back where it belongs. a jersey shore family speaks out after their beloved american flag is returned. familiar sounds today. we begin with your first alert weather. the rain coming down in parts of the area. on main street, ambler this afternoon, the umbrellas were out in full force. >> right now, the first alert weather team is still tracking rain and the possibility of storms. here's a live look at the nbc 10 first alert radar. >> let's go right to meteorologist sheena parveen on what's happening in your neighborhood right now. what can we expect? >> we do have showers around right now. some of them are on the heavier side. a lot of the heaviest rain that we saw earlier in?xdelaware, if you look at the past two hours here, a lot of that heavy rain has already started lightening up. especially through parts of south jersey. thunderstorms down in maryland

approaching sussex county again. sussex county has already seen a lot of heavy rain today. we also are looking at flooding issues there. precip rate is over two inches an hour. mills boro seeing some of the heavier rain, too. so we'll be watching that closely. south jersey, spotty showers through atlanta county, up to philadelphia. light steady rainfall around the major interstates. wet roadways tonight. the evening commute wet, i'm sure slow going, too. showers on the heavier side in parts of berks county, near allentown. we'll be watching these as we go through tonight. we already have a flood advisory out for these areas. up to two inches of rain here. we'll watch that closely with any street or creek flooding. for tomorrow, it will be a different story. a lot hotter than today, more humid, excessive heat warnings are out feeling more like triple digits. now, join nbc 10 exclusive.

do you know this man? police say he's been ripping off churches in montgomery and delaware counties and they need your help to put a name to this face. >> deanna durante joins us in ambler where police say this poor box bandit has hit there at least three times, deanna? >> reporter: at least. they believe it could be many more times. even though there was a security camera near that donation box, people here didn't think to go back and look at that video until an alert parishioner snapped a photo of a man who didn't belong here. that's when they looked at the video and discovered they had been victimized. police say hoe's a special kind of thief. >> preying on churches. >> reporter: he was spotted by a parishioner on july 6th. >> he didn't recognize this guy. and he definitely knew there was something not right about him. >> reporter: the church official at st. anthony's church scanned the security video and found this guy helped himself to a wad of cash from of the box.

they found he had been here before and helped himself to cash back then, too. >> somebody using the kindness of people to his advantage. >> reporter: and police say even after he had been spotted, after this picture was snapped, the guy came back on july 9th. and again was caught on tape stealing from the same donation box. his boldness is what is forcing police to makeç a plea now. >> we need help sometimes. >> reporter: as police reached out to law enforcement in the area they discovered this guy was seen in a delaware county church back in may. a pastor there took this photo of the man. police said when he was caught with his hand inside the donation box there, he told the pastor he'd dropped his ring. the man left in a newer black suv. and if he was need, he likely would not have had a car to make his getaway. >> a rather nice car. >> reporter: they say crimes like these could be happening

and going unnoticed. you think there's other counties out there? >> oh, yeah. yeah. unfortunately, guys like this, you know, they take advantage. >> reporter: investigators are hoping this guy's run ends now. he's believed to be in his 40s, and he's driving that black suv. if you know who he is, call police. reporting live in ambler, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. a beloved barber in allentown was sitting outside his shop when police say a man walked up to him and shot him dead. witnesses say eric wagner was sitting outside on a chair greeting customers when a man asking for cigarettes walked op him and unloaded almost a dozen bullets. the barber had recently opened the shop and he leaves behind a young son and a wife. >> the son, family, his wife, crazy.

now they got to go through this. it's a big loss. i hope we get justice, though. >> they're following up on lots of leads and sifting through evidence. but no arrests yet. decision 2016 coverage now. a new poll shows the race between hillary clinton and donald trump is actually getting closer here in pennsylvania. nbc 10's lauren mayk is here to break it down. lauren? >> donald trump and hillary clinton are tied in ohio. with clinton losing support since spring. but in pennsylvania, these polls show hillary clinton's lead over donald trump has shrunk since april. take a look at these new numbers. she comes in at 45% to trump's 36%, with 19% undecided. and now look what happens when you put -- include more candidates also running for president. clinton comes in at 43%, down slightly. trump has 35%, down one point.

