punish them. >> we had the opportunity to come to the table to negotiate a fair contract. and they refused to do that. >> reporter: the president and ceo of tropicana entertainment said currently the taj is losing multimillions a month. now with the strike we see no path to profitability. taj customer mike smith sides with icahn. >> this building if it wasn't for the owner would have been closed a long time ago. they were offered a decent contract. but they wanted to push this, whether it's political or not, that's another question. >> reporter: the union says no negotiations are scheduled. donald trump opened the taj mahal in 1990. but it is now slated to become the fifth atlantic city casino to close in two years. striking workers out here on the boardwalk this afternoon told me they still believe their walkout was worth it. live in atlantic city, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >> ted, thank you. now to major developments in the presidential run of donald

trump. sources tell nbc news his campaign is out of control. >> and it's gotten so bad, top republicans are questioning if he can stay at the top of the ticket. and some key figures are plotting an intervention. >> reporter: donald trump has embarked on a southern campaign swing, amid new controversy his refusal to endorse the reelections of republican senator john mccain and house speaker paul ryan. nbc news reports some of trump's fellow republicans, including rudy giuliani, newt gingrich and republican committee chair reince priebus are planning an intervention to convince trump to reset his campaign. his campaign manager told fox news there's no turmoil. >> mr. trump appeared in front of crowds overflowing onto the streets. the campaign is in very good shape. >> reporter: trump sweeted, there is great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before. his vice presidential nominee endorsed paul ryan.

campaign sources told nbc news trump's operation is in chaos. >> the trump campaign staff is despondent right now because of the difficulty they're having in getting donald trump to take the direction that normal candidates take when they get to a general election. >> reporter: former cia director called trump erratic and said he fears trump's election would threaten national security. >> we're heading towards, we may be setting up the circumstances that create a crisis in civil military relationships. >> reporter: hillary clinton campaigning tonight in colorado, and picked up the support of republican meg whitman, 2010 california gubernatorial candidate. and hillary clinton continues to make her push for pennsylvania. democrats are opening three new campaign offices in our area tonight. these are located in allentown, northtown and philadelphia. organizers say these offices will help them elect clinton and democrats up and down the ballot on election day. clinton recently wrapped up a bus tour through pennsylvania.

meanwhile, after weeks of crowded trains, and late arrivals, septa riders are getting good news. they anoused today some of the missing rail cars will be back in service before the end of the month. rosemary connors has more details on that. rosemary, what happens next? >> reporter: well, keith, the plan here is for septa to roll out about ten repaired cars each week beginning august 21st. the sooner the better, certainly, for passengers. also for septa. the transit agency has incurred upwards of $1 million just last month in costs associated with these cars being out of service. all of septa's track silverliner cars will be back on track by mid-november. that's if the repairs, says septa, go according to plan. the problem appears to be in both the design and manufacturer of a load-bearing beam in the train's suspension system. the manufacturer under contract is working with septa and handling the fix. >> we're going to work as hard

as we can to get the cars back. but in the end, you know, safety is -- it has to be the top value. >> reporter: in the meantime, the crowded trains continue to roll on, and in an effort to make sure passengers pay for tickets, starting this week they now must buy them before they board during the evening rush. >> it's just -- >> one more thing? >> one more thing in the laundry list of things we have to do. >> reporter: frustration has been building. but riders can look forward to the normal week day schedule starting october 1st. fingers crossed. >> i was coming in yesterday on the express from paoli, a 35-minute, and we were in the train for over an hour. >> reporter: we've been hearing that a lot over the past few weeks. as i was mentioning earlier, the last time i saw you, a viewer tweeted me during the news conference wanting to know if the cost of septa will be passed

on to the consumer. i asked that of the septa general manager, he said that's not what they're planning to do. in fact, they're trying to work out all these costs with the manufacturer through the contract that they have with them. reporting live outside of septa's headquarters, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. thank you, rosemary. meanwhile, philadelphia police officers being hailed a hero after rescuing an unconscious driver from this burning car. then pulled him to safety. the officer was driving down broad street just after midnight when the car crashed into two parked cars, and caught fire. investigators say the driver had been speeding when his car jumped the median and crashed. the officer arrived at the scene just as the engine was on fire. those flames quickly spread and engulfed the car. >> i couldn't see anyone in it, because he was laying down across the front seat. so i wondered if maybe he had fled. but as i got closer, i saw that he was inside. >> emergency crews revived the driver at the scene.

