what you want in life. >> melania trump accused of stealing some of the same words michelle obama used for her convention speech eight years ago. it is these charges of political plagiarism that are the talk of the town here tonight. good evening, everyone. once again i'm jim rosenfield at the q in cleveland. big night for donald trump and the republican party here at the national convention. supposed to be his night in the spotlight here, but as we mentioned, his campaign trying to brush aside this big controversy centering on his wife's speech last night and those allegations that she pulled some of michelle obama's words from her 2008 speech. take a listen. >> from a young age, my parents impressed on me -- >> barack and i were raised with so many -- >> the values -- >> the same values -- >> that you work hard for what you want in live. >> you work hard for what you want in life.

>> melania trump's speech a big topic of conversation here at the convention and out and about in cleveland. lauren is down on the floor inside the q. she's been talking to some of the local delegations to get their reaction to the speech. lauren, what are they saying? >> reporter: you know, jim, they are not crazy about this distraction, and they liked melania trump's speech. remember, this was a big moment last night. donald trump coming out and introducing her. her speaking to this huge crowd. we really don't hear her speak to large crowds like this very often, so that was sort of all part of the buzz that this is creating here, but the delegates i talked to, they liked what she had to say, they liked how she presented herself. take a listen to how some local pennsylvania delegates responded.

>> we're all talking about the same things. we want the country to improve. we have issues, serious issues, that need to be taken care of. so of course you're going to end up using many of the same phrases. i wouldn't call that plagiarism. i would call that caring about what needs to be done. >> if it's plagiarism, if it's not plagiarism, i don't think that's an issue that, you know, we should necessarily concern ourselves with because, you know, someone says something, and someone else adopts that, you know, so what? you know, that's just part of the process. >> reporter: yeah. so largely defending melania trump, and also just not wanting to get pulled into of that being the big issue this week. i will tell you though not everyone wanted to talk about this. one delegate told me off camera that her speechwriter should be fired. live in cleveland, i'm lauren

make, nbc 10 news. jim, back to you. >> and, lauren, so far as far as we know, that has not happened, no one on trump's staff has been fired, at least not at this point. so let's talk about what's on tap tonight right here at the q. big lineup ahead. coming up in about an hour, the official nomination process. that will begin and that's when the roll call happens and all the states send their support to trump. and following a convention tradition, trump's home state of new york will be the state that puts him over the top for the nomination. the theme of the night is make america work again, and it's going to focus on the economy and also on job creation. and two of trump's children will speak tonight. donald trump, jr. and tiffany trump. also former presidential hopefuls ben carson and close confidant new jersey governor chris christie. we will also hear from him about k 9:45 or so. take a look at the scene outside the rock and roll hall of fame from this morning. police arrested three people for climbing flag holes to hang an

anti-trump banner, that banner calling for a ban on fracking and for knocking down the proposed wall that trump is proposing with mexico. an estimated 300 police officers on bikes, in fact, are in downtown cleveland during the rnc to try to keep everything orderly and keep everything safe. so today we learned about the first change for an upcoming presidential debate because of security concerns. it is being moved. wright state university in dayton was supposed to host it on september 23rd, but they cited security costs associated with that hosting, so late this afternoon hofstra university in new york agreed that it would host that first presidential debate. as we said, it comes up on september 23rd. coming up at 5:30, we have much more for you. we're going to be talking to a so-called plagiarism expert, if you will, at villanova university to get his take on melania trump's speech last night. for now though reporting live in cleveland, i'm jim rosenfield,

nbc 10 news. denise and keith, we'll send it back to you in philly. >> certainly a lot of chatter about that. jim rosenfield, thank you so much. we'll see you soon. we will continue our lifve coverage on the nbc app. look for our live shows at 7:00 p.m. in less than a week philadelphia will be in the national spotlight with the start of the democratic national convention. we have a live look at the we wills f-- wells fargo center which will be the host of the gathering. we're live with a bird's-eye view of the changes ahead at 5:15. the dnc isn't just for the delegates. children, kids, can also have some time to enjoy themselves during the convention. the day of play extravaganza takes place on july 27th and it's being hailed as the only family-friendly kid-focused event during the dnc. it's free of charge and includes an obstacle course, arts and crafts projects, and a handful of school yard games.