libertarian candidate gary johnson comes in atç 8%. jill stein with 2%. these polls were conducted starting the day the fbi made its announcement about the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail use, and before bernie sanders endorsed clinton yesterday. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. our coverage of the decision 2016 continues in just ten minutes. at 5:15, see who's left in the list of candidates for trump's vice president. at 5:45, police in cleveland give new details on how they plan to handle the security at the republican national convention. a live look now at the bep franklin bridge. beginning tonight through sunday, the bridge will be lit up in blue. a tribute to the fallen dallas police officers and their families. today the nation and the city of dallas lays to rest three of the five officers killed in thursday's police ambush. nbc 10 national correspondent is in dallas for the funeral services.

>> reporter: remembered for their courage and dedication, the community gathered to say good-bye. three separate services honoring each officer. ♪ ♪ i once was lost -- >> reporter: brent thompson, a former marine, leaving behind six kids and a wife of two weeks. >> we will not, we cannot, we shall not let the act of a coward break us. on brent's behalf, i'm asking you all, continue on, press on, he has your six. >> in christ our lord, amen. >> reporter: dallas police sergeant michael smith, a 28-year department veteran also serving seven years in the army. >> my brother's murder will not be in vain. his selfless legacy will live on. >> reporter: bagpipes forlorne ahrens, a father of two, known

for his smile and dependability, a big guy with an even bigger heart. >> we're here to lift up this big man, and to express our love and appreciation to him. >> reporter: each gunned down by a sniper after a peaceful protest thursday. now a new threat to kill police in louisiana. with these men now facing charges, the son of sterling is calling for unity. >> there should be no more arguments, disagreements, violence, crimes. everyone should come together as one united family. >> reporter: a message echoed by the president, meeting with leaders across the country today discussing ways to learn from these challenges and keep communities safe.ç all this, as dallas tries to heal. and say good-bye to its fallen officers. their legacies remembered forever. in dallas, sarah rosario, nbc news. back here at home. a funeral procession today for a volunteer firefighter. a large motorcade escorted the

body of tim mcclanahan from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home in lewis. the 46-year-old father of two died in a helicopter rescue training exercise monday night. he fell out of a delaware state police helicopter at the sussex county airport. smokers will pay the price for a package if pennsylvania lawmakers have their way. a vote is expected today that would include a $1 per pack tax increase on cigarettes. the deal would also extend the state's 6% sales tax to digital downloads of music, video books and apps. it was raised back in 2014. the extra money now goes to philadelphia schools according to a report released last week by the city controller. that tax generated nearly $59 million for the schools back in 2015. you may not know the name jon dorenbos, but his new claim to fame could be on stage of

"america's got talent." >> you're a wizard. >> i'll take it. i'll take it. >> he even got simon to say something about him. how the eagles is making magic off the football field. who's it going to be? the clock is ticking for trump to pick his vp. we'll break down the top three contenders. and the trip of a lifetime turns tragic. a woman from delaware county falls to her death at the grand canyon. we'll hear from the friend who was with her, next, on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

donald trump is making a show of hiring a running mate. today trump was at the indiana governor's mansion of mike expense. >> steve handelsman has the latest on that and new polls that are great news for trump. >> reporter: a thumbs up from donald trump today after he interviewed indiana governor mike pence about the vp job. trump's children joined in the vetting. pence wants to run with trump. >> i'm honored to be considered. and humbled to be considered. but (he conversations that we've had between two families is something we'll cherish the rest of our lives no matter the outcome. >> i don't know whether he'll be

