"nbc 10 news at 5:00" begins with a life look inside met life stadium in the meadowlands. the eagles have landed. the birds are there to take on the jets two hours from now right here on nbc 10. it's a preseason finale that will help determine who makes the team and who doesn't. good evening. i'm keithence jo. >> i'm jacqueline london. the eagles go into tonight's game 3-0 in the preseason. we are just under two hours away from kickoff at 7:00 p.m. a last chance for several players to prove they deserve a spot on the roster. we have nbc 10 live team coverage inside and outside met life stadium. john clark is on the field and nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is outside. randy, we hear you found a lonely eagles fan. >> reporter: not easy being the only eagles fan in this parking lot right now but it's worth the 80 mile or so trip up from philadelphia. these fans are going to get to watch a pretty cool performance, the battle of the third string quarterbacks. matt barkley will start the

game, tim tebow should take over at the half. a few minutes ago we actually headed over into enemy territory to talk to some of the fans. the tailgate lot filled predictably with jets fans but we managed to track down a few lonely eagle die-hards including a group of young kids throwing the football around the parking lot. they say they love tim tebow, they want to see him take that third string spot. a few of them even admitted they're ready for a big philadelphia win here at met life stadium. what's it like being an eagle fan in this parking lot with all these jet fans around? >> little nervous. >> reporter: think you might get beat up? >> yeah. eagles are going to win. eagles are going to win. >> reporter: how about that little preseason rivalry for you. kickoff begins here on nbc 10 in just two hours. let's head inside met life

stadium. comcast sports net's john clark with a preview of tonight's game. >> reporter: thank you very much, randy. the eagles are warming up on the field right behind me. you see a lot of the starters that won't play tonight. this game is about the backups and depth players. eagles have to cut 22 eagles after this game. so a lot of dreams will be dashed tonight. the main thing you said, watching the third string quarterback job, going to be matt barkley starting in the first half, tim tebow should see second half action. let's take a look. tim tebow arriving here within the last hour. he's out on the field now. tim tebow, this is really his last chance tonight to be in the nfl, to make this eagles team and be the third string quarterback. there are your birds arriving. take a look at kiko alonso. he's out on the field and this will be his debut tonight as an eagle. he's coming off a torn acl last year, then had a concussion and

last week in green bay, he had some tendonitis in the surgically repaired knee. kiko alonso expects to start and will see a series or two. that should be good because eagles fans will love him at that inside linebacker position. matt barkley, this is his chance tonight to hold off tim tebow and win that third quarterback job. he says he knows what he has to do. >> i've done this before, been playing this position for a long time. i know what i'm doing. it's not anything new to me. this offense is second nature to me now. i know my teammates know what we need to do. it's not like i'm going into an unknown scenario. i feel confident where we are and what i can do. >> reporter: we will have more for you at 6:00 tonight and of course, our special at 6:30 leading into the final preseason game. i'm john clark at met life stadium. back to you. >> lots to look forward to

tonight. you can see it here only on nbc 10. it's the jets and eagles. kickoff at 7:00 p.m. pregame coverage begins at 6:30. nbc 10 of course is your official eagles television station. a big win today for new england patriots quarterback tom brady. this one happened in a courtroom. a federal judge overturned brady's four-game suspension. the nfl had imposed the suspension because of the deflategate scandal. nfl commissioner roger goodell responded saying the league respectfully disagrees. the nfl officially filed a motion with the second circuit u.s. court of appeals. the league claims brady conspired with patriots staff members to lower the air pressure in balls used in last season's afc championship game. we are talking about a change of plans for philadelphia leaders organizing the papal visit. they are releasing more free tickets that will allow people to see the pope up close. they are also offering details about two new opportunities to see pope francis in philadelphia

