p@ nbc 10 news starts now. >> right now at 11:00, a morning mess for commuters. the latest in the series of protests in the wake of deadly shootings by police blocked traffic in much of center city. this was a scene from sky force 10. demonstrators blocking several main roads, including here at 16th and arch. during their march, they also blocked 15th and market, and part of the ben franklin parkway. pamela osborne is live for us in center city with more on the message that they were trying to send to the public and mayor kinney. pam, give us some context. >> reporter: things started right here at city hall. they marched quickly into the

streets and brought it back here where they delivered that message to mayor kinney. silence, they say, is not the answer. and this morning, during rush hour, it was their voices that bounced off the buildings and through city streets. >> we need to be willing to stand up and take risks, so that we can create a site that's actually equal for everyone. >> reporter: john bergen says since the police-involved shooting deaths to two black men last week, his group showing up has gotten a lot of interest from white philadelphians looking to get involved. cecilia was one of hundreds. >> we want to show that everyday lives are ended, much less disrupted by the violence. >> their protest was protected by philadelphia police who shut down streets and redirected traffic as the crowd moves from city hall to market street. >> when you weigh that against the importance of people having the opportunity to express their

first amendment rights, obviously, that trumps traffic. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: on market, they stopped the read the names of people who were shot by police. sky force 10 was overhead as they moved from market to 16th street. to vine and back to city hall. >> i want mayor kinney to make mandatory deescalation training. i want to make anti-bias training mandatory. >> the march ended in the city hall courtyard. bergen says they want the mayor to take a stand and put an end to the payments of civil suits when officers are accused of misconduct. >> i'm just here to give some support and hope that we can do something to change the violence. >> reporter: protesters say today was just the beginning, and for this protester, having the extra support of so many people of different backgrounds meant a lot. >> i'm surprised that there were this many people of a different race down here.

>> reporter: and one hour of one day, that's what one of the demonstrators said at the very end of today's protest. they wanted the mayor and other city officials to know that they're here, and they'll be back. reporting live at city hall this morning, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> thank you. time now to get a check on the roads and see how those protests are affecting traffic out there. let's check in with katy zachry. what are you seeing? >> i'll get to that in just a second, but first we have a situation that's developed on the vine street expressway, right near 22nd street. there were several vehicles involved in the multi-car crash. it is slowing things down on the vine considerably as you make your way westbound between 95 and if you're headed to 76. it's going to take you about ten minutes to go that stretch. normally at this hour, it would take you only about three minutes. locally, you can take vine street, which runs parallel with the vine street expressway, or even jfk westbound. and i say that, because fortunately, all of those road

blocks and road closures have been lifted as a result of that moving protest that pam was just reporting on. so all the roads have been reopened, so you can, again, take vine street or you can take jfk if you're trying to make your way westbound and want to avoid the vine street expressway because of that accident there. the other big story we're following this morning is septa. we know that they have added several train cars to several lines and they've increased service. hopefully, to offset the third -- their third of a fleet that they've taken out of service. so right now, we have several trains that are running late. media elwyn is our worst. on the north town lane about 20 minutes late. a handful of other train lines where you're seeing delays up to about ten minutes. but i just checked in with the septa spokesperson who said they are past the morning rush. that's the good news. now we just have to focus on the evening rush. vai? >> katy, thank you. happening right now, dallas police are about to hold a news conference, a briefing to update

us on the investigation into last week's deadly ambush. we're taking a live look right now as they prepare the podium. you see members of the media there with mike checks. we'll bring you back to this in a moment when they begin that news briefing. meanwhile, the attack in dallas happened during a protest against recent police shootings across the country, and as we have been seeing this morning in center city, those protests are continuing. nbc's gabe gutierrez brings us the latest from dallas. >> reporter: president obama is planning to visit this area tomorrow for an interfaith prayer service and to meet with some of the victims' families. they'll be joined not just by vice president biden, but also former president george w. bush and former first lady laura bush. all this as the anger over police shootings around the country intensifies. in baton rouge, tensions flared.

