we are coming to you live once again from cleveland, ohio, home of the republican national convention, where tonight donald trump's vp pick takes center stage. right now, though, the infamous speech from donald trump's wife is still in the spotlight. today brought an apology after the accusations melania plagiarized part of her speech. that apology coming from a trump staffer. she said she mistakenly used passages from michelle obama's speech eight years ago. i'm jim rosenfield live from the q here in cleveland, ohio. we'll get to more about the speech from melania trump coming up in just a minute. but we want to tell you about

events that have been happening in the past few minutes. protests happening right now in downtown cleveland. several police officers were pushed. they've made multiple arrests. we got this video just within the past 30 minutes. this is really the first time we've seen anything like this involving protesters. there have been other peaceful protests out here. we'll keep an eye on this and let you know if anything more develops. now, back to the controversy swirling over melania trump's speech. today it took a new twist. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> reporter: for days the trump campaign said the similarities between melania's speech and a speech in 2008 by michelle obama were a coincidence. a new explains from a trump organization staff writer, releasing a statement taking the blame and revealing what happened. she said, quote, over the phone, mrs. trump read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples.

i wrote them down and included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech. this was my mistake, and i feel terrible for the chaos i have caused melania and the trumps as well as mrs. obama. no harm was meant, end quote. donald trump said on social media that the speech controversy was a positive for his campaign. he tweeted, quote, good news is melania's speech got more publicity than any in the history of politics, especially if you believe all press is good press, end quote. >> welcome to cleveland. >> reporter: tonight cdonald trump's running mate will take center stage. giving a preview of what we'll hear tonight. >> i'm convinced what begins in cleveland will end in the white house. >> reporter: all right. so among those helping donald

trump, trump once fired op the "apprentice." lauren mayk is joining me in the q with that story. lauren? >> reporter: she lives in philadelphia, but spending this week in cleveland at the rnc. now, she took part in the "apprentice" show, with donald trump, back in 2005. and she tells me she first got involved with the trump campaign when someone asked her what she thought about donald trump. then she started becoming a surrogate for the campaign. well, today i asked her about the controversy surrounding melania trump's speech. what does that say, though, about the sort of checks and balances and the organization of the campaign at this point? >> i don't see melania's three or five or 15 words shared with michelle obama to be any testament to the campaign at all. it happens frequently to people

who say read said copy. this isn't a testament to the campaign. the campaign has amazing advisers. her speech was not a reflection anything about her sharing a lot of values with a great first lady currently. >> reporter: she said she does not consider it to be plagiarism, that it was more about the general themes, ideas, kol quiisms that appeared in the speeches. she does not consider it plagiarism. lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. jim, back to you. >> reporter: all right, lauren, down on the convention floor, where tonight we'll hear from mike pence, and also trump's big rival during the primaries, ted cruz. so we'll be here for all of it. for now, i'm jim rosenfield, nbc 10. >> that will be a highly awaited speech there, of course. thank you so much, jim. and we'll continue our live coverage from cleveland and throughout the rnc here on nbc

10 and on the nbc 10 app. look out for our live shows tonight and each night of the convention at 7:00 p.m. from high level dignitaries to tens of thousands of proteste protesters, security is a major pri oert during the democratic national convention. local, state, and local law enforcement are coordinating efforts to keep things safe. today we found fencing started to go up around the wells fargo center to create a secured perimeter. drivers parking in the median on south broad street are being warned they will have to find somewhere else to go starting sunday. >> we're prepared. and there's a lot that goes into these things, a lot of planning. but there are a lot of unknowns a lot of times as well. >> residents in the district will be especially impacted with road closures. at 6:00, a meeting is scheduled at the american swedish museum to answer any questions and

concerns. we have a live look at the wells fargo center. the host, of course, to that convention. things already starting to take shape here and throughout the city in advance of the gathering. mitch blocker getting a bird's-eye view of the changes in sky force 10 tonight. >> mitch, what are you seeing? >> reporter: guys, we're already starting to see an increase of philly police presence. this is outside of the security perimeter. the philadelphia police department will primarily be responsible for outside of that fencing that you mentioned. secret service is going to be putting up 3 1/2 miles, 19,000 feet of anti-climb fencing surrounding the wells fargo center. you can see a little bundle of it right there. they're going to hire -- they've hired an outside contractor in order to install all of that fencing. the philly police department, secret service, the fbi, they're all working in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies throughout our region, as you

