80 in the p.a. suburbs. 79 in the lehigh valley at 10:00. do not see any precipitation. so you're not going to get relief that way. there is some thunderstorm activity in the forecast. but i'll let you know when we're finally going to cool down. it's going to take a little while. i'll have the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. >> this is the kind of weather we all need to take some precautions. officials urging people to check on the elderly, neighbors and friends and people who don't have air conditioning right now. to spend part of the day in public places with a/c. for more, tap the nbc 10 app. to the septa slowdown, where commuters are still tweeting their travel plans. septa predicted today could be the worst yet. monique, you just spoke to septa

leaders, what did they say? >> reporter: they had a whole lot to say, jacqueline, about where they are with the repairs, the investigation. more importantly, the customers. and those we talked to today, the riders tell us they're already putting plans in motion for alternative arrangements. others say they're more comfortable with persevering through the summer. >> today i'm worried. >> i'm taking alternative routes. usually the bus. >> is it making your commute longer? >> much longer, yeah. >> how long? >> about twice as long. about two hours. >> reporter: worried and making alternative transportation arrangements. that's how septa's regional riders are handling day two of 120 fewer cars on the tracks. we took their concerns to ron hopkins, assistant general manager of operations on septa. engineers are working around the clock to determine how to repair

the cracks in the silver liner five trains, and what caused the defect discovered last friday. >> we probably have well over 50-plus engineers that are working with us. with internal engineers. >> reporter: during our one-on-one conversation, hopkins also says they're reviewing leasing contracts with agencies like new jersey transit and amtrak. >> the train sets are five cars, six, or eight cars long. so if we're able to get a full train set, that's our goal. >> i'm not sure which is the worst option at this point. standing on the train with everybody, which is kind of camaraderie, or driving alone in my car waiting on the road in traffic. >> reporter: back out here live now. you're looking at passengers who are checking the scheduling boards. half of the trains are on time the other half are late. we asked hopkins, how many parking spaces they've arranged

for folks who do want to drive. he said up to 2,000 who want to use the subway system. many asked about the shuttle buses. you're going to hear that answer from mr. hopkins at 5:00. live for now at suburban station, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. nbc 10 is watching for any delays as the evening commute gets under way. there are already several trains delayed. the 225 train to thorndale is also more than a half hour late. count on nbc 10 to keep you up to date. we have a link to the delays that is updated minute by minute. there's a list of emergency schedules and alternate routes. decision 2016 now. hillary clinton using the back drop of atlantic city to tear into donald trump's business record, saying his ace tore shows what he might do to the

american economy. lauren mayk was in the crowd, and she's live in atlantic city with more on the tongue lashing from hillary clinton. lauren? >> reporter: yeah, this stop here today was all built around donald trump. hillary clinton's campaign has been doing research on him and his business dealings here. and check out the spots they chose for this rally. just look up behind me there. and you may be able to make out what used to be there. trump plaza. on a sweltering boardwalk, hillary clinton devoted this stop in atlantic city to a fiery attack on donald trump. >> it's fair to ask, since he is applying for a job, what in the world happened here? >> reporter: in a city with its own financial struggles where a strike at a former trump property is in its sixth today, she tried to tie his past to his troubles. >> his bad decisions hurt the

whole city. >> reporter: she claimed trump ran up debt, bankrupted companies but still made money. even before she took the stage under the faded trump plaza sign, donald trump took to social media, tweeting, quote, i made a lot of money in atlantic city and left seven years ago. great timing as all know. >> do you blame him for troubles in atlantic city? >> i don't blame him for the collapse of atlantic city, i blame him for allowing his casinos to go bankrupt several times. >> reporter: joe came to hear clinton speak with his mind made up. >> it's hillary or the country's in deep trouble. >> reporter: but so did ed. did she say anything today that gave you pause about trump, or made you want to think about voting for her? >> no. not at all. i'm for trump a hundred percent. >> reporter: not enough for him, but not the last of this argument. >> we need to write a new chapter in the american dream

