his baby boy will never celebrate his first birthday. his wife is accused of killing their infant son and her 3-year-old daughter. >> why did she hurt my dad like this? why? he couldn't even go in his room and go to sleep because of the memories, the crib, the baby stuff, he couldn't go in his own room to go to sleep to try to get peace of mind. >> reporter: peace of mind will be hard to come by. according to police the mother took the children to florida to visit a relative. investigators say it was yesterday in this house where they found the children lying next to each other in the master bed room. she held a sheet over their mouths until they were no longer breathing. >> we don't know how florida popped in her brain. when we found out we were like what were you doing in florida. you were supposed to come back here. >> reporter: the family is des

pra pratt for answers. they tell me they've learned in the wake of leo's birth the mother may have been suffering from depression. >> we found out it was like postpartum. >> i couldn't imagine her doing this. i can't. >> reporter: our sister station in miami is working this story in florida as well. our colleagues there just spoke to a man who may have been the last person to talk to the mother before she allegedly killed her children. a reporter broke the news to the man that the two kids he'd recently seen are now dead. >> reporter: the police found both children dead here last night and according to police she admitted to mother smothering them to death with a bed sheet. >> oh, god. oh, god. >> that neighbor says the mother told him she was stressed out because her relatives in florida

would only let her stay there until friday and she didn't have any money to get back to philadelphia. as i mentioned in the piece a moment ago the family in philadelphia told me that the mom may have been suffering from postpartum depression. it's a condition that's more common than you may realize. up to one in seven women suffers from postpartum depression. it can appear days or months after the baby is born and can last for many months. it's not a condition that goes away on its own and mothers should seek treatment as soon as possible. we've posted more information on our website. right now police say the man who fired a shot on i-95 during rush hour is off the streets. police led the 33-year-old out of state police baracks a short time ago. he's accused of firing the shot at another driver near the bridge tuesday morning. gilbert claims the shooting was accidental. no word on what charges he'll face. we were over this bus

accident in philadelphia's west neighborhood. the police say the bus was traveling north on broad and hit a parked car. seven kids went to the hospital. there were no serious injuries. no word on what caused the crash either. it's official, president barack obama has endorsed hillary clinton for president. he did so in a three minute web video released earlier today. jim rosenfield is here with more. >> reporter: on the oonl video the president calls on democrats to unify behind his former secretary of state's bid for president and build on the progress of his eight years in the white house. >> i don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office. she's got the courage, the compassion and the heart to get the job done and i say that as somebody who had to debate her more than 20 times. >> the white house taped that endorsement tuesday.

he'll be campaigning in wisconsin next wednesday. after the news broke donald trump defeattweeted his reactio saying obama endorsed crooked hillary. i wants four more years of obama but nobody else does. bernie sanders met with the president at the white house this afternoon. the two had a discussion about issues facing working families an sanders will he will work with clinton and do everything in his power to defeat trump in november. >> i look forward to meeting with her in the near future to see how we can work together to defeat donald trump and to create a government which represents all of us and not just the 1%. thank you very much. >> sanders stopped short of dropping out of the race. president obama will pay a

visit to the "tonight show". fallon asked the president about all the candidates in the race including trump. you won't want to miss what he had to say. philadelphia's city council is considering a resolution denouncing what they say are donald trump's anti-american values. council woman ginn condemned the resolution. the resolution says his values are at odds with the values of the city of philadelphia. the city council will vote on the resolution next week. let's turn to the weather now. let's look down at our camera in cape may. look at that shot. beautiful out there. people are enjoying a nice day at the beach. >> in some spots it's going to be a cool evening. our mets rolgs is joining us

now. i brought a jacket. i'm going to need it later tonight. you probably too because we have clear skies even with sunshine it's only into the low 70s in the lehigh valley for example. 76 in philadelphia. that's as warm as it's gotten all day today. we have clear skies so as soon as the sun goes down that temperature is going down. in philadelphia by 10:00 we're 66 and 6:00 a.m. 55 degrees. it's one of those nights if the winds die down there's going to be a big difference between the city and suburbs. that's why we have the neighborhood weather. 61 degrees by 10:00 and 48 by 6:00 a.m. in the lehigh valley 60 by 10:00 and 45 degrees by tomorrow morning when you get up. it's going to warm up quickly but parts of new jersey in the 40s as well. we'll talk about the warming trend as we go into the weekend but also some more strong storms