he's now recovering in einstein medical center with a concussion and facial injuries. a $20,000 reward is on the table to find whoever killed a young philadelphia father. this is video of a vigil for 25-year-old alford. he was caught in the cross fire of two men who were shooting at each other last thursday while driving down germantown avenue. his 3-year-old daughter was in the car with him. she was not hit. now, if you can help, call police. the spa's plan to sell a shelter in new castle county hit a snag. officials with the nonprofit say human remains were found on the property. after they located the headstone of a woman while clearing brush. now, the state division of public health says they must care for the burial site. no word on what will happen with the rest of the property. today president obama shortened the sentences of 214 federal inmates. that includes 67 serving life sentences. according to the white house,

it's the largest batch of come mutations on a single day in more than a century. almost all of the prisoners were serving time for nonviolent drug offenses. five of the prisoners are from our area. in order to graduate high school, new jersey students will soon have to pass two standardized tests. the state board of education adopted the park exams as its new requirement. students will now have to pass the tests to get a diploma. the new requirement takes effect with the class of 2021. a question for you at home now. what will you be doing 50 hours from now? if you're like us, you'll be watching the opening ceremony of the 2016 olympic games. nbc 10 is getting you ready for the big night. the familiar face will be carrying the flag for team usa. plus the olympic event you could start watching tonight. that's all coming up. they got out just in time. what passengers saw before their plane burst into flames.

an 11-year-old attacked at a local park. now police are looking for new clues about the teens who threatened him at gun point, coming up at nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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trump campaign. nbc news has learned that some of the most influential names in the republican party are plotting an intervention following a disastrous 48 hours for the candidate. nbc's katy tur has been covering the trump campaign and joins us live at trump tower in new york. >> katy, thank you for joining us. first and foremost, which republicans are getting involved here and what's their plan? >> reporter: you know, sources are telling us, guys, you're right, they are planning an intervention, this is something from outside donald trump's campaign. reince priebus, newt gingrich, a close friend of donald trump and also rudy giuliani who knows donald trump well. there are three people who hope to have some influence over donald trump, to get him back on message, to get him away from the unnecessary controversies, stuff like attacking a gold star family, or yelling at a baby in his rally. or fighting with the party and saying that he's not necessarily going to support paul ryan.

they want to make sure that donald trump wins the presidency. and they want to get him away from these controversies, and back in his wheelhouse. i was speaking with one person very close to the candidate who told me that they had a conversation with him earlier this morning, saying that he needs to just only talk about the economy, and talk about job creation, and talk about national security. that is his wheelhouse. that's the message that resonates with voters. and that is what is going to get him elected. i can tell you, though, that within the campaign, when you're asking them about paul ryan and donald trump's refusal to support him, at least as of now, the campaign is feeling very much an us versus them mentality. if you're not for donald trump, if you're not going to support everything he says and give him a tepid endorsement, you're not for them. there's no reason for him to support john mccain or paul ryan. they're saying that's not a big deal, even though the media is

portraying it as such. even though the republican party is portraying it as such. even though some voters are portraying it as such. they feel it's not a big deal because donald trump is an outsider, he's anti-establishment, he's anti-washington. and why would he embrace washington if they're not embracing him. >> katy, there's now talk republicans are considering what to do if trump were to leave the presidential race. what are your sources telling you about the state of the campaign? >> reporter: you know, right now they are not saying they're going to ask donald trump to drop out of this race. but they are not ruling it out. they are pretty emphatic about that. i'm also told that they're not thinking about cutting the cord on him quite yet. but they're wondering what the line is when they do cut the cord on donald trump. what does that look like? is it the rnc deciding not to fund the presidential portion of the campaign any longer, to direct their money towards senate races, to direct their message toward senate races, to direct their staff toward senate races? none of that is clear at the moment. they're still trying to game