and it sure cannot be chapter 11. >> reporter: now, in addition to his tweets today, donald trump also put out a formal statement. let me show you part of that. it said, quote, nobody understands the economy like i do. and no one, especially not crooked hillary, will do more for the economy than i will. now, while today was all about trump, for hillary clinton she did manage to also take a swipe at chris christie. we'll have that coming up for you at 5:00. >> big focus on new jersey there. a spokesman for bob corker says he's withdrawing his name as a possible running mate for donald trump. he appeared with trump at this campaign event in north carolina yesterday. corker reportedly told the "washington post" there are people far more suited to be vice president. this is all leading up to the conventions later this month here in center city. the preparations for the

democrats continue. today officials cut the ribbon on the dnc pop-up merchandise shop at the comcast center. local artists designed all of that merchandise. you'll find apparel, buttons, drink, andwear. it gets under way in less than three weeks. it runs july 25th through the 28th. and you can count on complete coverage here on nbc 10. president obama said more troops will stay in afghanistan longer than planned. the president made that announcement this morning here at the white house. the new numbers reflect compromise between his original plan and what military commanders had recommended. the president originally planned to drop troop levels in afghanistan to 5,500 by the end of the year, but today he revealed he'll be keeping about 8,400 troops there when he leaves office. the president obama said the security situation in afghanistan remains precarious.

>> the decision i'm making today ensures my successor has a solid foundation for continued progress in afghanistan. as well as the flexibility to address the threat of terrorism as it evolves. >> the president also said afghan security forces are not as strong as they need to be. the videotaped shooting death of a black man by police in baton rouge, louisiana, is fueling anger and protests this afternoon. in the cell phone video, purported to show the killing, you see two officers wrestle a man to the ground outside a convenience store before police fire the deadly shots. the man killed has been identified as alton sterling. he had been selling cds outside the convenience store. police were called there tuesday after a caller said sterling threatened someone with a gun. authorities today confirmed sterling was armed. however, the naacp wants the police chief to be fired or resign. the two officers involved are on leave. and sterling's family is calling for justice.

>> as a mother, i have now been forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father. that i can't take away from him. >> there have been protests throughout baton rouge following the shooting. louisiana's governor said today the u.s. justice department will investigate. back here at home. new information now on a suspected revenge shooting, where a 13-year-old boy was caught in the cross fire in philadelphia. griffin's family gave us this picture of the child in the hospital as he recovers from multiple gunshot wounds. he was shot in his neighborhood just before midnight. nbc 10 learned this may have been a case of road rage. cydney long spoke with the police and the boy's mother today. cydney, what can you tell us? >> reporter: jim, i can tell you the shooting began on the corner

of darion with a war of words, a speeding driver who struck someone on this tight stretch of darion and victim's friends and family. >> i thank god my bone's still living and breathing. >> reporter: his mother is numb and angry. she said the speeding driver hit the brakes last night and emitted gunfire, sending her youngest of eight children to the hospital. >> he pulled the trigger. >> reporter: police say 13-year-old keion griffin was struck in the left leg. another bullet is still in his right arm. it happened after a female driver was yelled at for driving too fast. >> somebody called them the "b" word, and you know, she came back with somebody, and he just like recklessly just shot the whole block up. down through the block. and he was hit. >> reporter: the driver and shooter drove off. police have canvassed the

neighborhood and so did we looking for surveillance video of the shots fired. >> he had his whole summer, you know, just planned, just fun. >> reporter: relatives said keion loves to dance. >> he can't even enjoy it. he's probably going to be in a wheelchair. >> reporter: griffin wants the driver and shooter caught and punished. >> if i catch her before the law does, i will bite her head off like i'm a pit bull. >> reporter: we'll continue to check with police. so far, they've not secured any surveillance images from this neighborhood. we're told the car was a newer model white sedan, possibly a honda, or a chrysler. in the meantime, keion does remain hospitalized. doctors are telling them the swelling in his arm have to go down before they can decide if they will remove that bullet. live in honey park, cydney long, nbc 10 news. another child was injured in a separate shooting a few hours later in philadelphia. the 14-year-old girl was shot

