i think we'll pull out a very distinct ceremony. >> reporter: at the athletes village, the national anthem played, the u.s. flag raised, a sight the american athletes to see a lot of at these games. >> this is it. this is what i've trained years for. as it always does, the crowds start cheering usa, usa. >> you get to walk in with the best country in the world with the best athletes in the world. you just get goose bumps. >> reporter: outside tonight's celebrations, tens of thousands of patrol officers, security was stepped up hours before the big event. today the olympic torch paraded past christ the redeemer statue. and rio's city palace, the final stop of the journey is tonight at maracana stadium. as to who will light the flame? it's still a secret. but the city of samba is ready to welcome the world. we're about two and a half hours away from the opening ceremony. and of course, nbc 10 is the

only place to see it. coverage begins at 7:30 tonight. about 4,800 performers and volunteers will help put on tonight's show. behind me is the olympic park. you see the beautiful tennis stadium that contains 15 hard courts in front of that. i just saw them cleaning those tennis courts getting them ready. much of tonight's opening ceremony is being kept tight-lipped, and under wraps, but we do know that there's some special appearances by dame judy dench and also someone you may be familiar with, keith, brazilian supermodel su zell gunchen, who is apparently portraying the girl from ipanema. >> i don't know why i would be familiar with her, jackie. i sure hope you have a front-row seat to the opening ceremony. >> reporter: i don't know. right. >> jackie, we'll check in with you in just a bit. pretty good tease, though, i'll give you that. today, fbi agents descending

on at least a half dozen locations in philadelphia. all of these raids were connected to two figures in particular. john dougherty who runs the ibew union and bobby hennon, now a member of city council. the raids targeted dougherty's home and business properties. we have also confirmed the feds raided two buildings in nnl as well. but so far, no charges have been filed. we have team coverage throughout this hour from several of those raided locations. we'll begin with nbc 10's rosemary connors outside dougherty's home. investigators are title-lipped exactly what they're looking for. >> reporter: not a word, keith. john daugherty was not in the area this morning when investigators arrived here with a warrant and began searching the property. dougherty said nothing's changed about his house since the last

time the fbi raided it ten years ago. >> the government has a job to do. let them do their job, okay? i'm very comfortable with where we're at right now. once we get this ugly scenario by, everything will be fine. i'm comfortable where we're at. that's it. >> reporter: john dougherty waited on the sidewalk with his lawyer, friends and families as investigators raided his home for hours today. by late morning, and early afternoon, the feds left with boxes of bagged evidence and two computers. >> i've been under scrutiny my whole life. i don't understand why. maybe it's because i win so much. >> it's puzzling they're investigating john's home. because nothing in john's home or about john's home has changed in the last ten years since the last time the fbi raided john's home. this seems to be a pattern. >> reporter: this time around there's no word yet on what the fbi is looking for, and ibew representatives say all they know is that there are reports claiming the feds are investigating local 98's finances. the union insists it's audited

regularly. >> we're at a loss to explain exactly what they think they know or allege. >> reporter: better known and johnny "doc" dougherty is the business manager of the building trades. he's considered plitingly well connected but never been a major politician himself. he made a run for senate in 2008 but lost in the primary. last year, he helped his brother, kevin's campaign for state supreme court justice which he won. he'll serve in that role for the next ten years. on a final note, representatives with local 98 say both john dougherty and the union are fully cooperating with investigators. reporting live in south philadelphia, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> let's go to nbc 10's george spencer. he's live at union headquarters of ibe. george, what are you learning there? >> reporter: keith, this has been a tremendous haul of

evidence that we've watched from this location today. since this morning, federal investigators have been working inside the red brick building behind me which is the union's higher level leadership offices, and at the union hall, just about half a block down spring garden here. an investigation unfolding very much in the public eye today. around mid-afternoon the boxes of evidence began streaming out, dozens and dozens of them all loaded into the back of this rented penske truck. an impromptu evidence transport for a vast trove of files and several computers. this location just one of several locations investigated with today's simultaneous searches, all connected to the ibew union and its leadership. >> the rationale would be that one place being searched doesn't tip off somebody else. so somebody doesn't pick up the phone and say, guess what, there are eight fbi agents at my front door, wanted to let you know