>> take a look at this now. crews at it early this morning as they got to work cleaning up the mess from yesterday's storms. several massive trees were toppled when heavy rain and winds spent through delaware county. homes and cars suffered damage too. some roads still blocked this morning. let's go down the shore. a live look in cape may. boy, look at all the umbrellas. the people enjoying the sun. taking advantage of the clear skies. not quite as humidity but that's about to change. >> let's bring in nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. when will the heat and humidity return? >> it will be thursday. you still have tonight and tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon to enjoy it because, yes, that humidity will be staying lower. temperatures are still going to be very warm, but it's going to feel a lot more comfortable outside. right now in philadelphia, 87 degrees. sunny skies through our pennsylvania suburbs.

83. new jersey coming in mostly sunny, 83 degrees there. lehigh valley 84 degrees. and if you are in delaware, you're at 87 degrees right now, and it's that wind direction that's helping to get that humidity lower and at a more comfortable level. so if you're in wilmington, your temperature 87 degrees right now. by 8:00 p.m., 82. by 11:00 a comfortable 76 and as we go into tomorrow, many areas will be waking up with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and dry. it will feel really nice when you step outside tomorrow morning. as we go into thursday and the rest of the week, that's when the humidity, that's going to go up along with hotter temperatures into the weekend. so we'll take a look at that forecast coming up. skyforce 10 was above as hundreds of workers protested outside philadelphia international airport. it happened outside terminal a this morning. they carried a sign that says respect black workers. baggage handler, cabin cleaners,

and wheelchair attendants were among those demonstrating. they want a minimum wage of $15 per hour and to join a union. for a south jersey man under arrest charged with stabbing his wife to death in their home this morning. nitin singh is charged with first-degree murder. authorities say he stabbed his wife while their three children slept upstairs. authorities say the kids didn't witness the killing. two more suspects in the bastille day truck attack are now in the hands of french intelligence. the two are among six people in custody in connection with that attack in nice. they'll likely face terrorism charges. 84 people died in the july 14th attack when a tunisian man plowed through crowds watching fireworks on the french riviera. he was eventually shot by police. the white house today released an open letter president obama wrote to law enforcement. that letter was written the day

after three police officers were killed in baton rouge. in it the president writes that the nation will get through the aftermath of the recent killings. he said nothing justifies the attacks and that, quote, we have your backs. meantime, the funeral for a dallas police officer killed in an ambush was held in his michigan hometown. officers carried michael krol's casket into the church outside detroit. the 40-year-old was one of five officers shot and killed during a demonstration on july 7th. his family says being a police officer was krol's life dream. a group much police chiefs from our area came together this morning, and they shared ideas about how to improve relations between police and the public. police chiefs from bensalem, upper darby, haverford, and other community leaders were at a coffee house in ardmore. they talked about how to rebuild trust between police and the people they serve. >> you light up the interior of the car, roll the window down,

put your hands on the wheel and that's it and wait for the officer to give you instructions. don't go reaching for your driver's license or registration. if you have a carry permit, tell the officer. don't take your gun out and show them. philadelphia police are looking for three men who burglarized a rec center in kensington. somehow the men got their hands on the keys to the mcveigh recreation center on ontario street. they stole a flat screen tv and a radio and then ran off. governor jack markell attended a blue rocks game with more than baseball on his mind. he's joined by representatives of attack addiction. he spoke to a crowd in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of substance abuse. attack addiction supports those