governor or vice president. >> reporter: newt gingrich and new jersey governor chris christie are also talking with the trumps. meanwhile, about the supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg, trump tweeted, her mind is shot, resigned. "the new york times" editorialized trump is right about ginsberg. inappropriate said the "washington post." breaking a high court taboo on political comment, ginsberg said she doesn't want to think about trump winning the white house. but hillary clinton in illinois today is in trouble. the nbc news "wall street journal" maris poll finds clinton's lead over trump down to 9 in pennsylvania, down to 3 in iowa. the race tied in must-win ohio. that tie echoed in the poll that puts trump ahead in florida and pennsylvania. >> republicans who want to dump him at the convention, much harder to do so when it shows he's very competitive in the

battleground state polls. >> reporter: trump stronger as delegates gather in cleveland. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. joining us live from cleveland is our gop political analyst jim schultz. jim, the talks around trump's vp is reaching a peak at this point. who do you see the front-runner for the vp selection? >> reporter: i think it's very clear at this point that the front-runner of the three is governor mike pence from indiana. he brings a lot to the table. he's a conservative. he can galvanize the conservative base. he's also a chief executive. he's been in washington as a congressman. he understands washington. he's cut taxes, he's created jobs, he creates a very good narrative going into the convention. but donald trump doesn't have any bad choices in the other two either. >> talk about governor chris christie. what are the pros and cons of having him on the ticket? >> reporter: governor christie brings a lot to the ticket.

he's a tremendous campaigner. he's tenacious. he's a wonderful, great debater. we saw that throughout the presidential primary contest. and would bring a lot of energy to the campaign. on the other side of that coming from the blue state of new jersey, probably seen a little more moderate than others. he would probably not galvanize the base as much as a mike pence but brings a lot to the table. >> jim, how important is this vç selection for trump as we head into the rnc next week? in the past we've seen mccain select palin, i mean, is the magnitude as high right now, is the pressure on for trump? >> reporter: i don't know that the pressure's on, but it would be very good for the grass roots to pick someone who's going to bring energy to the party, going into the convention. and it could really help him with a bump. the bump post-convention bump with the base post-convention. >> all right. jim schultz live in cleveland. thanks for joining us, jim.

and jim will be joining us during our live coverage from the rnc. we'll see him there. they're all headed to cleveland. look for their live reports sunday night at 11:00. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. we're still dealing with the showers around the area. some of them are not nearly as heavy as they were earlier this afternoon. we're still tracking the rain. a live look at center city, overcast skies, rain at philly international. while we're tracking the storms for you, your seven-day forecast is scrolling at the bottom of the screen, so you'll never miss that. right now, look at radar. we had light rain in new jersey. also through delaware. a lot of the heavy rain has moved out with the exception of southern parts of sussex county. philadelphia seeing the lighter rainfall right now. and heavier stuff in parts of lancaster county. so if we zoom in here to the philadelphia area, this is where we kind of see the steady light rain across the major interstates.

what we're dealing with in other sections, a little bit on the heavier side. so now we look closer to lancaster county. these are some heavy showers and storms. notice the overall movement. nothing is very organized. so we have some showers trying to move to the north and east that are kind of dying out in berks county, lehigh valley. then we have heavier showers around lancaster that aren't really moving. so they're kind of stationary at this moment, with some thunderstorms. so, again, not very organized. that's why we don't expect that severe weather activity. but we have seen quite a bit of rain that's been very slow to move. we still have the flood advisory out until 8:15. parts of chester county, upper montgomery county and bucks county and berks county. we could see localized street and creek flooding. there is the threat of localized flooding with the showers around right now. but again, they're either moving incredibly slow or fairly stationary. nothing too organized. we don't expect that for the rest of the evening. there's future weather by about 9:00 p.m.