dozens of arrests as protesters clash with police for a third straight night, following the shooting death of alton sterling by a police officer. emotions are running high across the country. demonstrators blocking traffic in atlanta and memphis. over the weekend, more than 100 arrests in minnesota after the death of philando castile. one officer had a broken vertebra after a concrete block was dropped on his head. the protest escalating even after the ambush in dallas thursday that killed five officers. investigators now say the lone gunman, micah johnson, may have had bigger plans. >> the suspect had been practicing explosive detonations and that the materials were such that they were large enough to have devastating effects throughout our city. >> reporter: chief david brown also revealing a chilling mystery. johnson scribbled letters rb in his own blood on the parking

garage where swat teams cornered him. during the two-hour standoff, johnson taunted police negotiators and would only speak to black officers. >> this is a person who was well-prepared, who was thinking ahead, who was talking about shoot and move tactics. >> reporter: a lawyer who says he represented johnson tells nbc news the army prematurely kicked johnson out of afghanistan in 2014 after he was accused of sexual harassment by a female soldier. the lawyer says the accuser requested a protective order and that johnson get mental help. a short time later in the dallas suburb, he took basic self-defense classes at the academy of combative warrior arts. and how would you describe him? >> we didn't interact a lot with him. he came in and just did his thing and left. >> reporter: investigators are still processing the massive crime scene in downtown dallas for any more clues, but today they plan to reopen several city blocks that have been closed since the shooting. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, dallas. >> this morning, septa riders

are dealing with changes on the rails once again. septa announced the schedule that went into place after running on a saturday schedule all last week. take a look at the screen. if your line is on here, that means you need to look for a new schedule. expect trains to make more stops than they did last week. and these borrowed cars give septa an extra 1,700 seats. the cars come from amtrak, new jersey rail, and maryland's rail service. this morning, we were in bucks county at the corn well heights station. septa tells us they know the problem isn't fixed, but they're trying to make the commute as smooth as possible. >> the problem is not fixed, but we're -- the passengers seem to appreciate whar we're trying to do. they're trying to be as patient as they can be and it's understandable that they're just trying to get to work, trying to get to work on time and we're doing our best to make sure that

that happens. >> well, it's been kind of, like, you never know what you're going to get. on wednesday, amtrak picked us up, so that was a pleasant surprise. >> the extra trains and 1,700 seats, defective trains were taken out of service more than a week ago. transit officials don't expect them to be repaired before labor day. stay up to the minute on septa schedule changes on the nbc 10 app. when problems pop up, you'll be the first to know by tapping the app. at least one row home is damaged after five this morning in north philadelphia. sky force 10 knew over as firefighters were working to knock down flames on the roof. it wasn't long before the flames were out and all that was left was a lot of smoke. firefighters tell us no one was inside the home, but we did see firefighters helping a cat. giving it oxygen on the sidewalk as they stood there. fire investigators haven't told us what started that fire. a philadelphia firefighter is in the hospital after being

hurt while battling a house fire in winfield. crews were called to west burkes street near north 53rd street. this happened around 1:00 a.m. they found the fire in the bedroom and the kitchen. everyone inside managed to get out safely. the firefighter is expected to be okay. >> now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> it is a beautiful summer day across our area. plenty of fun in the sun for people in the poconos, as we give you a live look from monroe county. looks a little breezy out there. overall, a nice day today. don't have to worry about a dad hair day, usually. a nice day to take a stroll just before lunchtime at 31st and market street. bill henley is here with the forecast. a man who's never known a bad hair day. bill? >> we've got a beautiful day at the shore. sunshine is bright. that wind you mentioned, that's blowing at the shore. in fact, the entire area, that's the dry air that's rushing into

the area. not especially strong, but just enough to keep us more comfortable during the day. a 5-mile-an-hour wind in philadelphia. a little bit stronger in dover at 10 miles an hour. temperatures have warmed into the 70s. 76 degrees in new jersey. 75 in the lehigh valley. just a few fair weather clouds in the lehigh valley. delaware's at 78 degrees. these numbers will be climbing into the 80s this afternoon. the humidity staying low through the day today. there are some changes ahead. the preview shows the heat will be on later this week. take a look at the heat wave that's coming our way when i'm back later this half-hour. >> all right, thank you, bill. up next, finally, an endorsement. the event happening tomorrow bringing democratic party unity against the backdrop of the violence with the unrest gripping the nation. and then there was one. the latest political shake-up in the uk. two weeks after the controversial brexit vote and why british voters won't have to