in recovery. an early present for drivers in northeast philadelphia. the brand new holm avenue bridge over roosevelt boulevard was open for business today. it's ready to go a month ahead of schedule. now, the new bridge has four travel lanes, two turning lanes, and a bike lane plus plenty of room for foot travelers on ten foot wide sidewalks. our convention coverage continues. we return to cleveland. our republican analyst weighs in on a variety of topics, including the issue of political plagiarism. plus crucial mistake. the house speaker and how his choice of towel may have offended some at the rnc. and change of plans. septa says it's switching things up in an effort to get its full fleet back, and that probably isn't what frustrated commuters want to hear. and sure crackdown. the renewed effort that could cost you $500 in one popular town in our area. those stories and much more on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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here is another live look inside the quicken loans arena. the official business getting under way in 15 minutes. the delegates starting to make their way onto the floor but it's already been an eventful day here in cleveland, ohio. joining me now here in cleveland

at the quicken loans arena is jim schultz, one of our republican analysts, and the big story, of course, that everybody is talking about is the speech from melania trump last night and these allegations that some of her words were lifted from a michelle obama speech. some are saying this is a sign of a trump campaign in chaos. what do you make of it? >> well, the unfortunate thing is when mistakes like this happen, it takes away from the great things that happened here last night. we've talked about military. we've talked about supporting veterans. we heard from speakers about protecting our borders, and we heard from a heartfelt speech from the mother of one of the folks lost in benghazi, and we lose all of that when all we're doing is talking about plagiarism here today. and the campaign is going to have to deal with that. i wouldn't say it's chaos but they have some work to do. >> it's a distraction, that's for sure at this point. what about tonight and this roll call of states? can we expect that to go smoothly or are we going to see some other dustups as we saw yesterday on the floor from the

states that are not supportive of trump? >> what you will see this evening is other states going alphabetically, standing up and nominating donald trump, and also listing off the number of votes, the number of counts for candidates that also received, you know, nomination votes as well. i don't expect there's going to be any fireworks tonight. surely he's not going to get every single vote from every single delegate. there's no surprise there. but i don't think we're going to see any fireworks. >> as we said this gets under way in 15 minutes or so. new york, his home state, is expected to put him over the top officially tonight as is tradition here at these conventions. jim schultz, thanks for joining us with our perspective. for now keith and denise, let's send it back to you in philly. >> jim, thank you. we'll continue our live coverage from cleveland all throughout the rnc here on nbc 10 and on the nbc 10 app. and look out for our live shows each night of the convention starting at 7:00 p.m. well, a terrible choice of props this week for house speaker paul ryan.

>> yeah. terrible being the operative word. during his reach in pennsylvania's republican delegation, ryan may have ruffled a few feathers. another play on words. this is ryan waving a terible towel. he said he wanted to win this election so badly, he was willing to give it a few waves. the only problem, the terrible towel is synonymous with the pittsburgh steelers. i can only imagine what the eagles fans in the room were thinking. what's worse? the browns, whose home is in cleveland. now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, comfortable today. i'm sure you felt it when you walked outside. it's going to stay like this even as we go into tomorrow. the reason for the comfort, low humidity, and this is a beautiful look outside right now. rehoboth beach looking gorgeous under mostly sunny skies, and

we're going to keep the comfort around for many more days. also don't forget your seven-day forecast right at the bottom of the screen there is you can see the 90s returning. current wind direction, that's from the north and northwest. now, this is the reason why it's so comfortable. it's going to be the same thing tomorrow, and then the heat and humidity will start to creep in by the end of the week, but that wind direction really makes a big difference when you're talking about humidity and that's why even tomorrow morning it's going to feel so nice when you walk outside. temperaturewise, we're at 87 in philadelphia. 87 in wilmington. mostly the mid to low 80s in many of our pennsylvania suburbs and lehigh valley. we'll take a close look at our new jersey neighborhoods. audubon at t90 degrees. robbinsville at 87. lumberton at 86. storms today are to our south around richmond.