inside a home here on boyd street early this morning. a group of kids was playing with a gun when it went off. the girl's in critical condition, but is expected to survive. it's not clear yet if any charges will be filed. a former delaware county teacher could spend nearly two years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl on his team. gregory was sentenced from 7 to # 2 months in prison. he had a relationship with a former student he coached on his track team. she was 18 at the time. he was a physics teacher and track and field coach. he grew close to the alleged victim by helping her through a break-up with her boyfriend. new information now about a house fire that killed two children in wilmington back in january. today investigators revealed a space heater is to blame for the fire on north monroe street. they said something flammable

got too close to the heater and ignited. the flames quickly spread throughout the house. a 3-year-old and a 3-year-old both died of smoke inhalation and burns. we have an nbc 10 traffic alert for anyone who plans to use the betsy ross bridge overnight. penn dot work will close the bridge westbound for 15-minute intervals beginning at 10:30 tonight. it will last until 5:00 in the morning. the same thing for thursday and friday as well. there's good news and bad news on the mega millions front this afternoon. you want the bad news first? >> yeah. >> it is that you didn't win, we didn't win last night's giant jackpot. >> the good news is we have more than half a billion reasons to play friday. still time. people purchased tickets for friday night's drawing. the jackpot stands at $508 million. it is the seventh largest lottery prize in u.s. history. rolled over again, after no one hit the jackpot last night.

tickets were sold in pennsylvania and new jersey, one at irvin's deli in cape may. last night's winning numbers were 29, 46, 53, 64, 73, and the mega ball, perfect number 10. a weapon in the battle to control mosquitoes. nbc 10 was there today as more than 100,000 fish arrived at a new facility. these little minnow eat mosquito larvae before they can fly. health officials in south jersey had to travel to north jersey to pick up supplies of mosquito-chomping fish. >> we're able to get out to the counties down south, the five counties down south in this area to work from here. they'll bring local trucks here. they will be able to replenish their fish. >> the camden county mosquito

control will cut down on the pest side use. a new health care center. the va clinic had its grand opening today in marlton. it's located on lincoln drive east. more than 35,000 veterans live in the county. right now in washington, lawmakers are trying to hash out new legislation aimed at tackling america's deadly opioid and heroin epidemic. congressional committees are finalizing funding that will go toward addiction treatments and research. the white house is asking congress for more than $1 billion in emergency funding to fight opioid and heroin addiction. bensalem police director fred haren was among dozens of law enforcement invited to sit in on the debate. >> there's no way to arrest our way out of this. stopping the flow of narcotics in the country, but the user on the street, they need to get off

the drugs. the only way to do that is rrgs. >> under the president's budget proposal, pennsylvania could get up to $46 million to treat drug addiction. new jersey would get $22 million. and $4 million would go to delaware. we spent five months investigating this issue. check out our digital exclusive generation addicted on our website at nbc10.com. and nbc 10 mobile app. now to a major recall that could change your child's summer. half a million hover boards are being recalled because of fear that they could burst into flames. the consumer product safety commission has received 99 reports that the battery packs in them caught fire or exploded. the hoverboards were made by ten companies. they were sold nationwide from june of last year to may of this year. you can find a list of all the affected products on the nbc 10 app. now, your nbc 10 first alert

neighborhood weather, with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> the heat has built up pretty quickly. the humidity is already high. and getting higher. so you have an excessive heat warning until friday at 6:00 p.m. for all the urbanized areas, from northern delaware all the way up to trenton. it does not include lehigh valley, it does not include the jersey shore. 95 degrees in philadelphia. 91 in lehigh valley. not a whole lot of relief around here. there's one or two showers in sussex county, delaware, and that's about it. we have more significant activity way back to the west. it's going to take a while before we get any cooling thunderstorms out of this. but the heat wave, yeah, and the humidity on top of that, that's what's making it feel really bad. 94 degrees, feeling like 98. it's going to get worse. it's going to get hotter

tomorrow and friday, up near 97, with the higher humidity feeling hike about 104. by saturday, 95, feeling like close to 100 degrees. about the only way we cool off is with thunderstorms. we expect some to start developing tomorrow afternoon. kind of scattered around. not everybody getting it. lower chances in southern delaware, and at the jersey shore. by 10:00 tomorrow night, things are quieting down again. then the heat of the day on friday. along with the high humidity helps to trigger some afternoon activity. and maybe even into friday evening with this system coming in from the west. by then, a lot of you are going to hope for some rain. because it is just going to be mighty hot. so we have the first alert out for much of the philadelphia area. look at these temperatures. 97 at fairmount.

