right now on the -- where exactly this threat and this attack came from. we continue to work this story. we'll break in as events warrant to update you. and of course, we'll have full coverage on the "nbc nightly news." for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news, new york. nbc 10 breaking news. we're following breaking news coming out of turkey. two explosions have rocked istanbul's airport. we're just getting word there are at least ten people dead, and more than 40 people hurt. no one has yet claimed responsibility, but some witnesses are saying it was a triple suicide attack. nbc news spoke with one witness

who saw a bomber blow himself and then heard a third explosion. there are also reports of gunfire at the scene. this is happening in the international terminal at the airport at a very busy time of the day. we'll continue to monitor the breaking news story and bring you any updates as soon as we get them. in the meantime, 20 minutes of nonstop news continues with the threat of severe weather here at home. most areas seeing clouds and rain. but the first alert radar is tracking storms that could bring hail, damaging winds and also flooding to parts of the area. first alert is in effect in several parts where the storms could hit. >> or weather technology is pinpointing those neighborhoods that could be the biggest impacted. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking those storms. glenn, what do you see? >> yeah, denise, in the next hour or to the threat is limited to the first portion of the area. the first alert is for lehigh

valley, berks county, chester, montgomery, bucks and also delaware counties. that goes until 10:00 p.m. it could possibly be extended into the philadelphia area, depending on how these storms maintain themselves over the next few hours. possible severe thunderstorm with damaging winds, and some hail along with the downpours. we had some rain earlier today from delaware and south jersey. that has moved out. we have thunderstorms obviously across portions of central pennsylvania. they are moving to the east. now, the main storm, as you can see, is near harrisburg, moving straight east toward reading. and at the current speed it would take nearly the hour for it to get there. these storms are not moving as fast as normal severe thunderstorms do move. so that could be helpful here. there is a severe thunderstorm warning just east of harrisburg

for that cell that is moving into berks county right now. further to the south, we just have a few sprinkles possible. and everything is fine there. but the future cast does show at least scattered showers and thunderstorms through the early evening across parts of the area. we'll continue to keep you updated on that and have more updates through the next couple of hours. >> glenn, these storms could pop up with little warning. our first alert weather team will be tracking them for you throughout the afternoon, of course. they'll bring us updates on the air every 15 minutes and send out weather alerts on the nbc 10 app. now, to a proposed gas tax hike in new jersey that could have hundreds of thousands of drivers paying more at the pump just in time for the july 4th holiday weekend. early this morning, state lawmakers passed a 23 cents per gallon gas tax increase that governor chris christie could

sign by friday. new jersey always has had the lowest gas prices in our tri-state region. today, the average is $2.03. $2.18 in delaware. but if the new tax passes, new jersey won't be the cheapest anymore. today's average, for example, would be hiked to $2.26. nbc 10 south jersey bureau reporter sydney long has more on the reason for the proposed increase, and reaction from drivers. sydney? >> reporter: well, denise, of course, one reason for this hike right now is to fix new jersey's deteriorating roads. the reason it's all playing out in trenton as we speak, because state lawmakers are working to finalize the budget before the start of the fiscal year which is now just three days away, july 1st. and in order to offset what drivers may pay, a little bit more here at the pumps, governor christie is offering a fairness package. it could save you elsewhere when you go shopping.

>> unfortunately, the thing that we all have to deal with. but it definitely made me fill up my tank today. >> reporter: with an hour back and forth for work each day, akeen and dozens of other drivers aren't happy with trenton lawmakers right now. >> definitely not something people would be excited about. >> reporter: paying 23 cents more at the pumps. governor chris christie struck a deal with the lawmakers in the a assemb assembly, in exchange for decrease of sales tax from 7% to 6%. that would be phased in over two years. in turn, the gas hike will replenish the state's nearly dry transportation trust fund. and push more money towards fixing roads and bridges. >> there's a lot of flat tires, a lot of people that get damaged rims on their cars. that's also frustrating as well. >> reporter: aaa mid-atlantic calls it long overdue, that will not deter holiday travelers if