we do not expect the storms we had last night. we'll be in a dry stretch for a while. even as the heat and humidity return. we could have a few pop-up showers here and there in the afternoon going through the weekend, but it's really going to stay mostly dry and also hot. so take a look at future temperatures. we're pretty warm across the area now, but it's not that humid. then we go into the end of the week. the heat returns back into the 90s. humidity comes along with it, and for saturday and sunday, we'll be feeling around 100 degrees. so it's going to be another really hot weekend coming in the forecast. here is a look at the next three days. philadelphia tomorrow, 87 degrees. low humidity. dry, 92 by thursday. more humid. by friday, 96 degrees and even more humid. pennsylvania suburbs mid-80s. 91 thursday. bifried by friday, 95. low humidity tomorrow morning. low temperature around 60 degrees and that's going to be very comfortable. thursday, 90 degrees. friday, 94 with more humidity.

in new jersey mid-80s tomorrow. 90s return thursday and friday. along the shore we'll be in the 80s but approaching 90 degrees by friday. and in delaware mid-80s tomorrow. 90s come back thursday. even hotter friday. midnights but with the humidity feeling close to 100 degrees. so now take a look at your weekend forecast. it is going to stay hot. there is not much in the way of rain relief in this forecast for both saturday and sunday. now, there's a chance we could have a pop-up afternoon shower, but i think most of your weekend will be staying dry. temperatures will be around 97 both saturday and sunday in philadelphia, but feeling more like 100 degrees, maybe even a little bit hotter. pennsylvania suburbs, mid to upper 70s. lehigh valley mid-90s over the weekend. along the shore it will be hot too, around 90 degrees. and in delaware this weekend expect temperatures in the mid-90s. so, yes, after today and tomorrow the heat, the humidity come back. another heat wave in the forecast, and you can see that at the bottom of the screen

along with your seven-day. that's always scrolling there for you. we'll take a closer look at your neighborhood forecast and current temperatures coming up. >> sheena, thank you. seagulls are a staple of the jersey shore, but the birds could cost you big bucks thanks to a new crackdown at the coast. that story is straight ahead. and mystery no more. the country's biggest powerball question has just been answered. those stories and much more ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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cleveland. >> it is donald trump's big night here in cleveland as his party officially places his name into nomination, but it is his wife, melania, who remains in the spotlight amid the allegations of plagiarism in connection with her speech last night. coming up, we'll speak with a professor at villanova to get his take on those allegations as our live coverage from cleveland continues. won't want to miss that. thanks. and shell game, how a beef over a boy's hermit crab has landed one man in jail. plus new at 6:00, restaurants dishing out and cashing in on the dnc. we'll look at what business owners are doing to get ready for the rush this weekend. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message.

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again. the speakers focusing on jobs and the economy, a major part of donald trump's platform. >> hillary clinton is only right about one thing. i understand debt and how to handle it. i have made a fortune with debt, but debt for this country is a disaster and obama has piled it on and she's been there watching. >> reporter: among the speakers many of trump's children, tiffany and donald jr. and two of trump's former republican opponents, dr. ben carson and new jersey governor chris christie. >> listen, i think what you will see tonight is somebody who has experience in the courtroom and who knows how to make a case. >> what's the case you want to make? >> i will wait until tonight to make the case. i'll make an indication tonight that donald trump is ready to be president of the united states and that perhaps his opponent is not. >> reporter: so as we get ready for a big night here in cleveland, the trump campaign is trying to brush aside those allegations of plagiarism centering on donald trump's wife and her speech last night. of course, as you probably heard, she's accused of lifting

some of michelle obama's words from her 2008 speech. a >> your word is your bond and you do what you say. >> when you take somebody else's words and you use them as your own, that's an act of plagiarism. >> madr. matthew kerrble says wn it comes to plagiarism, it's an academic crime but not something that will help win the xous. >> a presidential campaign has three opportunities to set or reset an agenda. the trump campaign has bungled the rollout of his running mate and now on day two of the convention it runs the risk of being overwhelmed by a story about plagiarism. >> reporter: mrs. trump told matt lauer she wrote the speech herself with some help. a senior communication adviser said her team of writers took

