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about 150 firefighters to come out and help put it out. now, here's a look at the fire from skyforce 10. our ground crews were not allowed to get close. people who live around this property were worried for their safety because of the overwhelming fumes. and firefighters were too. >> hazmat was called because there was a cloud in the area. and they were unknown what was burning actually inside the building. hazmat did declare everything was safe. >> reporter: in addition to the hazmat concerns you just heard about there were several small explosions that came from inside the warehouse during the fire. fortunately no one was hurt. investigators are looking into the cause of it. reporting from colwyn, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> we just saw the darby fire chief in katy's report. thaef been covering the territory because colwyn's

department has been out of work. it's paid liability insurance but not workers compensation and that's why they're not fighting fires. also three former colwyn officials face charges for misusing funds. you can see the full report on nbc10.com. and six people were killed in an especially violent night in philadelphia last night. the murders happened in six different neighborhoods across the city. skyforce 10 was over one of those killings in north philadelphia. police say someone shot two men along north van pelt street. one of them died, the other is listened in critical condition. and in point breeze police say a man who crashed his motorcycle had been shot. officers found the victim laying next to his bike about 8:00 last night. this morning investigators are trying to figure out if the man died as a result of the crash or the shooting. so far police have not made any arrests in any of these murders. the man police arrested in a

deadly stabbing spree in west philadelphia will face murder charges. police say the suspect attacked three men at different locations along baltimore avenue. the last victim died after he was stabbed in the chest. nbc 10's george spencer spoke to a witness and to police, both puzzled by the violence. >> the guy who stabbed him had walked up behind him and spun him around and stabbed him and walked off. >> reporter: just like that? >> just like that. >> clearly unprovoked attacks at this point. we're not sure what the motivation is behind this. >> police arrested the suspect nearby. they say he still had the knife. the two surviving victims drove together to the hospital for treatment. and new this morning, funer funeral arrangements have been announced for the new jersey state trooper killed in the line of duty this week. trooper sean cullen was responding to the scene of an accident on i-295 in west deptford monday night when the driver of a car passing by hit him. paramedics air lifted cullen to

cooper medical center. he died from his head injuries. trooper cullen was 31 years old. he had been a member of the force for two years. his former comrades said they're shaken by the loss of their friend. >> the biggest thing about him was not only was he funny and outgoing and personable, and everybody liked him, but he truly worked hard and he knew what his goals were. >> it's hard because -- the guys that have family. >> trooper cullen leaves behind his fiancee, a baby boy and another child on the way. state police say the driver who hit cullen stopped immediately and cooperated with investigators. no charges have been filed. and there will be a life celebration and viewing for trooper cullen this sunday from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. and monday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at st. charles borromeo church. a funeral mass held at the same location monday at noon. you can get more details on our website or check out the nbc 10

app. and the mount holly police department is inviting the public to a vigil tomorrow night for trooper cullen at the burlington county public safety center at the fallen officer's memorial in westhampton, the vigil starts at 7:30. time now for a check on the roads with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. jessica, what are you seeing out there? >> vai, we are watching big delays on the schuylkill right now. we had a disabled vehicle that cleared out of the way. this is the schuylkill around the vine street expressway. headed eastbound we have some big delays here. and eastbound drive time that total trip not doing too bad though. 20 minutes from the blue route to the vine street expressway, but it's at this point where you're approaching the vine street expressway where we're seeing big delays. watch for an accident scene on lower merion and lancaster avenue. and if you're over in new jersey on the white horse pike some backups both directions with some lane restrictions, vai. thank you, jessica. the pennsylvania supreme court will take on the state's gun laws today. the justices will review a law designed to make it easier for

gun owners and organizations like the nra to challenge gun control measures. it's an effort to limit the number of lawsuits involving gun owners. a lower court did overturn the law but not before dozens of municipalities changed their gun control laws to comply. and happening today in strawberry mansion, philadelphia mayor kenney will begin the countdown to the ninth annual philly spring cleanup. the goal is to rally residents and organizations to sign up to volunteer for the city wide cleanup which takes place next month. sanders surprise and more wins for trump. a look at the winners and the losers from last night's primaries ahead of two critical matchups next week in ohio and florida. and a new endorsement donald trump's key rival just picked up this morning. plus, zika concerns. new information this morning about the problems scientists are having as they try to stop the spread of the virus.

