car. there's only one person that murdered marie jackson. and he's sitting right there. >> but the prosecution was pointing in the wrong direction, said the defense attorney in his closing remarks to the jury. >> the actual evidence does not support the allegation that andre killed marie. it certainly doesn't support it beyond or doesn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. why? there's a simple answer. andre didn't kill marie. >> nearly two decades after marie's murder, the case was finally before a jury. and just 2 1/2 hours later, there was a verdict. >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant andre jackson guilty of the crime of first-degree murder. >> andre jackson was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. for marcus singleton, this victory was bittersweet. he still wants to hear the truth

from andre himself. he knows he says that that may never come, but he hopes his mother would be proud that he finally spoke up. >> i try to live my life to make her proud of me. i'm never going to give up. never going to give up on anything that i feel is important. and -- >> and that's her. >> and that's her. that's living for her. that's honoring her and honoring her name. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. anks for

nbc 10 news starts now. under water. heavy rain brings flooding to our area during the start of the

holiday weekend. good evening, i'm jaclyn london. >> and i'm jay rosenfield. streets and neighborhoods left really unrecognizable. the floodwater rose fast, and there was really nowhere to go. >> neighborhoods are still trying to dry out tonight. >> reporter: check this out, water from a flooded back yard is flowing down this driveway into a drain which was overwhelmed for hours tonight. there was just too much water that came too quickly. skyforce 10 above a shopping center shows a parking lot turned into a lake. the water rushed into this sdranded delivery truck. nearby passenger cars were halfway submerged. >> it got crazy. >> reporter: jose cruz knew it was going to rain. but he did not expect water to end up inside his car. >> all this is wet. everything is wet. >> reporter: this home looked like an island. the muddy water filled in around

it. the. >> it happens often and nobody helps us. >> reporter: neighbors have complained about the drainage system before. this time someone grabbed a rake and tried to free debris. this man waded into his back yard to free his dog. but other animals did not survive. >> the chickens got drowned. >> reporter: so many streets flooded, drivers felt like they didn't have a choice but to go through. >> it felt like i was in a river or ocean or something. it was just really, really devastating, really, really frightening. >> reporter: with water rising above her seat, firefighters pushed her free. now her car won't start. >> it was too much, just too much, and i've never seen it like this before. >> reporter: the skies finally did clear, but families out here have a lot of work to do to make sure their yards are cleaned up and ready for events planned for this holiday. nbc 10 news. the. one viewer says he spotted what appears to be a funnel

cloud. >> he says he recorded this video. we have not confirmed exactly what we're seeing here. >> let's bring in first alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz. is a funnel cloud possible with the weather we saw tonight? >> yes, and in that area, we did detect rotation in the clouds. the so we saw tremendous amountf rain. but we have showers in the poconos, that's just a temporary thing, but what we're going to see through the night, mostly clear skies. nice and comfortable in the morning. temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 in many of the suburbs. the humidity is down.

it's just a spectacular day. it's going to be the nicest day of the weekend on saturday. temperatures getting above the 80 degree mark. no rain anywhere in the air yeah. can't promise the same for the entire fourth of july weekend. and we'll see what areas are most likely to see some in just a few minutes. all right, glenn, and we are getting incredible pictures from people all around the area. this is what tyler braun's yard looked like. you can see how flooded it is. when news happens, make sure to send your pictures and video. it's easy with the nbc 10 app. the breathtaking sight along the delaware river as fireworks lit up the night sky. it's not the fourth of july yet, but wa wa is in full swing.

>> reporter: most of the crowd left after the fireworks, but the party still going on. we made some friends over here. [ cheering ] >> reporter: at the roller rink over to my right. and over to my left we have people playing corn hole. and despite the rain, it turned out to be a nice night in a great way to start the holiday weekend. ♪ the first of many fireworks displays in philadelphia this july 4th weekend. a crowd lined up along penn's landing to watch the show light up the night's sky from a barge on the delaware river. but before the fireworks took center stage, the philadelphia orchestra performed a free concert. fans were treated to a sweet serenade from a special guest. ♪ the 15-year-old with the angelic voice who sang for pope francis