notes on her life's inspirations. >> we want our children and all children in this nation to know that the only limits to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard. >> reporter: the issue of speech is now trending on twitter as #speechgate, and nbc news is reporting mrs. trump didn't want to give the speech in the first place, and her addition to the lineup was a last-minute decision. network sources also say trump skipped the announcement of her husband's selection of mike pence as a running mate as a protest because she felt the trump children were placing too much pressure on their dad. political experts say it's a bad mistake the speech wasn't properly vetted. deanna durante, nbc 10 news. >> reporter: back live here at the q. you can --

hear the music has started. we'll have more coverage for you. including the plagiarism scandal that derailed vice president joe biden's presidential hopes year ago. that and more coming up tonight. we'll send it back to you in philadelphia. >> a later start on day two. probably will be as lively as day one. live from cleveland, jim, thank you. we'll continue our live coverage from cleveland all throughout the rnc here on nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app. look out for our live shows tonight and each night of the convention at 7:00 p.m. a delaware county courthouse and government center closed early today because of a fire in a nearby parking garage. skyforce 10 was over the seen in media this morning. no one was hurt. it's not clear what caused the car to catch fire. switching gears a perfect night for a ball game. a live look at citizens bank park in south philly where the phils will play host in the

miami marlins. i'm sure players will welcome a dip in humidity. >> i know a lot of regulars like us are enjoying that too. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is here to tell us how long that dip in humidity is going to last. >> yeah. the fans in the stands are going to love it. the humidity being so much lower than it has been recently makes it feel so much more comfortable and that's really what you're feeling today. a live look out at center city from the adventure aquarium. mostly sunny skies here. if you look at your seven-day at the bottom of the screen, you can see that the heat is going to come back. 90s will be back. humidity will be back. but not tonight and not really tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be a really comfortable day too. we have a north wind at the moment gusting to 21 miles an hour. that north wind is helping to bring in drier air which is lowering the humidity. 87 degrees right now in philadelphia, and temperatures have mainly stayed in the 80s today. mid-80s through our pennsylvania suburbs. 87 in wilmington right now. 86 in our new jersey neighborhoods. we'll take a closer look at our pennsylvania subbshs.

83 west bradford. euclid, 79. phoenixville coming in 84 degrees. if you're montgomery county, 85. bedminster, 82. warrington 83. comfortable tonight. i think you will really like tomorrow morning. for the philadelphia area, dry overnight by 6:00 a.m. 68 and with low humidity, that's going to feel really nice. pennsylvania suburbs by 6:00 a.m., 62. he lie valley tomorrow morning waking up to temperatures in the mid-60s. in delaware, 68 by 6:00 asm. new jersey, 67 and a morning temperature along the shore in the low 70s and that humidity is going to stay at a comfortable level tomorrow. i think you're really going to enjoy it but it does come back before the end of the week. major bridge connecting new jersey and new york has been closed indefinitely after a

crane collapsed today. take a look. authorities say that crane fell over into a barge before crashing across all lanes of the tappan zee bridge. it was being used to construct a new bridge alongside the old one. at least one car was hit by debris causing a small wreck. one person was injured but is doing okay. and now to the latest from turkey. the turkish ministry of education fired more than 1500 employees for their alleged involvement in last week's failed coup. they're also calling on an additional 1500 deans to resign. and within the past hour, nbc 10 has learned that turkish officials have officially sent an extradition request for cleric gulen. they allege he plotted last week's military coup. gulen has been living in exile in monroe county for years and is a long-time critic of the turkish government. we're learning more about the teen who carried out yesterday's train attack in

