

town hall meeting with high school students in miami. the meeting started within the past hour at a presbyterian school. our miami nbc station says the school is comprised of mostly hispanic visits and is likely to gain support from the cuban exile community. they are expected to spend $4.5 billion on advertising during this election cycle, according to "the wall street journal." advertising is up 900% compared to the 2012 campaign. online ad spending is outpacing the last election so far. it's up about 700%. new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie appeared on "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon. here's what happened when donald trump's name came up in the conversation. zoom you have donald trump now the leader of all these polls. is this a surprise to you?

do you -- >> oh, no, i completely expected that, didn't you? >> no. >> of course, everything he does is spectacular, fabulous, amazing, wonderful. the best. >> fallon went on to say that he thought christie would be the one yelling at people on the campaign trail, saying, that's normally his thing. happening today, president obama will put his survival skills to the test. he'll tape a special episode of "running wild" which airs right here on nbc10. the president will join bear for a trip through the alaskan wilderness and highlight the issue of climate change. right now, officials in phoenix are trying to figure out if they have a serial sniper on their hands. this all comes after a string of shootings on the same highway. nbc's joe fryer has that report. >> reporter: the search is on after the state patrol says four vehicles were shot within 48 hours along a single stretch of interstate 10 in phoenix.

>> next thing i know, i hear a loud bang. >> reporter: then when robert mcdonald stopped for a coke, he noticed something unusual on his tour bus. >> i come back, do a walk-around. i'm like, that's a bullet hole. >> reporter: that bullet tore through the side, piercing the bus's seats, which were empty. >> i almost fainted. i just -- like the wind got knocked out of me. >> reporter: minutes earlier gunfire hit another vehicle, an suv, shattering the windshield and passenger window. >> involved party's advising their window was shot at. >> reporter: a 13-year-old girl in the front seat suffered a cut to her right ear. >> incredibly we have one minor injury, treated on scene by the fire department. >> reporter: the first two shootings happened saturday, all within an eight-mile stretch of interstate 10. investigators are trying to figure out if the same gunman is responsible for all four. this comes as investigators in

colorado investigate a string of fatal shootings there. a truck driver was injured when his front windshield was shattered but it's unclear if a bullet is to blame. meanwhile, back in arizona, victims are nervous. >> when someone is taking shots at you for doing your job, minding your own business, you know, we definitely have a problem. >> reporter: and the only solution is a quick arrest. for "today," joe friar, nbc news. police officer in critical condition after being shot last night while responding to a call at the wrong home. the officer was responding to a burglary call, but he went to the wrong home and ended up engaging in gunfire with the homeowner. the officer was rushed into surgery after investigators say he lost a lot of blood. the homeowner was also shot and his dog was killed during the incident. >> the description of the home was given not given with a

numerical address but given as a gray home that was brick. >> the georgia bureau of investigation plans a look into the shooting. and police in massachusetts are investigating why a bridgewater state university student was pushed off a roof sunday night. cell phone video shows the woman dancing on the roof before a man forcefully threw her off. partygoers caught her before she hit the ground. the man police arrested says he doesn't know why he pushed her. he's expected to appear in court next week. good morning. temperatures today expected to reach the 90s once again. when we do, we'll officially be in a heat wave. the humidity will stick around for us as well. i am tracking changes. our best chance of storms is only on friday. for the most part, it is going to be a dry work week for you. i'm also tracking a dry holiday weekend, which will be nice for any of your labor day plans. a look outside right now,

temperatures in philadelphia close to 90 degrees already. 88. plenty of sunshine for us. our humidity is at 49%. winds out of the east-southeast at 9 miles an hour and our feels like temperature is at 90 degrees. so, that's with that humidity factored in there. a closer look at our current throughout the rest of the region. the only cool spot on the map is pocono, 76 degrees right now. in the city, close to 90. at atlantic city airport we're at 87 degrees. we're not seeing a whole lot of relief closer to the shore, with the exception of wildwood in the low 80s. it's still going to be kind of an even spread throughout today with temperatures staying above average. 82 degrees right now in pottstown. 83 in allentown. low 80s in reading. 85 degrees in trenton. temperatures in dover are at 83 degrees. closer to the shore here, like i mentioned near cape may, 81. that's one of the cooler spots on the map besides the poconos.

