him. >> okay. we do already have it started. we do already have help started there, okay? >> okay. isiah, be calm, be calm. be calm. be calm. he's dragging my son. i can't watch this. i can't -- >> hang on. >> some contributes want the boy's parents to be charged with negligence and police confirmed they are investigating. meanwhile, we can tell you the boy's family today said he just had a checkup and the boy is doing well. the family issued a statement. it reads in part, "we continue to praise god for his grace and mercy and to be thankful to the cincinnati zoo for their actions taken to protect our child." the boy's parents also said today some people have offered money but they recommend a donation to the cincinnati zoo. live in the digital operations center, jacqueline london, nbc10 news. also tonight the search far killer. >> philadelphia police have just released new details from a

murder investigation. the victim, a 78-year-old maintenance man. >> let's get right to nbc10's monique braxton. she's live in center city with the latest. fill us in, monique. >> reporter: hi, rosemary. investigators tell us that joseph daly was beaten as well as strangled. tonight they're looking for his van. they think the van is with the killers. homicide detectives want you to take a good look at these pictures. this is joseph daly's missing 2003 ford-150 fan with tag number pd5338z. notice the two rear doors are painted white. they believe the van is with the people who killed daly. >> the suspects broke a rear window and entered the property, killed the longtime home owner, and stole his vehicle. >> police were called to his home at 6349 theodore street yesterday for a well-being check. the 78-year-old man was deceased and lying on the living room

floor. police say daly, a neighborhood handy man, had been in this neighborhood for at least# years. now police are also checking into another violent encounter as recent as last week. >> he was assaulted and possibly robbed about a week prior, but he was -- it was not reported to the police. >> reporter: and investigators also tell us daly was last seen alive on sunday. tonight there's a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of daly's kille killers. outside police headquarters, monique braxton, nbc10 news. right now at 5, a lehigh county judge has ruled former pro wrestler jimmy "superfly" n snuka is mentally incompetent to stand murder charges. he's accused of killing his girlfriend in 1983. today his wife testified that he is virtually oblivious to his surroundings.

we are hot and humid today across the nbc10 viewing area. we saw people enjoying the sunshine on this wednesday here at palmer park in fishtown. beautiful day out there. first alert meteorologist sheena parveen joins was your neighborhood forecast. >> sheena, what's on top for tonight? eating outside or inside? >> depends where you are. most of the area, yes, we have one tiny little shower around the philadelphia area right now. but i think about an hour or so, things will start to dry out here. but for the next hour or two, we can't rule out a couple more pop-up showers. but we do have a few sprinkles right here in center city. 84 degrees in philadelphia. south wind at 12 miles an hour. so we're still very warm. we're going to stay warm overnight tonight. also a little bit of patchy fog possible too. also don't forget with your new neighborhood weather your seven-day forecast is scrolling at the bottom of your screen for you. here's a look at the radar. the one shower that i was mentioning, it's in the philadelphia area currently, but soon it will either be raining itself out or it's just going to

slide up into parts of montgomery county. this is the one we've recently seen moving into the philadelphia area. it's fairly light at this point. stretches down to west step ford. i think lit continue moving across philadelphia. again, it's the lighter rain. so maybe a couple more pop-up showers before the evening is over. temperatures are mostly in the 80s. here's a look at some of our south jersey neighborhoods. 82 in clayton. we have some warm spots here. mt. laurel coming in at 90 at the moment. then we have arias like florence that did see a little bit of rain earlier. 76 is the temperature there. 81 hamilton and robinsville. but it will be another warm day as we go into tomorrow. not as hot as today, but still some warm temperatures. then thunderstorms before the week's over. i'll show you the timing on that coming up. >> looking forward to, that sheena. thank you. right now, 5:00, an update on the shooting on ucla's campus this afternoon. the lapd now confirms two men have been killed in a

murder/suicide shooting on the los angeles campus. police say it happened in a small office in an engineering building. investigators say they found a gun and a note nearby. an earlier lockdown has since been lifted but classes have been canceled until tomorrow. redding police are looking for the shooter behind a deadly ambush in a gas station parking lot. that ambush sent bullets flying into homes around schuylkill avenue and west greenwood street earlier this morning. 49-year-old carl walker was shot and killed outside a getty mart gas station here. another customer was hit in the leg. police found bullets lodged in nearby homes. one went through a window where two young children were sleeping. >> like 18 consecutive shots. >> in our opinion, one shot is too many in the city. off condensed community, which is an example of some of these rounds hitting some row homes. >> police tell nbc10 there is surveillance video of the crime.

