nbc 10 monitors breaking news and brings you updates as soon as you get them. talk about why everyone's going down to the beaches right now. first alert weather, this week marks the up official start of summer, but today, it felt like full blown summer outside. the thermometer pushing 90 in many areas, and many folks have the right idea sitting in the shade enjoying lunch in wilmington. >> the sun so strong, people use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rays. the heat did noz bother these folks, though, biking and walking. >> we hope the weather stays this way. wouldn't it be nice? let's get an update. >> glen "hurricane" schwartz is live outside on the nbc 10 patio. hey, glen. >> yeah, rosemary, it's going to stay hot for the week, but not the entire weekend. by memorial weekend, things cool

down a good bit, more clouds around and rain. not quite as sunny and p hot as what we're seeing now. we have warm to hot conditions throughout the area. 89 in the lehigh valley, 88 in philadelphia, and some of the sea breezes if delaware and at the jersey shore. we've seen incredible temperature jump over the past week, and remember back saturday it was 62 for the high, sunday, 66, and today headed to 91 degrees, the official number out in a half hour. tomorrow will be at least as hot as today. when you get this stagnant air and heat, that tends to combine to produce low level ozone, and the air quality is code red for today and tomorrow as that sunshine interacts with the pollutants in the air and creates ozone and really has an impact on people with respiratory problems and even the general population should

avoid strenuous activity during the heat of the day tomorrow. you can see the closest showers are far out to the west. they are not much of a threat in the night tonight and tomorrow morning. the temperatures will not be as low because the humidity is up. that's one of the changs we'll see over the weekend. more about when that rain comes in with the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. holiday weekend destinations, talking about the weather, of course, and look at this live camera here, that's at vine street, and traffic, of course, heavy at this hour, 5:02. live look, and there are some cars headed down the shore, but traffic looks like it's moving along just fine. a live look at i-95. in wilmington, as you can see, as soon as we switch the camera, we can show you the traffic is moving fine there. that's just above the stadium.

not much buildup, but thursday, the holiday weekend hours away as people get out the doors of the workplace. check out the nbc 10 app throughout the weekend. we'll have the latest updates and neighborhood weather. check traffic alerts before headed to your holiday destinations. >> a reminder how quickly the heat turns dangerous. this afternoon, 20 students from bucks county treated for heat exhaustion. nbc 10 larn mayk is live, and, lauren, i understand you got an juch date about the students? fill us in. >> reporter: rosemary, i spoke with the principal since i last spoke to you all. he tells me the good news, that all of the students are expected to be okay. now, we're talking about sixth graders on a field trip to a trenton thunder baseball game, and police say 20 students in all treated for some sort of heat exhaustion, two started to feel sick at the baseball game.

the rest of them here. let me show you the view from skyforce10 over the school today. emergency crews on scene here around 1:00 as the students started to feel sick. the district tells us 15 students in all taken to hospitals, and i spoke to one student on the trip about what happened when they returned here to school. >> they gave us lots of water and cups and told us to keep refilling the cups, and with had to have at least three cups. >> reporter: when you got back to school? >> yeah. >> reporter: yeah. that was the school trying to care for those students. we have video from that trenton thunder baseball game that happened today. the team provided video for us. it was hot there. the general manager telling us 81 degrees there at the stadium today. now, they have emts at all of their home games, and today, because it was so hot, they actually allowed people to bring

in water with them. now, back here at the school, water also something that they stress here. the principal telling students to bring in their own water bottles and fill them up all day, and today, they posted a note on the district's website saying what happened and reminding them to keep kids hydrated on these hot days. lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, lauren. new information now on the hill-and-run crash caught on camera yesterday in norristown. you see a boy riding the bike out of the alley towards oakwood avenue and collide with a white sedan. the driver then takes off. today, we learn that the boy is out of the hospital and that police have tracked down the car's owner, but they don't think that person was drivingment car at the time of the accident. philadelphia detectives are looking for the driver who crashed into a jogger and then kept going. this video shows the suspect's car, a late 1990-2000 dark