our feels-like temperature already at 90 degrees for philadelphia. feels like 90 in wilmington. feeling like 89 in dover. feels about 3 degrees warmer in allentown, feeling like the mid-80s. our 24-hour temperature change map shows that we're up a few degrees from this time yesterday. so, it's still going to be another repeat of the humidity and the heat that we were experiencing yesterday. we might even see our temperatures go up a few degrees today. a closer look at your heating up forecast. once we hit the 90s today, we'll officially be in the heat wave that started on sunday with temperatures at 91. our average for this time of year, closer to 83 degrees. so, we are going to be almost 10 degrees above average as we get into the afternoon today. and it doesn't look like we're going to see a break, even as we head into wednesday or thursday. our radar shot shows dry conditions. we'll switch you to the satellite to show you no clouds out is there at all. just lots of sunshine. that's the trend as we head into the rest of today. the only exception, as you take

a look, as we head into the afternoon, you'll notice a slight chance of showers down by sussex county in the southern parts of delaware. as we head into tomorrow, we'll see another dry start. the humidity sticks around. another chance of a few little stray showers. this time closer to atlantic city, down towards cape may before clearing up. thursday looks dry but it's going to be friday we'll have a better chance to see those organized thunderstorms roll through. but we'll also see cooler air. that will set us up for less humidity for the weekend. our highs around the region, we'll stay in the low 80s for poconos. 90s for philadelphia. 90 degrees in wilmington. a closer look at what you can expect as we push towards labor day. for philadelphia we'll stay in the high 80s all the way through saturday through monday for the poconos. low 80s, a few clouds. take a look at the shore. nice and dry, close and comfortable in the 80s as well. as far as today, above average. ranging between 90 and 93 degrees. sunny and hot for us. wind speeds out of the northwest, 3 to 8 miles an hour. seven-day forecast shows we stay nice and hot heading into the

rest of the work week. friday we start to drop down. less humidity and cooler temperatures as we head into your holiday weekend. >> thank you. a new study about college students and marijuana. you may be surprised to hear what they do less often than smoking pot. that's coming up. what happens to your waistline could affected what happens inside your head later on in life. we'll explain coming up.

now the information on the new study. researchers say marijuana smoking is more of a habit for college students than cigarettes. the study shows marijuana supplanted cigarettes last year as the smokeable substance of choice among full-time undergraduates. just under 6% of students say they use marijuana at least 20 times in the previous 30 days. researchers at the national institutes of health say obesity in midlife may not just influence whether they'll develop alzheimer's disease but when. they say being overweight or obese at age 50 may affect the age years later when alzheimer's strikes. among those who eventually got sick, more middle-age pounds meant an earlier onset of the disease. one church has a big task ahead of the papal visit. we'll show you what job they're taking on ahead of the world meeting of families. that's ahead in our next half hour.

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just about 11:30. eagles' head coach chip kelly is taking questions from the media. he's expected to make roster cuts down from 75. let's take a listen. >> that first group, there has to be versatility. whether they be a guard center or guard tackle. you know, we liked him. he was on the practice squad. he has some explosion in him. he's a bigger body but we like josh. this would be a big test for him on thursday. >> are the coaches -- >> we started them a while ago.

>> in practice did he see anything? >> not for them. we'll see until -- we have two days of training, so yesterday and today. yesterday we went against each other and today we'll try to do some of those twos and threes. working on the ones and get mashed up against each other. >> is there one position you'll really focus in on to identify what needs to be done? >> no. i think there's a lot of -- almost every position, there's still decisions that have to be made towards the bottom end of the roster. there's not one that's more important or that we're looking at more harder than any other position. >> you're looking at chip kelly in his press conference today. the birds play their final preseason game on thursday night and matt barkley expected to be the starter at quarterback, battling tim tebow for the third and final quarterback roster spot. they'll take on the new york jets. you can catch all the action on nbc10, the official tv station of the philadelphia eagles. pregame coverage starts at 6:30

thursday. kickoff at 7:00. we have breaking news. we just learned of another stop on the pope's american tour. he will greet thousands of guests in historic procession through central park in new york city. residents of new york state will get the chance to apply to receive two tickets via an online ticket giveaway. the procession will take friday, september 25th, just before the mad at madison square garden and one day before his trip to philadelphia. in addition to the extra stop in new york, we learned there will be an extra program added to world meeting of families platform later this month. nbc10's jesse gary just got all the details from a city hall news conference in center city. the mayor's forum will be on the la salle campus. how are people supposed to get there with a crush of traffic in the city that week? >> the mayor and executive director of the world meeting of

families said people rely on septa's bus routes and the broad street subway, both of which will be open on september 23rd, the date of the mayor's forum on la salle's campus. the idea for this came last year when mayor nutter was in rome, petitioning the pope to come to philadelphia. during that trip he met with head of pontiffical council on families. they led to the announcement about an hour ago that the first international mayor's forum will be held during the world meeting of families. >> the international forum provides an incredible opportunity to engage around the impact of urbanization and the importance of the family unit to grow and develop future leaders. >> reporter: the mayors of philadelphia, rome, pueblo, new mexico, will participate in this 90-minute forum on la salle campus.