they vote yes on thursday. >> right now we don't see it will have an immediate impact. people have already planned their trips. they're looking forward to their summer vacations. >> reporter: a 15,000 miles per year with a 20-gallon tank equates to 3 bucks a week. anyone who uses our roads will pay it. >> we've got a lot of drivers who come into our state that take advantage of our cheaper gas prices. and that will continue. >> reporter: this deal does not come at a completely awful time. considering this time last summer we were all paying about 50 cents more per gallon at the pump. we did reach out to several senators today. senate president sweeney as well as diane allen who was just trying to reach me back as our story was on the air just now, so we will hear from those senators and find out how they may vote come this thursday. live in gloster township, sydney long, nbc 10 news.

now, to the death of a philadelphia football legend. former eagles coach buddy ryan died this morning. buddy ryan was a football icon and beloved by birds fans for the transformation he brought to the team in the late 1980s. ryan's agent said he died in kentucky this morning, but did not give a cause. nbc 10's tim furlong has more on today's loss, from fans and people who knew the sports legend. >> reporter: buddy was the essence of philadelphia. buddy ryan and his oklahoma accent weren't very philly at all, but man, did he get us. >> he just -- he put it out there, you know? people loved him for it. philly loved him for it. they like the fact that he pushed hard and didn't take any crap from anybody. >> reporter: bdy ryan was only here a few years and never won a single play-off game, although he probably would have won one in '88. buddy always said what was on

his mind and all he wanted was to beat down the rivals. >> the biggest thing is that he just loved kicking dallas' [ bleep ]. >> in three words, he was in your face. >> reporter: merrill was the voice of the eagles back then, still is today. he agrees buddy had it out for dallas. just to rub a big win in the cowboys' faces. former cowboy coach jimmy johnson tweeted today he loves buddy's approach to the game and troy aikman said buddy was a defensive genius, and that as a quarterback you knew it was going to be a painful day when you faced him. >> he was a great man to be around. those were fun days for everybody who loved the philadelphia eagles. >> reporter: i'm tim furlong, nbc 10 news. for more on buddy ryan's life and legacy, go to nbc 10 app, how he made philly a

football town. the fight over immigration reform spilled into the streets of philadelphia today. protesters blocked traffic in center city. this is in response to friday's supreme court tied vote on president obama's immigration reform plan. they want president obama to use his executive authority to put a hold on deportation. and we're joined live in center city with more on today's demonstrations. andrea? >> reporter: denise, i can tell you that protest continued on out here until a few minutes ago when the last activist was released. we are told that they will face charges for obstructing the highway after linking arms and sitting in the middle of the road, causing a traffic nightmare that lasted nearly two hours. let's look at video of that scene. it all started shortly after

10:00 this morning when the group of around 40 demonstrators marched on from the i.c.e. office down to 50th street. once there, the crowd stood in the way of cars coming out of the 676 exit ramp. about 15 minutes later police started rerouting the cars trapped on the ramp. the protest is in response to last week's supreme court ruling over the immigration reform, sending it back to lower courts. >> without passing in the supreme court, we have to escalate again. we have to make sure our voices are heard. the only way people listen to us. >> reporter: two men, two women and one juvenile formed a human chain and sat down on the pavement refusing to move. they included a college student, a priest, a mother of a u.s. citizen and a 13-year-old whose family would have benefited from the parents of americans program. their priority was the safety of the demonstrators, while they worked with power tools to

remove the pvc pipes and chains linking their arms. >> when it comes time that arrest is -- there's no alternative but to make arrests, we'll do it professionally and decently as we did today. >> reporter: i can tell you that operation to remove the pipes from their arms took well over an hour. according to the protesters, well, they tell me we can expect to see a lot more of them during the national -- democratic national convention in a few weeks. live in center city, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, andrea. she'll have more on the immigration protest on telemundo 62 coming up at 5:30 and 6:00. happening now, emergency workers are searching for three crew members missing in the wreckage of this train collision in the texas panhandle. the trains crashed head-on and sent a huge black cloud of smoke into the sky. it's not clear how fast the