and record high temperatures both today and tomorrow. a little bit cooler for the weekend with our next rain chance. i'll show you how warm it will get coming up.

in decision 2016 donald trump continues to rack up victories and delegates in the race for the republican nomination. while on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders both had something to cheer about last night. bernie sanders scored an upset

victory in michigan, but front-runner hillary clinton won the mississippi primary by more than 65 points giving her the most delegates overall for the night. in the republican contest donald trump won primaries in michigan and mississippi and also the gop caucus in hawaii. ted cruz came out on top in the idaho primary. trump told supporters in florida last night that he's the survivor of a stiff competition. nbc's tracie potts has more on last night's contest and where the races go from here. >> reporter: well, the big surprise of primary day was bernie sanders winning michigan. surprise to pundits, surprise to the pollsters who had him down by double digits, and a surprise to the sanders team himself. a hastily called news conference he thanked the people of michigan. showed he could win a state with a large minority population. but now he was able to pull not the majority but enough of the african-american vote in michigan to pull that away from hillary clinton. however, she picked up

mississippi, and that means she still ended up with more delegates and is far ahead in the delegate count. on the other hand you have donald trump who won three out of four of the republican contests, including hawaii which we learned earlier this morning and mississippi and michigan. ted cruz picked up idaho. is this turning into a two-man race going into these winner take all states next week? that is the question. marco rubio coming in third and fourth in these contests, john kasich not being able to break into the top two in most of these states as he had hoped. so they've got to win their home states next week, ohio and florida, to remain competitive here. and that's what we'll be watching. and that's the latest from washington. i'm tracie potts, nbc news. and trump told the "today" show this morning that his tuesday night victory shows his ability to unify the republican party. >> millions of people are coming out and voting for the primaries in the primaries, millions more than four years ago. millions, 65% more whereas the

democrats are down 30% and 35%. there's no spirit beyond hillary. there never will be. >> trump went onto predict a massive victory in november's general election. senator cruz picked up an endorsement today from former rival carly fiorina. she appeared with cruz at a rally this morning at miami-dade community college. she called cruz a leader and a reformer who's willing to take on the washington status quo. and download the nbc 10 app to make sure you're getting up-to-the-minute information throughout the presidential race. new this morning, a natural gas explosion injured nine seattle firefighters, eight firefighters and one battalion chief were checking out a report of a gas leak just before 5:00 a.m. our time when the explosion happened. the fire department photos show the damage the blast left behind. the explosion shattered windows in buildings as far as two blocks away from the scene. >> we know as firefighters that this is a very dangerous job. and these things can happen from

time to time. >> at least three businesses were destroyed and a handful more were damaged. all nine firefighters are recovering in the hospital and are expected to be okay. and flood waters forced dozens of northern louisiana families to evacuate their homes. sandbags were placed around houses as the water rose several feet. officials set up a shelter for displaced families. there are no reports of anyone missing or hurt. and cherry blossoms are expected to bloom earlier this year in washington, d.c., thanks to warmer temperatures. the national park service predicts visitors could see the trees bloom between march 18th and the 28th, about five days ahead of schedule. with temperatures forecast to hit the 70s and 80s this week, it could be the warmest march on record for the area. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> and we are going to see some very warm temperatures over the next couple of days starting

with today. we are looking at temperatures in the forecast this afternoon and tomorrow near 80 degrees in some spots, especially as we go into tomorrow. the rain though with this warm air in place is going to hold off until we get to the weekend. then we have a chance for some showers. mostly the second part of your weekend. right now though temperatures mid to upper 60s, we're already warming up very quickly across the area. 68 in pottstown, 66 in philadelphia, almost 70 in wilmington, 70 now millville. 73 degrees already in atlantic city. live look outside, plenty of sunshine, but look what our temperatures are going to do. the sun really helping with that too, and that strong southwest wind pulling in this warm air. so today we expect 78 degrees. that would be a record high, tomorrow near 80. another record high. this is 25 to 30 degrees above normal for this time of the year. the average high is only 50 degrees. now, friday will get cooler. we'll be in the 60s, but the upper 60s that's still almost 20