we'll put more information on our website and our app. big week leading up to philadelphia, the mayor very excited, trying to continue to generate excitement. continuing to say there is still plenty of hotel rooms here in the city, so people can most surely stay over in the city 23-f necessity choose. live outside city hall, jesse gary, "nbc10 news." another development. a surprising move, pope francis is now allowing priests to forgive women seeking forgiveness after they had an abortion. the pontiff says he's allowing roman catholic priests discretion to absolve the sin of abortion for those who procured it. it begins the next holy year, which begins in december. pope francis says he's aware the decision is in existential and moral ordeal. nearly 2 million people are expected along the ben franklin parkway for the pope's visit. a monday senisignor will play a

part. katy zachry spoke with the head of the fastest growing catholic church in philadelphia to show us how they're getting ready. >> reporter: more than 1 million vietnamese catholics are getting ready for the pope's visit. the man in charge of finding housing for many of them is monsignor joseph trin, heads st. helena catholic church in north philadelphia. they expect vietnamese catholics and they opened the convent. thousands will eat and sleep there, as well as the recolleto >> i ask families, will you please host and take them in and feed them as well, to alleviate my burdens. >> reporter: are most parishioners willing to help?

>> yes. they ask what they can do, offer houses. >> reporter: for sunday on the papal mass, about 50 vietnamese catholics from our area have been chose ton be part of a larger choir and sing for the pope. reporting from the parkway, katy zachry, "nbc10 news." >> you can prepare for the pope with the "nbc10 news" app. it's your one stop for mass transit information and road closures. you'll also find the papal itinerary, including where you can see pope francis. the "nbc10 news" is a free download at our website at nbc10.com. we have breaking news into nbc10 at this hour. hamilton township police reports a large gas leak in atlantic city county in the area of route 40 and babcock road. now, there are mandatory evacuations in progress in mays landing village. we're making phone calls from the news room. as we get more information, we'll bring it to you.

there's absolutely no escaping the heat, not even at the jersey shore. lots of folks down there. but the end of the day -- by the end of the day, we'll officially have a heat wave on our hands. we're tracking storms for later in the week as well. nbc10 first alert meteorologist brittney shipp is here with the forecast. might be a good day to be down there. >> if you're in the water. the air temperature, not so much. it's an even spread, warm no matter where you go. a look at the highs around the region. we expect to push into the low 90s in philadelphia. 90 degrees in wilmington. we'll see a high of 92 in northeast philly. close to 90 degrees once again in allentown. temperatures in millville at 88. if you're at the atlantic city airport, temperatures today will push to 87 degrees. wildwood, 86. it will still be a nice day to head down the shore, especially closer to the water. radar shot shows quiet conditions.

and our satellite shows that we're barely seeing any clouds. one thing to warn you about, we have an air quality alert. a code orange day today. that means sensitive groups limit your outdoor activity. if you suffer from asthma or the elderly or children, you want to try to stay indoors. don't go for a jog outside. take it easy today. it's been hot and humid. we haven't gotten any rain to clear up the air quality issues. that will happen as we head into friday. your city planner, 90 degrees by 1:00 p.m. by 4:00 p.m., 92. by 7:00 p.m., 86 degrees with a few clouds moving in. i'm tracking how long the heat will last plus the storms we expect to see on friday and a closer look at your holiday forecast. i'll have that coming up in about ten minutes. >> thank you. a strong storm swept through phoenix last night leaving drivers stranded and created a travel nightmare for flyers. takeoffs and landings were halted at phoenix sky harbor airport around 7:30 last night.