without a ticket. nbc 10 was first to report yesterday that you need a ticket to get within at least five blocks of the papal mass. this map shows that area in bright red. today, 25,000 more free tickets are being offered to the public. nbc 10's lauren mayk is live with details on those tickets and of course, new chances to see the pope. >> reporter: good evening. have your cameras ready, they are adding two parades and let me show you how this will work. i will go from eakins oval right here where we're standing down to city hall and then back up around for the mass. there are also more tickets coming out, if you want to get in the closer sections. all of these changes coming with just three weeks to go. no longer will all the action be at the end of the parkway. now it will wind around as pope

francis is on the move. >> the first parade which will take the holy father from eakins oval to and around city hall will be prior to the start of the festival of families on saturday, september 26. >> reporter: organizers adding two parades to the papal visit on saturday and then one still being worked out for sunday. >> doesn't matter if you are standing at 22nd street, logan square, or city hall, you can see pope francis. >> reporter: some worry fewer are coming than expected. uncertain about logistics, ticketing and access. >> it's becoming more and more of a challenge to sell this event to people who are really looking forward to it. >> reporter: there are reports of hotel cancellations and thousands of fewer buses than expected have registered. world meeting of families organizers now are responding with 25,000 more tickets to weekend events that will be available online. >> we heard the concerns, we are

sorry people were concerned. i personally am sorry. we totally get it. >> reporter: those tickets will start becoming available next week. if you don't have a ticket, you will want to be looking for one of those big jumbotrons so you can get a view of the pope. just about ten minutes ago we got the list of where those are going to be. right now, we're working to get that information up on nbc10.com. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> we joked about that, that was going to happen. lauren mayk live on the ben franklin parkway, thank you very much. now is the time to download the nbc 10 news app if you haven't done it yet. we have a complete section of all papal weekend events whether you are thinking of going or avoiding the crowd. we can welcome lauren mayk, a new member of the nbc 10

family. we love having her here. a live look at boathouse row along the schuykill river on this hot thursday afternoon. the humidity along the river is thankfully much lower today than it's been. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen joins us. >> another scorcher out there. >> oh, yes, it is hot. temperatures still at about the mid to low 90s for many of us. it's keeping us in the heat wave. summer still holding on for the last unofficial week of it. take a look at tuesday and wednesday and today. temperatures have been ten degrees or higher above average. our average now is 82 degrees. every day we look at the average high temperature and it goes down a little bit each week. meaning that cooler air mass that we're supposed to have is getting a little closer. by tomorrow, we should be in the 80s. that will be coming with some rain around. take a look at the temperatures off to the west. 100 degrees in bismarck, north dakota. that is an actual temperature. mid 90s through the central plains. mid 90s locally. 94 in philadelphia.

we made it up to 96 today but now the temperatures for some of us are dropping a little bit. 92 in allentown. 91 in reading. mid 90s for millville and wilmington. locally, on radar, we are dry. except if you're in the poconos, we have a few showers a couple spotty thunderstorms here. we will watch these through the evening. we can't rule out a stray shower. tomorrow will be the better rain chance. take a look at future weather. friday, a cold front comes in from the north. that should be sparking some showers, maybe a couple thunderstorms and lowering the temperatures, making for a nicer labor day weekend. coming up, that forecast and an extended shore forecast, too, straight ahead. we have new information about the criminal case against congressman chaka fattah. a panel of judges ruled federal investigators can now read his e-mail. fattah had argued his private e-mails should be off-limits protected by congressional privilege. a three-judge panel disagreed. investigators can look through seven years of fattah's personal

accounts. the judge did agree with fattah when it comes to who can read those e-mails. they said it should be lawyers who aren't associated with the criminal case. the congressman was indicted in july, accused of misusing campaign funds, donations and grant money. fattah denies all wrongdoing. congressman fattah is married to nbc 10 anchor renee chenault-fattah. renee is called an affiliate of the fattah enterprise. the feds allege she took part in a scheme to fraudulently sell her car in order to pay closing costs on a vacation home. she is not charged and denies any wrongdoing. renee is on leave from nbc 10. the family and friends of a philadelphia police officer gather to say good-bye. the viewing for sergeant rafael ali begins in about an hour and continues until 9:00. it's at the meacham funeral home on west thompson street. there's a second viewing tomorrow morning at mount airy

