suspects arrested with a gun, one police believe is the same gun used to shoot a philadelphia police officer. >> at 1:00 p.m. today, narcotics officers observed a suspect, arrested, and a gun was recovered. >> reporter: police can't yet be sure if that is the same weapon used to shoot philadelphia police officer last night, but they say they are confident the man arrested is the man who pulled the trigger. it was before 9:00 when a woman was carjacked, flagging down the police, and she asked for help. >> bothle males fled on foot, and officers pursued the suspect who had the gun, and the suspect turned to shoot the officer, one time in the leg. >> reporter: police didn't know the man robbed someone else and stole the man's wallet and car keys issue and defense that man who helped nab one suspect as

police tried to track down the shooter. sources say 20-year-old fought with the man who was able to punch him several times and said that man held him until the police arrived. with him in custody, police looked for griffin and found him awaiting at a place he's known to hang out, a corner in west philadelphia. skyforce10 was overhead where griffin is being held. >> police officers never know one encounter to the next what's in front of them, and as it can be a very dangerous job. this is why instead of casting dispersions on a whole lot of people, the entire profession, many should be applauded as the heros that they are. >> reporter: both of these suspects tonight facing a long list of charges. we're told they include robbery and attempted murder. reporting live outside police headquarters, nbc 10 news. we were in the neighborhood

minutes after griffin's arrest. neighbors kridescribed the scen. >> i was coming out the house seen the cars, they had one guy, they were putting in the wagon. >> that's scary. there's too many guns out here. >> the sussuspect's father was there, did not want to talk on camera, but is distraught. he received a call that his son may have been involved in a police shooting. he shared pictures with us and told us his son was attending community college in north carolina until recently. always willing to step in harm's way in the personal and professional life. that's what family, friends, and fellow officers describe the officer. they have been visiting him in the hospital all day today, and we are live outside penn presbyterian hospital where the officer is under doctor's care tonight. what have you learned about him today. ? >> reporter: he graduated from father judge high school in 2012 and attended westchester

university before entering the police academy. friends consider him tireless and commend him for giving up a sport that he so much loved, rugby, to sink teeth into a career, family, and fatherhood. >> just brought a shock real quick because of how close a friend he is. >> reporter: michael's heart sank until he knew his friend and former teammate would survive a frightening gunshot wound. >> we he loves the job, i know that, always wanted to make a difference, so, i mean, just an inspiration to our whole team. >> reporter: friends from holy family university and northeast phillie is the irish rugby club describes him as a force to be reckoned with on and off the field. >> god forbid anybody gets hurt, but he's the first guy you saw, the guy to be there, and that speaks a lot to his character, about, you know, who he is. >> we go out play, but he's

actually the harder job of being a father and starting a career. >> reporter: detectives seen going to the hospital monday at lunchtime and barrage of officers rushing to the scene last night and throughout the day today. police say he is in good spirits considering his ordeal. he tied a tourniquet around the wounded thigh to stop blood loss. >> exhausted, all night long, adrenaline mostly, understandable, but he needs rest. >> reporter: his buddies are organizing a fundraiser to help with med costs. he's a father to a 2-year-old daughter and engaged to be married. >> he's kpieexcited about that. his daughter is beautiful, excited to be a dad, i know that, he brings her out to the games when he can support us. i know he'll pop back from this. >> reporter: and doctors here at the hospital confirm that he is still undergoing testing, and it's unclear now from the police department whether or not he could be released from the hospital tonight or at some point tomorrow. one other note, according to his

fiance's social media, she went to a fundraiser for the police officer josh hartnett months ago, and now this is hitting closer to home. nbc 10 news. turning to our weather, what a way to start the week, a lot of sunshine for those getting a workout along kelly drive this morning. you were biking or roller blading, the picture perfect day is great for baseball. a live look at the park where the phillies open up with the mets. could not ask for a better night out there. our first alert chief meteorologist is here with the neighborhood forecast that you'll only see here. glen? >> yes, i've been at that ballpark in april with really nasty weather, so anybody going tonight is fortunate. up to 81 degrees. high today was 82 in philadelphia, and with the neighborhood weather, we can

show you current conditions across many parts of the area. we can also show you forecasts for just about any neighborhood. concentrate on delaware right now. go different neighborhoods with each weather cast. 79 in wilmington, 64 by 9:00, 56 degrees, not very cold by morning. and if you're not in wilmington, there's other parts of delaware we're covering. harmony hills? 80 degrees. odessa at 81. these are the current conditions. cooler further south of delaware. millsboro at 73 and 57 degrees in duey beach right near the bay. the temperatures tonight, not going down anywhere near as low as they have been lately, but we've got big changes coming as we head throughout the week. we'll get to that including the ten-day in a few minutes.