plan and figure out what is the best route they can take. they don't believe that if they don't support donald trump, if they decide to cut him off entirely, and to have him flailing, that they are going to have a real issue when it comes to these down ballot races. right now, the major priority for the party is not necessarily donald trump, it's maintaining their majority in the senate. >> katy tur, live at trump towers. thank you so much for your time. and for more of the trump campaign, watch "nbc nightly news" with lester holt coming up at 6:30. a d.c. metro transit police officer has been charged with attempting to support isis. investigators raided the northern virginia home of nicholas young today. federal prosecutors say he bought $250 worth of gift cards for isis to purchase mobile apps to help them communicate. nbc's david culver went to the suspect's neighborhood in fairfax, virginia, where investigators have been at work. >> reporter: we're in the neighborhood that's about 20 miles outside of washington,

d.c. you can see behind me, the police tape is still up. and federal investigators are still focused on nicholas young's townhouse. neighbors are asking, is this really happening here? >> i was shocked. i'm still in shock that this thing happens to this neighborhood. >> reporter: the police line went up early this morning. federal agents in and out. some masking their faces. neighbors saying nicholas young lived for more than a decade here, when they read the allegations about him. some feared showing their own faces. >> we only saw him -- he is always fixing his car in the driveway. >> reporter: according to federal documents, he told an undercover informant he was stockpiling weapons in his home. that explains this thorough onsite investigation. the question is, what have they found inside? >> it's just scary. you never know who your neighbors are. >> reporter: neighbors, including the one you just heard from described young as removed.

that one woman said she tried to make eye contact with him on several occasions and he wouldn't have any of it. meantime, they say on the back of his car, they noticed a bumper sticker thae eer that wa anti-israel. the investigation still going on here in fairfax county. young is the first law enforcement officer in the u.s. to face federal terrorism charges. controversy is brewing over a deal the federal government made with iran. it has critics accusing the obama administration of paying a ransom to win the release of american prisoners. according to the "wall street journal," the u.s. delivered $400 million to iran around the same time iran released four american prisoners in january. the money's part of a $1.7 billion settlement with tehran over money iran paid to buy u.s. warplanes before the shah was overthrown in 1979. republicans are criticizing the settlement, and its timing. the white house, meanwhile, is defending its actions.

>> was this money ransom for the folks that were released? >> no, it was not. it is against the policy of the united states to pay ransom for hostages. >> the state department won't say when the rest of the settlement will be paid. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. well, a beautiful day today. perfect conditions because temperatures were very comfortable, and still are. and humidity is lower. this is making everything feel really nice. a live look at center city. we have clouds around. but overall, mostly sunny, beautiful day. if you look at the seven-day at the bottom of your screen scrolling, we stay nice and dry through the end of the week. neighborhood temperatures are mostly around 80 degrees for the area. around 80 for our south jersey neighborhoods, pennsylvania suburbs around 80 degrees. through much of delaware and philadelphia, temperatures right now the mid to low-80s.

exton 81. malvern 84. comfortable with the low humidity. 83 ft. washington. if you're in warrington, temperatures are in the upper 70s. 79 degrees there. nice and dry on radar. not too much in the way of cloud cover. we're going to stay like this as we go into tomorrow. and until we get to saturday, that's going to be our next rain chance, we'll stay nice and dry. this is the reason for the comfortable temperatures today. our wind direction is more of an onshore wind. that's giving us cooler air. the humidity is lower. and it's going to keep us comfortable tonight and early tomorrow morning, too. so another really nice start to your day tomorrow. here's future weather as we go through the overnight hours into your thursday morning. and by lunchtime, expect plenty of sunshine again, even through the afternoon. a lot like today's weather. then by friday, we're going to stay dry. friday will be a mostly sunny day. but we'll start to heat up a little bit more closer to 90