colored saturn sedan. the driver hit a man who was jogging near roland avenue. this happened around 3:00 sunday afternoon. the victim is still critically hurt. to the decision 2016 now. trump officially clenched the republican nomination today, getting to the magic number of delegate he neds. he agreed to debate sanders and taunted hillary clinton. steve handlesman explains that. >> with the north dakota delegates who put him over the top. they celebrated clenching the nomination by taunting the likely next opponent. >> watching hillary clinton fight, and she can't close the deal. >> reporter: president obama in japan said world leaders are watching. >> they are rattled by him. and for good reason. >> reporter: rattled, said

trump, good, they're abusing the u.s. >> if they are rattled by a friendly way, that's a good thing. >> reporter: saying he's willing to debate sanders. >> yes, i am? how much is he going to pay me? $10 million is an appropriate amount. >> sanders says yes. >> hillary clinton has not agreed to debate me here in california so i look forward to debating mr. trump. >> reporter: no money, no debate, no network, but hopeful, polls show close tore clinton in california. she campaigned withupon workers in nevada. >> help is on the way. >> reporter: clinton denied the state department report on e-mails hurt her politically. >> i know people have concerns about this. i understand that. i think voters are going to be looking at the full picture of what i have to offer. >> reporter: as she struggles to unite democrats and trump struggles to consolidate his

party. nbc 10 news. >> democratic presidential race, analysts predict hillary clinton likely will clench the nomination. she leads all polls in the garden state including super delegat delegates, clinton needs just 85 more to secure the nomination. the new jersey primary election, less than two weeks away set for tuesday, june 7. polls open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. skyforceson over bethlehem as cries battled a house fire on east 8th street around 11:00 a.m. no word if anybody was hurt. skyforce10 over a two-car accident involving a philadelphia police officer at 11:00 this morning on price street. the officer was responding to a call when he was hit by another

drive. both are expected to be okay. the u.s. justice department plans a comprehensive review of the chester police department in delaware county. the cop's office announced the revie today with goals to repair relations between chester police and the community pin pointing issues that compromise public trust and offer long term solutions to fix the problems. >> it's not just a review of a chester police department. what we find is that every department that we go into, their best practices we glean from that department and share across the united states. we fully expect to find that here at chester. >> it's a two-year process with three public reports focusing on how to improve community relations in chester. lawmakers in new jersey squeeze in a lot of work before the holiday weekend. how votes today could affect your next trip to the beach and what you get paid. plus, we've told you about the unbearably long lines at the airport, but the tsaments you to

know there's a faster way. the program that could save a lot of time and headaches. >> reporter: looking for something fun to do? we'll tell you about the new attraction happening taking place just in time for the holiday weekend.

dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to make a home you love. i'm so happy that everybody could come today... i have a big family- and it's still growing! so my home equity line of credit helped me upgrade my kitchen and make room for everyone. call 1-855-422-4742 to learn more. and i love helping others with their own home equity line of credit. you can use it to renovate your home, do repairs or just have it on hand for whenever you need it. it's there for you. and i am too. if you have a question about

how a home equity line of credit can work for you, ask me. sincerely, karen peterson fellow home owner and fellow citizen. citizen's bank home equity line of credit. call 1-855-422-4742 to apply now.

ahead of the holiday weekend, casting votes on several bills, the state assembly and senate approved a measure to ban smoking in public beaches and parks, but they allow towns to set up 15% of a beach or park specifically for smoking, and that does not apply to parking lots adjacent to the public parks or beaches. the bill heads to christie's desk who vetoed a similar bill in 2014. another measure gives the city's government up to five months to devise a plan to balance its budget. governor christie said he will decide quickly whether to sign or veto the legislation. the deal eliminates the threat of a state takeover for now. the new jersey assembly passed legislation raising the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour for five years. the bill goes to the senate.

it would raise it to $10, and it calls for waging by $1.25 a year or dollar-plus adjustment for inflation, whichever is greater. the biggest health concern this summer could be buzzing around us. on the lookout for zika carrying mosquitos since the winter. scientists encourage students to get involved. around the country, students are asked to work with local control teams to collect egg samples. they are sent to the invasive mosquito project. >> once you have the disease, invasive mosquitos in the area, it's already too late. >> the information will be sent to the u.s. department of agricultural of scientists who want to create an updated map of mosquito activity. all right. talking about the weather now. everybody loving it. clear skies, warm out there, but we'll take it considering it felt like winter until