said. a lot of this will start at noon saturday. that is when street closures for some of the final fencing and the barriers goes into effect. no center median parking on south broad street. the surrounding wells fargo area, again, the jurisdiction of the philadelphia police department. they'll be primarily responsible for any protests outside of that area while the secret service will take the lead for security. the latest from sky force 10. >> mitch, thank you. the coverage of the democratic national convention continues in the next half hour. local businesses are offering convention deals using a special hash tag. that story is ahead at 5:30. turning now to our weather. a perfect beach day as we take a live look at conditions in cape may. look at how many people are out there on the beach. it is a break from the high heat and humidity today. but the sweltering conditions return tomorrow ahead of another likely heat wave over the weekend. >> we're talking about yet another heat wave.

let's go to meteorologist sheena parveen. >> it's going to get much hotter, more humid through the weekend. cape may, temperatures right around 80 degrees. just fantastic, with the low humidity. 84 right now in philadelphia. pennsylvania suburbs mid-80s, as well as the south jersey neighborhoods. lehigh valley really comfortable right now. 82 degrees fleetwood. allentown 84. white hall township 84 degrees. ble bethlehem, 85. even if you're in the sun, it's really nice. but in the next several days being in the sun is going to be potentially dangerous. pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware, heat wave coming mostly friday through monday. this is the period of time we'll have enough heat and humidity to make temperatures feel like anywhere from 100 to 105 degrees. if you see the seven-day at the

bottom of your screen, we've outlined friday, saturday, sunday and monday. that's because of the dangerous heat. we go from tomorrow back in the 90s, all the way through the weekend and into next week. yes, it is going to be very hot outside. it's going to be very humid. and that doesn't seem to be breaking anytime soon. we'll take a look at your forecast with the extended heat wave coming up. philadelphia police need your help finding this man who they believe is attacking prostitutes. they say the suspect was captured on the surveillance video at a convenience store in frankfurt on july 12th. police say the man later choked a woman and sexually assaulted her on jasper street. they believe he's also responsible for the beating and stabbing death of a woman in kensington over the weekend. meanwhile, in delaware, there's now a $40,000 reward to help solve a murder mystery involving a college student. 19-year-old malcolm evans was driving to work earlier this month when he was hit by a

bullet and crashed his car. he died at a hospital. today evans' family joined police in asking the public for help catching his killer. they believe the delaware state university student was an innocent victim. >> i just can't tell you the hole that we all have in our hearts. i miss him dearly. and i just can't believe that one of my beautiful sons will not be with us anymore. >> investigators say a witness saw several men in the area near the scene, but they took off before police arrived. bill cosby is now completely blind and homebound inside his pennsylvania property. that's according to a report in the "new york post" that says cosby suffers from degenerative eye disease. cosby is awaiting trial in the sexual assault case against him. he's accused of attacking a former employee inside his montgomery home back in 2004.

cosby said the incident was consensual. happening now, people are preparing to gather in horsham to talk about the safety of their drinking water and their legal options. a montgomery county law firm is hosting the meeting at the williamson banquet hall at 6:00 tonight. that law firm represents residents who filed complaints against toxic water. residents around the former naval air station joint reserve base, horsham guard station and warfare center are encouraged to attend. a philadelphia top cop is in the hospital with cancer. he's in a miami hospital with stage 4 lung cancer. the 68-year-old was one of the most prominent and also controversial police chiefs of the generation. he led police during the 2000 rnc convention here. he faced criticism for working

with pennsylvania state police spying on demonstrators. pokemon go, it's the most popular app in the world right now. but what police say happened to one player on an area street was anything but fun. that story straight ahead. plus, a philadelphia first. it may look familiar, but it's something that's never been seen before in center city. some star power arrives in our area in advance of next week's democratic national convention. those stories, and more. ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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the pokemon go game is at the center of a robbery investigation now down in dover. on saturday at 3:00, a 20-year-old man was playing the game on legislative avenue. he said a group of men called out to him. he thought they were there to play the game as well. instead, when we walked over to them, they took his cash and a gold necklace that he was wearing. also in dover, a group of advocates for the homeless set up a temporary camp of tents. at the corner of division and state streets. the group wants city officials to approve a plan to build 15 small houses for the homeless on the property of victory church. the houses would be 200 square feet and include a bed, bathroom and kitchenette. center city, philadelphia, is home to a new target near 12th and chestnut streets within

a block of jefferson hospital and below dozens of new apartments. it's a condensed version of a popular retail chain with a central apparel section. >> people are interested in the grab-and-go, so they can come in before work and grab their breakfast and lunch. >> target is also planning to open another store like this one seven blocks away in rittenhouse square in october. best buy is teaming up with a school for a two-day tech camp for kids. >> it's called the geek squad academy camp at the charter school. students got hands-on experience in topics like 3-d printing and coding. it's bringing high-tech education to underserved young people for ten years. we are just 16 days away from the 2016 summer olympics in rio. nbc 10 is your home for all the action.

