right now on "nbc 10 news today," septa slowdown, regional rail riders still dealing with the delays and the commute could be even tougher. angry behind the wheel. brand new this morning, a study shows just how many people are driving around with a potential for road rage incident. plus, pokemon characters on buildings and sculptures at the museum of art. good thursday morning, this is "nbc 10 news today," 4:00 a.m., i'm tracy davidson. excessive heat is issued today. we have issued a "first alert"

for dangerous conditions let's go to bill henley who has your "first alert" neighborhood forecast. a closer look at positions. this morning, some showers, though? >> yeah, we're talking heat and humanit humidity. and a "first alert" for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. for this afternoon into this evening, extreme heat, 100-plus degrees is what it will feel like. this morning, still some showers, quick-moving showers and thunderstorms. heavy-duty rainfall. quick moving, too. coming down at a rate of more than two inches an hour but it is on the move. don't expect flooding with the showers. you will see brief heavy downpours as with thunder and lightning to start with. it won't be an all-day rainfall. keeping eye on temperatures, 75 right now for new jersey, lehigh, delaware. clouds in place, high humidity.

we're watching for fog in the suburbs. the heat is on this afternoon. 94 degrees for the humid conditions will feel more like 100 for philadelphia, the suburbs and new jersey. and lehigh valley, storms. this is where we're watching for thunderstorms, you'll see strong storms develop through the day through the afternoon and evening hours, 92 degrees this afternoon. a look at where you'll run into fog as you hang out, back in ten minutes but right now, jessica boyington is following your "first alert" traffic. >> there's an overturned vehicle in the atlantic city expressway headed eastbound, route 536. there's for lanes blocked right now, just squeezed into the shoulder. the eastbound traffic is allowed to pass through. here's the ninth street expressway. no problems that's because it's

closed with that construction in between the schuylkill expressway, another hour of this. the local vine is your alternate. you can see the flashing lights ahead. more with that back in ten, tracy. the railcars to ease to septa regional rails could be impacted by today's dangerous heat. nbc10's matt delucia is live at septa's winslow station to explain. >> reporter: well, tracy, they're getting ready to wrap up the delays because of that line more than 100 rail cars. we're expected to get a better look of what this is all about. we'll get an update, perhaps a glimpse in the cracks in the frame that were in the cars to be repaired. now, another issue that we could

feel the next few days, the heat, temperatures over 90 degrees could cause the overhead power lines to expand and sag and the rails heating up. and that could cause some damage as well so some septa trains have been running a little slower for safety reasons. septa has been getting help. adding some trains from other agencies but it's definitely not a good idea to stay outside waiting for a train to show up here in this heat and humidity. here in jenkintown, you can wait outside. a lot of people have opted to wait in their cars as well. even now, it's muggy and expected to get worse as the morning gets on and we get the sun rising and of course, it's going to be a long and hot one today. live in jenkintown, matt delucia. and a new report just of released this morning says a

majority of drivers experience road rage behind the wheel some to an extreme degree. the aaa foundation for traffic safety found 86% of drivers felt aggression. they engage in behaviors like tailgating, another driver trying to block another car from changing lanes. about 8 million americans admitted to extreme episodes of road rage like rams another car or getting out of a car to confront another driver. aaa has these suggestions. be tolerant and forgiving, do not respond. that means avoid eye contact, no gestures and call 911 if needed. backing the blue. hundreds of people took to the streets in philadelphia to show support for police. people rallied following this gathering at cottman and rayfield yesterday. they held up signs to show

solidarity with the men in blue. >> a bunch of my buddies are philadelphia police officers today. with all the violence going on in the u.s., they need to know we're here to back them. >> every single day, getting guns off the street, dangerous people off the streets. >> officials there say no injuries and no major incidents were reported at either rally. and here's some pictures from the pro police rally in philadelphia taken by the nbc10 photographer joe cuse merrick. you can see more pictures on the nbc10 app. president obama is trying to address the police and the communities they everybody. >> we're not at a point yet where communities feel confident that their police departments are serving them with dignity and respect and quality. and we're not to the point yet

where police departments feel adequately supported at all levels. >> former police commissioner charles ramsey was among those who attended. also there the governor of louisiana and the mayor of st. paul, minnesota, both dealing with police-involved shootings. meantime on capitol hill several senators have introduced the back on the blue act making it a federal crime to kill or target law enforcement officers. >> the process of laying to rest the five officers killed in last week's police ambush in dallas will continue for the next few days after family and friends attended services for three of the five yesterday. ♪ >> bagpipes played for dallas police officer lorne ahrens, a father of two. services were also held for sergeant michael smith, the 28-year department veteran who served seven years in the army.