most of new jersey and delaware should be in the clear for the most part. i think we'llç still have lingering showers north and west of philadelphia. drying out a little bit more overnight tonight, and then tomorrow the humidity goes up a lot. the heat goes up a lot. and that's going to make it feel even hotter. through the afternoon, there's a chance we could see a couple of showers around. i don't think it will be nearly as widespread as today, but combined with a little bit more sunshine we'll see a lot of heat. the excessive heat warning is out for the counties shaded in the pink coloring, surrounding orange areas heat advisories. hot tomorrow and friday. temperatures mid-90s. humidity making it feel like anywhere in 100 to 104 degrees. this is potentially dangerous. avoid staying outside for several hours at a time. make sure you stay hydrated and stay cool. here's just an example. today we've gotten to the mid-80s. it's been a little cooler out with the rain. tomorrow, 93, feeling like 101. friday, 94, feeling like 100 degrees. and by saturday, we still expect

the low 90s. but the humidity will be a little bit less saturday. you will notice a difference with the comfort level. not as humid. neighborhood temperatures tomorrow, still expect the mid-90s in the forecast. 95 tacony. lehigh valley 93. if you're in robbinsville, 93 degrees. atlantic city upper 80s tomorrow. hot day at the shore. and humid. dover coming in 92 degrees tomorrow and partly cloudy. your philadelphia five-day forecast, along with the shore, philadelphia staying in the 90s for friday. 94 degrees along the shore. near 90 on friday. with high humidity. and now we're looking at your weekend. if you're staying around the philadelphia area, around 90 degrees, both saturday and sunday. along the shore, temperatures mostly in the mid-80s this weekend. there is a chance we could see a late day shower at the shore on sunday. but i don't think it's going to be very much as far as the rest of the area's concerned. coming up, we'll take a look at the heat in the forecast for the

rest of the week, for the rest of our neighborhood sections as well as the weekend forecast for everybody else, straight ahead. nbc 10 learned a woman who fell to her death in the grand canyon last week grew up in delaware county. she was hiking with friends when she lost her footing. rangers later found her body 400 feet below. the 35-year-old lived in morton. and attended high school there. she later moved to orlando. jessica romans said burns fell just after the group snapped a picture near a grand canyon landmark. she says her friend will never be forgotten. >> every sunset, every moonriseç every sparkle, that will be her. she's everywhere still. >> the national park service and the local county medical examiner are investigating burns' death. with just 23 days until the olympic opening ceremony, an update tonight about the zika virus in rio.

the centers for disease control and prevention said the risk of visitors becoming infested is low. the games are held in august and september. brazil's winter months. the cooler and drier weather typically reduces the number of mosquitoes. despite the low risk, pregnant women are still discouraged from traveling abrought. tom brady's four-game suspension is standing at least for now. the second circuit court of appeals denied brady's petition for a new hearing on his suspension. the nfl suspended brady last year after an investigation found brady likely knew footballs for the 2015 afc championship game were being deflated. brady has 90 days to file a petition to the u.s. supreme court for a final appeal. one of the biggest complaints consumers have. the annoying robocalls. find out why the problem is getting worse. plus, dyno damage. what vandals did to this display outside a berks county library.

robocalls, most of us can't stand them, and a new report actually says they're getting worse. complaints to the ftc about robocalls and marketing scams are up 41% from last year. technology enables scammers to place multiple calls today to find victims. nbc news correspondent olivia sterns caught up with a security expert whose firm specializes in fraud prevention and telephone scams. >> we're seeing them be able to use technology to their advantage to target more victims in a shorter amount of time. we're also seeing indications that would-be fraudsters are seeing that their fraudster

buddies are successful and they're taking up that activity as well. >> fraud calls have doubled in the past three years. primarily targeting the elderly. for olivia sterns' full report, watch "nbc nightly news" with lester holt tonight at 6:30, right here on nbc 10. a solar powered plane making an around the world journey safely landed in cairo, egypt. it left from seville, spain, on monday. it is scheduled to leave for its final destination sunday. it will end its journey in abu dhabi where the challenge began in march of last year. you may remember the plane spent part of its journey in the lehigh valley in may on the third leg of the flight. the solar impulse runs on energy stored in its 17,000 solar cells.ç vandals strike damaging this dinosaur in front of a traveling

exhibit. the an a matronic dinosaur was outside the museum. three young men climbing onto the dinosaur 1:30 yesterday morning, damaged it. the community is talking about taking up a collection to repair it. coming up next at 5:00, back where it belongs. >> a jersey shore family said thank you to the person who returned their beloved american flag. coming up at 6:00, becoming a cop amid nationwide outrage over police brutality. >> we'll talk to some of the newest officers as they graduate from the police academy today. we'll be right back.