you can also see the games like never before thanks to the technology from our parent company comcast. today's ceo brian roberts gave us a look at that technology. there will be a record 4,500 streaming hours of all the competition on nbc olympics.com, and the nbc 10 sports app. you can also personalize your viewing experience on the x-1 system from your tv by following your favorite athletes, countries and much more. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. are. well, today very comfortable, low humidity. really nice outside. but we do have dangerous heat coming in the forecast. so if you look at your seven-day at the bottom of your screen, we have four days outlined in red here. we have a first alert friday through monday. temperatures feeling like anywhere from 100 to 105 degrees. that's why we're calling for dangerous heat. not so much today, though. live look at center city looking

pretty nice. still nice and dry. we're not really going to get the rain relief either, once the temperatures really start to heat up. philadelphia right now 84 degrees. pennsylvania suburbs mostly the mid-80s. mid to low 80s lehigh valley. delaware temperatures around the mid-80s. now we're going to look at our new jersey neighborhoods. 84 voorhees. piney hall 82. lumberton 85. florence coming in at 82 degrees. as well as princeton. still going to feel comfortable tonight. but tomorrow you'll notice the humidity creeping up. heat and humidity, that moves in tomorrow. gets more intense friday. saturday, sunday, and monday. so that is why we have the first alert out from friday to monday. we're looking at dangerous heat. so you don't want to be outside for several hours at a time. stay in the shade, stay hydrated, check on the elderly. never leave children and animals in the car. way too hot for that. friday, 96. saturday 98, sunday 99.

as well as monday. so actual temperatures approaching 100 degrees. but with the humidity, it's going to feel like over 100 degrees. so it is going to be very hot as we end out the week and all across the weekend. there's not going to be much in the way of rain relief in the forecast. a few showers around parts of southern sussex county, that's about it. we'll stay pretty dry for a pretty long stretch here with that heat and humidity, as long as that stays with us. temperatures for tomorrow, 92 degrees if you're in tacony. allentown coming in at 90. humidity, a little bit higher than today. if you're in sicklerville, 88. wilmington 91 degrees tomorrow. here's your weekend forecast. friday, 96 degrees in philadelphia. we're going to approach 100 over the weekend. pennsylvania suburbs staying about the mid to upper 90s. south jersey as well. if you're along the shore this weekend, it's going to stay mostly dry.

temperatures upper 80s on friday. mostly sunny saturday. 90 degrees at the shore. mostly sunny. and on sunday, temperatures near 90 degrees. again, with all this heat comes the humidity. making it feel even hotter. and make sure you have the sun block. because we are talking about a sunburn in about 10 to 15 minutes. it's going to be pretty intense out there. we go through the next ten days there. temperatures approaching 100. monday we have a chance for late-day thunderstorms. but we're still going to be very hot and humid. take a look all the way into next week with your ten-day forecast. we'll stay in the 90s. this is going to be very prolonged heat wave. and again, potentially dangerous heat with the humidity in the forecast, too. we'll talk more about this with your neighborhood weather and what you can expect coming up. up next, pay up, why it will soon cost you more to stroll through some of the most hallowed ground in pennsylvania. those stories, and much more ahead on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

exhibits at gettysburg national park will start you more. visitors ages 13 and up will pay $15 instead of $12.50. it gets you into the museum, films and cyclorama experience. it's been four years since fees were increased. entrance into the park is free. wednesday's child is a 16-year-old living in a shelter who's more than ready for stanlt in his life. he's hoping to find a forever family to give him the love and support that every teenager deserves.