degrees above normal. so even though we'll be cooler relatively speaking to today and tomorrow's temperatures we are still going to be on the warm side. so big area of high pressure still to our south. we're still getting that southwest wind. it's still pulling in this exceptionally warm air mass for us. we're going to keep this in the forecast for tomorrow too. there you see the record warmth continues today into tomorrow with that southwest wind continuing, but if you notice rain at the top of your screen here, that's all part of a cold front that will move through late tomorrow night into early friday. can't rule out the chance of a shower if anything it would be just a very light shower maybe very early friday. otherwise the wind direction starts to shift a little bit more in from the north and northwest. that'd be a little bit cooler. so then the 60s come back into the forecast. but i think noticeably cooler compared to what we'll be seeing today and tomorrow, record high temperatures today expect around 76 in quakertown, allentown, 76 doylestown and norristown under sunny skies. 78 for philadelphia. 78 mt. holly. 79 for wilmington.

south jersey and delaware much of the area here inland about the upper 70s, closer to the shore we're looking at about the mid to low 70s. but still looking a lot of record highs even tomorrow 80 degrees, another very warm day. we go into friday, there's the upper 60s. again, can't rule out a very early shower friday morning. over the weekend though mid-60s saturday and sunday. rain chance looks to be here on sunday especially later in the day going into monday we'll see some showers around temperatures more like the low 60s but still above normal. and then you see the clock sunday morning we spring forward one hour, so you lose an hour of sleep, but we do gain more afternoon daylight. thank you, sheena. music to your ears. >> play these kind of music everybody wow, everybody jumping, everybody clapping. asking for more. >> the new music program that's taking center stage at some philadelphia schools. and later, looking for a vacation that's truly out of this world? well, the new information that suggests tourist trips to space aren't that far off.

this is nbc 10 news. this week's wednesday's child is a sweet boy who likes to stay busy and have fun. and he's hoping to find a forever family to give him the love and support he needs throughout his life. i like you to meet civic.

9-year-old civic is a quiet young man with an inquisitive mind. he could be shy at first, but soon warms up to reveal a very sweet, tender boy. he's full of energy and loves being active. so we head to the right place for that, the funplex in mt. laurel, new jersey. we had a great time tearing up the track and playing all the games. he does well in school and benefits from his special education classes. >> currently civic is placed in special education classes. it just takes him a little bit longer to catch onto those normal everyday subjects that most kids get very quickly. >> civic has experienced a great deal of trauma and loss in his life, so the ideal family for him would be committed to him and would provide a loving and supportive environment in which he would thrive. >> we would love a family who is willing to work with civic and be patient with him and give him the time and attention he needs. civic thrives on affection and attention and that one-on-one

time. >> he is ready to share in the love that comes from a forever family. >> an active, busy personality definitely would add a little love and warmth into any home. >> civic is this week's wednesday's child. now, if you'd like to make civic's dream come true or the dream of any wednesday's child just go to our website at nbc10.com and search wednesday's child where you can also call the national adoption center directly at 1-866-do-adopt. and today brought a proud moment for me. i was honored with a national freedom day associations 74th anniversary achievement award. each year the association selects one member of the community. this year they selected me for the work i'm proud to do on wednesday's child helping children in foster care find permanent homes. there i was accepting the award on behalf of my colleagues and management team here at nbc 10 who are so dedicated to wednesday's child. one for the record books, plenty of sunshine and it's really warming up out there as we take a live look now at the

ben franklin bridge. sheena will let us know just how warm it's going to get and what's in store for tomorrow. that's just ahead. plus, he took a chance on four lads from liverpool when no one else would and became the man behind one of the most famous music acts of all time. a look back at the life of legendary producer george martin who many called the fifth beatle.

now your nbc 10 first alert weather. well, those people there they don't need jackets a little bit later today they won't. they're expecting temperatures in the 70s, but it was still a bit chilly at broad and locust in center city little earlier this morning. that woman there's got a hoodie on. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here with the forecast. hi, sheena. >> hey, vai. you might be a little hot with a hoodie on this afternoon. we will see some record high