that. >> reporter: howard bruce kline is a former federal prosecutor who's worked major cases. as the boxes flowed out of the union hall, we saw labels with descriptions like tax records, payroll records, and invoices. and yet kline said it's hard to know how far along this investigation may be. aside from investigators being able to prove to a judge that these spots may contain evidence of a crime. >> remember, now, you have to have probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, and that the fruits of that crime are on that location. >> reporter: later this afternoon, that same yellow penske truck made its way to the other end of the block and investigators hauled out more boxes of evidence from this building that houses the personal offers of johnny dougherty. we mentioned that the timeline for this investigation is still deeply secret. but given the huge trove of new evidence that was collected today and still has to be combed

through, our expert believes it is unlikely that any indictment would be imminent, if such an indictment happens at all. george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, george. dougherty has led the local 98 chapter of the ibew since 1993. he also took over last year as head of the philadelphia building and construction trades council. this isn't the first time that dougherty's home has been raided. ten years ago the fbi searched it as part of a tax fraud investigation into an electrical contractor. according to documents in the case, the fbi believed that dougherty received more than $300,000 worth of free renovations to his home, and that he filed false income tax returns. dougherty was never charged in that case. state and federal investigators are also looking into this incident caught on surveillance video back in february. a contractor claims dougherty attacked him because he is non-union. daugherty said he acted in

self-defense. no charges have been filed there. this case highlights dougherty's large influence on politics all across pennsylvania. nbc 10's team coverage continues in our next half hour. our cameras were there as acts removed evidence from the office of city offices of bobby henon. that's coming up at 5:30. in the meantime, take a look at this. a gorgeous view, gorgeous day there in cape may, on the beach. if you're going to the shore this weekend, you may see some rain, though. something to keep in mind. let's check in with sheena parveen. she has your neighborhood forecast. >> it's going to be tomorrow, keith. we have showers and storms just off to our west. now, they're moving in this direction. tonight we're going to be in the clear, though. if you have the friday night

plans, the only area that can have a chance of seeing sprinkles would be maybe sussex county in delaware. the rest of us seeing the clouds increasing tonight. the rain will start to move in as we go into tomorrow. so if you look at the seven-day at the bottom of your screen, we have two very different weekend days. sunday will be the nice day out of the weekend. here's a look at the forecast, though, for tonight. temperatures in the mid-70s by 9:00 p.m. we're staying dry tonight. but warm and humid. and it will be warm and humid as you wake up tomorrow morning. 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, temperatures mostly about the mid to upper 70s. quickly heating up, i think some areas will be getting into the low 90s. look at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, our best chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms later in the afternoon. philadelphia looking at 90 degrees, scattered thunderstorms atlantic city. more like later in the afternoon, maybe early evening thunderstorms. so really depends where you live tomorrow. coming up i'll show you a closer look at the timing of the storms for your saturday. we'll lack at the entire weekend's forecast, too.

and we have another heat wave coming up. that's straight ahead. >> looking forward to that, sheena. here are some of the other stories making headlines right now. pennsylvania supreme court has cleared the way for jury selection to begin in the case against state attorney general kathleen cain. today the court refused to throw out charges against her. she's accused of leaking secret grand jury material and they lying about it. her trial begins monday. the last 30 minutes we've learned crews will be testing the elevators at philadelphia's criminal justice center all weekend. they'll decide on sunday whether to open on monday. meanwhile, sheriff's deputy sergeant paul owens is in critical but stable condition. we've learned he underwent surgery last night. doctors say it was successful. beverly smith, a clerk at the cjc, there she is, she was also injured but she is out of the hospital now.