yesterday. folks are down the beach, the mountains, and plenty to do in town. >> you can still hang out by the water in philadelphia, the river rink summer fest that's back, and festivities start this weekend. >> nbc 10 is live on penn's landing with a look at the fun to have this summer. hey, andrea. >> reporter: hey, there. you know, they are trying to make it feel like a beach here. we are 15 minutes away from a special preview from the gates opening for the special preview, but it's only for a small amount of invited guests, but come tomorrow, dj jazzy jeff kicks off the celebration. this is the second year that the city's only outdoor roller rink is returning to the blue cross river rink. if skating is not your thing, maybe miniature golf is or feasting on seafood. there are picnic tables, lounging areas to take in the scenery of the delaware river. the goal is to be a destination

for both children and adults. >> the river is a great asset, and people love to be near the water in the summer especially. we wanted to create amenities to help people reconnect the city and the water front, and it's been a huge success. >> reporter: skating begins tomorrow at 1:00. dj jazzy jeff taking to the turntables at 9:00 p.m. this summer fest will be open until labor day. live in penn's landing, nbc 10 news. sounds like a top to do there, and before you tried your hand picking up a putter to make a putt. can we see that again? >> reporter: oh, i put it away! there's a reason why i put it away, though. >> you know it, you're all clear, you're good. >> i just wanted to see it again. thank you so much. looks like beautiful weather out there too. just perfect. everyone is watching that

all-important holiday weekend forecast. >> all right, checking in with chief meteorologist glen "hurricane" swartsz. glen? >> if you like today, you'll like the nec couple days as well, but it's not going to stay like in all the way through the weekend. it's unseasonably warm, more like a 4th of july weekend than memorial day weekend. 89 in lehigh valley, the partest place from the ocean, and this kind of weather pattern, closer to the ocean, cooler it is. ocean's 57 degrees, so there's the shop shore wind, an atlantic city is 70 and 88 in woodbine, and, of course, even warmer further inland. we do have an air quality alert. the heat that builds up has an impact on this, and we're going to be seeing that issue over the next couple of days. we have a code red that is in effect for the city because of

the low level 0zone. it's something you can't see. it doesn't make the sky hazy or anything, it's invisible, but it does affect you if you have respiratory problems especially. me momorial day weekend looking good. it's hot. saturday especially. not as hot sunday. coolest monday. right now, we have dry conditions in philadelphia. we have a couple little light showers headed towards the lehigh valley, and further back west, there's more moisture. we can't say that it's going to be 100% dry for 100% of the weekend. but overall until monday, it's looking pretty good, and lowest chance for rain are at the shore. as you can see the closest rain in lehigh valley. this is into the evening. as we go through the night tonight, we don't see it coming down the jersey shore or

anything, just heavier showers into burkes coupe, lehigh valley, and that's later on this evening. another round might develop late tomorrow, and then we're talking about some good weather on saturday. although, again, it's on the hot side. the future cast after tomorrow, there we are friday, we have a chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon especially north and west of the philadelphia area, and that's what we have in the neighborhood forecast. the ten-day, we have 92 degrees for the high tomorrow in philadelphia. a chance of the afternoon thunderstorm more to the north and west, lehigh valley. 93 saturday, most places rain-free. may see activity sunday night. sunday not as warm because more of the wind comes in off the ocean. monday, cloudiest day, best

chance of rain. tuesday, we start to warm up again. and then next week, overall, not as hot as what we're seeing this weekend. it's not like this is the beginning of a long stretch of summer-like weather. >> glen, thank you so much. do you know a group that's making a difference in our area? well, it could be worth $50,000. >> that's right. the wawa foundation is launching its first ever hero award for local nonprofits. one group wins a $50,000 grant. three others win $10,000 each. the deadline to enter is this monday, may 30. if you want more information, just search wawa foundation at nbc10.com. >> checks will be presented to the winners on the 4th of july during wawa welcome america, nbc 10 and 62 are the broadcast partner of the event. for more information, go to the nbc 10 app. tonight, live from new york city, it's the first ever red

nose day in america. >> debut of the comedy fundraiser got a solid start last year, and tonight, it returns to nbc, aimed at raising money for charity to fight poverty in the u.s. and around the world. celebrities taking part tonight are many. craig ferguson is hosting it all. some kids in chester got into the red nose day spirit today. they had a red nose day parade to celebrate their successful collection of donations for the cause, and, of course, all the kids, as you can see there, wore red to go along with the red noses. >> red nose day airs tonight at 9:00. i feel nasally right now. >> you are. >> it's for a great cause. rocking it at the desk as well. >> we are. now i sound nasally.