temperatures today. take a look at what's moving in. and this was the case yesterday. it's going to stay the case today and tomorrow. the warm air mass in the southeast that's continuing to move up. so the southwest wind that we have today that will continue this afternoon and tomorrow, so all this warm air that's going to keep moving in. and temperatures are going to keep rising very quickly as we go through the afternoon. right now in philadelphia 66 degrees, 66 in allentown, 69 wilmington, 73 already in atlantic city. 71 in dover. we are unseasonably warm right now because the normal high is 50 degrees. we're already about 15 degrees above that. so we expect to break some records today with our high temperature. take a look at future weather here as we go through hour by hour. temperatures quickly rising into about the mid to upper 70s. by 2:00, 3:00 p.m. this afternoon we should already be around 78 degrees. that would break a record. and even tomorrow we expect to break a record as we go through the afternoon. so we have a lot of warm air in

the forecast today and tomorrow. then we'll see cooler temperatures in time for the weekend and that will come with our next rain chance too. so we'll take a look at that and the timing of it. and your weekend forecast that's all coming up. we'll see you then, sheena. israeli police say a palestinian attacker carried out a stabbing spree that killed an american tourist and left as many as 12 others hurt. this happened at tel aviv's port city of japa. 28-year-old american died in the attack, he was on a school trip with other students. authorities say a palestinian man was running on a boardwalk stabbing people at random. eventually a police officer shot and killed him. this happened as vice president joe biden arrived in israel for a two-day tour of the mideast. israeli security was on high alert in tel aviv today following the attack. police were out in full force in the city. vice president biden reacted to the american tourist's death. >> my wife and my two grandchildren and granddaughter are having dinner on the beach

not very far from where that happened. i don't know exactly whether it was 100 meters or 1,000 meters but -- and it just brings home that it can happen. it can happen anywhere. >> mr. biden criticized palestinian president mahmoud abass's political party for failing to condemn the attack. his party posted a statement online praising the attacker. iran while reportedly test fired two ballistic missiles at a target some 870 miles away. a phrase israel must be wiped out was written on the missiles. the test comes after a u.s. state department spokesperson yesterday criticized another iranian missile launch saying america planned to bring it before the u.n. security council. this is the first time hardliners in iran's military have made a show of strength since iran's nuclear deal with

the u.s. went into effect. and north korea caused a stir by publicize whag it claims is a mock-up of a nuclear warhead. leader kim jong-un says hi country has developed miniaturized atomic bombs to be placed on missiles. photos show him standing behind the model warhead. south korea's ministry said today it was analyzing these photos. just hours after that announcement u.s. army troops conducted a live fire drill near the border between north and south korea. and ar titillery brigade launch rockets in a valley near the border. tensions have been high since the u.s. and south korea began military exercises on monday. the drills are an annual test of the defenses against north korea. and the world health organization says traditional

insecticide sprays are not having a significant impact in slowing dengue raising questions about stopping zika virus. officials are now considering innovative ways like using genetically modified mosquitos to stop the zika virus, but they say extremely vigorous ev evaluations must be carried out on those new tools before they're used. and the producer who signed the beatles and helped create their ground breaking record gsz has died at the age of 90. sir george martin's manager tells nbc news that he had passed away peacefully at home. fans left tributes this morning outside the famed abby road studios in london where martin produced most of the band's albums. nbc 10 national correspondent dan shen men looks back at martin's legendary career. >> reporter: he was the man often called the fifth beatle. george martin always loved music, but it wasn't until he joined the bbc that it became his life's work.

he moved onto record labels and began to produce music. ♪ down in louisiana -- >> reporter: he was told about a band from liverpool that had been ignored by major british labels. he signed them based on the enthusiasm of their manager. the first time he heard them in 1962 he thought the band unpromising, but liked the vocals of john lennon and paul mccartney. >> a tremendous team and john was very much a part of that team. >> reporter: it was just the beginning of long and winding road he would take with the band. >> the beatles were a unique kwa quartet because they each contributed a great deal to each other and the four of them became larger than the individual parts. >> reporter: a few months after the auditions the beatles had the first of many number one records, please, please me. he produced all but one of the beatles original records and is considered one of the greatest producers of all time. but martin's other contribution to the beatles was his skill as an arranger and his work is seen in distinctive songs yesterday. he also played piano in a number