>> a driver accused of hitting an off-duty officer on a motorcycle turned himself in to police today. the suspect allegedly hit the officer at 11:00 last night at broad and tioga streets in northwest philadelphia. witness sas the officer chased the car on foot. as the car kept going, the officer took out his gun and started shooting. one of the bullets hit a window at temple university hospital. no one was hurt. police versus protesters. this is the scene we watched unfold in wilmington just a few days ago. now one of those protesters is speaking out to say there's a better way. nbc10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong explains. >> push me again. you know what that shows? we're strong when we stand together. >> reporter: keith james is calmer today than they was on may 20th. at a march protesting the fact no city police officers were charged for shooting and killing a man in a wheelchair they perceived as a threat last september, keith insists he tried to help calm protesters getting in officers' faces.

>> s.w.a.t. picked me up and threw me. i turn around to say i'm helping and a female officer pushes me back two to three feet. >> reporter: he's filed a complaint and has started teaching civil disobedience classes. they simply don't trust wilmington plifs and don't think the situation has improved. >> they view us in a different light, and so they see us as a target almost. >> reporter: keith says there will be more protests and not just against the police. he says he wants residents to protest against crime itself and effectively and peacefully let everyone know that violence and murder and crime, it's not acceptable here or anywhere. >> i want you to push me. >> all right. >> reporter: keith is pushing protest strategies that don't involve violence and cursing. he says people will think less of protester who is go off the rails. he says the message can get lost in the madness and he says that message is too important to lose. >> we do not want this to be a ferguson. we do not want this to be a baltimore. but we do need justice to be served.

>> we have higher standard. >> reporter: in wilmington, tim furlong, nbc10 news. meanwhile in new jersey, six people are charged in connection to an interstate dogfighting network spinning all the way to new mexico. federal agents tracked the group from new jersey to illinois, indiana, and new mexico. agents say the group sold and transported pit bulls used in dogfighting rings. in all, nine people were arrested. five lived in cumberland and gloucester counties. 66 dogs were rescued. agents say they also found items used to train dogs to fight and surgical instruments to mend dogs instead of taking them to a vet. then there's this. three dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in south korea are up for adoption in south jersey. they're available right now at the camden county animal shelter. joey is a 1-year-old golden retriever. liberty is 1 or 2 years old. she's a siberian husky. tisha is a 2 hfls or 3-year-old

japanese mastiff. in other news this afternoon, the national transportation safety board is investigating a small airplane crash at new garden flying field. this is in schchester county. sky force 10 was over the scene this morning. investigators say the plane lost power shortly after taking off. when the plane tried to return and land, it clipped a hangar. you see the damage there. the pilot and passenger inside the plane are expected to be okay. some sports teams in wilmington may have to find a new place to play because of unsafe bleachers at baynard stadium. the south bleachers are closed. the decision was made after a structural engineer condemned them. temporary bleachers may be brought in until the renovations can be made. >> with school almost over, hundreds of thousands of children will miss the free meals they received at school. so today septa and phil abundance held a rally. they talked about septa's eighth

annual stop hunger at your station food drive. septa customers can donate food at 43 transportation centers across the region. the donations will go to phil abundance to make sure those children are fed. it is a lesson they never want to learn, but tonight doctors in new jersey are treating their first mother and baby affected by the zika virus. next at 5:00, they share new details about this heartbreaking case. plus, medical marijuana is now legal in pennsylvania, but find out why patients may have to wait years to take advantage of it. [ bleep ] brawl on the boardwalk. a popular jersey shore resort is taking action after memorial day weekend violence went viral. i think it's a disgrace. >> i'm ted greenberg with the crackdown coming soon from the cops.