are possible. i'll have the timing on that in a few minutes. >> we'll check back with you soon. meanwhile new concerns are being raised over the soda tax and it has nothing do with how much more you may be paying at the grocery store. in a last minute surprise the council found the money won't benefit children but shore up the city's depleted fund balance. the news came before members passed the bill out of the committee after months of discussion. >> it's a very small amount of money. there's no money going in in the first year. >> had we known it would be funded out of this tax there probably would have been a different level of discussion. >> an amended soda tax would require distributors to pay an additional tax on beverages and flavored water and energy drinks. here's what you need to know about the new tax.

the 1.5 cents per ounce will have to be paid by drubters. it's unclear how much of that cost will be passed on to you when you buy energy drinks. all sweetened drinks is included and that includes diet soda wz p the tax is expected to raise $91 million and that will pay for expanded school and the creation of community schools, improvement to parks and libraries, the mayor's office revealed that about $40 million would go into the city's general fund. right now the search is on for an escaped inmate in wilmington. the man seen here scaled a fence at the community correction center sunday night. the center houses offenders who are transitioning back into the community. roberts had been serving time for theft. a teenager could spend years behind bars for killing a philadelphia man out walking his dog. the judge sentenced the boy

after pleading guilty to murder. the boy shot and killed the man who was walking his dog last spring. smith will face trial for the murder in march of next year. a 92-year-old man who served in world war ii and known in the neighborhood as b.b. died in a fire this morning. he was trapped in his house after the fire started. it was his neighbors who saw the fire and called for help. >> he was praying. i said oh my gosh and i started screaming and that's when i got the phone and dialed 911. >> it's not clear if he had working smoke detectors inside his home so today firefighters spent the day handing out the life saving devices in the neighborhood. what are you willing to do to make your community safer? police in one say have a unique request, what they're asking people to put inside their homes, plus what's the 4th

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families in pottstown will have to find somewhere else to celebrate this independence day. the annual fireworks fun and parade is cancelled this year. the event has been organized by a nonprofit group for the past 30 years but over the last few weeks they've been warning that next to nothing has been raised for the event. >> without having volunteers and social media everybody is saying we're blaming everybody but the reality is if you're not coming off of social media and coming out these things don't happen. >> some in the town say it's okay if the festivities wind a ye wind a year off. is the convenience worth the cost. >> the supporters are pushing for a new train line that would

bring people to philadelphia to the ac international airport but the plan's price tag could stop the whole thing in its tracks. >> tread greenberg explains. >> reporter: kathy got a ride to atlantic city international airport for her trip today but she would consider taking the train if it were an option. >> having a station here would be very convenient for a lot of people. >> reporter: a new bill would direct the state department of transportation and new jersey transit to build a train station at acy. it would link the airport with existing rail service between atlantic city and philadelphia. >> having a train makes everything so simple. >> reporter: officials say it would cost tens of millions of dollars to build a train station here situated between stops

along the way. spirit airlines is the airport's lone commercial carrier. >> business would have to pick up here for that. i don't think that it would be justifiable right now. >> reporter: the prime sponsor of the bill is a north jersey man. he says he appreciates the support for south jersey but admits finding the money to pay for the project won't be easy. >> right now it doesn't look good. it looks bleak but we'll at least have an effort here of trying to do something good for atlantic city. >> reporter: new jersey transit says with the legislative process in the early stages and no specific funding identified the agency is awaiting more discussions about the project. >> it's another option for everyone to consider. >> reporter: an option still facing many hurdles to get on track.

