will final five. nbc 10's jacqueline london gets up close and personal with the golden girls of gymnastics. soccer stunner. south jersey's carli lloyd with a crushing blow. just in time for the weekend. a hot and steamy day across the region. but that didn't stop these two guys from breaking a sweat and working out at this playground. >> nbc 10 down the shore in

wildwood where many told us the heat wasn't as bad there. if you weren't swimming, you were as close to the waves as you possibly could be. you need to take it easy during this dangerous heat. >> that's exactly right. a lot of cities and towns in the area are offering services to help people stay safe. we've got more information on that scrolling at the bottom of your screen. >> let's go to sheena parveen for the details. you're saying storms, too? >> pretty strong storms. and a lot of that is in part due to the high heat and high humidity. we do have one severe thunderstorm warning for parts of chester county. it's heading toward montgomery county. could even move into the philadelphia area. this is a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:30. it includes charlestown down through coatesville approaching westchester, and stretches from phoenixville down to coatesville. very heavy rain. a lot of lightning right over 76. here as we look in chester county, and even the potential

for hail in this storm. it's moving to the east around 35 miles an hour. it's going to be in chest business chester very soon. marion by about 5:30. philadelphia by about 5:45, and then on its way to camden. golf ball-sized hail is possibly getting even a little bit larger in size. as it continues moving to the east. so we'll be watching that very closely. damaging winds also expected with that storm. now we're looking through parts of bucks county. scattered heavy rain even up toward lehigh county in lehigh valley. near 476. this one showing indications of some hail, possibly golf ball-sized. again, we have some strong thunderstorms on the radar today, even as you get into parts of mercer county. we'll take a closer look at that coming up as well. 93 wilmington. 94 right now in dover. but when you talk about the humidity, take a look at the

feels-like temperature. this is dangerous heat, 118, that's what it feels like right now in dover. it feels like 107 in philadelphia. feels like 100 in mount holly. look at atlantic city, feeling like 104 degrees right now. closer look at the storms, we'll look at how hot your weekend will feel all coming up. >> sheena, thank you so much. they are the golden girls of rio. you may also know them as the final five. >> we're, of course, talking about the u.s. women's legitimate naks tick team. they still have some more opportunities to bring home the gold. >> nbc 10's jacqueline london got to chat with the girls exclusively today. she joins us live from rio de janeiro. jacqueline, not hard to splmile when you see these girls. >> reporter: we've all watched these young ladies handle themselves with such maturity, power, and strength under immense pressure. the final five, gold and grace loving every moment of this

olympic success. when i had the opportunity to meet this successive group this morning, i couldn't wait. five young ladies competing on the grandest stage of all. handling pressure with unbreakable composure. >> how do you tune out all the noise? >> i guess it's autopilot. once you're so focused you kind of don't hear anything other than like your selective hearing. i can hear the girls, i hear martha, and i can hear my coaches and sometimes hear my sisters and my family. it's just built in an athlete. >> i know martha karolyi said five years ago, i couldn't tell. did you know then that you had this type of potential? >> you would never pick me out of a crowd and say this girl will win gold medal. >> reporter: now gold for the all-around. four years ago that honor went to gabby doig las. gabby and aly have been to the

olympics before. did you teach the others from that experience? >> giving more advice on the media side. and how the olympics are going to get crazy. it was fun to be back on another olympic team with aly. we both reminisce of london, about everything. it's been fun. >> simone and aly, we saw you holding hands last night, which is so sweet. how great is it to have that type of friendship during such an intense competition? >> during the beam routines, we tuned everything. it was so loud in the crowd. but i could only hear laurie, maddy and gabby cheering for me. it's really special and really comforting to know that your teammates are all rooting for you. and at the end of the day you just want to do the best you can. >> reporter: event finals are up next for some of these ladies, sunday night on the vault and uneven bars. they're adorable. in the 6:00 half hour, we'll have more of my interview with

