raising questions about family and the law. >> the tall blonde in the dress and heels is christine kitzler. >> are you surprised that this actually ended up in court? >> i am shocked. >> by now she expected to be in recovery from gender reassignment surgery. >> when i was eight years old or so, i knew something was wrong. it was an empty feeling. >> we began at the beginning of the week, in a routine manner, i called christine, we made sure she was ready for surgery, and all of a sudden, i walk into my office on monday and her parents are in my office. >> it was a day in court with parents who know her as christopher. fighting for a guardianship order and mental evaluation. >> these are loving and carry ing parents who drove from cleveland ohio to be here. because they wanted to make sure their son is making an informed, conscious safe decision. >> the judge rejected their

plea. leaving the decision on christine's future up to her. >> i'm not surprised or anything, i know in a this is right. i mean, it's just right. >> reporter: her attorney and her doctor tell me they have not seen a case like this before, which is why it was being watched so closely. this is a family that had been very close, clearly now things are strained. the father saying in court at one point today he wishes he could have a son back who went to church with them on sundays. live in doylestown. >> dr. mcginn says she's performed about 200 surgeries just this year. patients travel to our area from across the country for gender reassignment surgery. new information tonight as we prepare for the pope's visit. two hours ago, nbc10 learned a

large part of the parkway is being reserved for people who have tickets. take a look at this map. that red area will be closed to everyone except those with a ticket. keith jones is here with a closer look at this map. keith? >> look at this. this bright red area here extends from the art museum all the way down to 20th street, which is where it meets the vine street expressway. take a closer look now. stretches for several blocks around the parkway too. bottom line here, if you don't have a ticket, you're not going to get anywhere near the state for the two big papal events on the parkway. tickets are free. they're being distributed by parishes in the archdiocese. some tickets are also going to leaders of other religions and a social services group. the parkway tickets are for the festival of families event on saturday september 26th, and the papal mass the following day, september 27th.

the archdiocese just sent us this statement, it is important to be clear that the announcement of limited ticketing does not limit participation in these events in anyway, there's plenty of room for all who wish to attend. live look right now at the ben franklin parkway. we talked to two local churches who have tickets in hand. they told us that certain tickets were given in proportion to the size of the parish. the papal event on independence mall on saturday was always known to be a ticketed event. those 5,000 tickets will be made available online first come first served next week, we have all the details on our free nbc10 news app. keith jones, nbc10 news. have world meeting of family planners been so preoccupied they overlooked everything else. that's one of the findings in a survey of businesses in the zone where pope francis will be appearing. city controller says only 68 of

the 250 businesses surveyed responded. most failed to talk about security. the survey also shows the kinder gentler pope rebranding in recent days is creating comforts. >> before we were just thinking, this is going to be a hassle, how are we going to get our food in, our staff in. now we're all excited about it, we can't wait. >> a spokesman for michael nutter says world meeting planners have been in touch with businesses and set up a hotline, and they contend the controller's survey creates needless anxiety in the week's before the pope's visit. the pope arrives in 24 days, september 26th. for your road congestion questions, and what can you find with you, find your answers on the nbc10 news app. hot and humid afternoon as the heat wave extends into another day. not too many people on the beach this afternoon down in cape may,

maybe they're all working like we are. sheena parveen joins us now with her first alert forecast. >> i'm sure it will be very packed this week as we go into this labor day weekend, last unofficial week of summer. keep in mind the advertised 83 degrees, today another hot one, we are in a heat wave. today we continued that, tomorrow we continue it, and going into your labor day weekend, we should be breaking out of this heat wave. that's going to be with showers, maybe thunderstorms in the forecast, mostly for friday, it's going to shape up nicely as we go into your weekend. for the rest of the evening, still near 90 degrees by 7:00 p.m. 9:00, temperatures about the mid to low 80s, near 80 degrees, warm and muggy, and we could start to see the development of fog again. coming up, i'll show you the timing of the rain for the end of the week, and your entire labor day weekend forecast straight ahead opinion.

the white house got the extra vote it needed to clear the way for president obama's nuclear deal with iran. a maryland senator became the crucial 34th vote today opinion john kerry brought the push for support here to philadelphia. cydney long joins us live from independence mall with more on this. >> i can tell you secretary kerry says he chose philadelphia because it's a symbol of freedom and because founding father ben franklin became iconic for making that list of pros and cons for the invited guests who were listening inside the constitution center today. to his thoughts on the iran nuclear deal, he invited them to take notes and do the same. >> i have felt in my bones the evil of the holocaust. >> he helped charter the agreement.

