moments he and two other boys were shot after a basketball game last night. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. a 15-year-old was killed, and his mother has a message for the people who murdered her son. all new at 6:00, monique braxton just spoke with the mother and she is is joining us where family and friends are gathering for a vigil. monique. >> reporter: hi, jim. more than 100 people, including tahir's mother, this is where tahir barns was watching a basketball game and when he left with his teammates, he was gunned down. >> outgoing, funny. loved the game of basketball. he was trying to pursue his rapping career. >> reporter: steven and tanisha thomas. >> my heart is in so much pain. i want those people or whoever did this to my son, you will be caught.

>> reporter: 15-year-old tahir barns was shot in the head, after walking with friends after a basketball game near 60th and baltimore, when homicide investigators say as many as den ten shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon. investigators believe he was ambushed because of bad blood after an out come of a game last week. >> he was with the 60th and baltimore team that won. there was a fight on last thursday as a result, members of the 56th street team, we don't know if they were teammates or people that came to watch the team, afterwards pulled out a gun. >> it just doesn't make sense, you know. you play a game, you win or lose. you play another game. >> reporter: one teen also shot, returned to the court with his mother for the vigil for tahir. >> they start shooting, like a group of guys, 15 of them. >> too much killing. young ages. >> reporter: ball league organizers and activists are devastated. >> gun violence is crazy.

it is crazy. you see, they carry guns like we carry wallets and i.d. everybody has a gun. >> reporter: back out here live, you're watching the vigil underway. tahir's mother told us he would have been entering the tenth grade. one other team who was hit by the gunshots last night is in stable condition at penn presbyterian. right now, there are several police out here. detectives have been in the neighborhood. they're urging anyone with information, all witnesses to step forward. live now. i know it because of what we've seen in dallas. how all of you have shown us the meaning of perseverance. >> a call to all americans tonight to open their hearts to each other. today, president obama spoke at a memorial service for five fallen dallas officers, saying he knows this country can do better. the president honored the

officers, saying our country asks police to do too much. and that we do too little ourselves. nbc 10 keith jones more on the president's message at the memorial. keith. >> jim, president obama tried to console a country here. grieving with the country, including the shooting of black men. as you can see, the president was greeted with the standing ovation as he got up and speak to the packed arena. he paid tribute by calling them heros. their families seated in the first row watched. he tried to have a hopeful tone to increased tensions in our nation, people will grow to respect and empathize with each other. i'm here to insist we are not as divided as we think. i know that, because i know america. i know how far we've come against impossible odds. >> among those joining the

president, vice-president joe biden, former president george w. bush, and their wives. also speaking at the memorial, dallas police chief, david brown. he quoted stevie wonder lyrics and expressed his love for the fallen officers. >> there is no greater love than this. that's these five men gave their lives for all of us. >> after the prayer service, the president met privately with the victims families. the funerals for d.a.r.t. officer brent thompson and dallas officer lauren aherns take place tomorrow. >> keith jones at nbc on the memorial coming up at 6:30, right after this newscast. several local police departments are showing their support for the fallen officers in dallas by sending their officers to attend the funerals. about ten members of the bensalem police departments are

going. they're going to arrive in dallas tomorrow after a 22 hour drive. a show of support, nearly 30 kids from the temple of brotherly love church took to the streets to rally for police. the pastor thought it be a good way to teach them they can turn to the police for help. they played a surprise to major lee, where she got hugs there. to our weather now. nice breeze in sussex county. some people out on the water, enjoys lunch outside. sunshine at the shore. look at cape may. it looks nice out there. hardly anybody out there at the sand. we could see another heat wave, you're going to be need in the water. temperatures will climb back into the 90s. nbc 10 first alert sheena parveen is keeping a close watch. >> it will be hotter than today and more humid. today, the humidity is still at

a comfortable level where it doesn't feel too different than the temperatures. wilmington, 80, holly, 80. allentown, 87 degrees. these numbers will be getting into the 90s later this week. the humidity will make it feel hotter. don't forget your seven day forecast, always scrolling at the bottom of the screen for you. aside from the heat, before that gets here, we're watching the showers and storms approaching washington. some of these will move in for tomorrow, so we have showers in the forecast for tomorrow. then later on this week, we have the successive heat watch from new castle to mercer county, thursday and friday. temperatures will be in the mid 90s, feeling around 100 degrees again. potentially dangerous heat heading our way and heat wave. i'll show you the details on this as well as the timing coming up. to decision 2016 now. campaign foes taking the stage today with hugs and handshakes. bernie sanders finally endorsing hillary clinton in new hampshire.