doctors in new jersey who helped to deliver a baby with birth defects from the zika virus yesterday say the case is create nug concerns for other pregnant women. nbc's brian thompson explains. >> the difficulties dealing with emotional aspect of what the mother is going through. >> reporter: doctors here at hackensack university medical center talking about the many challenges in delivering a baby

with microcephaly caused by the zika virus. the virus identified as originating in africa has spread into much of latin america in the past year and while carried by infected people to the united states has yet to be identified in any mosquito populations here. >> neither the mother nor the baby poses an infectious risk to others. >> reporter: doctors here say the mother found out in honduras that her baby might be born with zika-related issues and came here for better care, relatives living nearby. >> we had a very high us suspic that the patient had a zika-infected fetus and our decision yesterday was to deliver her. she underwent an uncomplicated surgery and she is trying her best to cope with this emotionally. >> reporter: microcephaly is most obvious in the head size of the baby. it is smaller than normal. but it goes beyond that. >> developmental delay,

seizures, irritability are the ones that we typically think of when discussing microcephaly. >> reporter: as for the threat to pregnant moms in the u.s., if the virus spreads to mosquito populations here -- >> even patients in new jersey are constantly coming to us, doctor, i'm pregnant, can i go out by the pool? what do i do? am i going to get a zika infection? and the answer is most likely not because we don't have a lot of cases within the united states. >> reporter: researchers are working to find a vaccine. dr. al kahn says the urgency at this point is to bring a halt to this epidemic. in hackensack, brian thompson, nbc10 news. it could take two years before medical marijuana is available in pennsylvania. today the state health department held the first of what it will promise to be monthly briefings on the medical marijuana program. the first order of business allowing sick children to access medical marijuana before it's even grown in the state.

health secretary karen murphy says the state could start enrolling children with qualifying medical conditions into the program next month. >> we're working quickly, swiftly, any other adjective i could use to share with you how diligently we are working to get this program up and running for all those that need it. >> the state expects all patients will be able to start accessing pennsylvania-grown marijuana within two years. now, on the other side of this, the business side of medical marijuana, costs big bucks. growers have to pay a $10,000 fee before the first seed can be planted. then, listen to this, they have to fork over $200,000 to get a permit. now, if that doesn't discourage you, you also have to prove you have at least $2 million in capital. switching gears now, a retreat in an urban setting. that's how some people are describing the philadelphia horticultural society pop-up

beer garden. the finishing touches were applied. people were celebrating the grand opening with a special toast and a performance by the ths pop-ups. well, beautiful day across much of the area. nbc10 here at marconi plaza in south philadelphia. beautiful sky, but that did change just about an hour ago in south philly. we had a couple pop-up showers, but earlier today beautiful conditions. now take a look at center city. we have this dark cloud in the image. we have some showers moving over center city. that's really the only spot in the viewing area where we do see the rain elsewhere. we're looking fairly dry. if you look at the big picture of the radar, you can barely see it because it's so small. let me zoom in so you can see it. right over center city, south philadelphia, saw parts of that shower first. and we're going to keep watching this one as we go through the

next couple of hours here. so it's pretty small. i don't think it will be doing too much more as far as growth and becoming stronger. but we could see a it slide into lower montgomery and lower bucks county. that's all we have on radar right now. temperature-wise in the 80s, that onshore wind is goifi igiv temperatures in the mid-70s. cape may courthouse 75, 74 somers point, but a little farther inland quite a bit warmer, 81 degrees when you compare that to 71 in atlantic city. so that onshore wind makes quite a bit of a difference. here's future weather. couple pop-up showers possibly left over over the next hour or two. then we'll see some patchy fog overnight. tomorrow, 1:30 in the afternoon, we'll have more clouds around but we expect to stay on the dry side. lit still be warm, just not as hot as today. 10:30 tomorrow night, we'll have some rain trying to get closer. that's not until late tomorrow night, though, even overnight showers possibly into your