belagi says his mind was made up before getting a last minute invite by the department of sta state. >> iran will not anger the rest of the world at this point. >> they may further empower their support. >> the jewish community and many others who are really concerned about this deal wanted to know that the administration heard every one of the concerns. this speech today truly showed that. >> kerry is deeply conscious that israel cannot afford a mistake add defending its security. there are no alternatives. >> economically, politically, military and even morally. we would pay an immeasurable price for this unilateral reversal. >> i lived in israel for a year.

i was moved and persuaded by the secretary. >> some undecided, others convinced it will disable iran's capability of storing and stockpiling nuclear bombs. >> we are telling iran it can't have a nuclear weapon period. >> right now, president obama has the number of votes needed to get him the power, veto power that is, if congress drafts a resolution to draft this measure. cory booker has been strongly influenced by the jewish community, he's still undecided, i did reach out to him today, we have yet to hear back. live on independence mall, cydney long, nbc10 news. >> joseph pitts responded to today's developments. the majority of both chambers of congress oppose the president's proposal that it now has the

tepid qualified spofrt of the senate, does not change the fact that it is manifestly dangerous to the united states and the piece of the world. >> students get an extra week of summer vacation at one northeast philadelphia school. an inspection found the guilding is not structurally safe. several parts of the building will be closed for repairs. kindergarten starts on the 17th, kids in fifth and sixth grade will be relocated for the entire year. they start next tuesday. >> teachers went back to school in delaware county, even though they won't get paid right away. the teachers approved working without a paycheck. the community thanked the teachers on the first day of class today.

>> south jersey's largest health system will reveal its plans for a $1 billion medical campus in burlington county. our partners at the philadelphia business journal report virtua would develop the acres. they would replace the current memorial hospital in mt. holly. it would take about 20 years to complete. next at 6:00, the air show created a big buzz at the beach today. did the end of the summer event affect businesses? a local nurse arrested tonight. what she's accused of taking from a dying patient. >> we are still in a heat wave, before the week's over, i'm tracking showers and your labor day weekend forecast. those details and the timing on the rain coming up.

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all, he's live on the board walk. how was the show. >> a lot of people are heading home to their hotels or homes impressed tonight, a lot of the first time visitors tell us this was a really good air show. others say this is just the best spot to catch one of these air shows. >> thunder over the board walk air show organizers say the fastest and loudest action for the end. as the u.s. navy blue angels sored over beaches packed with people keeping their eyes to the sky. >> we've been coming for years. the callahan family brought out a tent and table full of food. their air show tradition impacted this year. >> we just made it under the wire. we talked to a lot of people who said they couldn't come because their kids are in school. >> businesses were worried about that too. >> we've done a lot of business, a lot of excited people here.

>> in the end they were satisfied with the crowds and hope it continues into labor day. >> a lot of these people that are here will spend the rest of the weekend here. it definitely is a good start for the weekend. >> many people watched from the ocean as private planes sored up and spiraled back down toward the water, some visitors also took the time to acknowledge the service members taking part in the event. >> say thanks for what they do. it's also fun to see what the pilots do. >> the organizers don't have a crowd estimate for us just yet, but it was quite the setup here, they're still cleaning up a couple hours after this air show ended. it was not just in the air that the show was going on, it was out on the ocean as well. live in atlantic city, drew smith, nbc10 news. a new effort to save lives in berks county, free heroin overdose kits are being offered

to the public, they contain narcan. 20 people have died from suspected heroin overdoses this year. anyone who wants a free kit must pass an online test learning how to administer the drug. a delaware county nurse arrested on charges she stole thousands of dollars from a terminally ill patient. she took $88,000 from james mooney before he died. the d.a. says she made herself his beneficiary without his consent and wrote checks out to herself. a brighter scene in hunting park philadelphia. check out this mural. it's part of the city of philadelphia arts program. students helped with the creation along the artist benjamin bultack.