of the beatles recordings. martin earned six grammy awards and a place in the rock and roll hall of fame. in 1995 queen elizabeth awarded him with a knighthood. nbc news. and today the body of former first lady nancy reagan will lie in repose at the ronald reagan library in california. the public may make visits today and tomorrow. nancy reagan's private funeral at the library is scheduled for friday. the widow of president reagan died sunday. she was 94 years old. immigration is the focus of an upcoming case before the u.s. supreme court, and a local u.s. senator wants president obama's policies on the issue upheld. new jersey senator robert menendez will address the issue in washington this afternoon. he plans to talk about the impact of the u.s. versus texas case. a texas court blocked the president's executive orders that shield millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported, and issue work permits to many of those already

here. and u.s. attorney general loretta lynch does not want to be considered for the supreme court vacancy. some groups were pushing to name her the first african-american woman to the court to replace the late justice antonin scalia, but lynch says she is honored to serve as attorney general and committed to serving out the remainder of her term. opponents of the controversial symbol on the mississippi state flag are now taking legal action to try to get it removed. 15 years ago state voters decided to keep the confederate battle emblem on their flag. mississippi is the last state to have the emblem. a lawyer who filed a federal lawsuit claiming the emblem is unconstitutional and a danger to african-americans led supporters at the state capitol yesterday. the south carolina lawmaker who saw his own state flag with the symbol removed last year had a message for mississippi's governor. >> i urge you to exhibit true leadership, not leadership in name only. >> i don't think that the lawsuit will go anywhere.

i think the judge will look at this as a state issue. >> flag supporters like that man believe the confederate battle emblem is a symbol of history and heritage. you know what they say about desperate times for public schools keeping the music playing is often a matter of money. many schools including those in our area have been cutting programs, but a few have found a way to maintain the beat because of the generosity of others. nbc 10's matt delucia saw one of those classrooms in action. >> one, two, ready and -- >> reporter: on cue and on key. class begins at franklin learning center. a kind of class where the three rs are reading, writing and

rocking out. >> we pass our culture from one generation to another. >> reporter: music teacher came to the high school in north philadelphia two years ago during harder times. >> i had one guitar for every three students in one 30-person classroom. there was no other instruments. >> reporter: with interest waning there was an idea to go from something classical to something with a little more soul. >> for a lot of students they want to play the music they know and love. and they want to play on instruments like guitar and bass and drums that they're excited about playing. >> reporter: it's called modern band. it means the kids learn and play today's hits, little kids rock is a nonprofit that's been around for a decade. ♪ >> reporter: in that time giving instruments more than half million students in 31 students. >> any time i watch a band in action i get excited that students are passionate about music education because they're playing music that's meaningful

for them. >> it's stuff they listen to so, yeah, they love it. >> reporter: anthony calls drumming a passion. one fueled only by the tools he needs, something his peers and other schools can't or won't have because the money isn't there. what do you think about that? >> i feel kind of bad for them because there are a lot of kids that they haven't found their passion yet. and sometimes high schools the point. >> reporter: the money comes from donations. without them, would the school, would you have been able to afford this kind of equipment? >> no. no. categorically no. >> i want to go to college for music, so prepping for it is something that i really have to like be on on the dime with. >> reporter: with every note and every beat. >> the potential's there. >> reporter: taking the band into the modern day making music inside the classroom and out. >> every day i get to come here and do what i love. i couldn't ask for anything

else. >> reporter: now the philadelphia school district is planning to get this same program started in 24 high schools, about half in the city over the next four years. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> those kids seem to love the music. hey, if you want tickets to see a couple of the phillies nl east rivals square off this summer, take in a game unique to major league baseball. the july 3rd matchup between the braves and marlins will take place at fort bragg to honor our servicemen and women. it will be the first regular season game in a professional sport to be played on an active military base. and it will take place on sunday july 3rd in a new 12,000-seat stadium built by major league baseball and the players association. very nice. hey, when you're looking for more than just a week at the shore, get your rockets ready. why tourist trips to outerspace not as far out as we once believed. and we have record breaking temperatures in the forecast today and tomorrow. it's going to be really warm

outside, then some changes in time for your weekend. i'll show you that and our next chance of rain coming up. many people clean their dentures