germany. officials say the 17-year-old afghan man who used an ax to attack several train riders had just learned his friend was killed in afghanistan. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. two of the four injured suffered life threatening injuries. i want you to see the surveillance video of a father and his daughter being robbed at gun point earlier this month. police say the suspect wearing the hat to the left pointed a gun at the girl and asked the dad to give him everything he had or he would shoot. that happened on july 10th. the father handed over money and a cell phone. no shots were fired luckily. no one was injured. from our lehigh valley bureau police say a supervisor at a sands casino resort in bethlehem tried to steal $3,000 worth of chips from a craps table by hiding them in her bra. authorities said cameras recorded the woman dropping and picking up $500 purple chips

into a hallway and placing something in her bra while in an elevator. police say she admitted to that crime. a northampton ocounty man i sentenced to six months in jail for shooting at his girlfriend's son in an argument over a hermit crab. he fired a shot in the vicinity of the boy in april. he says he thought the boy's father was reaching for his gun during an argument over the crab so he pulled his weapon first. a royal wedding thrust her into the spotlight, and tonight she's off the market. details ahead. plus, pokemon problems. why the hottest app in the world is causing worries about this water tower.

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governor thom wolf, the physician general, and the secretary of the department of drug and alcohol programs held a news conference today and they talked about the administration's new prescribing guidelines for opioids by doctors, dentists, and farm sibss. >> the reduction of opioid prescriptions is absolutely essential to curb this crisis. >> by the end of august a map system will serve as a central database for opioid prescribers. it will allow them to see what has been prescribed to a patient and by whom. turns out pokemon go is the gift that keeps on giving, at least for nintendo. shares of the japanese gamemaker closed up 14% today. that's more than double in value since the game was launched on july 6th. nintendo accounted for nearly 1 in 4 shares that changed hands on the main board. the game is yet to be released in japan and the rest of asia too. the city of kingsley, michigan, is asking the gamemakers to remove a water tower from the pokemon hotspots

because of safety concerns. the water tower is located on top of a huge hill. no trespassing signs were put up, but some people are worried they might go up there. a gate will go up around the water tower later this week to keep people out. speaking of pokemon go, the fever has spread even to denmark. it's getting people into trouble there. according to danish police, some players are trespassing on private property and dangerous construction sites hunting for hokey mon. the police are also concerned the players aren't paying attention to their surroundings or traffic when playing the game. make sure you are careful. don't want to be glued to your phones. the younger sister of the duchess of cambridge is getting married. pippa middleton and james matthews ajouncnnounced their engagement today. she released a statement after she was caught wearing her

engagement ring by reporters. back here at home, less fun news to talk about. septa has got a new plan to get its trains back up to speed. still working to fix dozens of cars pulled out of service and what it's going to be set to do won't be what frustrated passengers want to hear. we're going to tell you about that in a live report next. and comfortable today. low humidity. that's going to continue tomorrow, but before the week is over, humidity goes up and so do the temperatures. i'll show you which days will feel around 100 degrees. that's next.

we're learning new details about the septa slowdown and it's not what commuters want to hear. it turns out the plan to fix dozens of damaged cars will take several more weeks, and nbc 10's

randy gyllenhaal is following this story for us. >> a lot of people aren't going to like hearing that. so randy, why is the fix going to take longer? >> reporter: septa says just because they have to entirely replace each of those crash faulty steel beams. there's about 480 of them, and that process could take you through september. for rush hour commuters, a septa fix can't come soon enough. take joe west, waiting for his train home at jefferson station. >> it's never been this bad. i have never seen it this bad before. >> this is just typical of us making changes. >> reporter: but today a light at the end of the tunnel. septa announcing plans to entirely replace each and every faulty steel beam, more than 400, many with dangerous cracks. >> we have to figure out how fast we can get them made and put on the fleet. >> septa's general manager says they hope to begin production by august using a brand new design, forging the beams from steel, and starting from scratch.