nbc 10 loren migs spoke about the new political revolution. >> they worked hard for senator bernie sanders. former staffers and volunteers for the sanders campaign, who allowed us to join them for a big moment. one where some emotions came as a surprise. >> i didn't i think was going to care, but now my stomach hurts. >> that's amanda, now a standan delegate to the d inc. >> like i knew it was coming, but it felt a little iffy, in my emotions. >> secretary clinton has won. >> today, as sanders and clinton stood on stage together, there were resolutions to keep fighting for issues they believe in. >> this is a battle. >> they want to hold her accountable. >> 75% of democrats oppose fracking for instance. so i think that should be a big

part of her energy policy. >> the woman their candidate is now endorsing, their votes aren't a given. >> i'm not confident she can beat trump. >> are you confident that sanders supporters will support her? >> no. >> no one here said they would vote for donald trump. but only one said he would probably vote for hillary clinton. some say, they're still undecided. the clinton campaign just announced it is launching events throughout the state tomorrow for both sanders and clinton for teres. they're called pennsylvania together events. nbc 10 news. donald trump sound the off on twitter as sanders endorsed clinton. to all the bernie voters who want to stop bad trade deals and global special interests, we welcome you with open arms. people first. in less than 30 minutes, a rally for donald trump begins outside indianapolis. he'll be joined by indiana governor mike pence, third vice-presidential tryout recently after appearing with

newt gingrich and chris christie. our team of reporters will be covering the republican national convention all week long in cleveland. next week, look for live reports, starting sunday night on nbc 10 news at 11:00. we have new surveillance video just released by philadelphia police to show you right here. it shows this really messy robber in the act, stealing money from cash registers. this was at the danny walk restaurant in southwest philadelphia. if you're wondering why his clothes were so filthy, investigators say he snuck in through a vent in the roof. if you recognize him, police would like to hear from you. also new at 6:00, workers in atlantic city have approved a new contract with three casinos. local 54 of the unite here union says harrah's balley's and cesars. this comes as the strike

continues at the taj mahal. carl icahn owns both the taj mahal and tropicana. a group of picketers say they'll march to trump tower. concerns about water contamination will be the focus of a meeting tonight. representatives from aqua water plan to be there when it starts at 7:00 at the township building. they'll talk about toxins found in the water supply that may be linked to the old willow grave air station. we have new details about an irreplaceable american flag that disappeared at the jersey shore. the flag has been returned now. military issued flag, like this one, disappeared on the fourth of july. the core corkrin family had it, and we'll get more details on the flag's return tomorrow, when the family holds a news

conference. an update on the jersey sandusky sex abuse scandal. newly released court documents, former football coach joe paterno may have learned about the abuse as early as 1976, and did nothing. a man named john doe in these documents testified that sandusky sexually abused him when he was 14. he told paterno about the incident the very next day, but his response was he accidents want to hear about it. he previously claimed the first inkling he had was in 2001. a lawyer for paterno's family denies the claims from today's documents. putting their lives on the line for others safety. the dangerous training after a local firefighters death. >> debris went all over the car,

my daughter, the kids. a family forced out of their home when it came crashing down the problems they saw just hours before the collapse.

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department is planning a funeral for one of its own. tim mcclanahan was killed in a training exercise monday night. the 46-year-old father of two fell out of a helicopter at the airport. lewis chief says on the water, in the air or thick of a fire, mcclanahan gave his all for the people of southern delaware. after the crash, we wanted to give you a closer look to the dangerous training that first responders go through to keep you safe. police and firefighters teamed up for high intensity training in montgomery county. she has their story, all new at 6:00. >> this is for the public. not for us. >> these men have no idea what they could be in for. >> we are a relatively small group of people but pretty tight. text messages help a lot. when something happens between a

fire and police department, something happens quick. >> when they get a message, they spring into action. >> forming this rescue unit. >> probably people don't know we do this. >> the elite group of firefighters and police officers train multiple times a year to make the most difficult of rescues. >> we work with the fire department, firefighters and rescue one to practice this. we do it quarterly, or as often as we can. >> this began not only used the resources here in the city, but have been called to the five county area, more than 70 times. the majority of the missions have been for air searches for suspects on the run and searches for missing people. today's training was planned before the death of a firefighter in delaware. even without knowing how the accident occurred, these men know the danger. >> you're being dangled 100 feet or higher, and pilots, safety is a great concern. >> they require the teams to

work together, their lives are in each other's hands. >> if we to deploy, we'll the one to do it. >> they're double-checking safety measures and getting the training, even if they hope they never have to use it. >> the surrounding counties, we are here. the family who lived in this home, lucky to get out before the collapse. this is on germantown avenue. the mother rented the home with her sister and three children. the family saw large cracks starting to form in the wall last night. hours later, the entire building fell down. nobody was hurts and the family is getting help from the red cross. >>announcer: now your first alert weather. well, today, a little bit warmer than yesterday. but the humidity still at a comfortable level. here is a live look outside. this is margate, along the shore. lots of sunshine, beautiful sky conditions there. temperatures are very comfortable too. don't forget your seven day, at