church of god. sergeant ali's funeral will be at the church tomorrow morning at 11:00. the off-duty officer was driving his truck when it crashed into a tree on henry avenue more than a week ago. police believe he was speeding when he missed a curve. he was a ten year veteran of the police force and leaves behind two children. a delaware county man is in jail tonight accused of stealing close to $700,000 from the man he worked for. 53-year-old jeffrey mcelwig worked as a bookkeeper for 13 years. investigators say he wrote close to 400 checks to himself on the company's dime. an 84-year-old man faces charges after police say his computer was filled with child porn. officers arrested 84-year-old little egg harbor resident. they searched his home and found several hundred images of child porn on his computer.

from the nbc 10 delaware bureau, the fire marshal says it was intentional. someone torched playground equipment in simons garden park last night. the fire melted some equipment and caused about $60,000 in damage. out of commission. it has barely been open a year. now something has been found inside one of the area's newest arenas that will force it to shut down for several days. plus -- >> i can move it, my thumb. >> quick thinking. the bold move that allowed doctors to save this man's hand. it's a picture you have to see for yourself.

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allentown is making repairs to its new arena and the building isn't even a year old. it is being taken out of commission for a week while workers resurface a cracked concrete concourse. officials blame the problem on the rush to complete the arena in time for its opening last september. the concrete was applied during bad weather and cracks have appeared as a result. this is a special back to school season for one lucky teacher in south jersey. a big box retailer delivered a surprise today that will transform her school year. >> nbc 10 south jersey bureau reporter cydney long was there for the big reveal. >> reporter: she is the only english teacher for ninth, 10th and 11th graders at camden

city's transitional academy. today, she got a surprise she never expected. >> today we're here to recognize the tireless work of teachers in the state of new jersey. >> reporter: a back-to-school survival kit compliments of walmart, complete with an ipad mini and dozens of classroom essentials, a gift that took her breath away, especially with all the cameras flashing. >> i'm always looking for anything to give these kids an extra edge and make it work for them and make learning come alive. >> the average teacher spends $513 a year. >> reporter: an astounding figure that tops $1.6 billion nationwide. she was nominated by her peers and drawn randomly to be today's recipient. >> the teachers, we notice things like that young man's been wearing the same pants every day for the past few weeks because he's got a stain on it and i know he doesn't have any other pants to wear for school. >> reporter: in addition to the survival kit she has a $513

walmart gift card to carry her through the educational year and not just for paper supplies. >> like many teachers, she says she will use the gift card to stock her classroom with antibiotical wipes but also healthy snacks to help keep her students focused. >> some are too embarrassed to tell you why. they won't say i haven't eaton since yesterday at lunchtime. >> reporter: she held back tears, so appreciative of a gift she says will be shared in many ways. >> to have an ipad, i can't begin to think what i will be able to do with those kids. >> reporter: to help her students excel. cydney long, nbc 10 news. well, it's still hot, we're still in the heat wave so it still feels like summer leading into our last unofficial weekend of summer. we are tracking showers as we go into tomorrow. it's actually going to break us out of the heat wave. we will see a break from the heat even starting off the

weekend. it will feel very comfortable, especially on saturday. but then the heat makes a comeback as we go into labor day monday and for part of next week. it will be feeling like summer once again. temperatures well above average. live look at center city, kind of hot, hazy and humid outside. temperature 94 degrees in philadelphia. the humidity is making it not feel too much warmer than it is but especially in the morning hours, you do notice that humidity. 92 degrees in allentown, 91 reading, 89 degrees in pottstown right now. 93 in wilmington. 91 glassboro. 94 in bensalem and millville and 84 degrees closer to the shore. we are seeing a bit of relief at our shore points but humidity there is making it feel a little hotter. either way, still feels like summer outside right now. tomorrow, we will see some changes. for now, we will be staying mostly dry. most of the area is dry. the only rain around is up through carbon and monroe counties. in the poconos, we have a couple thunderstorms here. these will slowly try to drift