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this is nbc 10 news. the country's leading pediatricians want doctors to ask families about whether they're battling poverty during well-checks. poor children are at a higher risk of chronic disease, injury

and behavior problems, so the american academy of pediatrics is asking doctors to include questions about poverty when kids come in for their regularly scheduled visits. if children don't have enough food, heat or housing, pediatricians can refer families to community resources. and it's easy to understand why many busy parents can't make the time to read to their children at bedtime, but experts stress it's important to the growth and development of kids. researchers found only about a third of moms and dads say they read to their children for at least 15 minutes a day. but they say reading should ideally start at birth to promote healthy brain development, build literacy skills and prepare kids for the start of school. the study was sponsored in part by the organization read aloud 15 minutes. for more information about how to fit those 15 minutes into your day, just go to our website at nbc10.com. the founder of amazon hope to rocket people into space next year. jeff bezos's company blue origin

is already launching rockets at cape canaveral in florida and now the company says it will test flights for people in 2017. bezos says thousands of people have expressed interests in taking a trip on a sub orbital craft. amazing. well, theater lovers are in for a real treat at philadelphia's arden theater. two trains running takes a look at the civil rights movement sweeping through a pittsburgh neighborhood in the early part of the 20th century. it comes to us from pulitzer prize winning playwrite august wilson. mary is here the executive director of face-to-face in germ germantown, thank you very much to you both for being here. >> thank you. >> tell us about two trains running and your role in the show? >> it's a play written by the great play write. he wrote ten plays that pretty much chronicled the migration of black folks from the south up until the industrial north from the early 1900s.

this particular one takes place in 1969 at the height of civil unrest and a lot of political and neighborhoods changing. and i play a character named memphis who owns a restaurant who is up against the city trying to buy him out. and he's trying not to be underpaid, not to be -- to get what he absolutely feels he demands. >> you played this role what 20 years ago? >> 22 years ago. >> you're a veteran actor. you and i have known each other for a long time. >> yes, we have. >> about 20 years in fact. >> yes. >> we'll talk about that in a second. talk to us about the excitement this show has in the theater around philadelphia. >> it's a wonderful play. it's a challenging piece of work. it's a wonderful story. it deals with -- it actually talks about the nobility of the common man, the nobility of just ordinary people. and august wilson was able to capture this in his language. and we have a wonderful director, a wonderful cast.

ray is pretty much a genius grew up here in philadelphia. i would hope everybody would come out to see particularly tonight pay what you can last performance before we get a paying audience and people can come see the final dress rehearsal and pay what they can and see the show. >> yeah. and tonight you can see two trains running and pay what you can to see the performance. mary ckay, your organization wil benefit from the proceeds of tonight's show. tell us about face-to-face and the partnership with the arden theater. >> we're thrilled with this partnership, a common friend and supporter introduced me to terry no lan. fi we have a dining room where we serve hot meals four days a week, a nurse-managed health center, free legal services, social services, people can get a shower and free programs for children. i love what johnnie just said

about the nobility of the common person, because face-to-face is more about what -- the way we do it rather than what we do. our little tag line is hospitality, mutuality and transportation. so we wrap everybody who ever comes in whether a guest or volunteer in hospitality. the mutuality is every guest of ours is our equal. every person who comes for our services is just like us. and we believe that treating people with that kind of dignity is transformative for all of us. >> what a great program. i told you mary kay we've been friends for two decades. i want to show you some proof. take a look at this. >> you're kidding me. ♪ >> it's a commercial we shot back in the late 1990s. and there's johnnie in the back

high-fiving. he played the record producer. got a hairline. my hair was dark black. so it was the first time that we met. and then we did another thing. >> at freedom theater you came in as an actor and learn eed choreography and participated in the show with us. did a fantastic job. >> you are terrific. john, so good to see you again. >> good to see you. >> you still look terrific. i don't know how you do it. >> thank you, sir. >> you can catch performances of two trains running at the arden theater through april 10 9 and there will be a special pay what you can show tonight 8:00. don't miss that it benefits face-to-face in germantown arden theater located on north second street in old city philadelphia. for more information head to our website. we have a link at nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. thank you very much. >> thank you. thanks so much for having us. >> good to see you always my friend. >> absolutely. now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well, a beautiful day today.