here is isiaha. >> isaiah's situation has been so dysfunctional, that he only played organized sports for one year. but that season playing soccer left him with a love of the sport. so we went to chester to meet philadelphia union head coach jim curtain to hone his skills. >> two, three, four. >> i haven't played on a team since i was a kid. i do like to work out. i like to do everything. i like to keep my body in shape. >> reporter: this young man is bright and so athletic. >> good job. >> reporter: he picked up the game like he's played it all his life. isaiah is very thoughtful and sensitive. he would love a home in a forever family with siblings and would welcome being the oldest child. >> i would like to have a younger brother or younger sister, just to be a role model to somebody. i think i would be a good older brother. >> reporter: isaiah has a heart of gold. he sees a future of working with

children like him some day, kids who are displaced or grew up in families in difficult circumstances. >> i want to work with kids some way to make it better. i don't know if i want to be a guidance counselor, a teacher, maybe even a mental health technician. i don't know. i guess i'll figure that out later on. but i do -- my primary goal is to work with children. >> reporter: isaiah is this week's "wednesday's child." >> check out the great smile. if you would like to make isaiah's dream come true, go to nbc10.com, or call the national adoption center at 866-20-adopt. our coverage from the republican national convention rolls on. >> jim rosenfield live in cleveland. jim? >> reporter: keith and denise, donald trump's running mate taking center stage right here tonight. but it is donald trump's wife,

melania, still in the spotlight after allegations that portions of her speech on monday night were plagiarized. tonight, someone's taking the blame. that story next, live, here in cleveland. from steak dinners to cocktails, even a day at the pool. how you can cash in on the dnc deals. they're not just for the delegates.

look inside the quicken loans arena in cleveland. day three of the republican national convention. and we are here to bring you all the action tonight. indiana governor, mike pence, will take center stage, he will be in the spotlight to formally accept his party's nomination for vice president in a primetime speech. but it is a speech from monday night that is still in the news here with new developments happening just today. a trump organization staff writer is now admitting she mistakenly included passages in a 2008 michelle obama speech in mrs. trump's convention speech. meredith mciver released a statement today taking the blame and saying that she offered her resignation, but donald trump rejected it. the trump campaign had previously said the speech similarities were a coincidence. now, after the speech, members

of trump's team say it's more important than ever to show america that trump is a good man. nbc 10's tracy davidson asked rudy giuliani today about that. >> to a large extent characterizing him in a very unfair way, including this vicious attack on his wife. this man is a wonderful family man. i've known him for years. taking care of police officers, firefighters, people who have been injured anonymously. >> it's such an honor to join your family to welcome you to cleveland. we're excited to hear you address the nation tomorrow night. >> reporter: donald trump holding a rally with mike pence in cleveland this afternoon. trump and pence just gave brief remarks there. pence will obviously give a longer speech to the rnc tonight. nbc news survey found nearly half of registered republicans don't know enough about pence to

even have an opinion about him. tonight's other speakers include texas senator and primary runner-up ted cruz who has remained reluctant to endorse trump. another former trump rival, florida senator marco rubio will address the delegates, by video. trump's son eric will follow his brother and sister at the podium tonight. and former house speaker newt gingrich will also speak. donald trump jr. gave hints about his father's speech coming up tomorrow night. here's what he said when he was asked if he would deliver that speech with a teleprompter or whether it would be more free-wheeling. donald jr. saying that this is a time when there will be discipline. so it does appear that donald trump will be reading from that teleprompter, and from prepared remarks tomorrow night. that's the latest live from cleveland. for right now, let's send it back to you in philly. >> sticking to the script. we know a little bit about that. jim rosenfield live in cleveland. thanks, jim.

>> catch the rest of our coverage of the convention, live every single day, not only during the newscast, but also at 7:00 p.m. every single night. live in cleveland. also stay tuned on nbc10.com and the nbc 10 app. we're just days away from the democratic national convention. but the fun started today, thanks to the donkeys around town scavenger hunt. that's right. there are now 57 donkeys around the city of philadelphia. if you download the app, it tells you exactly where each donkey is located. take part in the scavenger hunt to win prizes. one local owner already got a boost thanks to the donkeys. >> people just lining up outside the windows to take pictures with these pieces of art. >> prizes for the scavenger hunt includes t-shirts to cheesesteaks.