reading, 94 degrees. the first alert. but the lehigh valley, not quite as hot. much of new jersey, we have the first alert. do not have the first alert at the shore. it's going to get hot, near 90 in atlantic city, but not quite up to the danger level. now, look at the difference between philadelphia and the jersey shore. 97 to 87 tomorrow. a little bit closer on saturday. or friday, and then into saturday. we do have some issues with non-sea breeze on saturday, we're going to get a land breeze, allowing it to get to 90. and maybe some thunderstorms while we're already starting to clear out in philadelphia on saturday. then things cool down and get a lot more comfortable, sunday, monday, next tuesday, we have

really nice weather on the way with lower humidity. we'll see how far that goes out with the ten-day in just a little bit. store cameras captured a dramatic scene that might send parents' hearts leaping. >> take a look at this. watch the very top left of your screen. that's a man snatching a little girl. standing just feet from her mother. what that child did to escape. plus this wild story. a cab driver finds $187,000 a passenger left behind in his cab. he returned it. wait until you hear the reward he got for his honesty. later, a patriotic heirloom stolen on a day reserved for american pride. we'll have the story of a family's search for their irreplaceable old glory. here's a look at the closing bell on wall street today. everybody's up today.

a 6-year-old girl is safe this afternoon after she was kidnapped from a cell phone store in california and the whole thing was caught on surveillance video. you can see as the girl and her mother walked into the store right here, and she wanders away from her mom there on the left side of your screen. mom's on the right. watch the door near the girl. the kidnapper reached in, pulled her outside. we're going to show it again to you in slow motion. the little girl fell outside the store and the kidnapper lost his grip on her. police later arrested him.

now, a story of a very honest cab driver and equally lucky passenger. >> the cabby's name is buzzy. he picked the passenger up saturday on the streets of boston. after the guy got out of the cab, buzzy noticed a bag in the back seat. in that bag, $187,000 cash. that cab driver had a decision to make. >> three things came in my mind. i thought, shall i go back and look for him, because he might be looking for me. or you can take this money home. it will change my life. or should i take it to the police station. >> buzzy the cab driver took the cash to the police station making the right choice. turned out the money belonged to a homeless man who had just inherited it. he gave that cab driver who found the money a $100 bill. as a reward for returning that cash. >> does that sound right to you? >> from $187,000 --

>> nice to get $100. i don't know. >> the driver was honest. he said i thought about keeping it for a second and changing my life. but then he did the right thing. showing there are good people out there for sure. >> i've got nearly $200,000 cash in a backpack, i don't let that off my shoulder. but that's just me. let's move on. up next, we continue to get money back for consumers. >> a woman's new love seat presented an unexpected challenge. and after she was unsatisfied with the company's response, she called harry hairston and the nbc 10 respond team. their story is next. i'm tracking dangerous heat that's just settling in today. it's going to be with us for a while. if you think today's bad, just wait until tomorrow. i'll show you how hot it will get and feel next to my first alert neighborhood forecast. if you've got to be outside, hopefully you're somewhere like this. folks able to have fun.