our live coverage from the olympic games in rio continues next. there are going to be so many hours over the coming weeks that you're going to watch your favorite events. but you don't have to sit in front of your tv to see it all. because everyone has busy lives. we're going to give you great options so you can still see all of your favorites. also coming up next at 5:00, you don't want to miss the story out of south jersey. we'll meet some fans who are actually holding their own olympic games.

we're closing in on tonight's opening ceremony for the 2016 olympic summer games. the road to rio was especially long for the torch itself, which traveled around the globe before making its way here to brazil. to give you just an idea of how far it traveled, here are some numbers for you. the long relay went through 335 brazilian cities, and more than 12,000 miles of brazilian territories. today the torch made a stop at christ the redeemer statue, and

rio's city palace. it will also stop at the famous sugarloaf mountain before it reaches the maracana stadium for tonight's opening ceremony. after the torch is lit it is time for the games to begin. there will be 4,500 hours of events to watch. it's so impossible to sit in front of your tv and watch all of that, so what can you do? let's go to nbc 10's tim furlong right now in delaware to give us some options. >> reporter: hey, jackie. you go to a bar like here, and they have lots of tvs. you can watch with the crowd. but if you like the olympics, this is one of the first times you're going to be able to get every single ounce of every single event. we have so many screens, we're certainly going to help you use them all. the who's ready for the olympics? >> i'm a big fan of the olympics. >> reporter: for the rio games, you can get much more of what you want. >> gymnastics, swimming, beach volleyball. >> reporter: in 2016, it's all tailored to when and where you

want it. from koeb a copacabana, to ipanema, on your tablets, phones, xboxs, the nbc sports app is a must-have. it has all your schedules in every event live, including all primetime coverage. you can get notifications for events you're not watching, at nbcolympics.com as well. plenty of cool stuff on your tv, too. it depends on your cable or satellite provider, though. xfinity customers with the x-1 box, you can get the extra details on every athlete and event. and a running medal count. when you hit your on demand guide, you'll get a clean organized menu for every single day in sports. you can record events, restart them if they already happened or just get the highlights. the front road to rio box gets you all sorts of goodies including the behind-the-scenes stuff.

it's right there. don't forget to click the upcoming must-see events tab. you're going to find those events here. the olympic games, when, where and how you'll want them. >> with work and everything, i wouldn't have time to watch during the day. probably come home from work, on demand. >> reporter: on air and on the app. if you don't have cable, use chrome, get a lot of the nbc content. i bought a 4k tv last year. i've been dying to see what will it look like. if you have a samsung phone, go out for about $100 and get the headset. lots of vr content. it is going to be a whole new way of getting in there. you'll literally be on the diving platform with the divers, jackie. awesome stuff.

>> and that's your live in rio. we're waiting to see who will light the olympic torch. it hasn't been revealed yet. many people thinking that it would be pele who is legendary here in brazil. but he chose not to because of his health. we'll have to watch to see who is chosen. as you know, nbc 10 is the only place for you to see the opening ceremony, which will be held tonight. and it starts at 7:30. so much excitement building here in rio de janeiro, brazil, about the opening ceremony. we can tell you that while we don't have many details about this evening, we do know that the budget was cut in half for the olympic and paralympics combined. originally it was $113 million. now that has been scaled back to $65 million. the creative director of the opening ceremony tonight said that it will not have opulence and the elaborate performances that you have seen in years past, because brazil just doesn't have that type of money

to spend. but he says it will have a lot of heart, and a lot of content. when you walk around rio de janeiro, brazil, that is what you see from the people here. a lot of warmth. they say that will be on full display. reporting live from rio de janeiro, brazil, jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. >> jacqueline, thank you so much. doing a great job already. still the opening ceremony hasn't even begun. we appreciate your reporting. let's transition to some weather. sheena, of course, you don't have to worry about the weather if you're staying in to watch the opening ceremony, but we'll need to know about rain over the weekend, right? >> not the entire weekend, though. that is the good news. but part of the weekend, yes, we have thunderstorms in the forecast. your seven-day is scrolling at the bottom of the screen. i'll show you the forecast and timing in just a second. this is a live look out at rehoboth beach. a beautiful day along our beaches in delaware. and also along the jersey shore. we have mostly sunny skies in this view here. but we do have thunderstorms on