train was going, but the speed limit in the area is 70 miles an hour. >> we have new information about a recall of millions of ikea dressers. the company says can easily tip over and put children in danger. from west chester, in fact, six children killed by the dressers. they have reports of nearly 40 children injured. if you have one of the dressers, you can go to ikea and pick up a free kit to attach the furniture to the wall, or ask for a full refund if you have a recalled dresser made after 2002. older furniture is eligible for a store credit. >> if you are unable or unwilling to take your chest or dresser to a store, call ikea and ask them to come and remove the product from your home. >> most of the dangerous furniture it the model name and will no longer be sold by ikea. if you drive volkswagen, you could be getting a $5,000 check in the mail.

the payments will compensate owners of cars linked to volkswagen's cheating scandal. it's part of a $14 billion settlement revealed today. asi aside -- the size of the payment will depend on the car. you can fix the car or they'll buy it back. just in for investors worried about their stocks and 401(k)s. the market just closed in the green, after two straight days of triple-digit drops. the dow closed up 269 points, as you see there. recent fluctuation comes with the brexit vote. start dreaming about winning $400 million. that's what tonight's mega millions jackpot is worth. you can't miss the $390 million payoff on this billboard. the fourth largest in mega millions history. feeling lucky? you have until 9:59 p.m. to be exact to buy a ticket. if you feel like saving your money instead, how does a night

of free family fun sound? >> there's plenty of it planned tonight. lauren is live in south philadelphia where one of the many activities begins soon. hey, lauren, what's going on there? >> reporter: hey, denise. yeah, this is really fun here tonight. this is a dinosaur theme, by the way. check it out. they are playing the good dinosaur here tonight. as you mentioned, it's free. the movie is free, the popcorn is free. on all of these screens around here, they are going to be playing this movie. but i also got a sneak peek today at a family-friendly event, another one. there are so many with wawa welcome america that is all about reading. >> classic stories. >> reporter: she's going through the boxes of books that will soon end up in a child's hands. they're among the more than

5,000 set to be distributed at philadelphia library tomorrow, as part of wawa welcome america. here at the library on vine street, and at 53 other locations around philadelphia, you can bring your child to hear a story, as part of go forth and read. >> that's the first time we've done this, at the same time across the city. kids will be knowing that kids like them all across the city will be reading similar books at the same time. >> reporter: this 3-year-old loves books. >> she gets excited. we come here almost every day. >> reporter: and reading is important. even for the very young who have the books read to them. >> every night. we've been for quite some time. >> why do you think that's important? >> you know, i had trouble reading as a kid. and i think that, you know, reinforcement starting at a young age is really important to build self-confidence and interest. >> reporter: and she believes this fits right in with celebrating our nation's birthday. >> i think it brings freedom. i think you have more choices

when you're interested in reading and a better reader. so i think it definitely ties into independence. >> reporter: that event starts at 2:00 tomorrow at all those libraries. right here at xfinity live tonight, the good dinosaur is going to be played on these big screens. so if your kid is a fan of that movie, you still have time to get here. the movie starts at 6:00. the event itself starts at 5:00. i can tell you, i can see the kids already coming in here to play with some of the dinosaur games that we've got here. and i'll be back in the next hour to tell you all about the rocky theme for tomorrow. live at xfinity live, nbc 10 news. here's what you can do on day two of the wawa welcome america festival. museum without walls will be free to anybody. and you can access it by phone, mobile app or on the web. also, you can take advantage of a screening of the legend of

tarzan tonight at 7:30, at the kimmel center. as mentioned by lauren, there's a screening of the good dinosaur that starts in less than an hour at xfinity live. for a complete calendar, for events including monday's concert beginning at 5:00 p.m., just tap the nbc 10 app. nbc 10 is the media sponsor of the festival. now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with glenn "hurricane" schwartz. we're tracking showers and thunderstorms. the worst of them are in central pennsylvania now. you can see over the skyline, it's pretty cloudy. and threatening. high humidity out there. i'll tell you, much more so than what we've seen. there's a line developing of showers and thunderstorms near harrisburg headed straight to the east. it's not moving real fast. and that may help us as far as severe thunderstorms are