the bottom of the screen, neighborhood weather. temperatures across the area, 86, philadelphia, 87 in lehigh valley. new jersey, parts of delaware, you're in the shore, on shore wind, 77, cape may point, cape may courthouse, atlantic city, 75. mays landing, 81 and wood vine, 81 degrees. the heat will go up this week, so will the humidity and the rain chances. right now, we're dry. i think we're going at that stay dry through the overnight hours. scattered showers and storms will keep moving in this direction, so we could see a couple for the morning commute. not a lot, probably later in the day. aside from that, it will be hotter too. excessive heat watch from new castle county to mercer county and areas in between. this is for thursday and friday. those are the days where temperatures will be in the mid

90s and humidity will feel around 100 degrees. potentially dangerous heat. stay hydrated and don't stay outside for several hours on a team on these particular days. it could be potentially dangerous. for example, the humidity is comfortable. 87 in philadelphia, felt like 87, 88 degrees. not too much of a difference. tomorrow, it will go up a bit. thursday, 93, feeling like between 100,104, and by friday, 94 degrees, feeling close to 100. so that is the heat that we're talking about coming before the weekend gets here. neighborhood temperatures for tomorrow, near 90s, shower or thunderstorm, yardley, 87, redding, 87 tomorrow. robinsville, 87. if you're in wilmington, upper 80s with scatter showers. here is future weather. we go through early tomorrow, chance of a shower, later in the day, around lunchtime, scattered showers and storms possible.

even through the evening, we could still see showers ar thunderstorms, then we go into the weekend, hot and humid day but a chance for shower or thunderstorm. 90s into thursday and friday, saturday, and that will be a heat wave. saturday looks dry, but by sunday, a chance of thunderstorms and the heat and rain chances continue going into next week. john. i'm john clark, coming up, villanova reveals their national championship rings. a little controversy, and donovan mcnabb story that will surprise you, next.

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x1 from kxfinity will change th way you look at tv. san diego, the only philly there, not in the starting lineup. he is a reserve. also tonight, sixers summer league, taking on the warriors, ben simmons coming off his best game, shot better than 50% on sunday night. flyers prospects in stone harbor for the annual trail on the aisle. good time for the fans to come out and meet them. fun in the sun after five days of development camp. they've got running and swimming. not an olympic sport yet, but selling ice cream from a push cart. here they go. like any other sports, a little bit of tro servicontroversy. tyrell pushed his cart further away and his team ended up winning the event. >> if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying. i was trying to get them a bad

start because we didn't have too good of a start. >> it was a little competitive. i know we finished second in the trial, and some questionable stuff going on and the team ahead of us, i'm not going to say they cheated, but in my mind, we came first today. all right, in a new documentary donovan mcnabb how he brought victim into the eagles. the first chip to washington to face donovan, the bird's first play, 88 yard touchdown to deshawn jackson. donovan new the play was coming. he was tipped off. >> the funny thing of going into that game, i talked to a couple of players and they told me what the first play was going to be. i said they're going deep to deshawn. so whatever you gotta do, make sure we play deep, because they're going to go deep to deshawn. ball goes up, i'm looking at deshawn and i looked at the

offense. are you kidding me. touchdown. how stupid can we be, after i just told you what the play was going to be. >> he said it was embarrassing. our first look at the national championship ring. the players will get them in the fall before the season starts. the ring is the thing. we're right back. ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪

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sheena is back. let's tackke a look at what's happening at 11:00. we're talking about lanes being added, but will it compromise safety. plans being considered now to create new lanes. we'll have more on that coming up at 11:00. now we want to check in with sheena. >> yes, today comfortable. humidity at a comfortable level. then the rest of the week, look at that, rain in the forecast, and part of thursday, but 90s return going into the weekend. but sunday, the weekend rain chance, hot and humid, triple

digits, what it will feel like. >> for sheena and all of us, i'm jim rosenfield. "nightly news is next." hope you join us tonight at 11:00 clock. tonight, honoring the fallen. president obama, president bush and the dallas police chief unite in the tribute to the officers slain. he's with her. bernie sanders finally makes it official endorsing hillary clinton in rousing fashion. but will his supporters play along? headline warning about many of the most popular suvs on the road, perhaps yours. the alarming new findings and the safety concerns may raise for drivers. and case closed on one of the most baffling american mysteries o