the way. temperatures are in the 80s right now through most of the area. mainly the mid-80s for philadelphia. more cloud cover for the pennsylvania suburbs and through the lehigh valley where temperatures are mostly around 80 degrees. delaware neighborhoods, harmony hills coming in at 83 degrees. greenville 81. wilmington 80 degrees. if you're in dover, your temperature right now 86 degrees. a little more humidity with the southwest wind. and that will be the case tomorrow. ellendale coming in 84 right now. and the nice picture of rehoboth beach i just showed you, temperature there 79 degrees. very comfortable along many of our beaches. of course, the jerry shore as well. keeping shore temperatures around that 80-degree market, you notice the rest of the area seeing more of a south wind. that south wind you will notice it more tomorrow bau it will make you feel quite a bit more humid than today. our temperatures will be hotter, too. a live look at satellite and radar. we'll stay dry as we go through tonight. if you have the friday night plans, you don't have to worry

about the rain. but come tomorrow, we have thunderstorms in the forecast. so not too far off to our west, that's where you start to see the showers and storms. and some of those will be organizing through the day tomorrow. this is future weather. so the rest of this afternoon, the rest of this evening and overnight, we stay dry. we may see a few sprinkles around tomorrow morning. otherwise, you'll see more cloud cover, warm, humid start to the today. 12:30 tomorrow afternoon, scattered showers north and west of philadelphia. 3:00 p.m., the timing is fairly consistent with showing thunderstorms from areas around wilmington, philadelphia, up to trnton and making their way toward the jersey shore. eventually our delaware beaches tomorrow evening. after that, we clear up by about 8:00 p.m. or so. we'll be in the clear for saturday night. sunday, more sunshine. sunday's actually going to be really nice, because the humidity will be a lot lower. so you will definitely notice it. temperatures tomorrow 88 degrees if you're in reading. 90 degrees for develbethlehem.

92 in philadelphia tomorrow afternoon with the late day storms. new jersey coming in 91. glassboro, 89 degrees tomorrow. if you along the shore tomorrow, expect temperatures about the mid to upper 80s. scattered late day thunderstorms. if you're in delaware, areas like dover, 90 degrees with scattered late day storms. the weekend forecast for everyone. two different days, low 90s and humid saturday afternoon storms. by sunday, sunny. mid to upper 80s. that's going to be the best day out of the weekend. closer look at your weekend forecast and our heat wave that's coming up soon, that's straight ahead. donald trump is backtracking, like he's correcting himself on twitter. plus a top republican reveals what it would take for him to cancel his trump endorsement.

decision 2016. a roller coaster week for the race for the white house. it ends now with new questions about both candidates' truthfulness. hillary clinton faces reporters and donald trump did an about-face on twitter. scott mcfarland is tracking it all from washington. >> reporter: hillary clinton declared today she's been truthful to the fbi about her private e-mail server. >> i never sent or received anything that was marked classified.

>> reporter: she was asked to respond to voters who say they mistrust her. >> it doesn't make me feel good when people say those things. i recognize that i have work to do. >> reporter: meanwhile, a "wall street journal" poll shows voters give clinton an edge on homeland security and uniting the country. and donald trump leads on handling the economy and changing washington. mike pence talked about clinton's growing lead in the polls before an appearance at the indiana state fair. >> it's very early in this campaign still. the only poll that really matters is election day. as we canvassed out west this week, donald trump in florida, we're seeing tremendous crowds. >> reporter: donald trump is backtracking to something he told one of those crowds. >> the tape was made? you saw that with the airplane coming in. nice plane. >> reporter: he saw video of americans delivering $400 million to iran before a release of american captives. trump today tweeted the plane i saw on television was the hostage plane in geneva,