and d.a.r.t. officer brent thompson, a former marine, left behind six children and a wife of two weeks. >> we will not, we cannot, we shall not let the acts of a coward break us. i'm asking you all to continue on, press on. he has your six. >> dallas police officer michael krol is scheduled and patrick zamarripa's funeral will be held saturday. dallas visited a growing memorial outside of headquarters. the department of transportation has proposed new rules for transporting oil and other hazardous flammable liquid in rail tanker cars. the new rail tanker safety rule would require rail carriers to have a comprehensive response plan to all trains carrying

liquid. the rail carriers would also have to share information with state and local agencies. the d.o.t.'s proposal follows a number of oil train disasters including this derailment in quebec that skilled 27 people. this derailment caused concern in 2014 on the bridge over the schouylkill and bridge in philadelphia. that left a freight car leaning off a bridge for several days. >> announcer: now, your nbc10 "first alert" weather. heading out the door, it's steamy this morning and we're still track something thunderstorms though they're starting to settle down. heat and humidity during the day, very hot and humid this afternoon. reaching dangerous levels. and it's going to be very warm and steamy this evening. we'll see some clouds in the area but enough sunshine to really cause the temperatures to soar. these showers moving through

this morgue. actually starting to settle down. this line of showers produced thunder and lightning. as it's moving into delaware county, the lightning is coming to an end. but there's still some heavy downpours moving into parts of philadelphia. it moves to the east and out of here and then we'll get a break for most of the day but this afternoon, there's a probability we'll see showers in the lehigh valley. the moisture left over from yesterday. and we'll see light fog from blue bell and pottstown to poor visibility in quakertown but really not an issue in new jersey and delaware. we'll keep an eye on it, the fog can develop fairly quickly. the temperature, they're going to rise quickly as well. 76 degrees at 7:00 a.m., 92 degrees at 3:00 this afternoon. the suburbs will be in the

middle 80s at 11:00 this morning, low 90s at 3:00. lehigh valley, 82 degrees bracing for sunshine. at 11:00 near 90 degrees at 3:00 this afternoon. during the afternoon hours in the lehigh valley, that's where we could see some stronger thunderstorms develop. but we may see the storms steer clear of delaware, new jersey and the shore. looking for relief, of course, the shore is the place to be. the temperatures in upper 80s to near 90 degrees. it goes hotter inland for new jersey and delaware by 3:00 this afternoon. we'll show you how long that heat is going to last. we're back in a few minutes. tracy. 4:11, because of dangerous heat, you need to be careful, limit your time spent outside. it's activating your heat line today and tomorrow. the number is there on your screen. be sure to have your free nbc10 app. it has advice how to stay cool

during this dangerous heat. now, let's find out what you need to know on your ride to work. this is the time to head out and jessica boyington has that. >> thank you, tracy, we're starting in istart ing ing in new jersey. between 130 and 295, there will be lane restriction there's. these are cameras around the market street area. and lane restrictions in the left-hand lane. this is headed eastbound. we're headed westbound in philadelphia. we won't see any backups yet. this could very well clear before the morning rush becomes a problem. in winslow township we're watching an overturned vehicle. at exit 36 at route 536, it's over in the shoulder, all lanes are still getting by. watch as you head through the area, tracy. security cameras catch an aan

unholy act in progress. take a look at this guy. next hear what he's accused of stealing from churches in delaware and atlantic county. also, how technology merge, see how philadelphia museum of art is getting in on the pokemon craze.

it's 4:15, a judge says the case can move forward against a main line doctor accused of inappropriately touching a patient. investigators charged a doctor. according to the accuser, he said he got carried away. we got reaction from people living here this office. >> i hope it's not true because

it's really gross if it is. >> posner is pictured on the website as an employee at chester memorial hospital. penn would not comment. police in allentown are looking for a gunman who walked up to a barber outside of his shot and shot him dead. he was sitting outside greeting customers when' man asked him for cigarettes and unloaded almost a dozen bullets. his family says he leaves behind a young son and wife. >> his son, family, his wife, you got to go through this. it's big loss. i hope they get justice though. >> police say they're following up on a number of leads. so far, they've made no arrests. police are on the hunt for a

box bandit targeted churches. police in amber, montgomery county leased this picture saying he stole cash from donations boxes at st. anthony's church three times in the last several weeks. according to police, a pastor of a delaware county church caught the same man trying to steal from his church. >> don't like that he's preying on people out there trying to help their communities. police say the man is believed to be in his 40s and was seen to leaving both churches in a new black suv. the philadelphia art museum is jumps on board. the museum held a promotion centered around the virtual features. they offered pay for admission to hunt for pokemon. one man said it's a great marketing tool. >> i feel like if other places start doing stuff like this, just hosting -- i don't even