>> it's all you can think about. >> no big deal, right? >> next at 5:00, he can barely reach the microphone. take a look. how this young contestant steals the show at this year's national spelling bee. call them warriors, tough men and women lining up ready for a challenge.

giving it the best shot, but competition is tough. >> very tough. nine local contestants competing in the spelling bee are out. three contestants last of the locals still standing eliminated today, but cop grats to going and getting far. 284 spellers came to maryland this week to compete after seven grueling rounds, only ten remain. we introduced you to her yesterday, from delaware county. she shared with us what the experience was like after it was over. >> i was a little nervous because, like, i might not know the words, but then i was -- i was also having a good time because it's nice -- i was on tv, and it's nice to be in the spotlight. and all my friends were watching at home. >> the finalists, some as young as 1, compete for $45,000 in cash and prizes. the championship finals air live on espn tonight.

>> 6-year-old steals hearts of the crowd when he had trouble lowering the microphone. look at him. the youngest contestant spelled the word correctly. the first grader got the second round world. i can't even say the word. believe it or not, he missed one letter when he learned he was done, he got a message from the crowd and for his competitors. >> good luck my fellow spellers, and thank you, i hope i'll come next year. >> so sweet. >> watch this video play out. he gets a standing ovation and high fives from every single contestant. they loved him. the boy from texas plans to compete next year and hopes to qualify. american ninja warrior

invades philadelphia. >> a different competition now. it returns next week, and tonight, the show hosts tryouts. you're going to be there, right? >> that's right. i will be. >> some folks camping out for weeks to score a spot on tonight's competition. it will start after dark and it's going to go until sunrise. they will do the events all evening long. contestants face obstacles like two new ones this year. at stake, a ticket to the competition in las vegas. they can't have all the fun. >> no. i'm sore today. i gave the course a shot, and see how i did coming up in just a bit. taking my time here. i bet you did just fine, keith. just find. i'm doing well myself after a cold wet month. the delaware beaches, it's just about perfect.

dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to have a big family - mine's still growing!

my home equity line of credit helped me make room for everyone. call 1-855-422-4744 use it to renovate your home or just have it on hand for whenever you need it. if you have a question about a home equity line of credit, ask me. sincerely, karen peterson fellow homeowner and fellow citizen. call 1-855-422-4744 to apply now. we are following breaking news right now, a dedsly crash north of dover is creating major backups for drivers headed to the delsz beaches, at least three cars as you can see collided on delaware route 1, right now route 42. this was just before 2:00 this afternoon. and take a look at that traffic. we've learned at least one person died in the crash.

all lanes blocked right now, and at one point, the backup was 18 miles long, and as we told you a half hour ago, state police say to avoid the area because it could be closed for a few more hours. following more breaking traffic news out of chester county. a car fire has been halted along route 30 east in downingtown. fortunately, no one's hurt, but you can see here from the traffic camera, all eastbound lanes of route 30 are closed. expect delays if you are headed in that direction. okay. now to the first alert weather. some folks getting an early start to the memorial day weekend, and they couldn't ask for better temperatures. look at the time lapse video. it's 88 degrees. don't head to the beach to have fun this week, here's a live look. the blue cross river rink.

it's transformed for the summer, and they are enjoying a sneak peek today. >> we are giving a sneak peek of the holiday weekend forecast, and we are live on the nbc 10 patio, glen? >> well, this time of the year, we can get nasty memorial day weekends, but this one is more like summer time, which is the beginning of, unofficially. people are enjoying the heat. it's 89 degrees in the lehigh valley, that's the hottest spot, and 88 towards the beaches, and look at a close view of burkes county and lehigh valley. and that is one of the hot spots there. this warming trend continues, started on sunday after 62 degrees saturday and it's gotten hotter every single day.

dry conditions in the area, but majority of the showers are in central pennsylvania and futurecast shows there may be some showers coming up to burkes county and lehigh valley, and most places south should stay dry overnight tonight. tomorrow, there's a chance of a little activity, but great majority of the weekend is dry and also going to be hot. i'll tell you about the exceptions to that with the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. >> because that hot weather, we know the jersey shore, delaware beaches are going to be very popular destinations this weekend. >> in addition to glen, we have live team coverage beginning with nbc 10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong. you have to be feeling great now. the sky is so blue and clear. >> reporter: i'll tell you what, i hear the talk about a weather forecast. i'm living in the moment, guys. look at the delaware beach town, perfect right now, couldn't get any better.