and we're looking at above normal temperatures. we're talking 25 to 30 degrees above normal. still record highs will be in the forecast today and even tomorrow with near 80 degree temperatures. so it is unseasonably warm to some of you. might feel a little bit like summer as we go through this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. the rain is going to stay off until about the weekend. could see a few showers very late thursday or very early friday. slight chance of that, but then our rain chance returns as we go into sunday. i'll show you that in a second, but right now we're warming to near 70 degrees through much of the area. 70 in glassboro, 70 millville, 70 already in dover and we'll keep going up through the afternoon. now, temperatures will be peaking right around 3:00 p.m. today. we'll be in about the mid to upper 70s. and then dropping tonight, but we're still going to be very warm in the 60s by 9:00 p.m. tonight. so that warm air mass is going to stay with us for today and tomorrow. and then we start to see some changes into the weekend.

now, as far as the record temperatures are concerned, philadelphia forecast 78 degrees today. the record is 73. coatesville forecast 77. that record is 76. so most of the area will be right around those record highs or be breaking those record highs. the temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. it's all because of the same area of high pressure. it hasn't moved much, so it's still bringing in that warm air. this is all ahead of a cold front too, so all the rain you notice back off to our west and southwest that's not really going to move in until late thursday. but it's still a very slight chance of a shower. so today through tomorrow the southwest wind continues. the warm air keeps moving in. record high temperatures today and tomorrow, then you notice this rain up here. so that is part of a cold front. it will be changing our weather pattern as we go into the weekend, but notice how it really starts to break up as it moves through. so late tomorrow night into very early friday we have a slight chance of a couple light showers. but then we're pretty much dry as we go through the day on friday. 60 degree temperatures return behind that cold front, so our

wind direction starts to change now. and that's going to keep that weather pattern down into the 60s as we go into the weekend. for today though sunny and warmer. record high temperatures 76 to 79 degrees. the normal high this time of the year that's 50 degrees. so we are going to be 25 to 30 degrees above that, not just today but also as we go into tomorrow. another record high day in the forecast 80 degrees for the high temperature on thursday. morning lows are still going to be very mild in the 50s. then we go into friday temperature 68 degrees, still almost 20 degrees above normal. over the weekend mid-60s, so a little bit cooler when you compare toyota whit to what we' this week. spring forward one hour sunday morning so finally we gain more daylight in the afternoon but you lose an hour of sleep and rain chance back in late sunday and into monday. stay tuned, we'll be right back.

coming up this afternoon starting at 3:00, it's ellen with actresses melissa houghman. at 4:00, the seventh grader says his science project proves tom brady's innocent in the deflategate controversy. that story new at 4:00. >> definitely a patriots fan. >> this is so easy today i could do this forecast. >> you could, go ahead. >> 78 degrees, sunny, bright,

leave your coats at home. how's that? >> there you go. here's the seven-day. >> there's the zefb-day right there. going to be 80 degrees tomorrow. we're going to break some records tomorrow. >> yes. >> should get your paycheck for doing that. >> and look at the weekend. >> oh, yes, the weekend 64 and then we got a little rain and don't forget to set your clock back, or forward, i can't remember. >> forward. it's spring forward. >> see, i'm going to cue that up. i'm going to set my clock back. >> it's harder than you thought, isn't it? >> it's harder than you thought. >> it is much harder. >> yes, we spring forward this weekend. you lose an hour of sleep, but spring forward means the sun sets an hour later so we get more daylight. and i think a lot of people will enjoy more daylight, then we have some showers sunday that lingers into monday. but other than that you did a really, really fantastic job. >> i'll be around. i know doug is filling in later this afternoon. >> and you can fill in for me tomorrow morning. >> can i do that? >> that's a good idea. >> i don't think the bosses will go for it. we'll see. thanks for watching nbc 10 news

at 11:00. i'm vai sikahema. and for sheena parveen and all of us here at nbc 10, enjoy the nice day out there. very nice. >> very nice.

>> maggie: i'm not sure how long i'm gonna be. i have to go to the hospital. the interview with the woman that brady brought back from la. >> victor: she has to be interviewed to empty bedpans and pass out magazines? >> maggie: mm. well, imagine the consequences if she got it backwards. [both laugh] philip. hello. >> victor: how'd you get in here? >> philip: henderson let me in. >> victor: well, he shouldn't have. >> philip: i guess it still matters to him that i'm your son. >> maggie: ah. well, you know what? so sorry i have to leave. you two are such fun. victor, remember your blood pressure. >> victor: so what do you want? >> philip: you're gonna get a phone call soon, and we need to talk before that happens. >> victor: don't play games with me, philip. what phonel?