concerned. but then it creates more rain, because the storms are over the same spot for a long period of time. headed straight to the east, so around 5:30, so these are moving more slowly than most severe thunderstorms do move. the futurecast shows some of the remnants of that moving toward the philadelphia area by 6:00 to 7:00 tonight. we may see it weaken a little bit because the clouds have been around here for a good bit of the day. it's still going to be pretty strong. the question is, is it going to be strong or severe. not everybody is going to get hit by a strong storm, but you can see some of the remnants of this going down into delaware later on during the evening hours, and then it's going to take a little while for everything to clear out. but it will be clearing out. we have 85 degrees in lehigh

value, ranging down to the 70s at the jersey shore. the warmest air is up in the lee high valley. the most unstable air, the most humid area, the area most likely to get hit with these strong storms. reading is 82 degrees. mertstown 84. whitehall 86 degrees. the more warmth you get, the more fuel into the storms. nice weather wednesday and thursday, and then things change a little bit. we're going to be seeing these storms return on friday. we've got beautiful weather wednesday and thursday. humidity will be down. no showers and storms expected. not quite as warm tomorrow as it will be on thursday. but you can see on friday, we've got the afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for much of the area. now, tomorrow, we do not have showers and storms. the humidity's going to be much

lower. chestnut hill, yardley at 86, easton at 84 degrees, berlin 86 degrees. at the shore, near 80 degrees. the wind is going to be relatively light. you get a chance to see the temperature go up before we see the sea breeze. all right. here's the holiday. looking pretty good overall. 90 on saturday. 86 sunday. 88 on monday. at the moment we're keeping things dry. there will be a front that's going to be fairly close on sunday and into monday. right now, we're keeping it far enough away to give us some nice weather. there's new data coming in right now. we'll keep you updated in the next couple of hours on that. the upcoming holiday weekend could soon go from boom to bust in one jersey shore town. >> next, a looming strike that could bring atlantic city to a halt. and what's being done to keep visitors' vacations on track? plus, summer safety. the consumer watchdog list of

the most dangerous toys your child could get their hands on coming up this season. a runaway caress cue. the man who gets hit is okay, thanks to good samaritans who rushed in to help. we'll tell you how they saved his life. the closing bell on wall street. we showed you the dow was up. looks like the nasdaq and s&p are up today as well.

we continue to follow breaking news out of istanbul,

turkey, this afternoon. explosions at istanbul's main airport, reports of two of them confirmed by the u.s. state department. turkish officials are saying as many as 10 people are dead and 20 hurt. these are believed to be from suicide bombers. so far there's been no claim of responsibility for this latest carnage. count on nbc 10 to monitor this breaking news. we'll bring you updates throughout this newscast, in fact throughout the afternoon and evening. now take a look at this video. this man right here. lucky to be alive after that car backs up, trapped him underneath. in china, witnesses lifting that car off the man. here he is now covering in the hospital. he's expected to be okay. hover boards and kiddie pools, they sound like a lot of fun. >> but they're among many toys now on the consumer watchdog's

annual list of dangerous summer toys. the world against toys causing harm has been releasing toy lists for more than three decades. toy guns, trampolines, bounce houses and as we mentioned hoverboards and kiddie pools. it represents the range of dangers faced by children with summer toys from eye injuries to drownings. for a link to the full list head over to our website nbc10.com. speaking of dangerous, a philadelphia woman said a live wire fell on her front lawn after a peco transformer fell in her yard. >> after weeks turned into months, she reached out to nbc 10 responds and you'll see how harry hairston was able to help next. i'm watching this line of storms. the first alert radar, could impact parts of the area. that's next in my first alert forecast. it's hard to believe the king of prussia mall could get

bigger. but dozens of new stores are about to open, and we're going to give you a sneak peek, all new on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

new information about the breaking news out of turkey. that's where two explosions rocked istanbul's ataturk airport. >> keith jones has been following developments for us from the digital operations center. keith, bring us up to speed. >> we're getting reports from turkish officials now, the country's justice minister confirms at least 10 people have been killed in those blasts, at least 2 of them, more than 20 of them wounded. we want to show the first images coming in shortly after the blasts. nbc news is reporting there were two suicide bombers. we're also learning that at