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hillary clinton is poised for a big endorsement. bernie sanders will appear with clinton tomorrow in new hampshire. meanwhile, she and president obama working to strike the right tone on the tragic events in dallas and beyond. here's nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders on the cusp of coming together. sanders expected to join clinton

on the trail in new hampshire tomorrow after clinton agreed to some of sanders' demands on health care, education reform, and vowing to fight for his signature $15 minimum wage. on sunday, sanders declared victory, writing we now have the most progressive platform in the history of the democratic party. still, the party unity comes against the background of the recent violence and unrest gripping the country. >> i have been following the news of the past few days with horror and grief. >> reporter: speaking at a church in philadelphia, clinton tried to strike a balance, offering support to police while also calling for reform. >> we do need police and criminal justice reforms to save lives. we do need to support police departments and stand up for the men and women who put their lives on the line. >> reporter: the crisis also

affecting mr. obama, cutting his trip short after urging calm. >> whenever those of us who are concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system attack police officers, you are doing a disservice to the cause. >> reporter: kristen welker for nbc 10 news. >> that was kristen welker reporting. meantime, the republican national convention platform committee starts a two-day meeting in cleveland today. party leaders will begin crafting the platform, which is a statement of their core principles and values. among the key issues they are expected to address, same-sex marriage, abortion, and trade. and presumptive republican nominee donald trump will hit the campaign trail with possible vp pick, new jersey governor chris christie. they're scheduled to appear in virginia beach this afternoon. this comes after they were supposed to appear together on friday in miami, but they canceled that appearance following the deadly attack in dallas.

and just days ahead of the republican convention, there's talk of a possible new effort from the never trump movement. if they can't deny him the republican nomination, they want to give the delegates in cleveland the power to choose his vice president. the proposal is being distributed by the executive director of the group free the delegates. it would alter a party bylaw to give delegates the power to have their say in the process. this comes amid reports that one of trump's running mates's relatively liberal views on abortion, while appearing on a sunday talk show, general michael flynn said women should be the ones to decide whether to have abortions. trump has said he opposes abortion with exceptions. new information just coming into the news. radio. british prime minister david cameron has announced that he will stand down on wednesday. he will go to buckingham palace to offer his resignation to queen elizabeth, and then

theresa may will go to the palace to kiss hands with the queen and become britain's second female prime minister. this morning, may's only challenger withdrew. cameron decided to step down after losing last month's brexit referendum. now, your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a monday. it's nice and sunny. the temperatures are climbing. that's what's going to keep us comfortable through the day. the wind blowing out of the northwest. it's dry air, humidity. a really pleasant breeze that will continue into this afternoon. the humidity stays low, even though sunshine and warm temperatures in the middle to upper 80s in some spots. and mainly clear and still comfortable this evening, especially during the early evening hours. then we'll start to get some change as we head into the late night and overnight hours. for now, it's just the temperatures we're watching. coming up, 79 degrees in philadelphia. look at the lehigh valley. in the 50s to start with in the lehigh valley, and in the

suburbs, where it's now 76 degrees. west bradford township, 75. westchester is in the 80s. phoenixville is 78 degrees. and 74 degrees in warrington. a beautiful start to the day. and a pretty nice afternoon ahead of us. this is satellite and radar. no sign of any wet weather. in fact, it's nice and clear. the only clouds to be found are just some fair weather clouds. you can see them in central new jersey, right along the coast. mainly sunny other than a few high clouds inland. so the temperatures will continue to climb. the hour by hour forecast for today, 2:00 this afternoon, philadelphia. we'll be in the 80s. 85 degrees at 6:00, cooling down under mostly clear skies at 10:00 to 76 degrees. the suburbs, humidity stays low. that wind working at 2:00 this afternoon. 83 degrees at 6:00, and by 10:00, we're in the lower 70s in the suburbs. in the lehigh valley, low 80s at 2:00 and 6:00. down to 70 degrees at 10:00 and