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a midday storm across our area today. this was the scene in northeast philly. people waiting for the bus taking shelter at the station. >> tonight the first alert weather team is still tracking the rain and potential for some storms. here's a live look at the nbc 10 radar. >> first alert meteorologist sheena parveen has all the updates for what's happening in your neighborhood right now. sheena, what's the latest? >> we saw the showers around. they're starting to lighten up for the most part depending where you are. in new jersey and delaware, you're seeing the rain lighten up. if you're in lancaster county,

you're seeing a thunderstorm developing. it's not moving too much, though. in sussex, storms in southern parts of the county, closer to the maryland line. most of sussex county up near georgetown, seaford, ridgeford seeing improvements from earlier today. the heavy rain is just to the south. the beaches seeing the steady light rain. rest of delaware clearing out from the heavy rain earlier. south jersey clearing out from the lighter rainfall that moved in. the philadelphia area still seeing some spotty light showers that extends up the major interstates i-95, up to trenton and lower bucks county. montgomery and bucks county, still dealing with the lighter rainfall. some heavier spots around milford across 476 and through the lehigh valley. they're kind of breaking up in nature. berks county did have a flood advisory that just got canceled a second ago. we're going to keep watching these showers, though, because some of them have been providing

localized street increased flooding. butç i think that threat is starting to wind down. tomorrow we have an excessive heat warning, and also a heat advisory basically meaning it will be really hot and really humid. it will make temperatures feel around triple digits. this is the type of weather you want to avoid several hours outside and stay hydrated. we'll talk more about this going into the weekend coming up. you may have noticed quite the building boom in philadelphia. >> now we're getting our first look inside one of those buildings that's changing the city's skyline. monique braxton joins us now with more. monique? >> reporter: hey, denise. the market east just like the building over my shoulder promises to be a mix of retail and residential. we found like every other subject everyone has an opinion about the new construction boom in the city. >> we saw about five roads that were closed off. we were trying to get an uber. the uber couldn't reach us.

>> reporter: traffic shut down streets and congestion seemed to be a part of life in philadelphia these days. it seems the city of brotherly love has rolled out a red carpet to builders. >> it's going to be a pain, you know, with construction and traffic. and buses being rerouted and everything like that. but it's part of city living. >> reporter: the $600 million market east project sitting on the old philadelphia family court property, is just one new thing happening. these four acres between market and chestnut and 11th and 12th will soon house merchants like mom's organic market and nine show rooms in the design center. >> down to old city, market city, great revitalization. >> reporter: 300 apartments in a second building. we asked licenses and inspections about new places to live in the city. the agency told us more than 4,600 units opened last year. we also did some digging and found more than 21,000 building permits were issued last year,

compared to 19,000 the year before. >> it's nice to see that there's growth in the city. but keep in mind the city's already grown enough so there's already a lot of congestion as it is. >> reporter: we asked licenses and inspections how many new apartment buildings or condo buildings were built last year. they told us, close to 1,300 buildings opened their doors. live in center city, monique braxton, nbc 10 news. a family's irreplaceable american flag is flying again at the jersey shore tonight. after it was stolen over the fourth of july weekend. the flag wasç raised this afternoon in north wildwood. nbc 10 first told you last night at 6:00 that the flag was returned after media coverage of the theft. tom corcoran's family received the military-issued flag after his brother was killed in the vietnam war. for a decade it's flown once a

year on their neighbor's flagpole. a young woman showed up at his house monday with a box containing that flag. >> she just walked up and put this on the rocker. and said, this is yours. i sincerely thank you for making a right out of a wrong. mistakes are made in life. it is what you do after you make that mistake that counts. >> it sure is. police dropped their investigation into the theft at the family's request. striking casino workers in atlantic city took their protests all the way to trump tower in new york today. dozens of workers from the trump taj mahal demonstrated outside donald trump's office after protesting at carl icahn's doorstep. they said they profited from the taj mahal even after it went through multiple bankruptcies. workers at harrah's, bally's