least one of the explosions hit outside the airport's international arrival terminal. local news media reporting the sound of gunfire at that scene. turkey suffered several bombings in several months. it included two in istanbul targeting tourists which authorities blame on the islamist state group. right now no one has claimed responsibility for this attack. we'll continue to monitor the breaking news for you. as soon as we know anything new, we'll make sure to get it back to you. keith jones, nbc 10 news. now to our forecast. clouds, rain and storms are all with us today. most places are just seeing dreary skies and a few raindrops, like you see here in center city. the umbrellas are up. others could see storms. it's no those areas where first alert is in effect. >> let's to chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz for the latest on these storms. glenn? >> yeah, and the farther north and west you are of philadelphia, the greater the

threat of any kind of severe storms. you can see we've got a bit of a line near harrisburg, another little piece up towards scranton. this is all moving in the general direction of the east. it's not moving real fast. mostly severe weather moves very rapidly. this is only moving at 25 miles an hour. and this is starting to move a little bit more toward the southeast here. it's going through harrisburg, and if it continues to move in that general direction, it would be near ex iter about 5:50, pottstown 6:46 king much prussia. that's pretty long. long time between now and when that storm would hit. so a lot of things that can happen here. and the future computer showing that we do have the continued threat of showers and storms as we go through the 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. hours, up to 8:00.

there's the storms going right through philadelphia area and in through wilmington. we're talking about heavy rain, and a good bit of lightning with some of these storms. not as many reports of gusty winds, of course, the storm just isn't moving fast enough. there's the storm's 10:00 in parts of delaware. and then things start to fade away, as we go through the night, setting us up for nice weather. we'll talk more about what happens after the storms move through. and the big weekend in a few minutes. >> these storms could pop up with little warning, but our first alert weather team will be tracking them for you throughout the afternoon and bring us updates every 15 minutes on the air. also, sending out weather aletters op the nbc 10 app. a woman says problems with her utility company left her turning to nbc 10 responds for help. >> she believes peco is responsible for damaging her property. and harry is here with her

story. >> let me tell you about this one. it all started with an explosion just feet from her home. >> we heard this loud boom. we didn't know what it was. >> reporter: rhonda said that boom came while she was sitting in the living room with her family. >> by the time we looked at each other and we said, what is that? we heard another boom. >> reporter: burrows tells us she went to the front door and saw a peco transformer had exploded and caught wire. a live wire fell into her hedges and set them ablaze. >> i shut the door and told my husband, we've got to get out of the house. >> reporter: peco cut the power and the family got out safely. months later, burrows showed us the damage to her hedges. >> still charred. >> yeah, they're charred. >> reporter: she filed a claim with peco for damage to the hedges and sidewalk. that was back in april. >> when i put through the claim they told me it would be done within two weeks. >> reporter: but two weeks turned into months. burrows says she called peco

five times before she called nbc 10 responds. >> i saw you on tv and i said, let me call harry and see what he can do for me. >> reporter: we reached out to peco, and the next day they repaired the sidewalk. burrows tells us peco has put a claim through to replace her hedges free of charge. peco spokesperson armstrong said he didn't have any knowledge of the two-week promise, but the claim was already going through the process. >> we work hard to resolve any claims within 30 days. >> reporter: armstrong adds, sometimes they can take up to six to eight weeks depending on the weather. burrows said before she contacted nbc 10 responds, she thought she was going to end up stuck paying for the repairs. >> thank you, harry. >> i'm so happy for you. >> thank you. i appreciate all you've done for me. thank you very much. >> got a nice good ending there. burrows said she had a contractor give her an estimate

of the cost for the repairs to the sidewalk, it would have cost her $2,250. >> great resolution. >> add that to the recovering, $46,149. guys, we have been doing this just two months now. >> six figures. rooting for you. >> six figures for the delaware valley. >> start tomorrow. coming up tomorrow on nbc 10 responds, a broken washing machine puts one family at wit's end. more than 100 calls for help, they finally turned to harry and that's tomorrow at 4:00. parents of premature babies have a new way to stay connected when they can't be at their newborn's side. >> how a local hospital is giving parents peace of mind when they have to leave their baby at the hospital.