friday morning. so starting early friday we could see some showers maybe a couple scattered thunderstorms. that could last by the middle of the day friday along the shore and parts of delaware. we'll keep our eye on this because the model is changing a little bit with the newest updates. as we get closer to friday, we'll have a better idea on that timing. friday afternoon, though, it's showing it all kind of clearing out and the first half of your weekend looks pretty good for your saturday. for tomorrow, though, it's going to be warm, just not as hot as today. hanifin coming in 79 degrees. tomorrow 78 in millville. just about partly cloudy skies. 70 in wildwood. 70 degrees, atlantic city, staying dry. upper 70s for morristown. philadelphia, right around 80 degrees. a little more way in the cloud cover tomorrow too. 77 in harrington, 78 degrees in wilmington. now for your pennsylvania suburbs, temperatures tomorrow 78 degrees landsdale, 79 in devin. if you are in the lehigh valley, 77 degrees easton and 77 in allentown.

for the next five dais, though, comparing philadelphia to the shore, we're going to be a little bit warmer than the shore, of course, but still not looking bad tomorrow. 80 philadelphia, 70 along the shore. friday thunderstorms along the shore and in philadelphia, temperature at the shore 72 degrees. going into your weekend, the first half of the weekend actually does look good. we'll see some clouds around but we'll be right around 80 in philadelphia, 73 at the shore and then showers and thunderstorms come back as we go into sunday. we'll take a closer look at the weekend forecast for all of our neighborhoods coming up. thanks, sheena. do you know a group that's making a difference in our area? the wawa foundation is launching its first-ever hero award for local nonprofits. the winner will get a $50,000 grant. three others will get $10,000. here's the deal. the deadline is today. 6:30 this evening. you have to hurry up. for more information, search wawa foundation on our website. nbc10.com. still ahead, protecting children from guns.

tonight philadelphia is looking at a new law. we'll tell you what it could mean for gun owners. how much is too much? most don't know when it comes to the amount of salt we consume. what the fda is now revealing about certain foods that may be in your fridge.

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the nirngs you need to know about christian is he is active and bursting with energy. you have to be on your toes to keep up with him. will there's no better place to do that than the please touch museum in fair mount park. even one with autism. >> he loves to light up the room. his smile brightens up the room. he loves to hug. so he loves a lot of hugs, a lot of kisses, a lot of touches, you know, and just that warm feeling. >> the thing about children with autism is they love unconditionally. and christian is no different. as his caseworker, terrell, said, he's a touchy feely little boy whose sense of security is heightened by just touching foreheads. or running his fingers up and down my coat. >> he is loving, but he has some disabilities, and he has some challenges because of that. christian is diagnosed with autism, which means that he interacts with the world a little bit differently than you and i do, but he doesn't talk.

but he communicates in other ways. he can point. he'll take you to what he needs. he smiles. he cries. he has good days and bad days just like you and i do. >> and just like you and i, christian longs for a forever family. >> he would benefit from a family that has a lot of structure, understands his disability, and is willing to teach him skills that will help him throughout his entire life. and family for christian would be one that likes to go out and do things but also likes to be at home, taking care of each other. >> christian is this week's "wednesday's child." >> if you'd like to make christian's dream come true or the dream of any "wednesday's child," go to our website, nbc10.com, and search wednesday's child. you can also call the national adoption center. it's definitely not in his job description. hoe a local contractor went above and beyond for one of his customers. that's next at 5.

plus, fed up with the fights. [ bleep ] brawls on the boardwalk are putting businesses and tourists on edge. now police at the jersey shore are taking action.