last year. tonight was his first performance with the orchestra. >> i was supposed to debut with the orchestra in december. but it was sold out. >> reporter: a brief shower moved through penn's landing this afternoon, but we later found out it wasn't enough to keep people away. they packed the amphitheater once the clouds parted. some brought their own food for an informal picnic. >> i think this is one of the reasons i love philly. in the summertime, it's so much fun. there's always something going on. >> reporter: others brought family from out of town. >> i didn't even know what was here, man, i brought them out. they're from out of town. >> reporter: a nice little surprise. >> yeah. there you go. >> reporter: well, hey, look, we come back live here at the roller rink. we made new friends, we have a cheerleader in the back for us. [cheers and applause] we met some families here at penn's landing who traveled from as far away as toronto and alabama. live in penn's landing, nbc 10

news. >> and they don't want the night to end. he shou >> he should strap on his roller skates. at 8:00 tomorrow night, head over to penn's landing for another show, the u.s. army band, pershing zone fireworks. we are your home for wawa. this just in. check your ticket. the megamillions draw happening minutes ago. >> $415 million at stake, one of the biggest jackpots every. here are tonight's winning numbers, 20, 41, 42, 45, 49, and

the megaball, 14. good luck. nbc 10 at win field heights. the jackpot has been rolling over. and it is the tenth largest in u.s. history. if nobody wins tonight it could reach near $500 million. gamblers are being met with picket signs outside the trump taj mahal casino. nbc 10 on the boardwalk as striking union members of marched. they want health care concessions made during tougher times to be restored. the casino's owner says those benefits are unaffordable. hillary clinton plans a campaign stop in atlantic city on wednesday. the democratic presidential candidate is expected to use the visit to attack her republican

rival, donald trump. clinton says trump's casino bankruptcies created a wake of destrugs. lohr rhett -- loretta lifrpgs said she would accept thinking from the fbi. >> it's important to make it clear that the meeting with president clinton does not have a bearing on how this matter's going to be reviewed, resolved and accepted by me. >> lynch says the meeting was a social chat, but critics like donald trump see it as improper, since the justice department is investigating hillary clinton's use of a private server when secretary of state. >> just happened to be at the airport at this time, just happened to be at the airport. when i first heard the story, i said, no, no, you're kidding. i don't believe that. i thought someone was joking. >> some have called for lifrpgs

to recuse herself from the e-mail investigation. [ screaming ] an or orangutan on the lose in the zoo. and this isn't your ordinary winning. it's a hero getting hitched. why this wedding day almost didn't happen. and, if you commute from new jersey to pennsylvania or vice versa, listen up. the big change that could hit your wallet. well, i'm tracking the potential for more rain during the holiday weekend, and i'll tell you where and when it's most likely in my neighborhood forecast.

a bill to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns could be in front of lawmakers in washington next week. the house will move on an anti-terrorism package that also revokes the passports of people with terrorist ties. republicans are reportedly trying to avoid another sit-in

by house democrats. we are following a developing story overseas in bangladesh. right now, security forces are moving to end the ten-hour standoff with militants. we know as many asini nine gunm stormed a restaurant taking hostages. 39 people trapped in that restaurant. police arrived at the scene when the shoot out started with the gunmen. four officers died in that shootout. isis has claimed responsible. >> for the attack. tonight of bidding a final farewell to one of the most beloved coaches in philadelphia supports history. buddy ryan was laid to rest. take a look from lawrenceburg, kentucky. his friends and family gathered and paid their respects. you can see his son, rex and rob ryan. after winning the super bowl with the bears, buddy ryan

became head coach of the eagles, taking them to the playoffs in three of his five seasons. he became a hero to eagles fans all across our region, despite never winning a playoff game in philadelphia. ryan died on tuesday at the age of 85. tomorrow at midnight, all road projects funded by new jersey's transportation fund will just stop. governor chris christie issued an executive order in response to the state senate refusing to take action on a proposed gas tax hike. earlier this week, the assembly approved the bill that would approve the gas tax by 3 krecena gallon. and if you commute across state line, governor chris tie coutie make a decision that would hit your wallet. right now you only have to pay income taxes to one state, but

governor chris tie is lotie is into what it would take to end that agreement. wedding bells are ringing for officer hartnet. he was shot multiple times in his cruiser back on january 7th. the 33-year-old spent two weeks in the hospital before being released. police arrested edward archer. lights, cameras and a little action greeted families in southwest philly. >> district police officers rolled out the red carpet for about 100 children and their parents many they turned the station into a movie theater fit for a hollywood premier. they da came to see the movie "zootopia." it's to build better relationships with neighborhood

children. pulling ahead in the final few minutes! >> did you see this earlier tonight? rivalry renewed for rio. team usa's swimming one-two punch does it again at tonight's trials in omaha. michael phelps finished first in the men's 200 meter individual medley and ryan lochte finished second. they'll be representing the u.s. in brazil. and check this out. phelps' family was on hand, but mom was shaking so much that their son boomer, who's wearing headphones to protect his hearing started crying during the race. but after the results, the family was all smiles. that's a lot of fun. also tonight, the olympic dream is rial for a lehigh valley man who used all his strength to make it to rio.