a baby born in the u.s. has birth defects related to the zika virus. the mother contracted the virus in haiti and traveled to florida, having her baby. according to the cdc, four other babies in the u.s. have been born with birth defects related to zika. one was born in new jersey. earlier this month. speaking of babies, moms of premature infants must go home long before their baby. it forces a tough separation. >> now moms and dads from one local hospital have a way to ease the pain of being apart. now, parents who deliver at st. mary medical center in bucks county can get a peek at their baby remotely from a smartphone or computer, courtesy of a super hero project which gave the hospital $5,000 to cover the cost of that new camera system. >> so that's going to help nurture the mom, and create a bonding experience for them to

really see their child 24 hours a day. >> reporter: the cameras look down on each of the six incubators in the neonatal intensive care unit. glenn? >> i'm tracking this line of storms that could bring parts of the area severe weather. i'll let you know when the threat's going to end and before they'll return before the fourth of july holiday weekend.

women ming ton is paying tribute to veterans while sprucing up its image. the mural was pasted on the side of a building for veterans who were homeless. the theme is telling the stories of service members who are coming back from deployment, and settling back into civilian life. nbc 10 needs your help to

recognize the people who are making a difference in the community. nbc 10 and nbc universal are giving away grants to local nonprofits. we call it 21st century solutions and the goal is to support organizations that are implementing new and innovative programs out there. the application is on our website, go to nbc10.com. the deadline to apply is august 26th. now, your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. well, most of our area looks more threatening than it really is. you can see with the live radar, there's a gigantic area where there's not a drop of rain. but we've got a line of thunderstorms and some other storms that are on the way, and they're moving to the east. now, you can see this is just west of lancaster right now. and some of this is pretty heavy. it was in harrisburg, and moving a little bit to the southeast.

and what was approaching reading has really weakened, as you can see. things have changed just in the last half hour. now, with this cluster, it continues moving to the east, that would reach coatesville, close to 6:00 tonight. near 7:30 in philadelphia. these storms are moving much more slowly than typical storms do at this time of the year, or if they're going to be severe. i think the main threat will be the lightning, and some very, very heavy rain. here we go. this afternoon, the futurecast, it keeps this line intact, brings the storm into the philadelphia area, between 7:00 and 8:00. as you saw, because it's only moving at 20, 25 miles an hour, it's going to take longer than the normal line. so it's going to last longer, too. there's 9:00 tonight. and it's still in parts of delaware, extreme south jersey. so it's not going to be until later tonight where we actually start drying out.

and drier air will be moving in by tomorrow morning, setting us up for some pretty nice weather. and speaking of nice weather, after some rough going earlier in the day, it's getting a little nicer at the shore, but it's still on the cool side, only 72 in atlantic city. the ocean temperature, 71 degrees. that's the most important number on there, because that's going to affect the air temperatures as we head through the weekend. tomorrow we have pretty good conditions here. reading 84. no rain tomorrow. lower humidity. it's going to be a comfortable, beautiful day. robbinsville at 86. close to 80 at the shore before the sea breeze kicks in. the ten-day outlook, we've got another round of showers and storms coming. that's on friday. tomorrow and thursday are looking great.

friday we have the thunderstorms. then we have drier air coming in for saturday. near 90 degrees. humidity up a little bit. sunday, we're keeping at least partly cloudy. there's going to be moisture to the south. the question is just how far south does it go. as you see, through fourth of july, we're continuing to keep temperatures in the upper 80s, without real high humidity. there is a better chance of the sunshine the farther north you go. so that's what's going to make this forecast a little bit tricky. so it's not a slam dunk. but at the moment, conditions do favor pretty good weather over the holiday weekend. nothing too hot or too humid or too stormy. >> hopefully the rain will stay down to the south. >> right. >> thanks, glenn. ready to strike, that's the message from casino workers in atlantic city.