falling into the 60s overnight. for delaware, plenty of sunshine through the day. humidity stays low, but the wind won't be strong. it will be just enough to keep that dry air around. 6:00 temperature of 83. down ten degrees by 10:00 this evening. and in new jersey, 80s inland, but at the shore, upper 70s for most of the day. low 80s at best this afternoon. that's as warm as it's going to get today. the wind today. this is really helping us out. those northerly winds for today. unfortunately, shifts tomorrow. and that's going to bring in the moisture right off the ocean. you'll feel the humidity increasing tomorrow morning and through the day tomorrow, and with a southerly wind, temperatures tend to warm up a little bit otherwise. we will see a warmer and more humid day today. but we still have plenty of sunshine and nice weather to enjoy today. 86 this afternoon. upper 80s tomorrow. that's close to normal for this time of year. but then here comes the potential for a heat wave.

we could hit 90 degrees on wednesday. it's going to be close. a chance of a late day shower or a thunderstorm. a better chance of storms popping up as the heat really takes off for thursday and friday. you can count on high humidity for both days. and pretty good chance it's going to continue right on through the weekend. the storms will take a break. the heat and humidity stay 94 degrees sunday afternoon. into the low 90s on monday, and again on tuesday. and finally, a break. but not by much. 89 degrees wednesday afternoon. >> thank you, bill. the childhood habits that drive parents crazy could actually have some health benefits. a slight boost some children get from thumb-sucking and nail biting. we'll have that just ahead.

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priorities usa action is responsible this is nbc 10 news. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> more demonstrations in center city, and at the peak of the morning rush, this is the latest in a series of protests in the wake of deadly shootings by police. and this was the view from sky force 10. demonstrators moved to center city, stopping traffic on

several main roads, including here at 16th and arch. they also blocked 15th and market. and a part of the ben franklin parkway. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live for us in center city this morning with more on the protesters' message and what they want to see happen. pam, fill us in. >> reporter: well, they were protesting against those two recent police involved shootings that we saw in minnesota and louisiana. they want city leaders here to make sure that we never see the sort of interactions that we saw on cell phone video that took place with the two men's death to their protesting. >> it's having a significant effect on traffic in center city during the morning rush, but when you weigh that against the importance of people having the opportunity to express their first amendment rights, obviously, that trumps traffic. >> reporter: silence, they say, is not the answer. and this morning, during rush hour, it was their voices that bounced off of buildings and

through city streets. >> we need to be willing to stand up and take risks, so that we can create a site that's actually equal for everyone. >> reporter: john bergen says since the police involved shooting deaths of two black men last week, his group showing up for racial justice has gotten a lot of interest from white philadelphians looking to get involved. cecilia was one of more than 100. >> i want to disrupt everyday life to show that everyday lives are ended, much less disrupted because of this violence. >> reporter: their peaceful protest was protected by philadelphia police who shut down streets and redirected traffic as the crowd moved from city hall to market street. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: on market, they stopped to read the names of people who were shot by police. sky force 10 was overhead as they moved from market to 16th street, to vine and back to city hall. >> i want mayor kinney to make mandatory deescalation training for our police. i want to make anti-bias training mandatory.

>> reporter: the march ended in the city hall courtyard. bergen says they want the mayor to take a stand and to put an end to the fop's payments of civil suits when officers are accused of misconduct. >> i'm just here to give some support and hope that we can do something to change the violence. >> reporter: protesters say today was just the beginning, and for this protester, having the extra support of so many people of different backgrounds meant a lot. >> i'm surprised that there was this many people of a different race down here. >> reporter: and at the end of that demonstration, one of the organizers said this was just one hour of one day. they also added that they planned oncoming back. reporting live at city hall, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> pamela, thank you. happening right now, dallas police chief david brown is holding a live news conference to update the investigation into last week's deadly ambush that

took the lives of five officers. let's take a moment and listen in. >> and other types of things, officers being shot and injured and shot and killed. so we're at a place where we're concerned for our safety. so i don't want to just single out me. everyone's experiencing the same type of awareness, increased awareness because of people who in my opinion are not stable. >> chief brown had said that nine other officers were injured, either as a result of gunshots or fragments from bullets. the police chief also say detectives will review over 170 hours of body camera footage, dash camera video, and surveillance footage from nearby businesses. chief brown said 11 officers were fired, officers fired their weapons, and two used explosive devices against the gunmen. and he says the shooter in the deadly attack micah johnson had plans for a larger assault. of course, stay with nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app for updates in

