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that's nice and low as well. 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. just a little bit of a breeze at 3 miles an hour. just like yesterday, we'll see an easterly breeze. not terribly strong. we will see temperatures climbing from the middle 60s at 10:00, low 80s at lunchtime. we'll be in the 80s this afternoon, mostly to partly sunny skies today. no sign of any showers today. that's philadelphia. the suburbs, a beautiful day yesterday, just a few scattered clouds. we'll see some of those, after clear skies, 53 degrees right now, the wind is calm, a light wind blowing out of the east at 10 miles an hour. at 10:00, 73 degrees. upper 70s, and near 80 degrees, a really comfortable day with the humidity staying low for the suburbs. and the lehigh valley, last few morning we started with fog, that's not happening this morning. clear, cooling down.

there could be some valley fog this morning, but most areas will not see it. 62 degrees right now, minimal breeze will help fog not to form. and a little bit of a breeze is what you can expect during the day today. with a warmup, it's 70. this morning, 80. just low 80s this afternoon with the humidity thing. bright sunshine with temperatures climbing in new jersey. 61 right now, still falling at this hour, near 80 degrees at noon time, into the very low 80s this afternoon when typically we'd warm into the middle and upper 80s this time of year. at the shore, the winds stronger still coming on shore, 76 degrees at lunchtime, holding in the middle 70s this afternoon, currently 74 degrees, a little cooler before we see the sun turn the numbers around. for delaware, 64 degrees at 8:00. near 80 at lunchtime with winds

southeasterly, we'll stay in the 80s. that's today. and a chance for storms this weekend we're back with the 10 day on 10. nine minutes after 4:00. "first alert" reporter jessica boyington is watching the road. starting with 202, what are you see? >> well, tracy, a lot of construction there on 202. route 202 and route 30. you can see the flashing lights in the distance, that's rhee lane restriction. no backups because of that. we're in the process of reopening the. burlington brooklyn bridge, and the ben franklin bridge is clear. there was an earlier opening at the tacony-palmyra bridge. also some construction, 76 eastbound. this is over in glouest city in

new jersey. that's closed this morning with that construction, tracy. now, to a bear scare in north jersey, police are investigating a backyard attack. next, hear what happened to the man who went outside to feed his cat. also hometown hero carli lloyd is already helping team usa hear from her and her fans about a preolympic win. >> announcer: "nbc10 responds" is our promise to you. when you have a problem, a contractor who didn't finish the job, a refund check still in the mail. go to nbc10.com now. ♪ music

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who do you talk to for military advice right now? i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. well, i watch the shows. i mean i really see a lot of great - you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows... while donald trump watched tv, as secretary of state, hillary clinton negotiated a cease fire in gaza. a reduction in nuclear weapons... took on vladimir putin... and stood up against the trafficking of human beings. a steady leader in an unsteady world. 12 minutes past 4:00 right now. there is a bear scare in north jersey. police are investigating after a man record a clous encounter on the back porch of his home. here's an aerial view of officers in warren county searching the area yesterday.

the man called 911 saying that a black bear that he sees every day ran to him and scratched him on the arm and ran into the woods. the bear is thought to be between 300 and 400 pounds. >> been seeing more recently. oh, man, a couple weeks ago, we saw one, they've been coming around. a lot more daring and bold, too. >> the man who said he was attacked by the bear was treated for minor injuries. go, go, go. >> that is just part of the video of what happened inside a burning jet in dubai as passengers scrambled to escape. this is the breaking news we brought you yesterday morning. the emirates plane landed and one firefighter on the ground died. all 82 passengers plus the crew on board escaped.

wind shear may have caused the accident. if more news from overseas, police in london say a man went on a rampage with a knife killing a woman and injuring another. police are calling it a possible terrorist attack. authorities have not identified him. authorities describe the police response. >> our officers arrived within the scene in five minutes. >> authorities suggested the suspect's mental health could be an issue. police said londoners will notice more armed officers on the street today for safety and peace of mind. more questions are popping up over a deal that the federal government made with iran. critics are accusing ransom to win the release of prisoners. according to "the wall street journal" the u.s. released $400 million in cash to iran the same

day in january when iran released four american detainees. it's part of a larger settlement over money iran paid for warplanes in 1979. republicans are blasting the deal and its timing. the white house defends its actions. >> was this money ransom for the folks that were released? >> no, 2 is not. it's against the policy of the united states to pay ransom. >> the state department will not say when the rest of the settlement will be paid. home and business owners are now getting a brief chance to collect their belongings from the scene of a deadly flash flood in baltimore. yesterday, authorities allowed flood victims in ellicott city to return following the deluge saturday night. people had 15 minutes to grab what they could from homes and businesses. they only had that much time because of safety concerns. >> i put a whole bunch of

clothes on because i've been wearing two shirts for the past days. >> it's just not safe yet. hopefully, we'll be able to go back in later. >> torrential rain caused the flood that killed two people. parts of new mexico are under flash flood watches after severe weather hit that state yesterday. you can see the water rushing through the burn scar of a wildfire from earlier this summer. more heavy rain is expected tomorrow in the northwestern part of the state. and hurricane earl is now over belize and southeastern mexico. the category 1 storm made landfall overnight with sustained winds of 80 miles an hour. heavy rain is flooding communities along the caribbean coast. the national weather service forecast that the storm will lose strength as it moves into the interior of mexico. 16 minutes after 4:00.