to the south. a lot of them will end up raining themselves out. the better rain chances are coming tomorrow. here's future weather. by 10:00 this evening, we can't rule out a stray shower but for the most part, it will just be warm and muggy outside. 75 by 10:00 in allentown, 81 still in philadelphia. very warm. then we go into early tomorrow morning. we should still be dry for the morning commute. temperatures by 9:00 a.m. around 80 degrees for the philadelphia area. then the timing of the rain tomorrow, by noon, we could see a few showers, maybe a few thunderstorms, because the rain is moving in at this time it should help hold temperatures down. by noon we could only be around 83 degrees which really does not allow us to warm up too much more. scattered showers still by 5:00 p.m. temperatures around 80. then we go into saturday. notice what happens to our high temperatures. mid to low 80s and some clouds could be lingering just to the south to start off the labor day weekend. your beach weather as we go into saturday, if you are heading farther to the south, north carolina, virginia beach,

temperatures in the mid 80s but clouds and showers will linger to start the weekend. a little farther north through ocean city, maryland, temperatures upper 70s, maybe lingering clouds and showers. we could see clouds lingering in rehoboth beach saturday, mid 70s. the farther north you go, temperatures will be closer to 80 degrees into saturday and we will see more sunshine farther north, too. tonight, mild and humid, 73 for the low in philadelphia, 67 north and west. then tomorrow, a chance of scattered showers, a couple thunderstorms, mostly cloudy. temperatures about the mid to upper 80s. then we stay cooler through the evening hours. for saturday, mid 80s, sunday 87 degrees, lower humidity but the 90s return for labor day monday. it is a chilly job but someone has to do it. we have a live look at the wells fargo center. time for an annual tradition here and one lucky fan will get to take part. plus, where thousands of drivers in our area could soon

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for the flyers' upcoming season and one lucky fan will get the opportunity to help. they will be chosen through the center's social media pages. comcast spectacor is also opening the arena to all fans who would like to watch the ice-making process. the public is welcome tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. by the way, selfie taking is encouraged. want to get that out of the way. you have to see this. things got a little bit messy during president obama's trip to alaska. yesterday, he visited a fishing v village. he was holding up a salmon when something squirted on his shoes. turps out that fish was spawning. president obama took it all in stride saying a local fisherwoman told him the salmon was happy to see him. good news if you love blue berries and if you don't, maybe it's time to give them another try. we know blue berries are packed with a powerful punch of antioxidants that keep many

parts of your body healthy. now researchers think blue berries are good for your teeth, too. a new study finds wild blue berries reduce bacteria linked to gum disease. the scientists have begun developing a form of blueberry extract to use on gums after teeth are cleaned. who knew. deflategate decision day. >> there's a ruling in the country's most high profile case involving underinflated footballs. one side is celebrating. the other says it's not over yet. that story straight ahead. the beverage battle. why one local hospital is fighting over wine. all new at 6:00, he survived the amtrak derailment in may but this delaware man is struggling to recover his life. he's sharing his story with "nbc 10 news at 6:00." ♪

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tonight four-time super bowl champ tom brady has yet another win. this time, in the courtroom. a judge today overturned brady's four-game suspension of the country's most closely watched case involving underinflated footballs. the nfl had suspended the patriots quarterback for his role in what's become known as deflategate. the league claims brady conspired with new england patriots staff to let air out of balls used during that afc championship game. >> today's ruling opens the door

for the star quarterback to take the field one week from today. >> reporter: after four super bowl wins on the field, patriots quarterback tom brady is now a winner in federal court. judge richard berman dealing the nfl and commissioner roger goodell an overwhelming defeat, taking the rare step of vacating an arbitrator's decision in a labor dispute. >> it's a slam dunk win for the nfl p.a. and for tom brady. >> reporter: speaking on the "dan patrick show," mike florio, an attorney, explained the question for the court wasn't the whether the patriots let air out of the footballs but whether the league appropriately applied the collective bargaining agreement. >> you have to make players aware of the things that can be suspended for. you have to tell them this is the kind of thing you can be suspended for. >> reporter: fans across new england were quick to celebrate their three-time super bowl mvp will be on the peelfield when t