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it has been a steamy day outside. dangerous heat settling in for what will be a scorching stretch of weather. let's take a live look at camel beach in the poconos. it is crowded there. excessive heat warning in effect this afternoon as we hit the mid-90s now. >> it's only expected to get hotter as the week rolls on. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now with the steamy forecast. glenn? >> yeah, that excessive heat warning goes until friday at 6:00 p.m., from northern delaware, through the philadelphia area up toward

trenton. so it does not cover the shore or southern delaware or the lehigh valley. it's going to be hot in those places, but not quite as hot. pennsylvania suburbs in philadelphia, parts of new jersey, parts of delaware, and this is for thursday and friday as our first alert, due to the extreme heat and humidity, making it feel like it's over a hundred degrees. we also have poor air quality. we've got ozone issues as well. 93 in philadelphia. 91 just north and west. 92 in parts of south jersey. we don't really have any cool weather. it's even pretty hot at the jersey shore, and the delaware beaches today. the neighborhoods around philadelphia, we have the 93 at the airport. but it's 94 at parkside. 96 in society hill and penn's port. 95 in bustleton. it's even hotter in other parts of philadelphia than it is officially at the airport.

we'll let you know when we get some relief in a few minutes. for more now on what could become summer's first heat wave, let's head out to tim furlong. >> live at wilmington finding out how people are beating the heat. i think the big blue body of water behind you tells us a little something about that. >> reporter: you want to go beat the heat, find a big bucket of water like this one. lots of people cooling off. of course, many of us don't get to pick how we spend our day and where. some of us just have to sweat it out today. how hot is it today? >> we're just sweating our you-know-whats off. >> reporter: the garage is hot. their little fan not cutting it right now. >> that's all in the office. the manager there in the office gets to enjoy the air conditioning and the customers. >> reporter: perfect day for a swim at the fair blue swim club. a toasty day for a tube ride.

>> it's really hot and sticky. >> reporter: the young engineer campers at the museum of natural history had outdoor fun this morning. but it moved inside before long. they're not messing around with safety here. >> all of our staff have gone through first aid training so they know the signs for heatstroke. >> reporter: at the bellview tennis center, campers are playing hard. they also spent time off the court during the cooler a lot. everyone here getting plenty of water and shady breaks. everybody keeping an eye on each other, too. >> every 15 minutes, watch who's profusely sweating, and get them off the court to rest a little bit. >> reporter: it was really hot at the park today. delaware sent out a reminder of what to do on days like this, wearing a hat and sunscreen. i'm trying to do both. check on the elderly neighbors. we're not joking around about this heat, we hope you take it

seriously because it really can very dangerous. >> and for the pets, too, right, tim? >> reporter: absolutely. i called my wife to check on my dog already to make sure she's in the a/c as well. >> that pool is huge. >> it is huge. >> they have the right idea. those kids are having a good time out there. tim, thanks. let's check in on the septa slowdown to see how the evening commute is going. just found out a few more delays here, the 410 train is running 17 minutes late. septa said that's because of a manpower issue. the 437 is 20 minutes late. 540 to thorndale running 15 minutes late. as we've been telling you, the transit system is operating without a third of its fleet because of emergency repairs. we have a link to septa's delays on the nbc 10 app that's updating minute by minute. it's a case that captured the attention of the world.

today we learned double amputee olympian oscar pistorius will spend six years in prison. pistorius had faced 15 years for shooting and killing his model girlfriend on valentine's day back in 2013. he'll be eligible for parole in three years. a philadelphia charity known for helping others is now getting some help itself. >> next, who's jumping in at a time when a charity needs it most. need help figuring out what to make for dinner? the kitchen appliance that will have the answer to your question. plus, carly lloyd is the biggest women's soccer star in the world. but her success begins right here at this facility in south jersey. we'll take you inside as she gets ready to go for gold in the summer olympics in rio.

cou >> this microwave tells you what to do. the sharp corporation showed it off today in japan. its new artificial intelligence microwave gives advice based on the ingredients you're using. if you have an upset stomach, it suggests meals that are easy to digest. it even takes into consideration the weather forecast, when you propose the menu. it will cost you $1,800 when it hits the market in september. life is getting easier, i guess. >> maybe now i can actually make a meal. i don't know. a philadelphia organization that provides meals to children in need is getting a big boost. >> thanks to a group of caring nbc 10 viewers, the nonprofit group received a $20,000 donation at its headquarters in center city today. nrp energy made a donation after learning the funding for the program was being reduced. >> we found out on nbc 10 that they were in dire need of funding.