the final five and talk to new jersey's laurie hernandez. we talked to her about what she did to calm her nerves the other night. and what she loves most about jersey. that's coming up at 6:00. other things happening in rio right now. really heartbreaking loss for south jersey's carli lloyd of the u.s. women's soccer team. their journey ended after being eliminated by sweden. they were hoping for their fourth straight olympic gold. katie ledecky will be back in the pool tonight. the event that saw her take gold for the first time in london. and she set an olympic record in the qualifying heat yesterday. schmitt will be in that event as well. transitioning to track. south jersey's english gardener is one of the local athletes who will begin her quest for gold tonight. more on that and english's rio

redemption. right now, let's send it back to the studios with keith and rosemary. >> thanks for that, jacqueline. you don't have to miss a bit of the olympic action. check out the nbc 10 app to live stream all of the events on your smartphone or tablet. we're going to take a hard right turn to one of our top stories. another innocent child is in the hospital after being shot in the middle of a philadelphia neighborhood. >> it's the second time a 6-year-old child has been caught in the cross fire of philadelphia's gun violence. last night it was in germantown. two nights ago in hunting park. randy gyllenhaal has been talking to police and neighbors about this latest shooting. randy, some neighbors describing their community as a war zone. >> reporter: bullets were flying throughout that neighborhood. i should tell you, at this point, at last check, that 6-year-old remains in critical condition, as you guys mentioned, the second 6-year-old this week to be hit by stray gunfire. we can tell you that philly police in the last hour or so

have offered a $10,000 reward in each of those cases. as that neighborhood in german town begins to document all the damage left behind. >> no, no, everything up there. >> reporter: with the help of daylight, the bullet holes are easy to spot. >> five shots. >> reporter: houses peppered with erratic gunfire, police say a turf war turned into a gun battle, one suspect firing an ak-47. >> it doesn't make no sense. this is not a military. >> reporter: julian williams was nearly caught in the crossfire. >> it almost penetrated the brick. >> reporter: police say the shootout was likely fueled by two rival groups. it left four people shot, including 6-year-old brown, sitting in his godfather's car when high-powered ammunition ripped through his chest. his family now pleading for the public's help. >> what is this? somebody needs to speak up and say something.

people's children are dying for no reason. >> reporter: philly police say their tip line has remained quiet. they're looking for a newer model mercury mountaineer spotted fleeing the scene. but they need help from witnesses. >> people are afraid. i think people often see things that occur in their neighborhoods, but because of fear and thinking that they don't want to get involved. >> reporter: many on this block say those suspects seemed particularly vicious, and reckless, and they're worried they might come back. >> i started crying last night because, like, they babies. it's sad. >> reporter: and a 6-year-old girl was hit by gunfire earlier this week. police are now actually checking ballistic evidence to see if these two cases might be connected. meantime, we're expecting a vigil and a protest at the site of the germantown shooting, happening tonight at 7:00. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. the defense rests. today lawyers for pennsylvania

attorney general kathleen kane closed their case without calling a single witness. now it's up to the jury to decide kane's fate. nbc 10's deanna durante has more from the courtroom. >> reporter: outside of court, kathleen kane is smiling and says she feels good. inside a courtroom she told a judge she doesn't feel prosecutors made a case against her. this week prosecutors brought multiple witnesses to show kane leaked grand jury material to a reporter. an operative, josh morrow, said he and kane plotted to get even with a staffer they blamed for a leak. morrow was caught talking about it on a secret recording made by the fbi in an unrelated investigation. in which he said kane was unhinged. >> there's devastating evidence against the attorney general.