never feels better than it does now. sit outside, watch the ocean, businesses are ready for thousands of us coming here to kick off summer really starting tomorrow. >> we've. waiting for a weekend like this for a long time. >> reporter: if you own a bike shop, you and those who enjoyriding have been praying for days like this one. contractors, too, this rainy may pushed back a lot of the work. they are now trying to make up time. >> it's busy. it's busy. everybody wants everything dope by the weekend, and it's probably not going to happen. >> reporter: tourists are here, a lot of them, parking is tight, and it's only thursday. the beaches, especially, they are bustling, and the sin is hot, but the water is cold. the north end of the board walk is completely rebuilt buckling in the blizrd in january. the beach, itself, is not as big as it used to be. >> before, you couldn't see the people sitting there because. high grass, and it's changed a lot. >> reporter: the beach is coming back, work is underway, and

everything else you love, the food, the walks, it's ready to go. a great summer for people who come for the fun and for folks like frank who want to rent bikes. >> high season is, you know, july and august, and as long as we get good weather from memorial day until labor day, we're happy. >> referee: certainly happy today. the state's done a great job getting the beaches back. in rough shape in january and february after the storms. dog fish head is doubling the size of the pub, and there's a new city hall. good news this year, the meters change to the park mobile app, and, yes, this year, they take credit cards. what i learned is every single camp site, cabin, and every state park in the state of delaware are booked this weekend. that never, ever happens. that's how big delaware tourism is getting. seeing that forecast, we have to get out there in delaware. tim furlong, nbc 10 news.

>> reporter: i'm ted greenebebe an early start to the summer, folks out on the board walk and beaches today. many told us they decided to head to the coast earlier than they originally planned because of the fantastic weather leading to the holiday weekend. after a lot of rainy weather over the past few weeks, the sooner than expected rush is welcomed with open arms by shore business owners. i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> tim, ted, thank you very much. before you head out this memorial day weekend, check the nbc 10 app, it's got all the weather updates needed for your holiday destinations. right now at 5:00, a vigil starts 30 minutes from now for a burlington city teenager killed over the weekend. police say 17-year-old timbers, jr. was hit by a drunk driver sunday night while walking home with a friend. it happened on route 130 south at the intersection of east federal street. friends will gather at allen

school courts to remember timbers. 42-year-old ricardo patterson charged with dui and reckless driving in the case. >> this generates to $400 million to go to universal pre-k. >> a rally to support the proposed sugar drink tax at a north philadelphia recreation cement center on diamond street, the parks alliance supportings the initiative saying it's particularly needed in their community saying that many rec centers in the area lack basic amenities and are often in poo s condition. >> the mayor's push is gaining momentum too. he talked about the benefits of community schools, and the major says the goal is to up more than two dozen community schools by the end of his team acting as a family service center. community members are just

filling out surveying identifying which schools are best for the program. eight candidates seek the democratic nomination in the race for wilmington cease mayor, and tonight, they take part in a debate. the topic is public safety taking place at the grand opera house in wilmington. the primary in september. the winner faces independent n candidate washington in the election in november. we hate the long lines in the airplane, but they have got worse and it's not summer yet. passengers can save themselves time and headaches by signing up for a special program. that's next. does keith jones have what it takes to be the next american ninja warrior? see for yourself, decide for yourself next at 5:00. tomorrow on nbc 10 news today. live to the shore. >> kicking all memorial day weekend with a special look at the shore and everything it has to offer from ac to cape may,

all across the area tomorrow and all next week as we look at the beaches, the family activities, and all the fun you can have this summer. >> i'll have your weekend forecast and there are changes ahead. >> join us tomorrow on nbc 10 news today starting at 4:00 a.m.

this weekend is one of the busiest of the year in airports around the country meaning long tsa lines that we've been talking about for weeks could be even worse. officials at philadelphia international tell us that airlines have hired extra staff to help passengers review carry on rules and inform them about wait times at check points, but maybe the best way to save yourself time at the airport this weekend and really all summer long is to sign up for one of those tsa pre-checks. >> that's right. our national correspondent put that to the test, live in new york city, jeff, good to see you. so how much faster -- >> good to see you too. >> how much faster is it compared to the regular security line?