a nice start this morning it will be comfortable. cape may completely dry right now. the short temperature, 65 degrees. cooling down lower, 60s in the suburbs. will likely drop to the 50s in the suburbs, possibly in the lehigh valley. philadelphia, delaware, south jersey really comfortable with low humidity during the day. yesterday, we were in the 70s. it will be in the 70s again. and satellite and radar, nothing to show you here again for a second day. the showers and thunderstorms completely out of the picture for our area. nearest storms are in -- well, just a few showers in virginia. the storms are much farther to the south. but, take a look at this. take a look at the storms that are raging through minnesota this morning and into canada. this is a line of storms that will bring us a possibility of wet weather as we head into the weekend. late friday night and especially

saturday, we could see showers and thunderstorms from that system. and we'll also get warmer temperatures on saturday, too. we'll be in the 80s until saturday afternoon and low 90s with temperatures at the shore. showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, they clear out for sunday, look at that, doesn't that look nice. and nice weather before we get to saturday. today, sunshine, 60s. 84 degrees this afternoon. low 90s saturday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. back to the 80s as the humidity drops on sunday. we'll see plenty of sunshine sunday afternoon. monday is looking good, too, with a high of 84 degrees. come tuesday, a little warmer, 88 degrees and low 90s on wednesday as we get another round of high heat for thursday and friday. the heat and humidity with showers and thunderstorms friday and into next saturday. tracy. >> all right, bill, thanks. 4:18 right now, jessica

boyington where we're monitoring weather, where the construction will end, what time it will end, jessica has that. >> yes, we're still in the process of construction, tracy. we're looking at our cameras right around broad street. you see what's happening here, flashing lights up ahead and that's from that side. in between broad street and the schuylkill expressway right now, east and westbound. so, typically see it clear around the 5:00 hour. yesterday, we were way ahead of schedule and it cleared a little bit early. so, i'll update you on that in the next coming minutes or so. for now, let's watch construction. 95 to the ramp closed to broad street. delays on to 95 because of that. also the bridges, we have a scheduled opening on the burlington bristol, that was scheduled for 3:45 this morning. we're still in the process of that. watch for residual delay that should be on its way back down. other than that, the ben franklin bridge and the walt.

happening today in delaware county, villanova fans can get their picture taken with the 2016 national basketball men's trophy. the trophy will be on display at the tennis match. the freedom share a home court with the reigning basketball champs. nbc10 needs your help spreading the word about those making a difference in the community. we're giving away grants to nonprofits called 21st century solutions. the goal is for programs that have new and innovative programs. the deadline is august 26th. despite controversy, donald trump is accentuating the positive. >> i just want to tell you the campaign is doing really well. it's never been so well united. >> but not everyone in the republican party sees it that way. ahead in the next half hour, hear about the plan to unite the

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a steady leader in an unsteady world. it's 4:23. 63 degrees outside. we're nearly there, the opening ceremony of the 2016 olympics in rio de janeiro is tomorrow night. nbc10 news is the place to seat action. the u.s. women's soccer team beating new zealand in the opener. carli lloyd scored one of team usa's two goals. metro lakes home of the hometown hero. they gathered to watch her play from little girls to adults,

they were inspired by her performance. >> it makes me want to work harder because i know i can do something like that. >> she's a role model that everyone can look up to. >> the usa team can take on the french team saturday. they sent out a tweet saying well done team, next. then the emojis for fist pump, muscles and the american flag. and we now know that gold medallist michael phelps will lead to carry the flag there from with team members. phelps said he's humbled by the opportunity. >> it's just an absolute tremendous honor. and to be able to lead our country. it's a dream come true. >> this will be phelps fifth olympic games. the opening ceremony does happen tomorrow night. you count on nbc10's coverage

tomorrow at 7:30. and watch her report later today and tonight on "nbc10 news." there's also a wealth of really cool information on the nbc10 app. like did you know that the oldest member of team usa is from chester county? an equestrian phillip dutton will be riding into rio. you can see his story on the nbc10 app. well, right now, is this a special first pitch at citizen park. joe ryan threw the ball to kick off the phillies. ryan is retired and been sharing his alzheimer's with readers. it's been the pal night at the phillies. members of the media participated in a softball game that benefits the police athletic league and the thousands of of children it serves.

you can can see a familiar face in the crowd, nbc10's harry hairston and telemundo's jaime bacela. and the phillie phanatic, looking for a high five. all in fun. quieter at citizens bank park this morning. and clear as well. a bit cooler. 68 degrees right now at 4:26. you'll get your neighborhood forecast just ahead but look at what's going on on the roadways. jessica boyington is monitoring the situation that's changing this morning from the "first alert" traffic center. jessica. >> that is really intense talk. nothing is going on here, people, don't get nervous.

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dollars needed for repairs and underground upgrades. good morning, this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. 4:30. let's get started with meteorologist bill henley for the "first alert" neighborhood forecast. >> the temperatures get lower and lower as we get closer to sunshine. 68 degrees right now in philadelphia. 60s in the suburbs for new jersey. lower 60s for lehigh valley and delaware, too. the sunshine will warm into the 80s this afternoon. no sign of any showers and a little bit of a breeze coming off the ocean to the shore. to the 80s but getting close to 79 degrees this afternoon. expect sunshine, no sign of any fog in the lehigh valley this morning. delaware, that shot's going to brighten up quite a bit in the next hour as we get closer to sunrise just after 6:00 this morning. i'll go through the forecast hour by hour when i'm back in a few minutes. rs