this investigation. and this morning, septa riders are dealing with changes on the rails again. septa announced a new schedule that went into place today after running on the saturday schedule all last week. now, take a look at the screen. if your line happens to be on here, that means you need to look for a new schedule. expect trains to take more stops -- to make more stops than they did last week. also at some stations, trains will pull in with longer cars. and that's why septa crews were out yesterday extending the platforms at several stations, where ridership is especially high. these borrowed cars from amtrak, new jersey transit and the maryland transit system to give septa an extra 1,700 seats, and that's important because 1/3 of septa's fleet is out of service because of defective cars. the changes starting today are so far sitting well with riders. >> what does that say to you, that they're trying to -- that there's a big effort going.

i think this will be a big help. >> you have high hopes for today? >> i do. >> defective trains were taken out of service more than a week ago. transit officials don't expect them to be repaired before labor day. stay up to the minute with septa schedule changes on the nbc 10 app. when problems pop up, you'll be the first to know by just tapping the app. a homeless man is arrested and charged with robbery. this is 21-year-old jeffrey bautista. police say last month, bautista attacked a man outside a christian express store on fifth street in the city's logan section. this is a surveillance picture of bautista from that day. police tell us they actually thought they were looking for a woman. police say last month bautista attacked a man outside of a store, demanded money, and then forced him to drive to his apartment. police say inside the apartment, he assaulted a man and then stole his car, his car keys, and left. pennsylvania governor tom wolf says he will let a new $31.5 billion state spending

plan become law without his signature, even though lawmakers are struggling to figure out how to pay for some of it. senate democratic leader jay costa says the move keeps dollars flowing to schools and other important programs. republican majority leaders have pledged to assemble a $1.3 billion revenue package to help shore up the state's deficit-riddled finances. governor tom wolf said he takes him at their word that it will happen soon. >> we should all be clear about what that means. paying for what has been appropriated must be done with sustainable, recurring, and sufficient revenues. >> wolf's aides reportedly say the state constitution allows a spending plan to become law without his signature. even though the state constitution requires a balanced budget, wolf's aide said that it is the legislature's job to ensure there's enough money to cover the spending. a new poll shows split views

on two november ballot proposals in new jersey. the survey released today by fairleigh dickinson university shows a slight majority supports a constitutional amendment to dedicate gas taxes to the state's transportation trust fund. 51% are for it. 44% are opposed. 57% of voters surveyed are against expanding casinos beyond atlantic city. 35% support the idea. now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. >> absolutely gorgeous day to be down at the shore. plenty of sunshine and low humidity, as we take a live look at cape may. lots of beach-goers out there. bill henley is here now with our forecast. hey, bill. >> i've got nice weather for everyone. we've got sunshine at the shore. sunshine in the city. just a few fair weather clouds. no sign of any wet weather today. the temperatures, they're warming up pretty quickly. 79 degrees already in philadelphia. upper 70s for south jersey, delaware, the suburbs in the

lehigh valley, and the lehigh valley in the suburbs were in the 50s this morning. a couple spots have already warmed to the low 80s in philadelphia. look at park side at 81 degrees. it's 78 in northeast philadelphia airport. we're on track for middle 80s for center city and chestnut hill. 84 degrees this afternoon. look at the sunshine in the lehigh valley for allentown and easton. to the south, new jersey, no problem warming into the 80s with mostly sunny skies. a few fair weather clouds at times. but no rainfall. and at the shore, we showed you that beautiful picture. 80 degrees in atlantic city. ocean city, 78 degrees this afternoon. 80s for wilmington with plenty of sunshine. the humidity is going to be coming back at us tomorrow. and the heat is on later in the week. full ten-day outlook when i come back in just a few minutes. >> we'll see you then, bill. new at 11:00, the u.s. is