so immediately our team and our employees and our customers actually reached out to us to ask for an opportunity for nrg to assist. >> they eliminated about $350,000 in funding last month. when you pay for new furniture, you expect to keep it around for a while. >> yeah. you hope so anyway. on delivery day, one woman realized something wasn't quite right with the new couch. >> she did what hundreds of people are doing and called "nbc 10 responds," how harry hairston was able to help her, next. when you're the parent of a disabled child, you realize that the world can be a harsh place. but you also realize it can be a really loving, wonderful place. when i saw donald trump mock somebody who was disabled, i was appalled. you gotta see this guy... ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh, i don't remember! that reporter suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms. it told me everything i need to know

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the couch didn't look the way they wanted it to. but more importantly, the family said they were concerned their mother could get hurt. kathy said the problems began right away. >> upon delivery, from as soon as they delivered it, an hour after they left. >> reporter: her mother, ruth, had trouble getting up off her love seat. >> i try. and i flop down again. it's just so soft. >> reporter: her family worried it could be unsafe. >> for us, it's like she's going to hurt herself. that's where we were most upset. >> reporter: the love seat was a floor model at the diamond furniture store where she bought it. >> there's a clip. >> reporter: kathy and ruth called the store several times before someone would come out and make repairs. but even after the fix, concerns lingered. >> there's no form to it. see this? >> reporter: ruth and kathy wanted a refund. but couldn't get diamond furniture to agree. >> i was watching television,

and the episode came on where channel 10 helped another family. >> reporter: kathy reached out to "nbc 10 responds" and we spoke with the owner of diamond furniture, gary diamond. >> we were surprised because we weren't getting anywhere. >> reporter: they offered a full refund of the cost of the love seat and hauled it away days after we got involved. saying, he wants his customers to be happy. and this is the first time in his 40 years in business he's heard of a sofa being unsafe. here's ruth with her check and an "nbc 10 responds" cam. >> keep up the good work, gentlemen. thank you. >> all right. that check for ruth totaled $393. a takeaway here, always check the return policy before you buy furniture. in the case of diamond furniture, each purchase comes with a 30-day warranty, and complaints are handled on a case-by-case basis. worked out for ruth here. let's check out what we're going

to have in the way of new money for you. our recovery count now stands at $51,227. >> if you're like someone else out there, she saw "nbc 10 responds" helping people. if you have a problem, or consumer complaint for "nbc 10 responds" and you want to get in touch with this man right here, send it to nbc10.com/nbc 10 responds. or call. coming up tomorrow, her granddaughter's graduation was a blast, but the trip home was anything but a celebration after getting no refund on her flight, she called harry. now, your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> today's already officially the hottest day of the season so far. we've got even hotter weather to come. that's why the excessive heat warning is in effect until 6:00

on friday, from northern delaware, through the philadelphia region and all the way up through trenton. we have a first alert out for most of those places. the p.a. suburbs of philadelphia, and our area, much of new jersey, and parts of delaware. this is for thursday and friday. it's going to get hotter and more humid than what we've seen today. feeling like a hundred or higher, plus poor air quality. right now we have 93 in philadelphia. 92 south jersey. 91 lehigh valley and the suburbs. at the jersey shore, we finally have a bit of a sea breeze. we had a west wind for a while. so we were well up into the 80s in atlantic city. now it's down to 82. the ocean 64. let's see how the delaware beaches are doing by comparison. we have temperatures in the 70s there with a bit of an onshore wind, sea breeze.

90 degrees in lewis. 92 in redden. once again, go a little inland and you have way hotter weather. we've got a heat wave that today is almost assuredly day one of. about 94 for the high. feeling like about 98. with the temperature up, and the humidity up, the next two days, feels closer to 104. and by saturday, the 95, we'll start to see lower humidity coming in. at least during saturday afternoon. so this is a limited heat wave. we'll get some relief, especially by saturday night and sunday. we've got the first alert symbols up there. chestnut hill at 95. yardley 93. we do not have the first alert for easton or allentown up in the lehigh valley. could get a cooling thunderstorm there in the afternoon. also not quite as hot or humid as some of the rest of the area. jersey shore also not in the