and caesars have approved a new contract. workers at tropicana will vote on their new contract tomorrow. want to be a philadelphia firefighter? the department kicked off a new recruitment drive today in northeast philadelphia. fire commissioner adam teal and a group of firefighters put on a demonstration for potential recruits. the open enrollment application period begins on monday. you can apply online. the deadline is september 2nd. convicted felons in delaware have one lest hurdle to jump before having their voting rights restored. governor jack mar quell signed legislation that restores a felon's voting rights before they pay all of their fines, fees and restitution. delaware is one of three states requiring felons to pay outstanding fines before they could vote. the fight against alzheimer's disease, we'll hear from a woman going to

washington, d.c., coming up. plus, sir paul mccartney rocks the park. but after the music stopped, he also made the night for some philadelphia police officers. that's next, on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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that reporter suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms. it told me everything i need to know about his heart and what he believes deep down. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. the ledge erdary sir paul mccartney is in the middle of his world tour. mccartney will perform next wednesday night in hershey. it's not every day you have an encounter with rock loyalty. check this out. members of the philadelphia highway patrol met mccartney last night and took this picture. they say it was not planned, but not exactly aç surprise either. they say officers always have great encounters with him when he comes into town. >> unforgettable. even more music is coming to

south philly next week. guns and roses performs at the link link. this is a live look at crews setting up the stage. tickets are still available for that show. nationally, they often get a bad rap. >> you can say that again, right? eagles fans, the perception is starting to change. at least according to a new study it is. birds fans are ranked the fifth best fan base in the nfl. emory university researchers analyzed four years of social media data and 15 years of attendance records. the team's fans were ranked by their willingness to share on social media, and spend money to attend the games. so who finished ahead of the eagles? well, the patriots fans came in first. followed by the cowboys. then the broncos and the niners. researchers actually said the eagles come in fifth was a big surprise to them in view of their losing record last season. but we're not going to talk about that. speaking of eagles fans, you

know him as the long snapper. right now jon dorenbos is making a name for himself off of the football field. >> no. >> he's wowing audiences across the country. find out why dorenbos' love of magic started long before he was on the football field. plus, shutting down philly streets so you can walk right in the roadway. we'll tell you when that's happening, and where, all new at 6:00.

we have breaking news just into the newsroom. >> lauren mayk joins us with the latest. >> keith and denise, a crash has shut down mlk drive at falls bridge. let's take you straight to the live pictures from sky force right now. take a look. you can see two vehicles here. we're told two vehicles collided, and as we can look at these two here on scene, the damage is to the size of these vehicles, not to the front and back, but the sides. you can see some severe damage here. we're told three people were taken to the hospital. two were trapped for at least 20 minutes. but they were all taken to the hospital. and we are told that they are nonlife-threatening injuries. again, mlk drive is at this

point closed as emergency vehicles work on that accident. for now, liveç in the breaking news center, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, lauren, for that update. a pennsylvania woman brought her family's fight against alzheimer's disease to the capitol today. she testified before the senate finance subcommittee today. her husband was part of a multi-million dollar clinical trial to help find ways to get a more precise diagnosis for patients. she wants lawmakers to implement programs that help families pay for long-term care when all other resources have been exhausted. she says alzheimer's is a family disease. >> if you're grieving while you're coping, while you're finding your way through, so i want to be with my husband for as long as he knows who i am, and everything else is secondary. >> pennsylvania senator pat toomey convened today's hearing. just five days to go until

the republican national convention in cleveland. the secret service and police say they will get everything ready for monday. lauren mayk reports. >> reporter: plenty of police and other security personnel will be on duty for the duration of the gop convention next week. >> we're prepared for anything and everything that will or won't happen. >> reporter: thousands of officers from cleveland and some 70 other law enforcement agencies across the country are headed there to help with security. >> in many respects, with the number of officers coming from across the country, it is america's convention. >> reporter: they all admit the ambush on police in dallas has heightened concerns for cleveland. >> dallas was a wakeup call for a lot of people. >> reporter: they say they've changed some strategies in light of dallas but wouldn't elaborate. nor would they elaborate how they'll deal with ohio's open carry gun law, other than they say to abide by it.