patriots open the season. >> i was pumped. the nfl loses. brady wins. >> brady was never guilty. he's ready to start the season. >> reporter: the nfl has already filed its appeal. commissioner roger goodell saying in a statement he respectfully disagrees with today's decision. chris pallone, nbc news, new york. rutgers university has suspended five football players after a two week spree of home invasion robberies and assault on a student. police arrested the five players this week. the robberies happened in late april and early may. four other people were arrested for allegedly helping carry out those robberies, including at least one other rutgers student. a local con constable was t to arrest a man for failing to appear in court for a traffic ticket. he said they opened fire when mckeller tried to back out of

his garage to escape and pinned him against the wall. a grand jury found the constables were actually outside the garage and weren't in danger. the constable is facing multiple charges including aggravated assault. mckellers is charged with resisting arrest. the other constable was not charged. take a look at this new robbery video that philly police sent us. frightening moments as a suspect points a gun at a worker in the master grocery on master street, then forces him to open the cash register. the suspect takes about $500 but not before firing a shot at another worker. if you have any information, police want you to call them. the message is this. give the wine to us, please. that's what chester county hospital urged a judge in court today. the hospital wants 1400 bottles of wine confiscated during a state police raid two years ago. state officials want to destroy

it. the hospital says it could be sold at a fund-raiser. we will keep you posted how the judge rules. philadelphia is full of beautiful sights. in a few hours it could get even prettier. this year's miss america beauty pageant contestants will tour franklin square. after a round of miniature golf, the plan is for the women to ride the carousel, then head to dinner. the contestants which include hopefuls from washington, d.c. and puerto rico arrived in atlantic city earlier this week. it marks the 91st anniversary of the competition. thousands of people are going to flock to the jersey shore for the labor day weekend. >> it will be packed and it will be the same story for the delaware beaches. nbc 10's delaware bureau reporter tim furlong is live in rehoboth beach. crazy to think we are saying so long to summer already. one last weekend. are the beach towns ready? i'm not. >> reporter: come on, they are more than ready.

that's what they do down here. it's a perfect day down here. take a look as we walk down to the beach. lots of people here. the city manager just texted me and said revenue solid this summer. that's how they gauge success. they look to sunny skies and smiles on visitors' faces. it's been a good summer. was the summer of 2015 a knockout at the beaches? the owner of rehoboth's teeshirt locker said not too shabby. >> the xheeconomy's better and weather's been good. it was really good for us. >> reporter: delaware has had a lot of sun this summer. downtown lewes is bustling, the hot weather perfect for a scoop or two. sounds like lots of people have enjoyed a cup or cone this summer. >> every night it's a line down the street. weekends it's jam-packed. the weather definitely brought a lot of people in. we had awesome weather. yeah, it's been a really great year. >> reporter: there are lots of families enjoying the beach towns but the late labor day has

thrown things out of whack. the long weekend will be slamming down here but it is noticeably quieter. >> really always thought this was a great week to go to the beach because so many schools have gone back and it is quieter than most weeks in the summer. >> reporter: schools in sussex county, delaware don't go back until after labor day. businesses like these need these workers to keep -- stay here through labor day. that's why these businesses are here. it really has been a great summer. maybe not for businesses as much on the highways. all the sunny skies. it's good for businesses near the beach. the movie theaters and those places sort of count on cloudy, rainy days to get you off the beaches and in. but all in all, everybody seems happy about the summer of 2015. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen joining us now. >> one last summer weekend. let's make it a good one.