degrees. you'll notice the humidity going up. and then we go into saturday. humidity increases, and the afternoon highs will be back in the 90s. saturday we should start to see some scattered showers, possibly some thunderstorms develop. most likely north and west of philadelphia, before lunchtime. the timing of this could change slightly. but really for most of the area looks like throughout the afternoon on saturday. so we will be keeping a close eye on this. updates on the timing as we get closer. but not the entire weekend we'll be seeing the rain. neighborhood temperatures for tomorrow, fairmount coming in at 86 degrees. if you're in reading, expect sunny skies, 83 degrees. with morning temperatures, again, in the 60s for most of us. easton township in new jersey, 84 for tomorrow. dover coming in sunny, dry, right around 80 degrees. here's a look at the weekend. as we go from friday into saturday, big difference here as far as our cloud cover is concerned. sunshine on friday, temperatures

getting closer to 90 degrees through the philadelphia area. 88 degrees there, mostly sunny. 86 south jersey. into saturday, we get into the 90s again. low 90s. humidity increases, more clouds around saturday. scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. it all clears out by sunday. we're not going to see rain both days out of the weekend. sunday, nice and sunny. temperatures dropping a little bit. humidity backing off. so sunday will be really nice day out of the weekend, feeling very pleasant to end the weekend. here's your ten-day on 10 for saturday. there you see the storms. sunday, nice, 87. but by monday, we're going to be comfortable again before the heat returns. take a look as we go into next week. we could be talking about another heat wave. enjoy the nice weather in the 80s while it lasts because it looks like we'll be back with a stretch of 90-degree temperatures after this weekend. and even possibly going into next weekend with more showers and storms in the forecast. we'll look at your neighborhood weather plus your beach and

shore forecast if that's where you're heading this weekend, coming up later. a plane crash landed at dubai international airport this morning and burst into flames. the passengers escaped the burning plane. ten people are hospitalized. one firefighter died. it could take several days before we know exactly what caused the crash. in maryland, some residents were allowed to return home today following this weekend's deadly flooding. but it was a brief visit. they had just a few minutes to grab whatever items they could from their damaged homes. before officials determined it was unsafe and they had to leave. the town was hit with 6 1/2 inches of rain in just a few hours saturday night. two people were killed in the flooding. and many homes damaged. disaster teams are having a hard time trying to clean up the devastation. we are just two days away from the opening ceremony of the 2016 olympic games. but for one local athlete, that

night has been six years in the making. we'll have his story coming up. plus, we followed his unbelievable journey. harvey was the youngest patient to ever get a double hand transplant. now he's showing off his hands on the baseball field. we'll have that for you coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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♪ ♪ you can't have the olympics without the olympic flame. today the torch was transferred by boat and handed over to the rio de janeiro's mayor. over the next three days, it will travel 56 miles throughout the city, and end up at the olympic stadium for friday night's opening ceremony. >> michael phelps can now add olympic flag bearer to the list

of his many accomplishments. the most decorated olympic athlete of all-time will present the u.s. colors during friday's opening ceremony. phelps was chosen to carry the flag by his olympic team members. he said he's humbled by the honor. >> just an absolute tremendous honor. knowing what the flag stands for, and to be able to lead our count country. it's a dream come true. >> this will be phelps' fifth olympic games. you can watch phelps carry that flag right here on nbc 10. the opening ceremony airs friday night starting at 7:30. before the opening ceremony, some athletes are getting an early start in just about a half hour. carli lloyd and her soccer team begins their defense of the olympic gold at 6:00. nbc 10's cydney long heads to carli's hometown in south jersey. she'll talk to her biggest fans.

denise, i saw it on your phone. you play pokemon go. >> right? >> in philadelphia, we're fully searching for donkeys. >> it's one way the city celebrated the democratic national convention. but like the democrats, these statues will be leaving, too. we'll have the details next at 5:00. plus, who would attack an 11-year-old playing in a park? tonight philadelphia police are hoping to get new clues in that case. we'll be right back.