the man police say shot a 4-year-old philadelphia girl to death faced arraignment early this morning. phillips charged with third degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering the welfare of a child. he confessed to the crime according to the police. police say he shot his 4-year-old daughter in the back of the head. they say phillips took the 4-year-old to another room then punched his 5-year-old daughter in the face and put her sister's blood on her shirt to appear the 5-year-old was the one to pull the trigger. it all began yesterday when phillips waved a gun around in a small room. >> once inside of the room, he removed his gun from the holster and started carrilessly and recklessly waving and pointing the gun around in the room. >> he turned himself in hours after the shooting. a brooks county man got in more trouble than he was already

in when prosecutors say he lied to a judge about being a marine. shane sparrow of lawrence is charged with making a false statement while sentenced in an unrelated theft case. he led the judge to believe he was retired and decorated marine. a quick check by the county's adult probation office revealed none was true. prosecutors showed the marine corp. items police took from sparrow saying he had a uniform with his name on it and had a phoney honorable discharge certificate. the district attorney is not taking this case lightly. >> you know, when someone lies to the court, we have to -- we -- that needs to be taken seriously. we cannot and will not look the other way. >> sparow was charged with ripping off a scrap medal dealer originally. a new law in new jersey cuts amount of time cons have to wait

to have criminal records clear. the wau law cuts the waiting period from ten years to five. those who finished a court ordered drug rehabilitation program can take advantage of the change. people convicted of murder, sexual assault, robbery, and other more serious crimes cannot have their records expunged. now to decision 2016, both democratic presidential candidates hit pennsylvania hard now as primary day creeps closer. hillary clinton plans to campaign in philadelphia wednesday, but aids have not announced details about that visit yet. today, she spent time shaking hands with employees and union workers at a new york hospital. a new b.c. news wall street journal poll has her leading sanders two points nationally. sanders dismissed the polls this morning on "today" saying the only thing that matters is what happens in the voting booth. tomorrow night, he's in state college to hold a rally at penn

state's rec hall. on the republican side, trump has called for a big turnout trying to crack 50% to sweep new york's delegates. meanwhile, rival, ted cruz, holds an election watch party tomorrow night in philadelphia as he awaits the results. he met with supporters in a legion post in maryland. john kasich campaigned in new york today receiving endorsement of the new york daily news calling his qualifications clearer than trump or ted cruz. some polls showcased second place for tomorrow's new york primary. almost time for our primary. pennsylvania and delaware hold elections april 26th. new jersey voters go to the polls june 7. >> for complete decision 2016 coverage including the latest delegate counts, tap the nbc 10 app. new at 6:00, a happy ending

to a story of animal abuse. nearly a month aftclover had a around her neck, she has a new family. she had several surges since found on st. patrick's day. investigators say the owner tied her to a banister with a cable wire in delaware county and now faces abuse charges. next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, a break on your bill, why some mothers are in for some big savings. how doctors discovered one of their giant animals is expecting and when visitors can expect to see the new arrival. lots of sunshine and above normal temperatures to start the week, but cooler weather's on the way, and so is rain. breaking down what to expect where you live with my first alert neighborhood weather forecast. flr she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it.

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immediately. good news for atlantic city customers. check your bill this month and into may customers will see a credit of $113. the company says it's result of the merger completed last month between two companies, and the parent company of the atlantic city lek. a new addition arrives this fall at the philadelphia zoo. a 21-year-old female gorilla is pregna pregnant. how did doctors discover this pregnancy? with an over the counter test like the ones humans use. the director of animal health shows the animal has a normal heart beat. the quest for the cup is home tonight. here's a live look in south philadelphia where they look to return to the winning ways hosting the capitals. the flyers are down two games to none. this is the first home game

since the death of the founder, ed snider. this is not lost on fans we are live outside the wells fargo center. >> reporter: it's great to be here and people tailgating and certainly many of the people migrating over to the arena, tonight they feelle tonight is a lock, and throw in emotion tied in, you have a sort of unique sports situation down here. >> coming home. you know, doing it for ed, and they played well the past couple games, just tough breaks here and there. >> reporter: wouldn't p be cool to stagger the phillie's game to do the double-double. >> that would be great. i plan on sitting in the parking lot for an hour, hour and a half joufr wards. >> getting in there early to see what they do to hop nor him. excited about the game. >> reporter: how do you feel about the game? >> 3-1 victory, simmons score a goal or two, i'll be happy. >> reporter: we'll be happy with that win or any win.