and a two-night stay at the hyatt at the bellview. a famous actress is in philadelphia tonight to stump for hillary clinton. she's hanging with workers at a women-to-women phone bank. she spoke at a woman's round table in glenside about how she thinks a trump-pence administration would hurt women's rights. we have a live look at the wells fargo center. the center will be the host of the convention, and things are already taking shape here. and throughout the city in advance of the gathering of the dnc. nbc 10's mitch blocker is getting a bird's-eye view of the convention center tonight. >> the transformation is under way, guys. i'll take you down to citizens bank. this is going to be where the line of demarcation is between what is secure and what is not secure, where the general public will be able to go. the security fence we've heard so much about, the secret

service putting up about 19,000 feet of fencing, 3 1/2 miles, anti-fencing surrounding the wells fargo center at the property. this is one of the streets that the fence will separate wells fargo center from lincoln financial field. the police department's responsibility will be outside of the perimeter, while the secret service, the fbi, state police will all support them in that capacity, as well as police agencies from the surrounding communities. but the secret service took primary responsibility to secure the event as well as the dignitaries coming into the philadelphia area and wells fargo center noon on saturday. that is a time to remember. that is when street closures for fencing and outer barriers will start to take effect, as well as no center median parking on south broad street. this is the secret service and national security event and police agencies from all over the country, as well as from

right here in the philadelphia area, all working together on it. philly also hired private security to help secure the outer perimeter, and the federal government is sending the city about $40 million to help cover some of those extra costs. mitch blocker, nbc 10 news. >> mitch, thank you so much. the dnc also has businesses throughout the area getting set for the rush of the crowds.  >> the businesses want to make sure that you and the many visitors to the area are aware of what's being offered. deanna durante has the story. >> reporter: from giraffes, to cannonballs, the deals can be yours this weekend and through next week. >> we're looking for different things to do during the summer days. it's free, absolutely, why not. >> reporter: with the delegations and guests staying in the area, local businesses are not only hoping they'll spend money, but you will, too. >> we have music going on. we have some fun games. and a bunch of things for cocktails. >> reporter: sullivan's

steakhouse is having a fest on sunday. >> we're doing $10 admission for all guests. as well as we have some cool things to do. we have a slip-and-slide. come feed the giraffe. >> reporter: next week, kids get in free with paid adult admission. that's all this family needed to hear. >> the kids love to come to the zoo, like any number of times. we'll probably love to come back. >> any savings, anything free, definitely we'll take it. >> reporter: you don't have to be a delegate to cash in on the deals. all you need is your phone. the valley forge convention center has deals on the website. >> all our partners in the region said take advantage and promote your venue. >> reporter: they're inviting you to join in. >> we host yoga happy hour, free yoga. anybody can get in for free and stay for happy hour after.

on wednesday we're doing a belly flop contest. >> reporter: #dnc deals is already trending on twitter from the cities to the burbs. businesses are hoping that you'll come back and spend even after the delegates leave town. in montgomery county, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. you can stay with nbc 10 as we count down to the democratic national convention. it's july 25th to the 28th in philadelphia. get the latest information you need as well as information on road closures and any security alerts on the nbc 10 app. meanwhile, cleanup is under way at a chester county mushroom farm that went up in flames. the fire started around 1:30 this morning at modern mushroom farms, on newark road. it burned about 1,000 hay bales. heavy smoke and flames could be seen from a distance. it took firefighters five hours to put the fire out. no word on what sparked it. students at rutgers

university will have to pay more to go to school this year. the university's board of governors announced today tuition fees will increase about 1.5% for undergraduate students. last year, tuition and fees rose just over 2%. that means the rate for a typical in-state, full-time undergrad living on the new brunswick campus will cost more than $26,000. his career spanned more than six decades. it was the creative force really behind some of hollywood's most memorable moments. tonight the entertainment world is remembering a legend. >> don't miss contemporary works by the jamaican-american artist. i'm inviting you to mary ward. ward creates sculptures from found objects, and telling movie stories about the african-american experience. dive into mary ward, now through

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hollywood loses another legend. gary marshall is dead at the age of 81. marshall brought us heads like laverne and shirley, "happy days," and "pretty woman." he was also an actor appearing in more than 80 tv shows and films including "a league of their own" a film directed by

his sister, penny marshall. people are leaving tributes at the hollywood walk of fame. fans left roses as they walked by, and in a statement his publicist said marshall died from complications from pneumonia after having a stroke. it once housed thousands of artifacts from the september 11th attacks, but as of today, hangar 17 at jfk international airport is closed. yesterday a solemn her money was held as the last of the artifacts were loaded on a truck and taken to new sites around the world. the hangar will be demolished in a few months. space x delivered more than two tons of supplies to the international space station today. the dragon capsule arrived two days after blasting off from cape canaveral. onboard is a docking port that will be used by crew capsules still under development by space x and boeing. the capsules should start flying next year. coming up next, helping two lives with one bond.