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we've been following breaking news out of atlantic city. the trump taj mahal casino is closing. the casino's owners made the announcement this afternoon. they plan to shut it down after labor day weekend. it's because of the ongoing strike by union members that began on july 1st. that's the longest strike in atlantic city casino history. donald trump opened the trump taj mahal back in 1990. but the casino is now owned by carl icahn. an 11-year-old jumped at a local park. >> police say he was attacked by four other teenagers and threatened at gun point. it happened last month. police are still trying to track down the boy's attackers. >> nbc 10's monique braxton has been looking into this disturbing incident and joins us

live on this investigation. >> reporter: here's what we know, keith and denise. it happened about 4:50 on july 12th. the teen was playing basketball right here over my shoulder. police tell us he was chased from the court to an alley close by, and once there, he was beaten up at gun point. take a good look at this picture. the face may not be clear, but you may recognize the hair cut and t-shirt. philadelphia police say this teen is wanted for a reported armed attack in alney. >> i think that's terrible. that's like scary. >> normally pretty calm around here. everybody seems like they're pretty much family type. everybody pretty much grew up with each other. >> reporter: that's why people say they're shocked. an 11-year-old was jumped by four teens after the rec center day camp had closed for the day. >> one of them was armed according to police. >> that's not good, you know.

you know, like i'm living here, but i'm not -- i don't want to take my kids to play here. >> reporter: investigators say first the 11-year-old was chased from this basketball court, here behind the alney rec center to an alley nearby. then according to police, at least one suspect pulled out a handgun, forced the victim to remove his clothes and punched him in the face and stomach. >> that's sad, first and foremost. how do a kid get ahold of a gun. >> reporter: one longtime resident has this message for kids who think it's cool to commit crimes. >> try to be a productive citizen. running around chasing little kids with handguns is not going to benefit you no how, no ways. >> reporter: the victim described his attackers as being between the ages of 14 and 15. he also tells police they were wearing red and white clothing. if you recognize the picture that we've shown you, philadelphia police want to talk to you. live in alney, monique braxton,

nbc 10 news. here's some of the other stories making headlines right now on nbc 10. today septa revealed plans for easing a slowdown link to defective cars. the transit agency said later this month it will start rolling out ten repaired cars a week until all 120 are back on track. a normal schedule is expected by october 1st. donald trump's allies reportedly plotting a candidate intervention. according to nbc news, a high-level meeting is planned to get trump to change his tone and tactics after his refusal to support john mccain and paul ryan. and criticizing a fallen soldier's family, joking about receiving a purple heart, and asking a woman with a crying baby to leave an event. as we move closer to the november election, a new push today to register voters from the pennsylvania secretary of state. secretary of state cortez

addressed representatives of the group casa at city hall. he encouraged them to register to vote before the october 11th deadline. >> i hope in the end folks would recognize, it's not only a presidential election, but we'll be electing officials in congress, at the state level, in so many important positions. and we want people to come out and recognize that and participate. >> the secretary of state said the november election turnout may exceed prior elections. the fiberglass donkeys, we've seen them around town. >> all over. >> they were made for the democratic national convention. they're all but gone. >> they were a big hit for sightseers and a dnc scavenger hunt. when the dnc left last week, they offered the donkeys to the delegations they represented. representing new york, connecticut and america samoa are still here. if their delegation doesn't claim them, they will be auctioned off.

proceeds will be split among the artists. ready to make its return to the wild. meet albert barnes. back in march they found this baby screech owl with an injured wing. and they brought it to the schuylkill wildlife rehabilitation center where albert was rehabilitated. tonight at 7:00, the owl is set to be released back into the wild. look at those eyes. the road to rio is getting closer and closer. on friday night the opening ceremony kicks off the olympic summer games. >> we'll be following every single one of our local athletes in rio, including joe molloy of wildwood. he's heading to the top hope for gold in the triathlon. >> nbc 10 got a special look at one of his recent workouts. six years ago he was an assistant coach on the boston college swim team. but he decided to give up his job and dedicate himself full-time to the sport of