>> not the first time people in cleveland will see open carry. we've had people with assault rifles and handguns and you name it. in groups of people. our officers are used to it. we've handled it before. >> reporter: law enforcement knows 50,000 people will be attending the convention itself. but have no idea how many protesters will show up or for what rope. i'm lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, we still have showers around this evening. if you're heading out, take your umbrella. a lot ofç this is actually starting to wind down quite a bit. we have spotty light showers around the philadelphia area. new jersey and delaware, mostly drying out at this point. but as we go through the rest of the evening, we'll continue to see more improvements. closer look at the philadelphia area, though, just spotty light rain around the major interstates, even up towards

parts of bensalem, morristown seeing that rain, right near 2 on 95 there. this is mostly on the lighter side. if you're heading up towards trenton, we have ooh drier spot. we can still see the showers heading that way. through the lehigh valley we have moderate rainfall just now to the north of allentown and through the poconos. that's where we see some heavier rain through parts of carbon county. this is also where we have the threat of localized flooding. flood advisory for these sections until about 9:30. about two inches of rain expected here. so we could see localized street and creek flooding. future weather by #:30, clearing a lot of this out and overnight we'll keep the clouds around, too. wouldn't be surprised if we saw patchy fog. by early tomorrow morning, that's when we'll be really heating up quickly. humidity, you're going to feel that. it will be going up as well. through the afternoon it will be hot and humid. we also have the chance of a couple of showers, possibly a thunderstorm. i don't think for everyone.

then we go through tomorrow evening. we're fairly dry. the heat is on tomorrow, excessive heat warning. a heat advisory for much of the area. we'll watch temperatures closely tomorrow. and that feels-like temperature, that's why we have the excessive heat warning. the humidity feeling like triple digits, from 100 to 104 degrees. on these days you don't want to spend several hours outside at a time. and you definitely want to stay hydrated. it will be too hot outside over the next few days. as we go into tomorrow, even friday, in the 90s. by saturday and sunday, right around 90 degrees. if we do hit the 90s three days in a row, that will officially be the third heat wave so far that we've seen. don't forget your neighborhood forecast, your seven-day is always at the bottom of your screen. and for tomorrow, in the mid to low 90s for most of the area. yardley 94. reading 93. can't rule out a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon.

if you're in eastern township, 92 degrees there. atlantic city, upper 80s. through delaware, mostly looking at the low 90s. going into friday, 90s continue. that will be a dry day. saturday looks mostly dry. temperatures right around 90 degrees. by sunday, we couldç see a few showers south of philadelphia. it's still going to be a fairly hot weekend, just less humid. >> thank you, sheena. lester holt joins us from the nbc studios in new york. >> he has a look at what's coming up in "nightly news." >> good evening. ahead for us, how donald trump is turning the selection of a vice president into an unusually public event. why authorities are attributing more shootings to a possible serial killer who ambushes people outside their homes. and we'll look at how telephone scammers are upping their game with the robocalls to get your money. all when we see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news" at 6:30. >> lester, thank you. see you at 6:30. >> you got it.

do you believe in magic? >> whether or not you do believe, a player on the eagles will make you a believer. see how his tricks on stage are wowing audiences on america's got talent and how his love of magic started.

earlier i said it was inside. watch. >> no.