a ground stop remains in effect today. the storm even caused damage to one terminal at the airport. and it's now partially covered with water. more than 50,000 residents lost power as a result of that storm. six of the seven new jersey high school football players accused of attacking and sexually assaulting younger players were sentenced yesterday. wnbc's ida seigal has the details. >> reporter: the sign outside sayreville high school reminding students class begins this thursday. many are hoping for a good year, a better year. six of the seven football players arrested for hazing were sentenced to probation and community service. reigniting a sensitive subject in town. >> let it die. you know, the kids' lives, they made a mistake, they're young. you don't want to see a youth ruin their life forever. >> reporter: four of the players pleaded guilty to disorderly persons offense of hazing and

ende endangering the welfare of. they avoided having to register as sex offenders. two additional players who went to trial were found not guilty of the more serious charges but they were found guilty of the lesser charges and have also been sentenced to one year probation and 50 hours community service. >> you do something wrong, you should be punished for it regardless. >> reporter: do you think the punishment is too light? >> they're minors, so i think it's just fine. it will teach them maybe to be on the right path. >> reporter: last fall, seven football players were accused of attacking and sexually assaulting younger players on the team as part of a hazing ritual. the school district canceled the entire football season and fired the head coach. this year, the football program will resume with a new head coach. >> i don't think the school should have got in trouble for it. i think the kids should have got in trouble for it, because it hurt a lot of the kids that didn't do anything wrong.

>> that was wnbc's ida seigal reporting. authorities have not released the names of the seven players because they are juveniles. for more nbc10 jersey shore news bureau, atlantic city casinos are calling on governor chris christie to sign a financial assistance package. the casino association of new jersey says if he doesn't sign, the five-bill ak package, it could cost city taxpayers $50 billion a year. the governor hasn't taken action yet, nor has his office commented on the situation. today the 016 miss america festivities get under way in atlantic city. all 52 contestants will hit the boardwalk for an arrival ceremony in the afternoon and then they'll attend a welcome dinner tonight. the new miss america will be crowned sunday, september 13th. it may be apple's next big thing but it's want a phone, a watch or even a computer.

we'll tell you what the company may be getting ready to create coming up. britt? i'm tracking the heat and humidity. we could officially have a heat wave on our hands once we reach 9 on degrees today. i'll let you know how long that heat will stick around. i'm tracking storms towards the end of the week. that's coming up in my full forecast.

confusion early this morning at the king of prussia mall. officials say an exterminator was setting off bug bombs but ended up triggering the,'s fire alarm instead perform crews are on the scene ventilating the mall and making sure there's no fire. it's unclear why or how many bug bombs were set off. a montgomery county lawyer is accused of raping one of his clients. a woman who hired vincent cirillo says he raped her. he settled the claim. no one answered when nbc10 stopped by his office in norristown. cirillo is free after posting $1,000 -- $100,000 bail. automakers will report august sales today and u.s. auto sales are expected to drop, but not due to lack of demand. officials say a quirk in the calendar is to blame for that. labor day is typically one of the biggest sales weekends and

last year labor day weekend was counted as part of august sales. sales are expected to be strong on continued demand for suvs and pickups, thanks to lower gas prices. we'll have the report for you today during "nbc10 news" at 4:00. the national insurance crime bureau released the list of top ten stolen vehicles in the u.s. in 2014 the honda accord was the most popular for thieves. more than 51,000 were stolen. here's a look at the other vehicles in the top five. the honda civic, the full-size ford pickup, the full-size chevy pickup and the toyota camry. according to the bureau, there's been a big drop in the number of cars and trucks stolen each year. from 1.7 million in the late 1990s to about 700,000 today. the national insurance crime bureau has some advice is that may seem obvious, but a lot of people don't follow it.

apple may be moving in on netflix territory. "variety" reports the company has held talks with hollywood executives about possibly developing its own original programming. apple is expected to unveil the new version of its apple tv device next week. but it's still unclear whether apple would open its own studio or work with outside producers. back to school anxiety is a very common problem. accord fog a new study, 53% of parents say schoolwork or homework causes the most stress for their children. for parents, the stress is just as overwhelming. dr. franklin george takes a closer look. >> when your kid first goes off to kindergarten, i think the parents cry way more than the children ever are, at least that's my experience. >> reporter: dr. donna rockwell says parents should be reassuring to their child, but it's okay to be emotional, too. >> get back in the car and cry. not afraid to feel those feelings and to understand that

they're actually feelings of the celebration of life itself. >> reporter: starting school can be particularly stressful for chish. experts say it's important to talk to your children about their worries and say your approach needs to grow as they do. >> well, it would be nice if parents could see that their child is a developing person with different needs when they're 4 than when they're 6, when they're 16, and to allow for that and to maybe read up on what the various developmental stages are, what their meanings are, how to best meet those various developmental stages. >> reporter: whether you have children or not, take some time to embrace the end of summer. >> once the fall arrives, there is this sort of summer solstace depression where the summer we want by so fast and we have a long winter to look forward to. it is hard. i think on labor day to have a really great time, to soak up

the last bit of summer, to appreciate it. >> that was dr. frank mcgeorge reporting. dr. rockwell says it's very important for firnts make this time of the year fun and organized. being prepared will make the transition back to school easier on everyone. good morning. temperatures today expected to push into the 90s. that means we'll officially be in the middle of a heat wave, which will last at least another couple of days. we're also going to see that humidity lasting, but on friday as storms start to roll in, that's going to help drop our humidity after. we will get dryer air moving in. even though temperatures will break from the 90s. that's going to set us up for a nice holiday weekend. right now, everything looks like it's going to stay nice and dry. a closer look at our temperatures as they're heating up. this all started on sunday with a high of 91 degrees yesterday. 90 degrees today. today a forecast high of 93.