>> they call it the perfect match. rescue dogs like cody helping veterans with ptsd, next, a brand-new program here in the lehigh valley. and a nice day today. humidity has been low. but tomorrow and over the weekend it's going to go up even more. dangerously hot temperatures heading our way. i'll show you the forecast with the neighborhood weather coming up next.

once again, a live look inside the quicken loans arena in cleveland, ohio, home to the republican national convention. the official business getting under way. a little later this evening. but this afternoon, plenty to talk about. joining me is our gop analyst jim schultz. thank you for being here again, jim. melania trump's speech, a staffer has taken the fall. she offered to resign but trump said no. now we're hearing how this went down. i spoke with chuck todd today, and he said the campaign's handling of this has been a disaster, in his words, because of the mixed messages we've been hearing about what actually happened with the crafting of that speech. do you agree? >> look, it's very easy to monday morning quarterback these types of situations after the fact. but the bottom line is, the trump campaign needed to acknowledge a mistake has

occurred. they've done that. >> it took them a couple of days. >> it did. and they needed to do it earlier. but let's face it, come november, we're not going to be thinking about what me lan yeah said on the stage or why she said what she said. it will be the issues between donald trump and hillary clinton that are going to carry the day and what the american people will really care about. >> ted cruz will be speaking tonight. big-time rivals. he called him lying ted on the campaign trail. does cruz get beyond that? >> i would hope ted cruz would come out tonight and be very strong against hillary clinton. and uniting this party against hillary clinton. >> maybe stopping short of actually endorsing trump himself? >> he may well do that. i think -- i don't think it's going to matter one way or the other whether he stops short or not. i think for party unity sake, and i would hope he would get the support for trump had cruz been the nominee, i think he should endorse. >> pence has his big night in the spotlight.

the polls showing many republicans don't really know a lot about him. how important is this speech for him tonight? not just here in this room, but on a national scale. >> tremendously important. he's such a thoughtful, smart, articulate man. he's a very good governor. spent a number of years in congress. and he's just a very likable guy. i think the united states -- the country needs to see that. and he needs to project that this evening. >> so we know we'll be hearing from him, and cruz, marco rubio, via video. and that's all going to play out tonight. you're going to be here, i'm going to be here, and we'll watch it live happening in front of our eyes and we'll bring it to you as well throughout the evening. for now, in cleveland. we'll send it back to you guys in philly. >> 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, tonight at 7:00 p.m.

well, comfortable today. it's all because of the low humidity. and our temperatures are down, too. mostly in the mid-80s right now. if you look at your seven-day forecast at the bottom of your jean, you'll see friday, saturday, sunday and monday are all outlined in red. dangerous heat heading our way. we'll talk about that in a second, but right now it's very comfortable most of the area sitting in the mid-80ings. delaware neighborhoods, marshalton coming in 89 degrees. wilmington 84. odessa 83 degrees. if you're in kent county, temperatures mostly in the low 80s. 82 dover. allendale coming in 82 degrees. if you're along the beaches in delaware and sussex county, we have a bit of an onshore wind. that's giving the temperatures here mid-70s. very comfortable outside. tomorrow, the heat and the humidity come back. temperatures will be back into the 90s, mostly the low 90s.

here's what it will look like through the afternoon. reading # 2 degrees tomorrow. pennsylvania suburbs mostly in the low 90s. 91 degrees in newtown. in the philadelphia area, expect 90 degrees. increase in humidity across the area. atlantic city 87 degrees. if you're in dover, 87. wilmington coming in at 91 degrees tomorrow. the humidity is going up friday and through the weekend. dangerous heat friday through monday. temperatures will feel around 100 degrees, with the humidity. here's what it looks like. friday, 96 degrees, feeling like 100. saturday, 98, feeling like 101, or hotter. sunday, 99 as well as monday. there are days where parts of the area could get at 100 degrees actual temperature. humidity, closer to 105. this is dangerous heat heading our way. and it's going to be several days of it, too.