know if i would have anything to do with this. >> players are encouraged to share what they caught by using the #pokemongo and the museum. the players wander in to hunt for the characters but they as tell us they see people with their heads down accidentally running into signs and benches on the board walk so be careful. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather. stand by for a hot and humid one today. live view in philadelphia from the adventure aquarium. that's a mostly cloudy view, tracking some showers and thunderstorms this morning but they're not going to last much longer. heavy downpours will be strong moving through the area, but move right on through, and out of here for this afternoon. then we're talking heat and humidity. the temperature reaching into the 90s by 1:00 this afternoon. but with the high humidity, it's

going to feel like it's topping 100, as you go into the afternoon hours. temperatures right now, 70s in new jersey, and actually 80 degrees right now. still cooling down that will likely come down another couple degrees but we're not going to see a big cooldown because of the humidity and remaining clouds. 74 in pemberton. medford is 75 degrees. middle 70s for lumberton. a warm, muggy start and hot humid afternoon. the ten day on ten, 94 degrees today. 95 again tomorrow. that's why we've issued a "first alert" for today and tomorrow for the heat hazard. then the 90s continue this weekend. lower, 91 degrees for saturday and sunday. up to the 90 degree mark. on monday, might see late day showers and thunderstorms. it's going to be dry, high of 91 degrees. a better chance of seeing wet weather move in for tuesday,

enough to keep us below the 90 degree mark. but that's just for tuesday. back into the 90s starting on wednesday. and a little warmer for thursday, friday and saturday. tracy. >> bill, thanks. 20 minutes past 4:00, let's get you to work. let's take a look at the vine street expressway, jessica boyington is doing that. >> yes, the vine street expressway is closed with construction this morning east and westbound. these are from cameras on 24th street. what you're looking at here, some flashing lights up ahead. we have construction crews and police activity blocking off the ramp. traffic moving through, east and west. towards the schuylkill. no access there. take local vine as your alternate. clears around 5:00 in the morning, we have 40 minutes or so until that becomes open again. there's more construction though over in new jersey, over in belmont. the 42 freeway northbound ramp to 295 northbound is closed this

morning. we're still watching that overturned vehicle on the atlantic city expressway. in winslow township. right now, not tying up traffic at all. you can see everything is green on the expressway but it is over on the shoulder, something you want to watch out for, tracy. >> nbc10 needs your help recognizing people making a difference in the community so we're giving away grants. it's free money available to local nonprofits called 21st century solutions. and the goal is to support nonprofits implementing new and innovative programs to address values in our community. the application is on our website online. a vacant building will soon become home for dozens in the kensington corporation. it received a loan to create more than 40 affordable housing units at root and east somerset

street. it will also be home to stores and offices. well, the cherry hill mall it is at the center of a t-shirt controversy. ahead in the next half hour, hear why these t-shirts put one merchant at odds with the mall. plus, a tropical oasis. have you seen the shore lately? we'll explain why the ocean looks so blue this summer.

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months in the southern helms fear. despite the low risk, health officials still discourage pregnant woman from traveling to brazil. just 22 days until the summer games. nbc10 is your home for all the action starting on august 6th. we're learning new details about what it costs taxpayers to capture an inmate escaped in may. the week-long search for arthur buckle caused them $180,000. buckle escaped and was found six days later in ocean county. check out this video. it's new video of a dog napper who appears to have stashed a puppy in a plastic bag and steal it from a store. you can see the suspect carrying around the yorkshire puppy after removing it from its pen. the guy looks around, puts the

puppy in the bag and walking out the door. today, officials will gather for a ribbon cutting in the city's only 19th century flower garden is bartrum garden's first major restoration in 100 years. well, the jersey shore is not really known for pristine, tropical water but this summer, some are enjoying a rare treat off the coast of the cape may and ocean county. take a look at these pictures from nasa satellite in atlantic city. scientists say the wind is pushing the top layer of water off to sea and cooler waters are filled with photo planking which gives the water a blue hue. the shifting pattern could restore the ocean's normal darker color. a live view from center city. it is warm and steamy this

morning. 76 degrees. coming up on 4:27, jessica boyington is watching things in the "first alert" traffic center. what's going on this morning, jess? >> well, bill, we are seeing roads that look great so far that's because it's pretty early. we're not seeing any back ups. this is the blue route right around route 1. there's a lot of construction out there. i'll go over that when i come back. and later last call, next at 4:30, find out why bars in philadelphia can extend their late night hours, but only for a week. ♪

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this morning's ride could be slowed by heat and humidity. t-shirt controversy. this merchant said the cherry hill mall took issue with one of his shirts and initially told him to stop selling them. grave markers removed. someone cleared away dozens of personal mementos from a north jersey cemetery and put them in a pile upsetting dozens of families. good morning, 4:30, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. excessive heat and humidity are in the forecast today so we issued a "first alert." let's go to bill henley for the "first alert" neighborhood forecast. >> tracy, it's going to be very steamy. in fact, we're starting off steamy, and this is not helping moisture from showers coming through the area. these are storms moving through chester county but now they're starting to clear out. still heavy