>> it is a decline in ridership. >> reporter: at a hearing today local lawmakers in northeast philly grilled septa officials asking who is to blame for the cracked beams. >> it seems pretty clear that the problem is an engineering problem from hyundai. >> state rep kevin boyle called the meeting wanting to know who will pay for the repairs. septa says the problem is covered under warranty. >> pleased to hear from septa that it is their belief that the taxpayers will not have to foot the bill for any of this. >> reporter: and in the meantime septa is hoping for more reinforcements. officials actually traveled to boston hoping to get some borrowed trains from that city. we're live at septa headquarters, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> thank you so much. moving down south, delaware's fort christina ready to welcome visitors once again. today the national historic landmark was reopened today. the site had been closed for

more than ten years. it commemorates the spot where the swedes arrived on the christina river in delaware back in 1638. ♪ ♪ he knows if you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake ♪ >> christmas came early for hundreds of local children in philadelphia and lakehurst today. nbc 10 at the comcast center's outdoor plaza for christmas in july. the philly pops gave away bikes to children of local military, police officers, and firefighters. bikes were also given out at joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, comfortable today with the low humidity, and it's really kept temperatures down. the wind direction has mostly been from the north and northwest. so temperatures have mostly been in the 80s here. more comfortable outside. 87 degrees in philadelphia. pennsylvania suburbs mostly mid to low 80s as well as the lehigh valley. new jersey neighborhoods,

mid-80s. even along the shore we're in the mid-80s and if the delaware very comfortable outside. greenville, 86. marshallton, 87. if you're in odessa, you're at 86 right now. for kent county, temperatures mostly mid to low 80s. dalton, 82. even right along the beaches in sussex county, temperatures near 80 degrees. dewey beach at 78 degrees. we'll keep this break from the humidity going even as we go into tomorrow and, in fact, tomorrow morning is going to be very comfortable. many areas will be in the 60s to start. so look at the lehigh valley for tomorrow. 63 for the morning low temperature. if you're in reading and combined with the low humidity, it's going to feel really nice when you walk outside. 87 for an afternoon high if you're in easton. 85 for the high tomorrow, mostly sunny. phoenixville, 86 for the high tomorrow. philadelphia area coming in right around 87. mostly sunny. morning lows in the mid-60s. hattenfield, 86 degrees tomorrow

morning. 83 atlantic city. if you're in delaware areas like dover, 84 degrees for the afternoon high. mostly sunny, humidity stays low. so another comfortable day. but then we go into thursday. the 90s are going to come back. the humidity is going to come back and into the weekend it's actually going to feel closer to 100 degrees again. so friday, saturday, and sunday we do expect it to feel like triple digit feet. friday, 96 feeling like 100. saturday, even sunday possibly feeling around 101 degrees, maybe even a little bit hotter with the humidity. so we'll be watching this as we go into the weekend. more extreme heat in the forecast. we don't have much rain relieve either so we'll be in a dry stretch as the temperatures start to heat up again. we're dry right now. any storms are down to the south around richmond. we don't expect the storms today or tomorrow. big area of high pressure will keep us nice and dry and it's also responsible for the wind direction which is also keeping

our humidity down. so another comfortable one tomorrow. if you're in the philadelphia area, temperatures still in about the mid to upper 80s tomorrow. thursday back in the 90s. low 90s. friday, 96. monday and for the rest of next week we'll be back in the 90s again with the chance for a few pop-up afternoon showers, but i don't think as we go across the weekend we have to worry about that. we're going to stay mostly dry, hot, and humidity. we'll take a closer look at your neighborhood weather forecast coming up. >> a lot of people are looking forward to that. thank you. a lot of people looking forward to hearing about this. california couple, they've come forward to claim their share of a $1.6 billion powerball lottery jackpot. remember that? marvin and may acosta of van nu nuys. i'm an east coast guy through and through. they will share the prize with a winner in florida and another in tennessee. the drawing was in january.