>> that is crazy. how did he do that? the question everyone's been asking since jon dorenbos competing on america 's got talent. the judges were so impressed they gave him the golden buzzer. that means he automatically goes on to the live shows later this month. dorenbos has been making magic on america "america's got tale. >> whether on stage or the football people, he has a lot of people cheering him on. tim furlong has the story. >> reporter: you only notice the long snapper when he messes up. >> i'm going into my 14th season in the nfl. >> jon is an eagle on the philadelphia eagles. >> reporter: on "america's got talent," he was right there in the spotlight. he talked of his dad murdering his mom when he was a kid and how he found his true calling, magic. >> magic was the only thing i could do as a kid that completely took my mind off

everything. >> reporter: his trick tuesday -- >> you can't miss it. all i want you to do is touch any one you want. >> he crushed it. >> no. >> not only are you a great football player, you're a wizard. >> he's very comfortable. >> reporter: i showed the trick to this guy tony on my phone. he, too, was amazed. >> he captured the crowd. >> reporter: the tweets were flying from dorenbos' teammatesç he hit the golden buzzer. the golden buzzer gets him right on through to the live shows later this month. >> you're the man. >> reporter: dorenbos is known around philly for his magic and he performs for kids and charity. now all of america knows about our long snapper's magical skill set. the shows are in los angeles and right at the start of eagles training camp. if john were to win, he would get a show in las vegas.

let's hope all this success doesn't magically make our long snapper disappear from our eagles. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> i love that. >> how did he do that? >> exactly, right? we're mesmerized up here. we'll keep you posted on how jon does on "america's got talent." watch it all right now on the nbc 10 app. don't miss the next episode of "america's got talent" right here on nbc 10. it's time for denise and i to disappear. here's jim rosenfield. >> all new at 6:00, becoming a police officer comes with a whole new set of concerns today. different than just ten days ago. we speak with some of the newest officers in south jersey about that challenge as they graduate from their police academy today. plus, a robot used to defuse dozens of situations in south jersey. nearly identical to the one used to kill the dallas sniper. we get an exclusive look at how

it works. and we still have rain around this evening, not as heavy as it was earlier. you still might want the umbrella. big changes tomorrow. a lot of heat and humidity. we'll talk about how hot it's going to feel next at 6:00. decision 2016 is about serving you, the people. informing and educating is our top priority. >> for us, at telemundo 62, serving our spanish community. >> your voice and your vote matter. impacting your life. >> facts are important. we ask the tough questions and demand answers. >> as you make your decisions in 2016, count on nbc 10 and telemundo 62.

right now at 6:00, we're tracking showers and storms causing slippery conditions

across the region today. umbrellas out, as people tried not to get drenched. and that's going to be your concern through the rest of this evening. a live look right here at the nbc 10 first alert radar, where you can see those showers moving across our area. good evening to you. i'm jim rosenfield. today's showers come ahead of a heat wave tomorrow. first, though, we're dealing with the wet weather. meteorologist sheena parveen times it out in the forecast. >> yeah, jim, a lot of the heavy rain has already started lightening up quite a bit. even around the philadelphia area. so we're still watching the radar. but what we do see now, just some light rain mainly. through parts of sussex county in delaware, we still have the heavy rain right on the maryland line. precip rates over two inches. we also have light rain falling around the delaware beaches. philadelphia, light spotty showers. up towards burlington, along the major interstates here, wet

roadways. we've seen quite a bit of rainfall today. up through the lehigh valley, bucks county, light to moderate rain right near allentown and easton. as we go into the poconos, we have heavier rainfall. this has prompted a flood advisory. there is a threat for localized flooding, street and creek flooding until 9:30. maybe an inch of rain, possibly we'll see two inches by the time it's all said and done. now, for tomorrow we have a different threat out there. we have some excessive heat warnings, heat advisories for the area. temperatures will be in the 90s with the humidity feeling like triple-digit heat. we'll talk more about this and your weekend forecast coming up. now to decision ç2016 coverage tonight. the push for pennsylvania which will be a key battleground state in this november's election. today brand-new nbc news "wall street journal" maris poll shows the democrat hillary clinton is holding a nine-point lead over gop rival donald trump right here in pennsylvania. she has 45% there to