switzerland, not the one with the cash going to iran. home of house speaker paul ryan, they said he canceled his endorsement of trump if trump crosses a line. michael morrell today called donald trump a threat to national security. morrell is an independent. he says he's never before made his presidential presence public. scott mcfarland, nbc news, washington. i'm jacqueline london live in rio. coming up next, we have a closer look at tonight's opening ceremony, and a look at the man who helped bring golf back to the olympics. we'll be right back.

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over the years of not funding this pension the way it should have been funded. they have made a promise, they've made a commitment, and they need to stick to it. welcome back, live from rio de janeiro, brazil, where we are just two hours away from the opening ceremony. athletes from 207 delegations will march into maracana stadium that was revamped two years ago for the world's cup. let's break it down by the numbers for you. the ceremony has taken five years to produce. so a lot has gone into this. it will include 300 dancers, 5,000 volunteers, and 12,000 costumes. the first full day of competition is tomorrow. and the rio olympic park is ready to welcome thousands of spectators.

the park will open to the public tomorrow. it's home to nine venues, including the aquatic stadium, home of swimming, also the rio olympic arena, home of gymnastics. two hours to go, that's it. nbc 10 is the only place where you'll see tonight's opening ceremony. coverage begins at 7:30. for the first time in more than 100 years, golf is back here as part of the olympics. and a talented man from malvern, p.a., played a huge role in determining the scores in rio. his name is gil hans. he's a world renowned golf designer, who designed the course that will test the sport. hans spent the last four years putting it together. the layout is link style. hans credits his team for turning his design into a golf masterpiece.

gil hans is just one with connections to the game. i've been in touch with so many of the athletes who are from the delaware valley who are from pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware. those performing in the opening ceremonies, performing saturday and sunday, many of them are not going to take part in the opening ceremony tonight, because they don't want to walk that far in the parade of nations, they want to preserve their legs, and make sure they're very well rested for what they have trained years to do. keith, back to you. >> some pretty good idea, too, at least for team usa. jacqueline, thank you so much. let's get back to the other top story of the day. federal agents from the fbi and the irs raided at least half a dozen properties across the city of philadelphia today. the locations are tied to the local 98 chapter of the ibew

union. its leader john daugherty and councilman bobby henon who is also a former union official. nbc 10 has also learned that agents searched properties in berlin and mount laurel, new jersey. the federal agencies will not say who or what is the source of their investigation. nbc 10 was there as agents removed evidence from the city hall office of councilman bobby henon. he represents the sixth district of philadelphia. he served in that office since 2012. but prior to that he was the political director for the local 98 chapter of ibew. nbc 10's mitch blocker joins us live at city hall now with more on this part of the investigation. mitch, what have you found out? >> reporter: hey, keith, the fbi left this office just a few hours ago. i want to take you right to the video that we captured about 1:30 this afternoon. this is the fbi leaving councilman bobby henon's office, on the fourth floor of city hall. the fbi pulled out computers and

boxes of evidence. they were inside since about 6:00 a.m. we still don't know how this raid is connected to all the other ones that we saw in the city today. the councilman and his staff have not returned e-mails and phone calls today. now, also inside city hall, the mayor's office, no one in the mayor's office has been approached or talked to by the fbi about anything to do with this investigation. it appears at least at city hal that the focus remains on the councilman from the sixth district. >> i'm not going to have any comment on this. i don't have any information. i know basically what you know. as it plays out, we'll see what happens. i don't have any other information. you can ask the question 20 different ways, but there won't be any comment because i don't have any information. >> reporter: keith, as you said, councilman bobby henon, he has deep connections to the ibew union. we're live at city hall, mitch