just a spectacular day out there today. this lady took advantage by leashing the dogs up and taking them for a little stroll down chestnut street in old city. terrific day to get out and terrific evening to get out. tomorrow may be even nicer. look at the temperatures here. despite all the sunshine we're still in the 70s. the average high is in the 80s this time of the year but there's no place close to 80 degrees today. we got places close to 70 on their way down into the 60s which will go into the 50s and 40s by tof the night. kenneth square at 73 and chester heights at 73. 71 in newton. we do have a warming trend. it's cool today. it will be a little bit warmer

by tomorrow afternoon but the big jump comes on saturday and it will be warm on sunday. usually you get much cooler weather. some weekend storm but the great majority of the weekend is going to be dry. here is the timing. here is saturday morning. no issues. really nice. saturday mid day still pretty nice. nothing around there. but now here we are in the afternoon, that's some pretty heavy stuff there. strong thunderstorms approaching the lehigh valley. 4:30 in the afternoon. that's again some very strong thunderstorms between the philadelphia and the lehigh vall valley. so we're talking about a brief strong thunderstorm, gusty winds, maybe some hail with that and then it zips out of here by 7:00. so we're talking about less than

an hour's worth of rain but it may be coming down sideways and there are going to be strong winds associated with that. as a matter of fact, there's a risk of severe thunderstorms in this area in yellow especially which does include much of the philadelphia area, pennsylvania, northern delaware, a little bit of south jersey. but it's not likely to hit the shore until saturday night. tomorrow again a spectacular day. up near 80 at fox chase but most other places a little bit short. look at these low temperatures in the morning. allentown 45 first thing in the morning. that's not like june here. wilmington 54 degrees. and for the weekend we're going to be seeing temperatures in the 80s for the most part except for the jersey shore on saturday with that sea breeze and then the thunderstorms at the shore come on saturday night. more on the weekend and the rest

of next week a little bit later. >> thanks. it's looking less likely that you'll be able to bring cold beer on the hot board walk of atlantic city this summer. they are delaying a vote to allow open containers on the board. it was expected to consider the idea last night but it can't consider it again until the july meeting at the earliest. a bill that would automat automatically register voters to vote. under the legislation residents would be automatically registered to vote when they apply or renew a driver's license. hundreds of bernie sanders protesters expected at the democratic national convention in philadelphia next month will be camping out in south jersey. the timberlane campground have

already sold out sites. that's according to an organizer of a group called occupy dnc convention. buses are booked to wind the protesters to and from the convention. her name is stormy and she is one lucky cat. >> people in one county neighborhood kept hearing her cries but they couldn't find her so what happens they call for help. ron answered that call. he went to the neighborhood to find that cat. it took several days before he heard her cries. one day after a rain storm he tried again this time he had more success. follow the sounds to a storm drain. it was about eight feet deep and the little kitty was in there. >> couldn't climb down and she koopt climb out. so i put down two leashes tied together and she crawled in the loop and she put one leg inside and she sat there and let me

lift her out. >> she's in the care of the animal shelter. she believe she's about 6 months old and she's up for adoption. >> if stormy isn't the perfect fit for you there are other animals you can say. july is the clear the shelters event. if you have something in your fridge that's under recall you expect the government to let you know about it. some critics say the fda puts consumers in danger. the earlier the better, that's the idea of diagnosing alzheimer's disease. now doctors may have found a des that does that. hello,

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initiate the voluntary recalls. have consumers been placed in danger. hear from the inspector general who issued the report ahead on the nightly news at 6:30. imagine a test that could detect the onset of alzheimer's disease. researchers have developed a blood test that does that. the samples of blood use the body's immune response to tell if a patient with some memory loss has alzheimer's disease. more than 200 people were involved in the study. the test was 100% accurate. most anti-depressants don't work for childrens and teens and some may be unsafe. doctors stutyed 14 prescriptions and found only prozach would be

useful. thousands packed the service to honor muhammad ali. more than 14,000 people were there to pay tribut/[rç"uz the boxing legend. his casket was on displace during the prayer service. before his death muhammad ali insisted that it be open to fans of all faiths. it's the latest in a week of tributes to the champ in his hometown. >> who has filled the world with more hope and more goodwill than muhammad ali. >> a public memorial service will be held in louisville tomorrow at the kfc center. remember high school? imagine doing all that work and dealing with hardships at home. >> that's the story of some students and tonight they're being celebrating for their accomplishments. we'll hear from them later. say cheese, a local city wants to put up more surveillance cameras but they need homeowners do something