triathlon. now he's punched his ticket to rio. >> i just wanted to see if i could make a living doing something i really enjoyed. for a couple of years. until i figured out what i wanted to do with my life. and the olympics were a good spot to focus that energy. but i wasn't sure -- i had no idea i'd get there. it's been a heck of a ride. >> nbc 10 was there as molloy's hometown gave him a big sendoff to rio. they'll be cheering him on, and so will we. >> nbc 10's ted greenberg will have more on joe's unbelievable story this saturday. check out going for gold. our special at 7:00, only on nbc 10. and the nbc 10 team has already arrived in rio. they'll be following our local athletes throughout the games. coming up at 6:00, jacqueline london takes us inside the athletes village. umpires aren't afraid to throw players and managers out of the game. but this time it was a phillies

fan who got the boot. find out what led to this unusual scene at citizens bank park. plus, joe biden just could not stay away. he was here for the dnc, and now the vice president is back in philadelphia tonight. we'll explain why, coming up on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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phil's game by an umpire certainly doesn't happen every night. here's bob davidson in action. >> he is actually going to eject a fan. when was the last time you saw that happen? >> davidson said after the game that the fan in question was yelling sexual innuendos at giants players. the man was escorted out by security. it's actually the second time davidson ejected a fan. back in 2010, he kicked out a brewers fan for yelling homophobic slurs at players. unless we forget, football season, right around the corner. the birds have their first preseason game against tampa bay next thursday. you can watch it on csn or kozy tv. our live coverage starts at 6:30. from losing both of his hands to playing catch before a national audience. we have a happy update on this young transplant patient, next on nbc 10 news at 5:00.

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more than 30 members of the u.s. military have contracted the zika virus overseas. one of those infected is a pregnant woman. the military is monitoring the base's and military installations and actively testing mosquitoes.

in addition to the 33 service members, six military family members have also tested positive for the virus. the clinical trial for a vaccine is under way. they've already received the experimental injection. it works much like a vaccine for west nile. if the results are promising, the vaccine could go into a phase two trial next year. those trials won't happen if there isn't enough money to support them. the obama administration warned today that money to fight the zika virus is already on the verge of running out. the national institutes of health will exhaust its resources to find a vaccine by the end of the month. the president has asked congress for an emergency spending plan. they have not yet acted on it. right now at 5:00, vice president joe biden's back in philadelphia. he's being honored tonight for his leadership in his fight

against cancer. >> tonight's ceremony will take place in a cause close to the vice president's heart. >> reporter: it sure is. his family's own experience with cancer, and one week ago tonight, the vice president was at the wells fargo center giving a big speech. a room much bigger than this one. but his message and topic are very, very important. the world affairs sponsoring the education, leadership programs and schools in our region. they don't come out and endorse candidates but they say with the president's promise that vice president biden is going to organizers here say this is the right time to honor the vice president. and hear more about his plan to hopefully wipe out cancer. >> cancer is something that touches every family. it's a completely nonpolitical,

nonpartisan issue. in this time of heated campaign rhetoric, we thought it was good to step back and look at something that really unites people. and the struggle with cancer on the one hand and the battle on the other hand is just that thing. >> reporter: they're getting things set up here. the vice president should be speaking around 7:00 tonight. watch our newscast tonight at 11:00. every president since lyndon johnson has spoken to this organization. many of those presidents spoke right here in this room. president obama has not yet spoken to this group. he only has a few more months in office. the group is hoping vice president biden hopes he goes back to washington and nudge him to speak to this group so they can keep the tradition alive. help is on the way for delaware residents taking care of families just out of the hospital. governor jack markell will sign a bill today that requires health care facilities to teach family members how to care for

patients once they've been discharged. it also requires hospitals to give residents time to find someone to take care of the patient before that patient is released. an update tonight on a very special little boy. >> zion harvey was 8 years old when he came to children's hospital last year for a double hand trans plant. it was the first surgery of its kind. watch this. this is unbelievable. last night zion got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the baltimore orioles game. all the way to the catcher's mitt. he suffered a life-threatening infection when he was just 2 years old. to save his life doctors had to amputate his hands and feet. last year's operation lasted 10 1/2 hours. imagine the recovery he's made. the fact that he was down there in baltimore throwing out a first pitch is remarkable. amazing. let's get an update on your neighborhood forecast. and sheena, much cooler out there today than yesterday. >> humidity is lower.