blocker, nbc 10 news. >> mitch, thank you. nbc 10 will continue to follow the latest developments on these fbi raids. sign up to get the news alerts from our nbc 10 app. a live look at boat house row. you can see pockets of green on the water there. it's called duck weed. some rain would help wash that away. wishful thinking there on the schuylkill. we could see some this weekend as well. let's check in with meteorologist sheena parveen. good for the duck weed, maybe not so good for us, sheena. >> maybe some of that will get washed away. we have storms in the forecast for part of your saturday. the good news is, it will not be all weekend at all. i think you're really going to like the second half of your weekend. look at the seven-day at the bottom of your screen, we have a heat wave coming up in the extended forecast. right now we're dry. we have clouds around. the rain is still back off to our west. that will be moving in mostly tomorrow afternoon. temperatures right now, mid to low 80s across the area.

we have more clouds around right now. 81 and sunny in wilmington. 83 in our new jersey neighborhoods. 84 degrees in philadelphia right now. and if you're heading out tonight, the lehigh valley seeing pretty much overcast skies, 80 degrees in easton. by 9:00 p.m., mid-70s, warm, kind of humid, especially tomorrow morning. 7:00 a.m., 72 degrees in easton. then we see the thunderstorms start to move in. mostly in the afternoon for the area. if you're in philadelphia tomorrow, lunchtime looks dry. by 4:00 p.m., scattered thunderstorms around. pennsylvania suburbs could see storms as early as noon tomorrow. clearing through the afternoon. if you're in delaware, your best chance will be after about 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. if you're in new jersey, i think we'll mostly see them after lunchtime. if you're along the shore, expect some storms later in the day tomorrow. but it will be a hot, humid day as well. sunday looking a lot better. we'll take a look at that

forecast as well as your extended forecast and the timing of the rain coming up. >> sheena, thank you. a question for you, why are people in philadelphia swimming in dumpsters? why are people in philadelphia swimming in dumpsters? we're going to try to explain this one coming up next at 5:00. remember this little guy right here? you've probably seen his face. he's not so little anymore. see how he helped save his father's life. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

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as a sign of success. listen to this. amazingly, sammy's 9. he used his means popularity to help save his father's life. his father needed a kidney transplant. the insurance covered the surgery but not the expensive medications needed. without those prescriptions he couldn't have that surgery. the family set up a go fund me page using sammy's picture. and it was a success. sammy's dad had the surgery and he is doing well. >> i posed it to flicker, and immediately it was a hit. >> it's a game changer to see my dad alive and his kidneys back. >> there's the success kid. very nice. the family raised more than $100,000. there's the power of a viral hit. the beach business is good. see what's behind a spike in visitors at the jersey shore. and if you're heading to the

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lifeguards at the jersey shore are busy, and it's all thanks to rip currents. take a look at this video. today's forecast called for a moderate risk for rip currents along the entire coast. swimmers caught up in the currents should try to swim parallel to the coast until that current subsides. it's not just the rip currents keeping lifeguards busy. so, too, are the crowds. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg shows us why the beach business is very good this summer.

>> reporter: an umbrella to provide shade on yet another sunny day at the beach in ocean city this summer. >> weather's been great. >> definitely a great beach day, beach week. >> reporter: resort officials believe an abundance of warmth and sunshine fueled an increase in beach tag sales this weekend. >> ocean city as of july is up about $80,000 over this time last summer. >> reporter: sea isle city is also seeing an increase with sales up 12 grand so far. officials say higher tag fees this summer are part of the reason ther tee up. but they're also noticing more people on the beach on weekends and weekdays. >> we have not had the rain, or those kinds of issues we've had in the past. >> we've had some of the biggest

days we've had. >> reporter: the folks at brown's restaurant believe the weather is bolstering their business. >> as you can see today, there's people standing all over the place waiting to take their orders back to the beach. >> reporter: they actually started off slow this year. likely because of cool and rainy spring weather. but officials say they quickly gained a lot of ground in june and july. >> ever since the weather broke right at the end of may, before memorial day, it's been very busy. >> reporter: a streak now surging into august. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> if you're heading to the shore this weekend, or any of the delaware beaches, just keep in mind we do have some thunderstorms in the forecast. the rain is still off to our west. locally we're dry. we have the clouds increasing. and you will notice tomorrow, more humid than today. and it will be hotter, too. temperatures right now, mid to low 80s across most of the area.