[ bleep ] >> whooo! brawl on the boards. this video getting a lot of atex on social media. it captured a fight on the wildwood boardwalk over the memorial day weekend. tonight police are still trying to track down all the players involved. >> they've also launched a new offensive to stop these fights before they even start. the nbc10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg has the details. >> reporter: boardwalk violence gone viral. >> there's a lot of business. >> reporter: gift shop worker george witnessed this friday night fight in wildwood, packed at the time with memorial day weekend crowds. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> reporter: police say several people who appear to be teenage boys were involved near the end of this cell phone video shared on social media, another merchant emerges with a baseball bat to stop the brawl. >> he didn't hit nobody, but he just wanted them to get out. >> we prepare for this as best

we can. we have as many officers out as we can. >> reporter: investigators say they have no suspects and no one has come forward as a victim. the fight was one of several on the boardwalk over the holiday weekend. >> when there's alcohol involved, things happen. >> reporter: police believe underage drinking off the boards in places like motel rooms and rented condos was likely a factor. a crackdown is in the works. >> we're putting additional officers on overtime on the boardwalk. we're putting additional officers plain clothes under cover out on the streets. we're actively going to try to be invited to your party. >> reporter: wildwood police force is set to grow by the 4th of july. right after more than 20 seasonal officers graduate from the police academy. in wildwood, ted greenberg, nbc10 news. a contractor working at a home in chester county caught a suspected burglar hide inside. police were called to a home on derby drive yesterday morning. the contract worker was working

in the basement when he heard footsteps. he found 35-year-old david martini hiding behind a bed. martini took off. police found him about five miles away. hurricane season begins today, and a gathering at the jersey shore is highlighting the importance of being ready when a storm approaches. the emergency preparedness conference was put together by cape may county and atlantic city electric. the goal so to provide people with information and resources that are vital in the event of a serious storm. >> so it's very important that we have that coordination and everybody is aware of just what the procedures are and just what we go through. >> hurricane season, by the way, runs through november 30th. let's bring in first alert meteorologist sheena parveen with more on this year's hurricane forecast. how does it look? >> well, it looks like it could be more active than last hurricane season because we have a different pattern setting up in the pacific ocean. we'll talk about that in just a second. here are the numbers.

this is from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, called noaa, this is their 2016 hurricane season outlook for the atlantic. as far as named storms are concerned, 10 to 16 possibly. like we mentioned, yes, hurricane season does start today and it ends on november 30th. so out of those named storms we expect possibly four to eight hurricanes. and out of those hurricanes a major hurricane which would be a category 3 or higher we're expecting about one to four of those. now, the reason why this hurricane season looks more active than last hurricane season is because of la nina. we've heard of el nino. el nino is warmer than normal pacific water temperatures. la nina is cooler than normal. but what la nina does with the atlantic ocean hurricane season, it causes more favorable environments for hurricanes to develop. that's what we're looking at for this season. we expect la nina to be forming in the pacific so ultimately those wind currents will travel

across the country to the atlantic ocean allowing for better conditions for those hurricanes to develop which is why we expect a more active hurricane season. i'll show you more on your local forecast and thunderstorms before the week is over. that's straight ahead. now to decision 2016. just a few more days to go until the new jersey presidential primary. today democratic front-runner hillary clinton campaigned at rutgers university with rocker jon bon jovi and senator cory booker. clinton called republican donald trump a fraud. she told the crowd he's trying to scam americans the same way he scammed students who enrolled in his university. >> trump and his employees took advantage of vulnerable americans, encouraging them to max out their credit cards, empty their retirement savings, destroy their financial future, all while making promises they knew were false from the

beginning. >> clinton also accused trump of having to be shamed by the media to making promised donations to veterans groups. despite the fact his hometown is across the river, donald trump says he is new jersey. fox news asked him last night if he thought he could win the garden state in november. trump said he loves new jersey and that it's like a second home. he adds that the state needs jobs and that he's going to bring them back. a quick reminder -- new jersey's primary is on tuesday. back in philadelphia, today jurors got a peek at congressman bata bataan's relationship with one of his co-defendants in the corruption trial and the gaft started laying out its government that there was a sham car sale to cover up a bribe from fatah. we were at federal court today. how are they building the case about the car? >> reporter: with lots of different people. they called six different people today just on that. including a woman who worked for