>> unofficial last summer weekend. let's not forget we will be staying hot next week. i don't want to let go of summer. that's why i'm saying it. yeah, it will stay hot this weekend. not as hot as over the past few days. in fact, it will be more comfortable into the weekend. right now, at 94 degrees in philadelphia. saturday we'll be about ten degrees cooler than what you see now. 93 in wilmington at the moment. 94 northeast philly. 91 washington township. lehigh valley, still sitting in the low 90s. it is hot outside. 79 in mt. pocono where we have a couple showers at the moment. 94 in millville. 88 in dover. 91 in newark in delaware. most of the area, nice and dry. and hot. but it's really carbon and monroe counties where we see showers, a couple thunderstorms here. chestnut hill seeing one thunderstorm. take a look at camel beach in the poconos. it has been raining there for a little while now. the rain seems to be lightening up now. about an hour ago, this camel beach water park was packed.

a lot of those people went inside most likely because of the rain but as we go through tomorrow, that will be an even better chance of rain across more of the area. take a look at future weather. tonight we are fine. tomorrow, cold front approaches from the north. we will see scattered showers, maybe a couple thunderstorms to end out the week. the good news about this, it starts to break us out of a heat wave and gives us comfortable weather into the labor day weekend. i will show you that forecast coming up. twitter trouble. it's a social media message that followed the shooting death of a deputy. tonight, that tweet has one college student facing assault charges. and morning monday worries. why there is concern mcdonald's plan to sell breakfast all day could end up costing everyone.

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a woman's tweet about a deputy who was killed lands her in deep trouble with police in texas. monica foy tweeted about the shooting of deputy darren goforth last friday, writing quote, i can't believe so many people care about a dead cop and no one has thought to ask what he did to deserve it. he had creepy perv eyes, end quote. deputy darren goforth was shot in an apparent ambush while pumping gas. shannon miles is charged with capital murder in his death. the woman sent the tweet after officials discovered she had an outstanding warrant for assault. her tweets have since been taken down. the university student could be given additional misdemeanor charge. arby's is offering free meals to all miami area police

officers after an employee of the chain reportedly refused to serve officers. he was ordering at the drive-through when she was reportedly told the worker did not want to serve her because she's a police officer. customers who spoke to our sister station in miami said the restaurant shouldn't be blamed. >> can't hold the company responsible for one employee. i found is disrespectful someone would do that. >> an employee shouldn't decide who the company should deny service to. >> the ceo assured the department they felt that behavior was unacceptable and does not represent the company's values. a new report says there may be a problem with mcdonald's plan to start selling breakfast all day. there is currently an egg shortage. bi bird flu killed off millions of

egg-laying hens. the extra cost could be passed on to the average consumer. tesla's long awaited electric car now has a price and debut plan. customers still have to wait a few years before driving one. so far, all the teslas have had a hefty price tag. today, the company said its model 3 cars will start at $35,000. orders start in march. production won't start for about two years because batteries for the car cost about as much as the car itself. the company is building a facility in nevada to make their own less expensive batteries. this next story is something else. it was a bold move but somehow saved the day. we will tell you where they left one man severely injured hand that allowed him to keep it in the long run. it's a picture you have to see. we are still in a heat wave but the rain will break that. coming up, i have the labor day weekend forecast and extended shorecast. new at 6:00, the dress

rehearsal for the pope's visit. made in america is ready to take center stage.

25,000 extra tickets to see pope francis in philadelphia will be made available to the public next week. some of the tickets will access the ben franklin parkway. others are for the papal mass on sunday. yesterday, we got our first look at this map right here. it shows security entry points. there are 16 security checkpoints in all along the ben franklin parkway. we wanted to know how difficult it's going to be to get in and out of the area and if this really is the best way. >> nbc 10's security expert is an assistant professor of criminal justice studies at

pierce college, with nearly 15 years experience in the military, law enforcement and as an intelligence specialist. >> bob, thank you for joining us. there are 16 entry points here to get on to the parkway. do you think that's enough for the amount of people expected here? >> definitely not. with an event such as this, a national security event, the pope needs different layers of security. this is one of those layers of security that we put in place. >> now, since there are 16 access points and you say that's definitely not enough for the masses that will be there, how long could it take for people to get through those screenings at the access points? because we know screenings will be incredibly thorough. >> it will take awhile. and people need to have patience. this is again, a national security event and the secret service in conjunction with a number of law enforcement agencies will be conducting their jobs to ensure that you're safe during the event.