sending 560 more troops to iraq. that announcement came just hours ago from defense secretary ash carter in iraq. carter landed in baghdad on an unannounced visit this morning. u.s. troops are working to recapture mosul from isis militants. a record company spokesperson says aerosmith guitarist joe perry is stable and resting after becoming ill during a concert. perry was performing in brooklyn with his new band the hollywood vampires, which also includes alice cooper and johnny depp. a fan posted video showing perry sitting down onstage, and then walking off in the middle of a song. the show continued after perry left the stage. a coney island hospital official says the 65-year-old is undergoing tests. and the governor of texas is recovering from severe burns suffered while he was on vacation. governor greg abbott's legs were burned by scalding hot water

during the trip to jackson hole, wyoming. he had planned to cut back his activities, but a spokesperson says abbott insisted on heading to dallas when he learned of the shootings there last week. abbott has been paralyzed below the waist since 1984 when a tree fell on him while he was jogging. police in philadelphia are looking into a series of armed robberies where the suspects targeted their victims using a new smart phone app. police in the 35th district tweeted a warning about misuse of the pokemon go app. the feature -- the app features scavenger hunt style games in the outside world. police have this advice for you or your kids if they're playing this game. make sure you warn them about stranger danger since you never know who they could run into while they're playing. you'll also want to set limits on how far the kids can go while they play. and make sure they watch the road. police say they've seen kids and adults get so engrossed while staring at their phones while they're playing the game that they walk right into the street.

almost there. that sew lor powolar powered pl circling the globe is on its next-to-last journey. it's headed for cairo. the flight is expected to last more than two days. the around-the-world voyage began in march of 2014 in abu dhabi, and the united air emirat -- united arab emirates. the plane had part of its journey in the lehigh valley. it touched down there in may on the 13th leg of the flight. the solar impulse runs on energy stored in its 17,000 solar cells. san antonio spurs star tim duncan is finally calling it a career. duncan announced his retirement this morning. he's played in the nba for 19 seasons. he's won five championships, two mvp awards. duncan played his entire career with the san antonio spurs. up next, flipping for gold. meet the u.s. women's gymnastics

team that's heavily favored to bring home the gold at the summer games in rio. bill? >> well, we're getting the satellite and the radar today. no sign of any wet weather until later in the week. get your ten-day outlook, just ahead. ta

new information about a top golfer. jordan spieth just announced he will not be going to rio to compete in the olympics because of health reasons. spieth is the form earl world number one golfer in the world. his decision comes after dustin

johnson pulled out of the olympics on saturday because of zika concerns. golf is back in the olympic games for the first time in 112 years. and tennis star maria sharapova will miss next month's games as well. a ruling on her appeal of a two-year doping ban has been postponed until september, so that means there's no chance of her being reinstated before the olympics start. sharapova was suspended by the international tennis federation after testing positive for a banned substance at the australian open in january. well, we're now less than four weeks until the opening ceremony of the rio olympic games. the final qualifying rounds finished last night for track & field and gymnastics. kobe bryant watching the gymnastics trials. simone viles is posed to be a breakout start in the rio games. as for the 2012 standout gabby douglas, she stood out on the uneven bars last night to cement her spot on the five-person

squad. she's back to -- she is headed back to the olympics. and how about this on the track. that's 16-year-old sydney mclachlan. the new jersey native, she's got to finish in the top three in the 400-meter hurdles to qualify for the olympics. that's her in lane five in the white. and she comes in third, so she makes the team. she's the youngest u.s. olympian in track & field since 1980. and we are now just 25 days away from the opening ceremony in rio. you can watch that and complete olympic coverage right here on nbc 10. this sunday, 2,500 enthusiastic bicyclists will pedal 65 miles for a terrific cause. the annual irish pub tour deshore takes them from the irish pub in center city across the ben franklin bridge and through south jersey to the finish line in atlantic city. joining us now to tell us more about the ride is mark o'connor,

co-owner of the irish pub and founder of the irish pub children's foundation. along with us is chief inspector joseph sullivan of the philadelphia police department. he is the current president of the irish pub children's foundation. thank you both for coming today. it's the 29th year for the bike ride. it's bigger and better than ever. tell us why this has been so successful. >> knock on wood, it's going to continue to grow. this will be our best year. our goal is to raise a million dollars, and we're closing in on that right now. still time to donate. in fact, if you still want to ride, you can jump in now. we think it's doing well because of the cause. we support the families of fallen first responders. that's the first and foremost thought in our mind. and that's what we do. >> mark, tell us what that money does for the families of the fallen officers. >> it goes to the families either in scholarship money or perhaps some other needs they might have. one family bought a van that needed it, and things like that. whatever the need is. >> so children that are left