only the second day into september, and we are still 10 degrees above normal for our high temperatures. the heat wave continues, temperatures in the 90s today, and we expect to stay like that tomorrow too. friday we're going to see some changes, that's when we expect scattered showers, maybe thunderstorms around, and that should really break us out of the heat wave. that rain is expected to come in the middle of the day friday for some of us. and that leads us into a nice labor day weekend. the timing of the rain is going to be good, once it moves through, the humidity starts to drop. right now it's hot in allentown, still 89 degrees, 88 in west chester, 92. glassboro 88. areas closer to the shore a little cooler. here's a nice look at the shore, cape may a little hazy, it's been pretty hazy all day with the morning fog around. the shore is going to be one of

the most crowded places to be as we go into your labor day weekend. >> in cape may right now, filtered sunshine around, otherwise mostly sunny, temperatures in the upper 70s feeling more like the mid-80s when you factor in the humidity. it's going to stay hot and humid as we go through tomorrow too. we're dry right now on radar, any rain is back around washington, that should really stay away from the area, our next rain chance isn't going to be until the end of the week for your friday. future weather keeps us hot and dry as we go into the next 24 hours, tomorrow afternoon we'll be back into the 90s. we go into friday, morning hours should be mostly dry. 1:00 p.m. friday, we should have scattered showers, maybe thunderstorms moving through. i think the least amount of rain will be closer to the shore. you see it further inland that should leave the philadelphia area. humidity gets lower, if you're

in sussex county saturday, you could see lingering rain, but the rest of your weekend will be shaping up to be very nice. here's a look at your saturday forecast, if you're in sussex county delaware, even near maryland closer to ocean city, expect temperatures in the upper 70s for your saturday. some of those clouds could be lingering for the early afternoon. temperatures mid-70s, 78 degrees for wildwood, 79 nor ocean city, expect sunny skies, the further north we go, seaside park could be at 73 degrees, with an onshore wind. also a little breezy saturday too. the hamptons coming in at 77 degrees, sunny, nantucket, cape cod, mid-70s, a little closer to home, we're going to be seeing a chance for rain friday. . 80 degrees, still breezy. the rest of the area for your labor day weekend philadelphia area temperatures mid to upper 80s across the weekend, as we go

into monday closer to 90 again, the poconos around 80 degrees, that extends to the shore as well. at least we stay nice and dry over your labor day weekend. temperatures mid to low 90s for tomorrow afternoon, and as we go into friday, there's a chance of showers and storms. your weekend will start off in the mid-80s. danny? >> coming up in sports, who needs to find another job but who can continue to pursue their dream. some eagles players who could be wearing midnight green for the last time next in shorts.

the eagles preseason finale is tomorrow. and then we watch and wait as a team has until 4:00 saturday to get to 53 players. one of those moves could be at quarterback, tomorrow's game will showcase matt barclay and tim tebow who are battling for that third string quarterback job. both are ready for the challenge tomorrow night. >> i don't think it's anything but an exciting opportunity. and been in this place before to impress and to move the ball down the field, and i'm excited. >> you're competing for something, at the same time, you want to do it the right way, you want to treat others the way you want to be treated the entire time. opportunities are never more important that character. >> cue the music, don't miss the final preseason game here on nbc10 tomorrow night, eagles and

jets going at it at 7:00. nbc10 your official eagles television station. high school football is back? we want you to choesz our game of the week, your options include ryan versus judge. and lasalle taking on north penn, head to nbc10.com right now and cast your vote. we'll have your high school blitz for you this friday night. it was a sad day as former sixer darryl dawkins was laid to rest. he died last thursday as a result of a heart attack. he was 58 years old. the nba family and those close to dawkins were on hand to pay their respects to chocolate thunder. several in attendance spoke to neil heart. >> one of the hardest moments i had in this life. very unexpected.

he was drafted number one, i was drafted number two. >> it makes you realize how precious every moment is. and i think darryl's going to realize how much he was loved, the outpouring of the nba is tremendous. i'm proud he was a friend. >> that's sports. ♪

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the heat was on today. >> it was on today. we continue the heat wave. and we're going to stay in it tomorrow too. hot and humid feeling like summer. don't forget the average highs 83 degrees, 10 degrees above that today. 10 degrees above that tomorrow, friday we have our next chance of showers, storms around, not a complete washout, and i don't think it's going to be for everybody. it's going to break us out of the heat wave. weekend looks fantastic. your labor day looks nice and

sunny. a great unofficial end to summer. >> it will be nice for beyonce. >> the news continues now with lester holt. we'll see you at 11:00. tonight, nowhere to run. thousands in a perilous search for a new home, hitting obstacles at every turn. the human toll symbolized in a searing image today, one of the many young victims of this global crisis. cold trail? the all-out manhunt for three suspects turning up few solid leads in the killing of a police officer, but investigators vow there's no giving up until these men are caught. an nbc news investigation, a woman's life saved in the nick of time, the threat coming from a medical device implanted to protect her, a device thousands are still walking around with. >> and hero's tale. our exclusive one on one with one of the americans who stopped a terrorist attack. the advice from his father that replayed in his head as he and