it feels a lot more comfortable outside. take a look at the temperatures around the area. 83 in philadelphia. our pennsylvania suburbs near 80 degrees. even for wilmington coming in at 80 degrees right now. and through our south jersey neighborhoods, it's all because of that onshore win. that's what's making the temperatures a little bit cooler today and also the humidity is helping out, too, with it being so low. mu medford coming in at 81. florence coming in at 78 degrees. hopewell township as well. another pleasant night tonight and tomorrow morning. it's going to be another cool start to your day tomorrow. here's a look at tonight, 8:00 p.m. expect mostly clear skies. 71 degrees for exton. 74 wilmington. 73 allentown. temperatures dropping overnight into the 60s. some areas near the lehigh valley for a short period of time could drop into the 50s. tomorrow morning 8:00 a.m.,

philadelphia 69, reading 65. so another comfortable and cool start to your morning tomorrow. so if you like this morning, you're going to like tomorrow morning. we will be heating up, though, by friday near 90 degrees. humidity will start to creep back up there. and then we go into the weekend. even hotter and more humid for saturday. that's when we expect showers and thunderstorms. so we do have rain in the forecast for part of your weekend. but not the entire weekend. right now we're nice and dry on radar. a few clouds around. if you look at the seven-day at the bottom of your screen, you see we stay dry to end out the week until the saturday rain. for tonight and tomorrow, we're going to be staying clear. plenty of sunshine through tomorrow afternoon. there's 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. we stay nice and dry. temperatures still very comfortable. about the mid to low 80s. we go into friday, temperatures will creep up. humidity going up a bit. near 90 on friday. still dry. plenty of sunshine to end out the week. then we go into saturday, more cloud cover around. notice the rain to the north and

west of philadelphia. by 11:00 a.m., scattered showers and storms, in the afternoon heat and humidity with this as well. saturday will be the hottest day out of the weekend. tomorrow's forecast, though, temperature-wise, 83. phoenixville coming in 85 degrees. philadelphia area, expect mid-80s. in new jersey, 82 at trenton. 84 degrees in haddonfield. galloway township around 79 tomorrow. dover, right around the low 80s and sunny. the weekend forecast for everybody. going into friday, sunshine, temperature near 90 in philadelphia. the rest of the area mid-80s. by saturday, low 90s across most of our neighborhoods. temperatures will be hotter by saturday. that's when we have the most humidity. the thunderstorms by sunday, we're clearing up. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with more sunshine. if you're heading to the shore this weekend, or the delaware beaches, rehoboth beach 87

saturday. scattered showers and storms later in the day. 88 degrees avalon and margate. temperatures will be in the mid-80s, sunny skies and humidity, lower uv index, very high. sunburn in about ten minutes. you want the sun block. >> thank you, sheena. savannah guthrie joins us from the nbc studios in new york. >> she has a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >> hi. good to see you tonight on "nightly news." trump in turmoil. why sources say his allies are now planning a campaign intervention amid mounting controversies. the latest on the first u.s. police officer to be charged with helping isis. and extreme measures, how pregnant women are protecting their babies from zika here in the u.s. when we see you on "nightly news" in just a few. back to you. >> thank you so much, savannah. see you at 6:30. you don't have to wait for friday's opening ceremony to get your olympic fix. women's u.s. soccer team starts playing tonight. >> and on the field will be

south jersey's own carli lloyd. with some of her biggest fans. >> reporter: hey, denise, the young ladies we spoke to, they have met carli lloyd at soccer camp. they are inspired by her skill, and inspired to see her on the big screen tonight. they also are devoted to one day be good enough to go for the olympic gold, next. next at 6:00, what bill cosby's lawyers don't want jurors to hear during his trial. okay, ready?