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we are live over breaking news in chestnut hill with a bus

has hit two people. the women were walking when the route l bus hit them. police say the victims were taken to the hospital. they're expected to be okay. count on us to stay on top of this breaking news and bring you any updates as soon as we get them a bus has hit two people. we've learned they're expected to be okay. >> from that shot you can see as it pulled out the germanytown avenue is blocked off. in other news caught on camera from a suspected shooter trying to get away on a bicycle to two men illegally dumping trash. surveillance cameras can catch any number of crimes and that's why police want more of them. the question is who is going to pay for it. >> a lot of people are asking that question. the city needs help so they're asking neighbors to chip in and make the communities safer. >> reporter: when a man was shot

tuesday in this neighborhood a security camera above an apartment recorded the entire thing. >> i hear the two gun shots and he's there on the street just laying down. >> reporter: witnesses watch the suspect take off on a bicycle but he was arrested today. neighbors credit the cameras here that captured his face. >> we know who he is and people need to be alert. >> reporter: this year private home security cameras have solved crimes ranging from homicides to illegal dumping. those cameras are so successful at catching kcriminals that the city is it urging every resident to buy a system and install it in their home. >> this is something of the future. our major crimes have been solved by cameras. >> reporter: the mayor says he's looking for funding to help with the cost. last year they raised $80,000 to buy high tech cameras at

intersections. now they're asking homeowners to pitch in. >> it's let likely that somebody will try to break into your home. >> reporter: this woman has multiple cameras surrounding her home. she supports the plan but it's not a catchall to solve the increasing crime in the city. >> i don't think it's going to stop them because people are going to be ignorant no matter where you go. somebody can see the camera and say i don't care there's a camera there. >> reporter: nbc 10 news. a man is in custody accused of hitting and injuring a septa officer last month. the man is charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash and driving without a license. you may remember a little bit more than two weeks ago the officer was jogging when he was hit. he's had to undergo several surgeries. he's still in the hospital but the good news is that his condition is improving.

an exclusive video shows a crash involving a police officer overnight. the driver throws his car into reverse and then hits the police cruiser and speeds away. this happened during a traffic stop. there's the vehicle backing up and then pulling away off the right side of your screen. this happened in the city's graduate hospital neighborhood. the officers weren't hurt. the police are still looking for that driver. drug task force agents busted a drug ring in burks county. the investigation started in 2014 and it involved tapping the suspects cell phones and going under cover to purchase drugs. police arrested 16 people for allegedly dealing heroine and cocaine and marijuana throughout the country. 26 customers were arrested. pennsylvania lawmakers focus on a new budget that's due later this month some ledgislators ar

trying to learn from the past. today representatives talked about how they were impacted by last year's budget impass. it was part of the house human services committee meeting. the united way was there. they were forced to make a lot of cuts. >> we saw people being laid off and people having their hours cut back and that happened on a pretty significant level across the state. >> during that time more than 70 united way employees were working without pay and now the time is ticking until the next budget, that one is due in 21 days. hundreds of new jobs are coming to the lehigh valley after fedex breaks ground at the largest ground termal in the u.s. it will employ about 600 people an process up to 75,000 packages per hour. construction gets under way later this month and is expected to be finished by september

2018. a new walking and biking trail will help build bridges between some neighborhoods. the trail will be just over one mile starting in point park and running along the same spot as the railroad. when it's finished next year it will connect the neighborhoods. water meters are going to be replaced in the city of wilmington. the city is up grading all residential water meters. this is a picture of the old and new meters. installation is free and takes about 30 minutes. residents will get a letter in the mail letting them know when instalers will be in their neighborhood. the current meters are no longer covered by the manufacture's warranty and are beginning to break. it's a case that has sparked outrage across the country, the student from stanford convicted of sex assault sentenced to just six months in prison. now we're learning he may serve even less time.