the couple says they will commit nearly all that money to a trust and also to charities. switching gears now. lester holt joins us live from cleveland. >> he has a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." hey, lester. >> hey, keith and denise. good to see you. coming up for us tonight, did melania trump steal from michelle obama in her rnc speech? the growing crisis for the trump campaign. what police are revealing about the radicalized refugee who attacked train passengers with an ax, and a wake-up call about an alarming rise in a deadly form of cancer. more when we see you tonight for nrn. >> we' "nightly news." >> we'll see you at 6:30. a big week at nbc 10. this weekend we're helping local shelters match families up with a new four-legged friend. >> and you're about to see why the need to adopt is so urgent in some cases. that story is straight ahead.

a new four-legged friend. a new four-legged friend.

we are just a few days away from our clear the shelters campaign when you're going to have the opportunity to take home a new member of your family free of cost. >> yeah. there are plenty of reasons to adopt, especially in philadelphia. and for some animals, getting adopted, it can mean the difference between life and death.

andrea cruz has more. >> reporter: hundreds of barks and my yeows great visitors snan as you walk into the animal control facility. >> we have animal control officers who bring them in. >> reporter: it adds up to 26,000 dogs and cats coming through these doors every year. and the doors are always open. >> whenever someone comes to us with an animal they can no longer keep for any reason, we're not going to turn them away. we'll take that animal in and try to help it as best we can. >> reporter: however, the facility can only hold under 100 dogs and around 150 cats per day. those not adopted are put down to make room for new arrivals. >> we want to make sure animals have the opportunity in every situation to have a live outcome. that's not always possible, but it is our goal. >> reporter: the facility is working towards becoming a no-kill shelter through programs

that provide food and supplies for low-income pet owners. >> we've been trying to stop intake where it starts, so providing owners the resources they need to keep their pets in their homes. >> reporter: but increasing the number of adoptions is the most important step towards that goal. >> it's a great thing to say that you adopt local. you've got your dog or cat from one of our local neighborhoods and, you know, us philly people always keep it in the family. >> mason is a shelter dog that was once going to be put down but he was adopted just in time to bring joy to his new home. i'm andrea cruz, nbc 10 news. >> and mason has been so great in our newsroom all today. dozens of shelters are taking part in clear the shelters this saturday july 23rd, and for more information, just head to our website, nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. >> how could you deny faces like that on your screen? my goodness. a dog or a cat. >> make room in your home for a new pet. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. >> here is jacqueline london. >> thank you. next at 6:00, the possible

name change for a jersey shore town. also ahead, not all republican delegates have backed trump from the start. we found some from pennsylvania whot awho are now embracing trup as the nominee. plus, flipping burgers and getting ready for a blitz this weekend. new at 6:00, how restaurants are prepping for the dnc. and a comfortable day today. low humidity. that's going to be the case again tomorrow. but before the week is over, that humidity and heat make a big come back. i'll show you that forecast coming up next on nbc 10 news at 6:00.

nbc 10 news starts now. >> reporter: right now at 6:00, night two of the republican national convention is in full swing. tonight donald trump officially becomes the republican candidate for president, and new jersey governor chris christie gets his turn to attack hillary clinton in the national spotlight. >> you work hard for what you want in life. then your word is your bond that you do what you say you're going to do. >> reporter: and tonight the backlash against melania trump. did she plagiarize michelle obama's speech? tonight a response from both parties. good evening, everyone. i'm jim rosenfield live from the quicken loans arena in downtown cleveland. a big night for donald trump as he officially accepts his party's nomination. let me tell you what's happening

right now. congressman chris collins from new york is speaking, but just moments ago alabama senator jeff sessions officially nominated donald trump. sessions the first sitting senator to support trump's candidacy, but today, especially early in the day, this was a day fueled by allegations of plagiarism. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> reporter: you be the judge. did melania trump copy michelle obama's speech from 2008. >> that your word is your bond. >> that your word is your beyond. >> and you do what you say and keep your promise. >> that you do what you say you're going to do. >> that you treat people with respect. >> that you treat people with dignity and respect. >> reporter: today turned into damage control. governor christie says what's the big deal? >> could you make a case for plagiarism? >> not when 93% of the speech