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right now it's all about the olympics. in just over 48 hours, the opening ceremony will begin in rio. and you can see it right here on nbc 10 starting at 7:30 friday night. the opening ceremonies aren't until friday, but the women's soccer team competes tonight. >> that team, of course, includes south jersey's carli lloyd. nbc 10's south jersey bureau reporter was in new jersey today. cydney, there's a ton of excitement. >> reporter: i can tell you, fans across south jersey are revved up about tonight's game. just as soon as we tweeted who would be cheering on carli lloyd and the u.s. women's soccer earlier today, p.j. put the wheels in motion to set up a watch party. take a look. we're just moments away.

>> she wasn't always perfect. >> reporter: nicollette knows it won't be easy. >> she never gave up. that's a role i want to be in. >> reporter: to one day be as skilled as her favorite soccer player in the world. >> carli lloyd. >> tell me why. >> because she's an inspiration to all women, and girls, and all ages actually. >> reporter: learning under the supervision of carli lloyd's 14-year coach, james. carli called him from rio this morning to say -- >> she had gone on a run, and went for a little jog. and she came back and said, i feel good. and i'm ready to go. >> reporter: he founded lumberton universal soccer academy had this simple advice for lloyd ahead of tonight's game, telling her, quote, don't chase the game, let it come to you. >> hopefully the team does well and carli does well. >> reporter: lloyd tweeting it's showtime rio 2016 this morning. >> she never said no to anything. she deserves everything she's

getting. she's simply outworked everyone. >> reporter: lloyd told reporters -- >> i'm super excited to get started. i know this team has a lot of talent and depth. we have the opportunity to really create history. >> reporter: and it is resonating here at home. >> i just want to really represent my country and be the person that all the kids are rooting for. i want to, like, have the u.s. on my back. >> reporter: and there they are on the big screen as we speak. some of the girls told me they were planning sleepover parties tonight to watch the u.s. team against new zealand. good luck to the united states. the coach was torn between watching it on the quiet of his couch to concentrate on the game or coming somewhere loud and exciting. he's expected here in just a few minutes. cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> that's awesome. all four monitors behind her there, too. they're fired up. the game kicks off any second. she just told you you can watch

it anywhere on the nbc 10 app. >> keep track of all the games while you're watching nbc 10 news at 6:00, with jim rosenfield. >> yeah, you can multitask, right? coming up next at 6:00, she won a gold medal 20 years ago. tonight, nbc 10 goes one-on-one with carrie scruggs next. i'm jacqueline london in rio de janeiro. how the athletes are putting their patriotism on display right here in brazil. if you're looking to spend time outside, tomorrow's going to be a great day. up next, a look at the weather in your neighborhood and see how long that great weather's going to last.

casino closing atlantic city about to get hit with pink slips. once again. trump turmoil. top republicans plan an intervention to reel in the presidential candidate. america's golden sweetheart. carrie scruggs' message to the delaware valley as we get ready for rio. donald trump says his campaign is unified. but that's not what top republicans are reportedly saying. good evening, everyone. i'm jim rosenfield. we begin tonight with turmoil in donald trump's run for president. nbc news is reporting sources are saying several high-profile republicans are thinking about holding an intervention with

trump as early as this weekend. the meeting would focus on getting trump to change his tone and tactics. just a couple of hours ago trump began his latest appearance saying everything is fine. >> the campaign is doing really well. it's never been so well united as we started on june 16th. i would say right now it's the best in terms of being united that it's been since we began. >> nbc 10's denise nakano is joining us with a look at what is happening with the republican party. denise? >> jim, donald trump is known to push the envelope. but top republicans reportedly say he has gone too far. sources telling nbc news his fellow republicans, including rudy giuliani and newt gingrich are hoping to intervene and reset the campaign. a firestorm surrounds donald trump's campaign amid blistering headlines in the past 48 hours. >> i think she believes me i