it's going to last into the beginning of next week. this is the kind of heat where you don't want to be outside for several hours. stay hydrated, stay cool, stay in the shade. check on the elderly. never leave children and animals in the car. way too hot for that. this dangerous heat's going to last a little while. we don't have much rain relief in the forecast either. next week we have rain chances. it's really not too much, especially this weekend. we're not going to see a big break from this week. future temperatures, the hot air moves in along with the humidity across your weekend and into monday. your weekend's going to stay mostly dry. now we're looking at the heat alerts that are out. excessive heat warnings and heat advisories. look how much of the country this covers. from the midwest, the dakotas, down to parts of texas and louisiana. and yes, this is all traveling across the country. it will be moving from west to east as we go into the weekend. i expect we'll see excessive heat warnings and heat advisories out as we start off the weekend. for now, though, we're nice and

dry. sussex county, southern parts of it at least seeing some showers. as we go through the next several days, look at the temperatures go up. very little in the way of rain, if any at all along the shore. if you're heading there friday and through the weekend, your temperatures will be around 90 degrees. it will still be humid across the week, too. we'll take a closer look at your neighborhood weather coming up. lester holt joins us from cleveland now. >> a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." hi, lester. >> hi, keith and denise. someone steps forward to take the blame for plagiarism in melania trump's rnc speech. we'll have the end of an era as the powerful fox news ceo is about to be ousted amid a sexual harassment scandal. a hollywood legend on both the big and small screens, garry marshall when we see you back here from cleveland. >> we'll see you tonight at

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our clear the shelter campaign is fastly approaching. you have a chance to take home a fu member of your family free of cost. >> a rescue dog is helping veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal reports from bass, north hampton county. >> reporter: drill after drill, slowly over time, rescue dogs like cody practice being in public, simulating a crowded airport or shopping mall. the dog's job is to be a constant, comforting presence for a combat vet with ptsd. >> a lot of these guys get anxious in crowds. he's protecting that personal space of the veteran. >> reporter: it's called dog tags, just expanded to the lehigh valley, giving pups who need a home to veterans who need a friend. >> it's the unconditional love. >> reporter: she said service dogs can help with simple tasks

and can comfort vets who suffer from night terrors and flashbacks. >> they're always there for you. >> reporter: for most veterans the cost is free thanks to local nonprofits raising money. they're now looking for new candidates to come in. >> if you have a brother, an uncle, a cousin that suffers from combat related ptsd, now there's help in the lehigh valley. >> it's so rewarding. you're taking these guys from a point that they couldn't handle a task, to something that they can. and it's awesome. >> reporter: and this brand-new facility is now up and running, so veterans across the lehigh valley encouraged to give them a call and find a good start and start that training. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> dozens of shelters in our area are taking part in clear the shelters this saturday, july 23rd. for more information, just head to our website nbc10.com, or check out the nbc 10 app. dogs provide so much comfort.

>> how could you deny those faces. >> you can't. >> they're adorable. >> check it out saturday. nbc 10 news at 6:00 is next. next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, thousands of dollars worth of coffee stolen from wawa. extra protection for police. the south jersey officer is about to get another line of defense. new information about what prompted a fight outside the rnc in cleveland. and we have a lot of heat advisories and excessive heat warnings across the country. that's heading in our direction. so expect dangerous heat as we go across the weekend. next on the nbc 10 news at 6:00.

tonight, the truth behind the plagiarized speech, a speechwriter taking the blame and the heat. did trump say you're fired? the opposite. why the writer said she's keeping her job. plus, for the first time this week, violence outside the rnc in downtown cleveland. cleveland police telling us that a group of people got into a fight over the burning of a flag. two police officers assaulted. they have minor injuries. officers took several people into custody. good evening, everyone. i'm jim rosenfield, live once again from the rnc in cleveland, ohio.

donald trump himself landed here in cleveland this afternoon. he appeared at a rally with his vp running mate, mike pence. melania trump was not at that rally. but her speech from two nights ago remains in the spotlight. today we learned it was a staffer who is taking the blame. and we just learned she is a registered democrat. >> you work hard for what you want in life. that your word is your bond, that you do what you say. >> for two days the trump campaign insisted any similarities between melania trump's speech and a 2008 speech by michelle obama were purely coincidental. but now a trump organization staff writer has come forward, to take responsibility. meredith mciver released a statement revealing what she says happened. mciver said, over the phone mrs. trump read me some passages from mrs. obama's speech as examples. i later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ma