>> just so we know we heard you clearly, this is just one layer of security. what do you think in your opinion needs to be done to bolster security? >> well, there's three rings of security in any executive protection. i interned with the secret service when i was in college and have definite insight. you have the principal, the pope. 500 yards from the pope, that's another layer of security. beyond that, miles away, you will have the philadelphia police department in conjunction with the state police and other entities performing road blocks, diverting air traffic from the event so you'll have layers of security on air, land and water. >> we know restrictions were put out by the secret service yesterday of what is and is not allowed in. go to nbc10.com for all of that information. bob, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. turning to this. just an incredible story here. something out of a science

fiction movie. >> doctors in texas sewed a man's hand into his abdomen in an attempt to save it after he was severely burned. some viewers may find these images disturbing. >> reporter: at 87 years old, not even this can slow down cattleman frank reyes. he was changing a tire when a low boy trailer fell on his hand. nothing was broken but the trailer pressed on his hand like an iron giving third degree burns. >> it was so hot, it was 2:00 in the afternoon and stayed there 20, 30 minutes in the hot sun. >> reporter: this procedure is not unheard of but it is rare. a doctor from houston methodist hospital tells us in order to grow a new blood supply to the hand, sewing is under a flap on his abdomen was the best option. >> over the course of about three weeks, the blood vessels actually connect allowing it to

survive and transplant. >> reporter: under the bandage you can see the new hand taking shape. his index finger was partially amputated but as an active man, he plans to use his fingers and hand again even if it's with limited mobility. >> at some point i can move it, my thumb. next tuesday they're going to take it off and we know from there what to look for. >> tough to look at. dr. echo says it will take months of therapy but reyes could gain 70% use of his hand back. well, we are still in a heat wave. we hit the mid 90s today across at least part of the area so the heat is still on but the good news is, we do have showers in the forecast but what that will do is help break us out of the heat wave. so finally a break from the heat tomorrow. the rain is going to provide a bit of relief and that relief is

going to last into the weekend. the heat does make a return as we go into labor day monday and a few days beyond that. 92 still in allentown. 91 in reading. 91 degrees west chester. 94 in philadelphia right now as well as bensalem. even millville coming in still in the mid 90s. 91 in glassboro. 84 in atlantic city. a little cooler along the shore but the average high this time of year is 82 degrees. so many of us are ten degrees or more above that right now. here's a live look at cape may. a nice picture along the shore this evening with the sun about to go down soon. i'm sure cape may and many areas along the shore will be very packed this weekend and it will be very comfortable, too, with lower humidity. we are going to be tracking some showers. most of the area is nice and dry. it's really just the poconos where we have seen a couple thunderstorms. still kind of hanging on through parts of monroe county near chestnut hill. this one very slowly sliding to the south, moving towards

northampton county. for a majority of the time today it hasn't had much motion to it. we will be watching that closely. most of the area is going to stay dry through tonight. here's what's happening. big area of high pressure off to the west is keeping us in the heat wave. it's been keeping us in the heat wave the past several days. by tomorrow, cold front gets closer moving in from the north. that will spark showers across the area, even a couple thunderstorms. the timing that the rain moves in will be keeping temperatures through most of the area from reaching 90 degrees i will be a little cooler tomorrow with the rain. then this big area of high pressure moves in from the north over the weekend and the wind flow around it will bring us in cooler, comfortable air. some showers could linger down to the south. if you are headed south for the weekend, anywhere along the north carolina coast, 83 degrees for nag's head, mid 80s in parts of virginia along the beach there. in maryland, a little farther north, we could still have clouds hanging on. temperatures upper 70s for saturday. rehoboth beach, mid 70s.