an insurance company who says that coverage was in the name of the congressman and his wife renee and that they were not told of any sale. and then there is co-defendant herb weirdman's girlfriend, who testified that he never told her he'd bought a porsche. great friends is how herbert weederman's girlfriend described his relationship with congressman chaka fattah. alexander got a job with the congressman confirming on the stand it came about as a result of that relationship and her relationship with weederman. she needed a federal job quickly to not lose certain retirement ben if i wants after she lost another job in florida. she worked in the congressman's philly office for about two months. a prosecutor pointed out she was granted immunity for her grand jury testimony. today jurors also got a glimpse at how the congressman tried to get a post as an ambassador. that came from a big-time political name, jim messina,

former white house chief stof & obama campaign manager. he says it is next to impossible to get the jobs. but he took a conference call with the former governor and ed rendell saying on a scale of 1 to 10 rendell was a 2 in aggressiveness, the congressman a 6. messina testified as far as he knows there was nothing wrong or inappropriate in the push from the two politicians. as the government tries to build this case about that porsche sale, there were examples of corners cut. for example, a notary testified that she notarized a car transfer title with herb weederman and former news anchor renee fatah's names on that paper. she should have been standing in front of her but she notarized it anyway. lauren mayk, nbc10 news. gas has been pretty cheap, but it's expected to creep up as we approach the summer season. coming up, we'll tell you who's offering to pay a little less at the pumps. plus, millions of air bags recalled for a dangerous and even defect, but why are some

carmakers still selling them or at least parts of them? and why is it still legal? that's next.

search crews were able to find some wreckage and human remains following the crash. >> today new reports that four automakers are selling new vehicles with defective takata air bags. chrysler, mitsubishi, toyota, and volkswagen have all said they are equipping new cars with

the part that causes the air bag problems. this is legal, however the parts must be recalled by the end of 2018. >> while they are building cars that have parts that may eventually have to be recalled, technically they're not under recall right now. >> most automakers cite evidence that only older takata air bags are malfunctioning and the newer ones are a safe temporary fix until a new design is available. drivers looking for a break on gas will get thun with saturday. >> thanks to a gloucester county church. washington township resident who is pull into the pioneer gas station will get a discount. it's called the gas buydown event nape've tone it a number of times over the years. it's a simple way they give back to the community. the event is between 11:00 and 1:00. >> if you can't make it, you are still paying much less at the pump than a year ago. according to aaa, local gas prices range from about $2.14 to

$2.47 a gallon. that's around 40 cents lower than last summer. a question for you at home -- do you know how much salt is in your food? and then, which ones could be putting you over the limit? we're taking a closer look at what's in your fridge next at 5:00. plus, sheena has a look at sheena? >> that's right, keith. we have one heavy shower that just formed in lower montgomery county sparking a flood advisory. we'll talk more about that coming up. coming up on nbc10 news at 6:00 -- a $20 million fraud ring. why police arrested a woman for the third time in the past year and a half.

philadelphia gun owners who don't lock up their guns especially around kids dould face legal trouble now. councilman daryl chashg is proposing legislation that would hold gun owners who don't properly store firearms criminally viable. they heard testimony from cease-fire, pennsylvania. they say states that have child access prevention laws see fewer unintentional shootings involving minors. >> this is not a bill that is taking atway rights of access to the general population. but it is a bill that ensures that young people in households don't have access to weapons. >> councilman clark says the city is ready to go to court

over the bill if the national rifle association opposes it. take a look at this. officers in philadelphia's 16th district hosted a pizza with police day in west philly. they treated students in fourth grade classes to pizza at samuel powell elementary school. the officers have worked along side teachers in the two classes to address violence in their community. if you're not hungry yet, listen to this -- salt lovers out there, i'm included on this, the fda has recommended new fwid lines now on sodium intake. >> i'm in this as well. i put salt on my pizza. i'm in this group. okay. here's the deal. it's a move the agency says could save hundreds of thousands of lives. >> americans currently consume 50% more sodium than what's recommended. >> experts thoep the new guidelines help consumers reduce their salt intake to just 2,300 milligrams a day. >> nbc's rehema ellis joins us