>> reporter: it was quite a bit faster, but there's a lot of confusion how you sign up for tsa pre-check, what is it, what do you get? we'll get into that tonight on "nightly news" and issues with pre-check as well because the tsa says it's the solution. they moved so much staff from the regular lines to the pre-check lines, but not enough people sign up, so you have tsa agents who are sitting there with nothing to do white the regular line backs up. if you don't want pre-check, we have other solutions tonight about how to beat the line including free apps and a private company getting into the mix that it may give tsa pre-check a run for its money. you don't have to have a lengthy approval process and wait weeks. they do it at the airport on the spot and escort you to the front of the line to the metal detectors. so we have solutions how to beat lines tonight just in the nick of time for your holiday weekend tonight on "nightly news." >> all right, jeff, looking for your report later on this

evening on nbc nightly news. >> thanks. lester holt is live in new york now with more of what's coming up. good evening, lester. >> jeff's story generated a lot of conversation in the news room, people trying to beat the lines. ahead for us tonight, could a trump-sanders debate really happen? we'll tell you what both sides say. doctors sound the alarm over a nightmare superbug resistant to most antibiotics, and what it means for us and an atomic bomb survivor's strong reaction to president obama's planned visit to hiroshima. more on that at 6:30 for nbc nightly news. back to you. >> see you then, thanks, lester. >> a live look at home at the walt whitman bridge. people are traveling, hitting the roads for the holiday weekend, and it feels like summer outside too. 92 degrees in burlington county. th 1 in chester county, and 90

degrees in new castle county. we have reached the 90s folks. your forecast next. flr

. well, it's official. hit our first 90 degree day of this season in philadelphia. right now, it's 88 degrees. it's 89 in lehigh valley, comer towards the beaches both in delaware and at the jersey shore. the delaware affected by this southeast wind, of course, northern part of the state gets less of an impact, so mar90 in

middletown. it's been plenty hot there. 88 in millsboro, but look at the beaches, yeah. 71 in bethany beach, and 67 at dewey beach. winds from the cool ocean. as soon as the wind comes from the southwest, it'll be close to 90 degrees at those delaware beaches in the next couple days. it's going to be a hot holiday, and most of the area with the one exception being memorial day itself. so saturday and sunday, saturday looks to be the hottest day. 93 in philadelphia. jersey shore at 79 to 80 degrees. that's just picture perfect. sunday looks dry as well, but more of an east wind, keeping the temperature down, 66 degrees on monday with clouds and more of the east wind, lower temperatures, and delaware, that's the story at the beaches as well. it's going to be much, much

nicer and warmer saturday and sunday at the delaware beaches than it will on monday, so keep in mind those exceptions. we have sunny skies from philadelphia south and east, but one or two little light showers coming in to burkes county right now. getting close to reading. very, very light. moving pretty quickly. futurecast shows that there may be some of this activity as we go through the late evening hours and burkes, lehigh, hamptop county, upper bucks and upper montgomery, and then things quiet down towards the morning hours, and in the afternoon tomorrow, we could see more of those isolated showers developing, and you'll see that in the forecast for the neighborhoods. now, most of the philadelphia neighborhoods i think stay dry. fox chase at 91, winfield at 90, but chester, bucks, montgomery, could see isolated thunderstorms late in the day.

newtown at 91 with less of a chance, lansdale has a better chance. 90 in allentown with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. again, kind of scattered around. into new jersey and delaware, you don't see thunderstorms, just dry weather, and the west chance of dry weather is actually at the shore. atlantic city at 78, and avalon at 75. sea breeze takes effect tomorrow. look at saturday. sunday is warm. could be showers by sunday night, but especially on monday. the wind comes in off the ocean, and keeps the temperature down a bit. that's average for this time of the year. it's not exactly a chilly day. tuesday, though, the temperature goes right back up. that's only temporary. we go back closer to average temperatures as we head through the rest of next week.