wildwood, ocean city near 80 degrees. plenty of sunshine. your extended shore forecast still shows very nice conditions all the way through sunday and labor day monday with temperatures along the shore around 80 degrees. sunny skies, only chance of rain looks like tomorrow. if you are heading to made in america, through the weekend we are actually looking at nice conditions for your saturday and sunday, in fact. we are looking at mostly sunny skies through the afternoon hours. tonight, mild and humid, temperature around 73 in philadelphia, 67 north and west. tomorrow, chance of showers, thunderstorm around, mostly cloudy. temperatures mid to upper 80s. then into the weekend, looks pretty good saturday and sunday. temperatures staying in the 80s but we do get back to the 90s into next week. up next, eliminating intersections. >> a potential plan to alleviate traffic throughout one part of the area. it means thousands of drivers could be driving in circles. that's straight ahead on "nbc 10 news at 5:00."

coming up on "nbc 10 news at 6:00" the best spot to view the pope. we check out the view you get if you don't have a ticket.

new at 5:00, out with the lights, in with the circles. the lehigh valley will be home to a new round of round-abouts,

high traffic intersections. >> as nbc 10's doug shimell reports it's part of penndot's plan to have more people throughout the state driving in circles. >> reporter: penndot is identifying at least ten intersections in every county that they think could be converted to round-abouts. take this mess at tillman and cedar crest in allentown and multiply it out around the rest of pennsylvania. >> traffic starts backing up actually way back and it's bumper to bumper and takes forever. >> reporter: more cars and more traffic are forcing penndot in the lehigh valley and the rest of the state to look at these instead of lights. new jersey is getting rid of them. pennsylvania is saying these are great. >> new jersey is getting rid of the traffic circles. it's not the same as a modern round-about. >> reporter: penndot says theirs are smaller, don't use lights and flow traffic better than the jersey circles. >> they move 30% more traffic

through the intersection than a signalized intersection would. they provide 90% production in fatal crashes, 75% reduction in injury crashes. >> reporter: but traffic engineers will have to save all that convincing for the drivers. >> i'm used to having the lights. at least everybody stops and you watch, look each way. i don't know about that. >> they make common sense. it's when you see them the first time it's confusing. after two, three times, no big deal at all. >> reporter: penndot says this is not a do it or else proposition. they say they will only build them if traffic studies show they work better than traffic lights. doug shimell, nbc 10 news. breaking news coming in to the nbc 10 newsroom. you are looking at live pictures now from skyforce 10. this is in the juniata section. a car as you can clearly see from these aerial pictures hit a bus from behind. you can see the car is

underneath the front part of that car is underneath the bus. two students were on board the bus. we can tell you they were not injured. as for the driver, that driver took off on foot. we will keep you updated on this accident. up next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00." >> i have more things to do down here. >> this father of seven survived the amtrak derailment but is struggling to regain his life. his story only on "nbc 10 news at 6:00." we are still in a heat wave. i'm tracking rain in the forecast tomorrow which will break us out. i will show you if that lingers for the labor day weekend forecast. changes for the pope's visit to philadelphia. the new ticket information and the best spots to see the pope if you don't have a ticket. next on "nbc 10 news at 6:00."

live pictures from skyforce 10 of a school bus that was rear ended by a car. you can see the pictures, you can see how the front of that car went underneath that school bus. we are told that the driver of that car is no longer in the vehicle. in fact, the driver took off and still has not been found. as for anyone on board the school bus, we are being told there were two students on board

who were not hurt. again, this is in the juniata section. a car hit a school bus from behind. the driver of that car took off. two students were on board the school bus. they are not hurt. it's only to be the most joyful experience ever. i would say to everyone come see our city. come see our pope. >> big changes revealed in the plan for the pope's visit. it comes after a backlash of anger over word yesterday that a live look at the pope will require a ticket. good evening. i'm jacqueline london. catholic leaders announced there will be 25,000 more free tickets available to the public to see the pope. that about-face comes after nbc 10 was first to report yesterday that you would need a ticket to get within five blocks of the parkway stage and that those free tickets were going only