live in new york. >> why are we hearing about the guidelines now? >> well, we're hearing about it because the fda has been a long time coming to this. they're suggesting guidelines for the food industry and for restaurants. here's why. 70% of the sodium we consume comes from processed foods and restaurants before you get a chance, rosemary, to spring that will salt on your pizza. 70% of what you're getting is already there. so the fda is thinking if they can get a chance to lower that sodium content in food, they have a better chance of making certain that americans reduce their sodium intake. why do they want to do that? you talked about it. we have something like over 600,000 heart disease deaths in this country, many linked to high blood pressure, high blood pressure linked to high sodium. and who could be victim of that? 1 out of 3 americans, african-americans 1 out of 2, and our kids, 1 out 106.

>> talk about impact, rehema. what impact would these guidelines have on food we get from supermarket and the rest raubs? >> they're saying to the restaurants do this gradually. a lot of us do like the way salt tastes in our food and rest rauchblts are saying that ear trying to provide something that their customers want. that's why they go out to restaurants, to get something different from what they get at home. but the fda is saying if you duttcut back a little bit -- and they're suggesting it be done over two years to begin with, and then over the decade slowly try to wean americans off of their salt intake. it can be in cereal, bread, even salad dressings. >> rehema, thanks so much. we'll watch your full report tonight on "nbc nightly news." all right. let's talk about our weather now. plenty of sunshine over the past few days. hot and humid wednesday. >> yeah. we ran into these little ones here, found a way to cool off. and be curious at the same time

in center city. the fountains always a great way to beat the heat. look at that little one there. sheena parveen has the forecast for your neighborhood. i believe they're trying to drink that water. >> i keep looking at the little boy. right on the corner of the screen. i think he was trying to really drink it. warm out again today, summer-like warmth. tomorrow will be warm but not as hot as today. with our new neighborhood weather, your seven-day forecast is at the bottom of your screen for you. most of the area is dry. we have one shower which has got an little bit heavier, but the only problem is it's not moving. it's just sitting here in lower montgomery county, sprinkles around the philadelphia area. what we're watching is pretty much at the intersection of the p.a. turnpike and 476 here. maple glen, mite marsh. this shower is fairly heavy. it's very small, but it's just not moving, which is why it's giving us a flood advisory. so for this entire area, just showed you, flood advisory until

7:30. that means until this shower dies out we have the potential for minor flooding. we could see um to an inch of rain this with this shower before it finally does die out, which i don't think will be too much longer because we just have quite a bit of dry air around. we'll be keeping our eye on it for you. lower montgomery county, keep in mind, it's not moving very quickly. the rest of the area, camera-wise it looks good unless you're in philadelphia. that's where we have the clouds and still some light rain showers, mostly lower montgomery county at this point. your neighborhood temperatures, 83 degrees parkside, 84 degrees at philly international, 81 west mt. airy. we did have a little rain move through south philly. that's why temperatures are a little cooler. fox chase 84 degrees, summerton at 83. still fairly warm outside today. tomorrow will be warm, just not as hot as today. the warmth does continue. that's the first headline. with an east wind tomorrow we're not going to be as hot. if you mere if the lehigh

valley, 78 for redding, 78 in bethlehem. our pennsylvania suburbs, 78 in phoenixville. philadelphia area, 80 degrees mt. airy, 79 in byeberry. 78 tren top. along the shore, temperatures mostly around 70 degrees like in avalon. closer in delaware, 77 degrees tomorrow in dover. so still warm but not so much with that onshore wind. thunderstorms do return as we go into friday. take a look at future weather. some patchy fog tonight. tomorrow we do expect to stay dry until late tomorrow night. that's when some showers and storms start approaching by 11:00 p.m. going into friday, kind of scattered showers with some thunderstorms too. even by the middle of the day closer to the shore and the delaware beaches. later friday evening we expect to dry up. of course we'll be tweaking that forecast as we get closer. the timing most likely changing a little bit. going into your weekend, it's kind of half-and-half at this point. so far it looks like rain for friday. dry as we go into saturday. and then another round of rain