behind, going to college, those kinds of things, that's what you're paying for with this scholarship money? >> yes. >> chief inspector, this past week has been especially difficult one for police officers across the country. in light of what's been going on, are there extra concerns about this weekend's event? >> absolutely not. we're going to have a great ride. a lot of philadelphia police officers are going to be participating like myself along with our brothers and sisters in the fire department, and first responders from all over the delaware valley, because not only do we responds to the needs of the families of our fallen first responders, but we're there for any charity that serves children anywhere in the delaware valley. >> how long have you been doing this? >> i think this will be my eighth year. >> your eighth year? why is this event so important to you personally? >> well, because of the great work that it does. buying bicycles for special needs children, supporting the mission schools, supporting all of those -- the police explorers

foundati foundation, which does so much to help children who are in at-risk situations, get them off to a good start and point them towards a career in law enforcement or the military. the money that we raise, it goes in so many different directions and does so much great work. you just have to want to be part of this. and it's a great day. it's just a great day. i've never ridden where i haven't made a new friend. everyone just kind of encourages each other and gets you there, when you're in that uphill climb and gets you over the hump, so to speak, and next thing you know, you're in atlantic city enjoying everyone's company. >> our colleague deanna durant comes from a police enforcement family. she have a group this year? >> i think she's the only one on our team this year. >> oh, really? walking around with a can collecting money from everybody. >> she's right in the top tier, vai. >> she is terrific. you guys are doing a great job.

the 29th annual irish pub tour deshore is happening this sunday, july 17th. for more information, head to our website at nbc10.com, or the nbc 10 app. mark o'connor, chief inspector sullivan, thank you very much. good luck to you guys. >> thank you. >> stay safe. now your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> today is a beautiful day for cycling, or getting out and doing anything. beautiful sunshine. just a few fair weather clouds in easton, and the temperatures that were so cool to start with, and comfortable, too, are warmer now, but still comfortable. the humidity is staying low. same story for wilmington, delaware. plenty of sunshine. a few fair weather clouds. sunny skies at the shore. people are taking advantage of the sunshine, the humidity is low there, too, and look at rehoboth beach, delaware. brilliant sunshine. a few scattered fair weather clouds there, too. and that's about all you're going to see today in the skies. the temperatures are warming. 80 degrees in marshallton.

wilmington is at 78 degree. the upper 70s for many spots. while newark is 80 degrees right now. here it is. 77 degrees in lewis. so a great start to the day. a beautiful day all around. satellite and radar. nothing to show you today. it stays quiet for today and tomorrow. but later this week, we'll see the chance for showers and thunderstorms, and that will come with a return of humidity. and that starts tonight. during the day today, future cast, 5:00 this afternoon, look at the 80s from allentown through reading, potstown, philadelphia, millville, while it's 70s at the shore. with those 80s, the winds all lining up. that's a northerly wind, or a north weatherly wind, and that's going to keep the dry air low today. that's 5:00 this afternoon. as we go into the evening hours, the temperatures come down, the winds start to shift. and by later this evening at 9:00, it's more of a southwesterly wind, and

southeasterly wind, and that southerly direction is what's going to bring in more humidity, and you will feel the difference overnight tonight and tomorrow. warm days, both days. 86 degrees this afternoon. 88 tomorrow. but the humidity will make it feel much warmer tomorrow afternoon. and system of that humidity may fuel a late day shower or thunderstorm on wednesday. i think most of the day will be dry. potentially nine degrees on wednesday. then the heat really takes off for thursday and friday. showers and possibly some thunderstorms, then the storms take a break heading into the weekend. but the heat does not. 90s saturday, sunday, monday, and tuesday. a little bit cooler tuesday afternoon. if all goes according to plan, wednesday just shy of the 90-degree mark, bringing an end to a heat wave that will be the longest that we've experienced so far this morning. that could come with some showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. we'll be right back.

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