>> next, the preparations under way to make sure the holiday weekend can go on without thousands of employees. all new tonight on nbc 10 news at 5:00. we had new iphones on our account. i said, i didn't buy any iphones. >> the new kind of identity theft. scammers taking total control of your cell phone number. how they're pulling this off and what you can do to stop it. we continue to follow breaking news out of istanbul, turkey, live pictures here at the airport where two explosions have killed 10, wounded more than 20 others. this is at istanbul's main airport. live pictures we're just getting in from the scene. nbc news will have a special report at the top of the hour. we'll be right back.

the chances of a holiday weekend walkout by casino workers seems to be increasing. >> the union and five casinos are still talking. but we got a look today at the preparations under way for a potential strike friday. nbc 10 jersey shore reporter is live at atlantic city. ted? >> reporter: denise and jim, i'm told both sides have been negotiating today, a union source says there's been a little progress. but so far, no deal on the new contract. and the likelihood of a walkout appears to be growing. signs of a possible atlantic city casino workers strike becoming more clear today. as union members receive strike i.d. cards, and sign up for

picket lines. >> i'm hoping that something comes to resolution and if not, i'm more than ready to go out. >> a strike is likely possible at one or more properties. >> reporter: the president of unite here local 54 said negotiations are continuing. the union represents more than 6,000 workers at the five casinos involved. employees could walk out starting friday. right at the beginning of the big fourth of july weekend. >> it will be extremely disruptive. >> it's the best thing to do. they want equal wage. >> reporter: the union is demanding higher pay for workers and now that atlantic city's casino industry has started to rebound, the union wants to get back certain benefits it gave up a few years ago when the gaming halls were in worse financial shape. >> i can't afford to stay in the building. after 25 and a half years, i make $8.95 an hour. >> reporter: the last strike by

casino workers was in d'4. the walkout lasted 34 days and became ugly, with at least one striking employee claiming he was attacked and injured by casino security guards. >> if we have that again, people are going to go someplace else on a permanent basis. and i think the danger is for atlantic city. >> reporter: a spokeswoman for tropicana and taj mahal declined to comment today. i reached out to caesar's entertainment which owns the other three casinos involved but got no response. the union said negotiations will resume tomorrow. live in atlantic city, ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. here's keith jones. >> next on nbc 10 news at 5:00, the king of prussia mall was big, but get ready, dozens of new stores are about to open. we've got a sneak peek inside. the first alert weather team tracks the storms as they move

closer to our area. i'll have the latest timing for your neighborhood. we continue to follow breaking news from turkey. at least ten people are dead after a series of explosions at the ataturk airport. we're getting new information. we'll have a live update right here on nbc 10 news at 5:00. sab

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news out of turkey where two explosions rocked istanbul's ataturk airport. this is new video that shows people inside the terminal taking cover following the blasts. at least ten people are dead, about 20 wounded. a turkish official just confirmed there were two suicide attackers. this is unfolding at the busy arrivals terminal. there are no inbound or outbound u.s. passenger flights to turkey right now. stay with us. nbc news will have a special report with new information in about two minutes' time. first let's train our sights here locally. we want to give you an update on the first alert record. the storms are moving closer to our region. >> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking those storms, and when they could arrive in your neighborhood. glenn? >> these storms are moving much more slowly than normal storms do. especially when they're

organized into lines like this one is. it continues to head to the southeast, toward the philadelphia area. part of it, though, has pretty much broken up.?< this middle part headed the general direction of pottstown and allentown. now we're looking at the lancaster area and moving to the southeast from that as the strongest portion of this storm. so that would be hitting lancaster right around now. it will take about an hour to get to coatesville. 7:00 at radner. 7:30 in philadelphia if it continues at that present speed. we do have a severe thunderstorm warning in the lancaster area for the line of storms. gusty winds, but a good bit of lightning, maybe even some hail, and a lot of rain. yeah, you could see it toward the southeast. again, if it continues moving in this direction, don't worry. delaware will be affected,