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young carefree, that's probably how a lot of us remember our high school experience. >> but not this next group you're going to meet of students. they've been battling illnesses and lost loved ones and been victims of crime but they didn't give up in the classroom. >> we have their stories. >> reporter: i can tell you for these high school seniors the adversity that they have overcome in a short 18 years is more than some have endured in

their lifetime as adults. now as they arrive for their special honor's tonight a certify nad by their peers. this student likes the feel of her cap and gown. >> i want to be a doctor. >> reporter: she wasn't homeless but it felt like it in i didn't feel like i had anybody to talk to. i didn't have a mom and dad to say my day was like this. >> reporter: she says her own mom once told her to quit school and she was fighting the stereotype with friends. >> when they see people sell drugs and they have nice things they're like that's how i'm going to get my nice things by doing what they do. >> reporter: with little family support at home she found herself offering it at school. >> i'm the mom friend. i'm the one saying how are you

doing, how is your day. >> reporter: she's on the debate team, editor of the school paper, and rotc. >> i march to my own drum. i've been that way since i was a toddler. i do what i want. >> reporter: is what she wants most so help people. she will attend west virginia university and then wants to be a military psychologist. >> i'm very nosey. i want to go inside their head and figure out why are you like this and help them be better. i want to be successful. i want to do great. >> reporter: the graduation rate in camden is on the climb. it was 50% in 2014 and now it's 64%. all seniors being honored tonight got accepted to college. their official graduation is two weeks away but tonight will be an honor they don't forget. >> that guys sound great behind

her. >> really nice night, nice story. >> thanks. it was a march of the machines though down in capitol hill. >> the nation's best bots were in washington today. >> a drone can fly and be doing things such as counting fruit. >> the expo marks the anniversary for the initiative. > . they'll never get robots to do the weather, right?

okay. temperatures today in the 70s throughout the area. a little cool for this time of year especially with sunshine and we have some places have gotten close to 80 degrees but not quite. 46 in metford. 74 in hamilton and 70 in princeton. all that sunshine and only 70 degrees. the official high today of philadelphia was 77 and tomorrow about 79 and then saturday we really jump up and then sunday is still warm but a very windy day. we're going to be seeing and talking about weekend thunderstorms. but don't let that ruin all your plans here because we're going to have a lot of sunshine and warm temperatures over the weekend but we've got that one exception. and that one exception could be a noisy one. it's not going to happen saturday morning.

there's saturday morning. nothing going on. saturday mid day still quiet. warming up. now, later on during the day is impressive. you see these purples and pink colors that's a really heavy thunderstorms right over the allentown area at 4:00 in the afternoon. by 5:00, one hour later, down to philadelphia. so it's moving fast. that means it's not going to last that long. but it also means there's going to be a lot of wind with it because it takes a lot of wind to move storms quickly. there's 6:00. it's past philadelphia but really still strong. in the evening that's when it hits the shore. most of the weekend even most of saturday is fine and then we're dry as we go into sunday but we are definitely on the windy side on sunday. the highest risk for severe

storms on saturday goes from cleveland all the way to philadelphia so we're part of that area. and heading to the shore for example tomorrow what a beautiful day. 79 degrees. saturday most of the day is fine. we've got a sea breeze so it's only 72 degrees. the thunderstorms don't come until after 7:00. sunday is dry and warm and windy. in the pok owe nose it's going to be chilly tomorrow. saturday the showers and thunderstorms arrive early afternoon perhaps and then sunday is a cool and windy day. but it looks like it's going to be dry. now as we head through the rest of the weekend there's that big temperature jump from tomorrow to saturday. humidity goes up too but that's a brief thunderstorm. could be some very gusty winds

maybe damaging winds or a little hail in those storms. sunday is windy but warm. monday windy but warm. we've got a couple or three wibdy days here and still windy on tuesday with some showers moving in. wednesday the possibility of showers too with temperatures above average and you don't see any kind of cool or really hot weather over the next ten days. some of the best professional senior players of golf are in our area right now. the championship kicked off today and featured ledge ends. they're teeing after the cricket club today through sunday. the tour is expected to bring in about $10 million in the area through hotel, restaurant and transportation spending. we have football at lincoln

heights. it's soccer. we'll bring you back live when we come back. >> looking forward to that. new at 6:00 sit down with the secret service what you need to know about the democratic national convention and how it will impact your every day life even if you don't&the convention there in south philly. to grow up.