if you look at the seven-day at the bottom of your screen, though, you'll notice your weekend starts in the low 90s. but then we'll start to see changes by the second half of the weekend. pennsylvania suburbs, low 80s through south jersey. 82 degrees in wilmington. 82 west mount airy. if you're in rittenhouse, 84 degrees right now. a warm day today. but tomorrow will be hotter with more humidity than today. i think you'll notice that heat and humidity going up to start your weekend. look at the neighborhood highs for tomorrow. the red number is the feels-like temperature when you factor in the humidity. because i think it will be quite a bit higher than today. packer park 92, feeling closer to 97. ft. washington, 91 degrees. scattered showers and thunderstorms. mostly through the afternoon tomorrow. new jersey, 91 degrees in easton township feeling more like 95. if you're in longport, 84 degrees tomorrow, feeling more

like the low 90s. late day thunderstorms. and if you're in wilmington, 92, feeling like 95. harrington, possibly feeling around 100 degrees with the humidity tomorrow afternoon. we also have the showers and thunderstorms mostly later in the day. depends where you live. this is future weather. tonight we'll see the clouds increase. tomorrow morning, we're pretty much dry. we'll see the clouds around. then by lunchtime, i think we'll start to see some showers and storms flaring up, mostly north and west of philadelphia. moving through the philadelphia area, closer to about 3:00 p.m., the models have been fairly consistent with the timing, from wilmington through philadelphia, up towards trenton, some thunderstorms there possibly, that organized type of thunderstorm activity. heavy downpours possible. by 5:30, that rain moving into new jersey, and into delaware. and if you're along the shore and the delaware beaches, you'll have a better chance of late day storms. it does look like it should be clearing out for saturday night. your saturday night will be dry. we go into your sunday. sunday is going to be a really

good day. sunny skies, temperatures mid to upper 80s with lower humidity. that always makes everything feel more comfortable. in next week we have another heat wave in the forecast. your shore forecast for tomorrow. if you're heading to brigantine, 84 degrees. late day storms. by sunday 86 degrees. sunny and dry. if you're going to wildwood this weekend, temperatures mid-80s tomorrow. late day storms. by sunday 83 degrees and sunny. cape may tomorrow could be in the upper 80s with the late day thunderstorms mostly after 4:00 p.m. the rest of the area this weekend's forecast, everyone has a chance for thunderstorms as we go into saturday. we'll see temperatures, i think mostly around 90 degrees with the more humidity and then by sunday, humidity drops off. sunny skies. mid to upper 80s. very comfortable to end out the week. then we start next week. we're going to see mid-80s for monday. i think monday is going to be a little bit more comfortable than sunday. monday humidity will be a little bit lower then we go from

tuesday to wednesday back in the 90s. stretch of 90s by the end of the week. that is our next heat wave. >> sheena, thank you so much. lester holt joins us now from rio de janeiro. he has a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." good to see you, lester. >> hey, good to see you, keith. high drama, heavy security here in rio. the excitement certainly building. the opening ceremony finally here. we're covering it on a busy news night. more news from the campaign dral and more. join us from copacabana beach. see you shortly, keith. >> lester, thank you so much. see you at 6:30. nbc 10's jacqueline london is also live in rio. the opening ceremony happening there later tonight. another opening ceremony in south jersey. >> reporter: thanks, keith. straight ahead we'll show you people who are getting a real jump on these fis tiths, including a 91-year-old veteran. you definitely don't want to miss that.

coming up, all new at 6:00, we're going behind the mask. i introduce you to the fencer with ties to philly.