starts to move in as we go into sunday. so kind of half-and-half at this point. so far saturday looking like the best day, temperatures around 80 degrees. jo dad gum it. >> dad gum it is right. that jeep didn't have a chance. historic floodinging in texas has entire neighborhoods under water. forecasters are predicting more rain and more flooding in the coming days. city of richmond along the brazos river outside houston is one of the hardest hit areas. there hasn't been a flood this bad in southeast texas in more than 100 years. look at that shot. in this newly released video from austin, a firefighter was pulled to higher ground after wading through the water last friday to save a woman trapped inside her car. desperate situation down there. back here at home next at 5:00, we'll tell you about a new app that could help you find your lost pet. >> plus thousands who rely on food stamps could lose their

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surveillance video on your puppy charlie? >> right on comcast home security, as a matter of fact. i look at it every now and again just to see how he's doing. >> so he's fine. he's at home. if you've lost your pet, there is an app for that. it's called fur alert. today gloucester township became the first new jersey community to promote it. you upload your pet's photo to the app. if your pet runs away, gets lost, it sends a push notification to all of the users in your area with all of the details. >> you can get a picture, a map of where the pet was reported missing, details about the pet and the owner's contact information so you can quickly make contact even if you can not or will not approach the animal. >> fur alert is free to download. it's being used in 49 states and puerto rico. today thousands of people in pennsylvania used up their food assistance benefits and may not even know it. >> that's because of a new limit on food stamps. andrea cruz from our spanish language sister station explaino who is's affected and what they can do next. >> reporter: residents of

montgomery, chester, and bucks counties may face difficulties at the register today if they are using ebt cards. >> they will have exhausted their benefits for the next threefá years. >> reporter: the changes apply to able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 49, who don't live with children, have no certified departments and are working under 20 hours a week, people, who according to the s.n.a.p. coordinator, may fall into an assistance gap. >> they're not going to get higher preference on other services, housing assistance or things like that. you know, that's reserved for seniors, children, households with chirp. >> reporter: the cutoff notices go out over the next few days, but extensions or waivers to the three-month time limit are possible. s.n.a.p. benefits can be extended for individuals who volunteer 26 hours a month and nonprofits such as food pantri s pantries. exceptions are also made for pregnant women, students, and caregivers among others. this food pantry client thinks the new rules will encourage people to look for a job. >> it's a lot of work out here.

and mostly everybody i know has a job works in this area. >> reporter: while community organizations are preparing to help more people. >> there are so many different circumstances that people have in their lives, why they can't work, so we're, you know, hoping we can help people out with some of our donated food that we have also. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, andrea cruz, nbc10 news. coming up next on nbc10 news at 6:00 -- >> police say a man broke the law with his girlfriend. tonight what he's accused of doing that got him locked up. celebrities and dignitaries make a million-dollar promise to canvass young people. how will the donations make a difference? will it help keep kids healthy, safe, and cut crime? we're asking. the story next.

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connors is here with how local businesses are preparing for the rush of visitors. rosemary? >> jacqueline and jim, sightseeing tours in philadelphia are eager for the convention crowds this summer. it will be an opportunity to do some extra business and to show off all the city has to offer. >> everybody hold on to their hat. >> reporter: with the tom down, visitors aboard big bus tours in old city get a bird's-eye view of independence mall during their trip. the crowd today are manageable but during the last week in july it will be all hands on deck. >> in light of the fact with the dnc we've stepped our game up way, hired more guys than ever, more sales staff. >> if you look to your right, you will see the national constitution center. >> reporter: eight of big bus tour's double deckers are booked every night of the convention. >> we're looking forward to the dnc which we think will be a great opportunity for people to take advantage of our products for them to tour the city and learn what philadelphia is