first alert. that's why we do the neighborhood forecast. some places are going to be having the dangerous heat and humidity and others won't. in wilmington, 94 degrees. it's going to be hot. even in rehoboth beach, it's going to be hot. we have isolated showers down in southern delaware. a lot more back to the west. and that is going to be moving in as we head into tomorrow. we have some thunderstorms developing with the heat of the day. we've got some more coming as we go into friday. and then we start drying out. so there's tomorrow and friday. 97 with just some isolated afternoon thunderstorms. saturday's hot, but the humidity starts going down. that sets us up for real nice weather sunday and monday. and into tuesday before the heat starts to build later next week. well, a family's decades-long tradition may have come to an end thanks to the

work of a thief. >> a sentimental american flag disappeared on independence day. now they're begging to get it back. why it's so meaningful, next. plus, it's a different kind of political party. snoop dogg will be entering the crowds in philly, all new at 5:00.

a family with a summer home at the jersey shore is distraught over a special american flag. >> the flag has deep sentimental meaning. and flies once a year. the family just wants it back. ted greenberg has the story. >> reporter: tom corcoran knows

who stole the military issued flag like this in memory of his brother likely didn't realize its irreplaceable value. >> it's the last item that we really have of patrick's memory. we don't have a body, we don't have a tombstone. we don't have anything. that's it. >> reporter: the family received the stars and stripes after navy seaman patrick corcoran was killed in the vietnam war in 1969. >> this is where the flag flies on the holiday. >> reporter: the last decade it's flown once a year outside their next door neighbor's house on east 11th avenue in north wildwood on a pole strong enough to support a large 10-foot-long flag. this is a smaller one. but on july 4th morning, that neighbor, tom shaffer, himself an army veteran, discovered it was gone. >> my wife cried her eyes out. we had to tell them. it was brutal. >> reporter: usually the flag is raised on memorial day, but because of rain this year, the corcorans waited to fly it until

independence day weekend. >> we just want the flag back. whoever has it, no questions asked. just return it. >> reporter: police say two other flags were stolen from the neighborhood during the same time period between sunday night and monday morning. but i'm told they didn't have sentimental value. investigators are now checking the area for surveillance video. >> as of right now we don't have anything. but we're not going to let this die. we want to get this flag back for the corcoran family. >> in reality, it's just a shock. because you think to yourself, what is somebody going to do with a flag. >> reporter: there are no identifying markings on the stolen flag because the corcorans say they never thought something so meaningful to them would end up in the hands of someone else. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> sad. >> it is. >> hoping somebody who sees that story knows something, and encourages something to return it. nbc 10 news at 5:00 is next.

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chapter in the american dream and it sure cannot be chapter 11. >> on the attack. hillary clinton takes on trump in a city that used to have his name all over it. plus, asked and answered. riders told us their questions about the septa slowdown. we took them right to the officials at the agency. but first, here comes the sun. people are looking for all sorts of ways to stay cool. nbc 10 news at 5:00 starts right now. we hear this all the time, of course, not just the heat, it's the humidity out there. >> that truly is the case today. and for the rest of the week. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is following all of the details. he joins us outside the studios. >> glenn, people really need to take precautions, because this heat can quickly turn dangerous. >> yeah, it's because we haven't been used to it. if we've had day after day of 95 degrees, and then we have

another one, it's not as big a deal as when we're 78 a couple of days ago and now 95. that's kind of a shock to the system. and that's what we're getting into. today it looks like it's day one of a heat wave. with high humidity, too. excessive heat warning for all the area in red until 6:00 on friday. includes northern delaware, through the philadelphia area, and all the way up through the trenton region. so we have a first alert out for much of the p.a. suburbs, philadelphia, parts of new jersey, parts of delaware for thursday and friday, for the extreme heat combined with the humidity making it feel like it's over a hundred. plus we have poor air quality. it was 89 yesterday. about 94 today. and then 97 for the next couple. that's ten degrees above average. plus we're talking about the high humidity. so it's 93 right now. and as we go through tomorrow, we're going through the 90s, maybe by late in