in less than two hours, we will witness all the pageantry and excitement that goes hand in

hand with an opening ceremony of the olympic games. right now, i am standing in front of the olympic park for many of the venues will take place. handball, basketball, tennis. maracana stadium where the opening ceremony will be held this evening is about 45 minutes away. nbc 10 has your all-access pass to everything related to the olympics. the only place where you'll be able to watch the opening ceremony. coverage starts at 7:30. as we inch closer to tonight's celebration, a very special group of supporters in south jersey got a real head-start on the excitement. nbc 10's cydney long explains. >> reporter: with katy perry's olympic theme song "rise" in the background, these two lit the olympic torch called ron. they host their own summer olympic games. >> very excited. i feel like i'm almost there. >> reporter: 91-year-old ed

greenfield, one of the most competitive in the bunch. >> you'll get a medal for that. >> reporter: he's got an extreme love of country and the olympics after devoting 27 years to the army, navy, and u.s. coast guard. >> it really is. the ra ra spirit, i don't know how else to put it. you're watching your team, your man, your country play against the whole world. >> reporter: he invited me to be on his badminton team. they organized everything from the star spangled banner to a balancing activity in volleyball with a balloon. then the ring toss and finally a medal ceremony. for many of the seniors coming together today for the olympic celebration, rio 2016, it's about the camaraderie and also about testing their physical and mental agility. >> i have a good memory. and i want to keep it going.

>> so they can wake up in the morning and say, hey, i want to come to the olympic games, and i want to be a part of it. >> reporter: troya played volleyball in her younger years. but for the summer games she loves gymnastics. >> they just know where they're going to go and what they're going to do. >> reporter: they'll take in the official opening ceremony in their movie room. >> i wouldn't miss it for the world. >> reporter: cydney long, nbc 10 news. >> the 150 seniors there plan to watch the competition every single day. that the rio games are taking place. i certainly hope their favorites win. for now live from rio de janeiro, brazil, jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. jim, back to you in philadelphia. >> thanks, jacqueline. see you soon. and straight ahead here at 6:00, we know michael phelps will carry the u.s. flag. but what will team usa wear here in rio? a first look next. plus, the ss united states was saved from the scrap

yard. why it will not set sale anytime soon. and to start your weekend, hotter, more humid and also some thunderstorms in the forecast. i'll show you the timing of that, and another heat wave coming with it, too, that's next on nbc 10 news at 6:00.

fbi raids. a top union boss under the microscope as agents go into several of his properties all across the city. sunshine tonight.

or this evening. rain tomorrow. your afternoon outdoor plans could be in jeopardy. ready for rio. he's more than just a man with a sword. we catch up with this skilled local athlete looking to bring home gold. red, white and blue, patriotism at its finest. athletes from all over the globe, ready for the opening ceremony in the 2016 olympic games. good evening, i'm jacqueline london live from rio de janeiro, brazil. we are now about 90 minutes away from the start of the opening ceremony, as the excitement continues to build here. some people were thinking that brazilian great pele would be lighting that olympic cauldron this evening. that won't be the case. he said because of health issues. he won't do it at the age of 75. and many things surrounding the opening ceremony remain a

mystery. >> everybody's there. you're representing the entire united states. everybody is watching opening ceremony. >> reporter: a flash of fireworks from rehearsals giving us a glimpse of what to expect from tonight's opening ceremony in rio. the specifics are secret. but we're told the show will be more personal. sharing the story of brazil, and the flare of the first south american country to host the games. >> you're going to see a ceremony that talks about important values, and important ideals, delivered with a big smile, music and a lot of dance. >> reporter: michael phelps will join in the opening ceremony carrying the flag for team usa into the maracana stadium. >> it has to be one of the coolest things i've ever done. >> reporter: amidst the pomp and circumstance of the ceremony, a flair for fashion. team usa sporting custom fitted ralph lauren uniforms that were months in the making. 207 delegations will take part in the parade o