>> oh, that's 27-year-old joe kovacs. he was raised in nazareth. he punched his ticket to the olympic games. his training actually started right here in the parking lot of bethlehem high school. his mother is the one who coached him. 11 years later, he's headed to rio for a chance at olympic gold. >> you have to have the scream to throw that shot put far. >> i do that sometimes when i get computer information. >> i know. >> like tonight. >> well, we certainly had some weather problems today. parts of south jersey, around the vine land area, down toward millville, 3:00 in the afternoon, what happens is the area of rain, it just keeps

going right over the same spot. and what do we end up with? inches, many inches, now what do we have now? we have some showers moving up through the poconos and into pars of burks county. that's not anything to really worry about. that will weaken. this is the doppler estimated rainfall. a lot of places didn't get any rain today, but look at the bull's eye down here in south jersey, again, from vine land and just south. we have reports of 3, 4, 5, 6 inches of rain. many of those reports came within two hours. now what do we expect for tomorrow? the nicest day of the weekend, that's what we expect. so the u.s. army band concert's looking good tomorrow night. the fireworks, looking good as well. but this is where we're looking. to the south. this is a latest computer model just in minutes ago. sunday afternoon, we're checking out the clouds and even a chance of a little bit of right rain

further to the south. and the latest model here is keeping most of the rain on the fourth of july down to our south. washington certainly going to get hit with it. but the best chance of any kind of rain is delaware, especially south delaware and extreme south jersey, including the jersey shore. and eventually, we'll all get some of that rain by tuesday. so, for the parade in philadelphia, i'm just predicting cloudy skies at this moment. the chance of rain is not zero, but it's not high enough to put drops in here. for the concert, 82 degrees, fireworks, 76 degrees. and, as we look at the weekend overall, again, saturday's the nicest day. sunday we see some clouds increase. of course we get the sea freeze at the jersey shore. and monday, the best chance of rain, keeping the temperatures down, jersey shore and the delaware beaches, the farther north you go, like the lehigh valley, it may be a pretty nice day again. and the poconos, looks like it's going to be a nice day tomorrow,

another nice day sunday, another nice day on monday. so it should vary across the area. farther north you are, the more sunshine. the farther south, the more clouds. so there's the forecast with the clouds increasing a little bit on sunday. the rain is most likely on tuesday. and once we get that system out of the way, look at these temperatures. next week. and into next weekend. getting into the 90s. all right, glenn, well, the hit show comes to center city. >> the taste of hollywood you may have noticed in the city of brotherly love. this portion of nbc 10 news is brought to you by the mattress factory.

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problem with the orangutans. they keep getting out. this one escaped from her enclosure, climbing up on that park sign. and then zoo officials tranquilized it. and just weeks ago, the park was forced to round up a different orangutan that skipped out of his enclosure. >> woo. >> that's a stunning sight. it's always stunning in philadelphia when a hit crew comes to town. >> they got in on the fun posing for pictures with danny devito and other cast members. the show is in the 12th season, the first time in two years the crew has returned to philadelphia. hopefully the sun was shining on the phillies. ♪ hey!

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hey, i'm john clark. the sixers have found their veteran point guard in free agency. they have agreed to a contract with jared bayless for three years, $27 million. he played for brian calanglo. he had the fifth best three-point shooting percentage in the nba last season. he's going to replace ish smith. and sixers fans, get ready to see the number one pick, ben simmons play in a sixers uniform. he is on the team's summer-league roster many you c can see it at 7:00.

the flyers did sign a player from arizona. they've also signed dale weise. hopefully he can be a third line player. he gets a third year deal for over $9 million. he played for the canadiens and blackhawks. the phillies are back home, the royals, the phillies are coming off that good road trip, one of the best offenses in baseball. in the first, good start, ha rare row leading off. that's his ninth hoper of the season, more than he had all of last year. then paronto. a and next inching, how about more pereira. they snap that seven-game losing

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