ed's name in the ice by the goals, poster on the side of the arena and fans are leaving flowers and setting up memorial, and not to be lost on this, look over here, on the other side of the parking lot, the phillies take on the mets tonight. that's going to be a good matchup. phillies are playing well. i can tell you this, i promise you one thing, no more predictions about wins and losses, but i promise there's traffic getting out of the area tonight, but hopefully everyone stuck in traffic is happy we got not one, but two big wins here in south phillie. live, tim furlong, nbc 10 news. now your first alert weather with chief meteorologist glen hurricane schwartz. >> a nice day like today, there's significant differences in the area, and that's the reason for the neighborhood weather. look what's going on here. we have sea breeze coming in. that kept the shore cool, but that sea breeze is now almost to philadelphia. now let's head down the shore

and see the sea breeze cooled off. may's landing was up in the upper 70s a couple hours ago. woodbine at 74, but it's cool at the beaches, 72 in lant tick city. the reason it's going to be a little bit milder tomorrow at the shore, the wind. northwest, a land breeze, 15 miles per hour wind in atlantic city, so as you see the forecast, you'll see why we have temperatures warmer than today. now, the temperatures, wow, up to 82 today. we were 67 on saturday, 73 sunday, and now, tomorrow, the temperatures are going to drop. that's still close to 10 degrees above average, of course, the thing that has been consistent is the lack of rain, and that allows the pollen to build up, and the ground is dry. the wind's blowing around, and tuesday and wednesday will be horrible for allergy sufferers.

thursday and friday, not as horrible. especially if we get some decent rain on friday. now, let's see where the closest rain is. certainly not on this portion of the map. go all the way to iowa to see anything, and even that's not moving this way. the pattern's been stuck, and it's not going to get unstuck until the end of the week. here's the neighborhood specific forecast for tomorrow. there's a low temperature in the morning, high temperature in the afternoon. westchester, 7 2 degrees tomo w tomorrow, reading, 71. to the shore, the low 60s, a cold front comes through, and it's warmer tomorrow. it's about the wind direction at the shore, and we can pin point that for you with this neighborhood forecast. we can also give you your own seven-day, scrolling around the screen, constantly during the weather cast, not just philadelphia, but all sorts of

neighborhoods across the region. 74 tomorrow, the ten-day, 66 degrees on wednesday, and as we get to next week, the temperature is going to be changing quite a bit, and we're going to get significant rain. this week, the rain comes on friday. cooler weather doesn't come until next week. and, well, it's just going to be as they said, just the perfect evening for baseball. it's the kind of weather -- >> people going to xfinity live too for flyers party, deck out in orange, hoping for a win tonight. a lot of activity out there. >> would be nice for both of them because there's a lot r partying in the parking lots. >> yes, there will. >> one wins, one loses, that's not pretty. >> they would clash. hey, john. >> reporter: hey, yeah, coming up, talking about the ceremony

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are dedicating their playoff run to ed snider. it is going to be an emotional start to game three. >> i think everyone's been waiting for this one at home, and, you know, we have to control our emotions early on and it's a nice tribute to ed and fans will be amped up as well. >> it's an emotional time for any fan right now and anyone around the city. i think it's amazing to see how many lives he touched, i think it's going to be fun here playing in front of flyer faithful tonight, amped up, and it will be fun. >> reporter: a must-win game tonight. you don't want to be three games to none. they lost both in washington, and there's a big difference in the special teams. the flyers 0-8 on the power play, and the capitals are 3-8, and the flyers need to do better when they have the main

advantage. >> i would say the biggest thing for us is to not deviate from what we've been doing. we're playing well, it's been a tight series, you know, so there is no major changes that we want to make. >> reporter: steve mason is in goal tonight after giving up the fluke goal. they have his back. full highlights at 11: 00. we'll be right back. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-pocket costs for millions on medicare. any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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wind too. >> 17 degrees above normal, you say? >> some places that's 103. >> the news continues now with lester olt live from the middle east. breaking news tonight. a deadly flood disaster, over 1,000 high-water rescues in houston, swallowed by historic floodwaters. people trapped in homes and cars. a race against time. a frantic search for survivors. a soaring death toll from a catastrophic earthquake in ecuador. an american confirmed among the dead. nbc news exclusive, the fight against isis. we're with the defense secretary in iraq when he told us about putting hundreds more american troops in harm's way. immigration furor at the supreme court. the fate of millions now hanging in the balance. what happens if there's a tie? and sudden impact, a drone slams into an airliner trying to land at an airport. a major new alarm about a growing danger t