but teachers like mr. elliot saw something in me. made a connection with me. now i'm a teacher myself, right here in camden. i'm just passing it along to my own students and making those same connections my teachers made with me. now that's some beautiful music. i'm jamal dickerson, and i'm proud to be a new jersey educator.

well check in now with lester holt. >> good to see you. what's coming up on nightly news. >> hi. good to see you. ahead for us with the president now openly endorsing hillary clinton all eyes are on bernie sanders. what is his next move? photos surface of the young man at the center of a california sexual assault case raising questions about his len ant sentence and a year after leaving late night david letterm letterman speaks with tom baracka. our camera showing lincoln financial field hosting a different kind of football. the soccer tournament is in

philadelphia for the next five days. we know how much people love american football especially around here in philly. >> if you are doubting the popularity of soccer the tournament will have a $41 million impact on the city. we are live outside the field where the first match happens tonight. >> reporter: how does i've been of eagles games and it's a lot warmer and it's the similar kind of passion with more latin flare. you see the fans going into the stadium for the game. i got to practice my spanish today with fans from south america. they're loud and so proud. >> i love you. >> reporter: their soccer fans. they don't get to see their squad play live much so they're making some noise tonight.

75,000 people are coming to our area for the regional soccer games over the next few days. many of them are wearing the blue. >> it's my dream to see these people. >> reporter: soccer fans will generate about $41 million in rev nau. >> it's very good. >> reporter: this family drove down from canada. >> we have the jersey. >> reporter: fans are some serious tailgaters. they know how to grill. >> we do a lot of ribs and chicken. it's something traditional from my country. >> reporter: all day long lots of people have been here to celebra celebrate their country and heritage in our area. >> we love mexico but we're going to win. >> reporter: as we come back here i want to explain i haven't seen a lot of zen valla fans

here. i'm thinking i'm going to get a jersey and i also want to let you know the u.s. is going to play here on saturday night. if you want to get a ticket they are still come left. they are about $83 a pop. it would be nice weather. you're not going to need to wear your scarf. i look dashing. >> you do look dashing. >> there will be three games at the field. the u.s. will play on saturday. tickets are on sale right now. coming up next an exclusive interview with the secret service in charge of the dnc. >> the dnc is coming to philadelphia and i have new information about how it could effect you even if you're not going to the convention. warm up for a friday and especially over the weekend but

showers and thunderstorms are also headed our way for part of the weekend. the neighborhood weather is next. lots of packages and lots of jobs, the new boost for the economy next at 6:00.

i know how hard this job can be and that's why i know hillary will be so good at it.

>> this is official, president obama endorses hillary clinton as his pick to replace him in the white house. good evening everyone. >> first up at 6:00 four more years, that's the president's message late this afternoon. president obama called on democrats to get behind hillary clinton and build on his eight years in the white house. >> i want those of you who have been with me from the beginning of this incredible journey to be the first to know that i'm with her. i am fired up and i cannot wait to get out there and campaign for hillary. >> hillary clinton tweeted honored to have you with me. i'm fired up and ready to go. donald trump also quickly responded to the choice for president. tweeting obama just endorsed cooked hillary. he wants four more years of obama but nobody else does. the president's endorsement came a short time after his meeting

with bernie sanders at the white house today. sanders is not ready to get out of the race yet but he did say he looks forward to meeting with clinton to see how they can work together to beat donald trump in november. >> i am going to do everything in my power and i will work as hard as i can to make sure that donald trump does not become president of the united states. >> sanders will compete in next week's final primary in the direct of columbia. today we learned new details about what everyone can expect at next month's democratic national convention. we know there will be plenty of protesters rallying behind bernie sanders in philadelphia next month. there will also be road closures. laura sat down with an interview with the secret service. so many people have questions about how this will impact their lives. >> reporter: we wanted to know