this will continue into wednesday and thursday. just a reminder, the average for this time of year is 83. we're about 10 degrees above average. a live look outside right now, we're seeing a few clouds. those are mainly confined to the poconos. we're seeing plenty of sunshine in philadelphia. 88 degrees. our humidity is at 46%. the feels like temperature closer to 90 degrees. our wind speeds out of the east-southeast at 9 miles per hour. it will be another hot and sticky day out, well above average for us as we're winding down unofficially the end of summer. across the rest of the region we're at 85 degrees in trenton. 83 in chester springs. low 80s in quakertown. mid-70s in the poconos. 83 degrees in oxford. right along the shoreline here, closer to beach haven, 84. woodbine is at 89 degrees. 85 in millville. 83 degrees currently in dover. our feels-lime temperature we have 90s on the map with the feels-lime temperature.

that's when we factor in the humidity. feels like 90 degrees already in wilmington. feeling like 89 in millville and dover. with you don't have the showers we were dealing with yesterday and we don't have as many clouds either. we'll switch you to our satellite. lots of sunshine expected today except for one little exception is as we get into the afternoon, we are going to see a slight chance of a few isolated sprinkles near sussex county. that's going to be closer to 5:00 p.m. things clear up once again as we head into tonight. by tomorrow, same thing. we start off dry but closer to 2:00 p.m., we have another chance to see a few passing showers. that's going to affect atlantic city, stretching down into parts of cape may. once again, the southern parts of delaware. it's going to happen again for us as we head into thursday as well. so, we'll see another little chance of a few passing showers associated with with a weather disturbance. the real chance for organized thunderstorms won't be until we head into friday afternoon. our highs around the region today in the low 80s in poconos. 89 degrees in allentown. close to 90 degrees for

pottstown today. we'll see a high of 90 in wilmington. again, those storms and a few changes are going to set us up for less humidity and cooler temperatures for philadelphia, the poconos and shore as we head into labor day weekend. staying in philly, we'll be close to the high 80s. low 80s for poconos and the shore. that's saturday, sunday and monday. all three days. right now we expect to stay dry. a look outside right now. it's a little hazy outside. we have an air quality alert. you need to be careful if you suffer from asthma. try to run inside versus outsides. our temperatures will range between 90 and 93 degrees. sunny and hot. seven-day forecast shows as we head into the rest of the week, temperatures warm to the mid-90s. chance of thunderstorms and showers as we head into friday. that sets us up for a less humid weekend. stay with us. you're watching nbc10.

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the eagles' odds of winning a championship have just improved according to vegas insider. the eagles are 10 to 1 favorites to win the super bowl. only the seahawks, packers and colts have better odds. not bad. the birds play their final preseason game this thursday night. they will take on the new york jets. you can catch all the action on nbc10, the official tv station of your philadelphia eagles. pregame coverage begins at 6:30. kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. coming up this afternoon starting at 3:00, "ellen" with first lady michelle obama and bellamy young. then "nbc10 news" at 4:00. this afternoon, remember this video, two south jersey dads duking it out after a softball tournament in maryland? they now learned their punishment for this brawl. that's all new this afternoon on "nbc10 news" at 4:00. now to our top story.

the pope is making another stop on his american tour within the last hour. we have learned pope francis will greet thousands of guests during an historic procession through central park in new york city. the procession will take place friday, september 25th before the mass at madison square garden and one day before his trip to philadelphia for the world meeting of families. that will be nice for folks in new york. time to take a look at the afternoon weather. >> it's going to be a hot one. hot and humid once again for us. let's take a look at that seven-day forecast. it shows that these 90s are actually here to stay. so, we are going to see our temperatures pushing into the low 90s today. 93 degrees, hot and humid. if you take a look at wednesday, hot and humid conditions. it won't be until friday that we start to see these temperatures dropping back down into the 80s. we'll drop down to 87 degrees with a chance of storms and also our weekend looking really good. >> very nice. at least the weekend looks good. thanks for watching "nbc10 news"

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