>> are you an american ninja warrior? turns out, i might be sitting next to one. >> the show is shooting in northeast philly, and i got to try my hand at the obstacle course. this is what we can show you, at least for now. ♪ >> reporter: a leisurely boat ride shaded by the sun from the old electric plant lies a beast, twisted bones, ominous. >> i'm aware running the course presents risks, including physical injury, bodily harm, and/or death. the crowds builds, watching your every move on display, i approach the course, one step at a time. how badly could it go? we'll find out. here's the view from my chest. first up, the steps, five platforms angled at 45 degrees over water. i take my time because who wants

to lose. my clothes still dry. next up, the log grip, wrap around it, and hold on for dear life. success. only six more obstacles remain, six, which we can't reveal to you just yet. one of them, brand new. ♪ >> i tried my hand at every obstacle, which is something a little tease there, and also, it's humbling. goodness. >> really? i was going to say we're expecting to see you on the show this summer. sure about that? >> that would be amazing to do that. yesterday testing it disqualified me from actually, you know, going to the taping tonight, tomorrow, actually competing on the show, but it's grip. it's technique as it is strength and everything else. >> glen, you think you can do this or what? >> 40 years ago. [ laughter ] >> glen said 40 years ago if you couldn't hear it. the premier, out there again

tonight. it's on nbc 10, premier itself is june 1st. the episode filmed in philadelphia airs june 22nd. i'm still sore from it too, i'll say that also. philly pops and performing arts presents memorial salute, a concert honoring all those who serve. >> yeah. if you're looking for something to do this weekend, this is it. veteran, active military, and philadelphia police officers along with firefighters can watch the show for free and their families can go for free. plus, all public school students in philadelphia, teachers, and administrators can get free take into account -- tickets. prices are reasonable. saturday at 7:00. go to nbc10.com for more details, or nbc 10 app, and comcast and nbc are proud sponsors of the memorial day salute this weekend. cake, cards, but this is not

an average birthday, how the zoo celebrated one animal in a big way. >> also celebrating at the horse show, how it's marking its 120th year.

a special birthday at the philadelphia zoo today. louis, a western lowland gorilla, is 17 today. how does a gorilla celebrate a

birthday? well, with birthday cards scattered around the exhibit from local kids, and a cake made out of his favorite treats. guests sang happy birthday to him, and speaking of animals, weather couldn't be better for the horse show and country fair. >> it marks a milestone for the show, now its 120th year. >> reporter: without missing a step, the horse show is back to the dlited spectators eager to soak in the sun and take in the sights. >> we have people coming to the horse show from all over the united states. from california, arizona, texas. i was talking to them a few minutes ago, florida, and even out into cap canada. >> reporter: mother nature went above and beyond for the start of the show this year, but many out of towners were not expecting this summer-like weather this soon. >> it's really hot, getting hotter and hotter and hotter. >> horses go better in the heat

because when it's cold, they are very, like, wild. >> reporter: a cool bath does the trick before any competition. rain or shine, nearly 2,000 horses will ride through these rings over the next week and a half thrilling the crowds creating a taste of country life. >> something here for everybody. within a family, a lot of people have a lot of different interests. >> reporter: the horse show and country fair, by the way, is e largest multibreed horse show in the country and continues through sunday, june 5th. up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, a firefighter busted and what he took from a day care. a super bug found for the first time in the united states, and it's near our area. that story is next.

right now at 6:00, feeling the heat on this thursday night. strange sight to see this, people in shorts and sandals this afternoon. and the sun strong enough today that we found this woman using an umbrella to block the rays. nbc 10 in camden today, and some found a spot in the shade to just read the newspaper. what a day to be on the water. nbc 10 caught up with these guys in dewey beach, and here's a front row seat. the waves on the wave runners. nbc 10 glen "hurricane" schwartz outside on the patio, and,

again, we're just not used to the heat yet. >> absolutely. remember less than a week ago, the high was 62 degrees. we had all of that rain, so our bodies have not had a chance to react to this and adapt to the heat of the summer. so that's why it feels hotter than it is. 88 in philadelphia now. we have hit 90. much of new jersey in the upper 80s. lehigh valley in the 80s, cooler in southern delaware and jersey shore because of the wind from the ocean. look at temperature rise since last weekend, and it's going up every day. today's it 90. tomorrow may go up again too a couple degrees. and the sunshine has helped produce ozone issue, air quality alert for code red today and tomorrow. that's something you can't see in the atmosphere, but the sunshine interacts with the pollutants and creates that, and it's bad for people with respiratory proble s