>> reporter: a former prosecutor turned defense attorney said the kane defense strategy could work if her team hit home with the jury that none of this matters and kane is innocent. >> it's effective. >> reporter: kane did not take the stand in her own defense. that could be because she made so many statements to the media. the jury is expected to get the case sometime on monday. in norristown, deanna durante, nbc 10 news. beaten on the bus. a vicious attack against a septa driver is caught on video. plus, jumping for joy. philadelphia has some good news for people trying to cool off in this dangerous heat. farther south, a different view of rio de janeiro. as our olympic athletes compete for gold. you're looking actually at the museum of contemporary art. in just a moment we're going to show you the latest medal count. if you don't want to hear about

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an early-morning attack of a septa driver is caught on tape. the passenger was getting off the route 37 bus last week, he started arguing with the driver. he first walks off, then as you see here, gets back on, slams the driver's head into the dashboard, and bites his face before running away. call police if you can help catch this suspect. today funerals were held for the berks county mother and her three kids found dead after an apparent murder/suicide last weekend. family and friends gathered to remember megan short and her children. her husband, mark, was also found shot dead inside the family's sinking sprink home. police say the couple had domestic problems. officers also discovered a suicide note at the scene, but police have not revealed who pulled the trigger. we expect to learn more at a news conference on monday. new at 5:00, jerry sandusky took the stand today trying to overturn his conviction.

the former penn state coach told the court he never molested boys and that he was not properly represented when he went to trial back in 2012. now, if his appeal is successful, the charges could potentially be dismissed. skinny joey merlinuo is out of jail in florida. he was released on $5 million bond. he was arrested on fraud and extortion charges last week. he must wear a bracelet and stay in his boca raton home. but he can travel to philadelphia to attend parents' weekend at his daughter's college. now to our first alert weather. and this dangerous heat. philadelphia is now keeping some city pools open longer this season. here's the deal. 21 pools were supposed to close this weekend, but because of the heat wave, only eight will shut down. the city is closing the pools because of a shortage of lifeguards. many of whom are returning to school this month. >> as the mercury rises in the

lehigh valley, the cost of the swim takes a dive. during this weekend's heat advisory, kids can swim at the jordan and mac pools for 2 bucks. the irving pool will run anyone 4 and up $1. >> the water temperature above average, that sand way too hot on your toes if you're walking down to the beach. you've got to wear the flip-flops. some events have been canceled or postponed down there due to the extreme heat and humidity. safety, of course, is key over these next few days as this heat wave continues. in fact, scrolling at the bottom of your screen, you will see local heat lines that are open. >> mercer county right there. let's go to meteorologist sheena parveen for the details, not only of the heat, but also some rain. >> also some thunderstorms. at the bottom of your screen, you'll also see your seven-day forecast. rehoboth beach, this is a live look near the boardwalk in

rehoboth beach, the dry side. but we have thunderstorms out there, some of which are fairly strong across the area. even potentially some severe thunderstorms across the area right now. mainly moving into lower parts of montgomery county, and chester county. so here's a look at the radar. we have a severe thunderstorm warning for chester county, parts of lower montgomery county. that is moving in the direction of philadelphia and will be there in the next 30 minutes or so. so the radar here kind of showing you a time lapse of what's been going on with this storm. with this afternoon, any strong to severe thunderstorms we have could be producing damaging winds near 60 miles an hour. heavy rain, lightning be. and we are seeing the potential for hail in some of these storms. we've seen seen indications of golf ball-sized hail. this severe thunderstorm warning for chester county, parts of montgomery county, heading towards philadelphia, damaging winds, heavy rain, lightning and hail. you want to get ip doors with that thunderstorm. we have a few more moving through the lehigh valley, even

bucks county and closer to mercer county in new jersey. for the rest of this evening, the rest of the area really dealing with the heat and humidity still. but the heat and humidity really fueling these thunderstorms at the same time. that's why we're seeing even some of these storms becoming strong to severe. now, aside from this, we're dealing with temperatures that feel around 100 degrees. but that is also what's fueling all this thunderstorm activity. as far as south jersey and delaware is concerned, we don't have anything in the way of storms right now. all of the thunderstorm activity will remain north and west of philadelphia, even as we go into tomorrow. but still the heat in the forecast. if you look at the seven-day, you can see the 90s scrolling at the bottom of your screen. we're officially in heat wave number five. those 90s are going to last all the way through the weekend. the first alert is going to last through the weekend, too, because of humidity. feeling anywhere from 100 to 110 degrees. in dover, it actually feels like 118 right now. that's what the humidity is

doing. it's fueling all these storms around. i think these storms are going to be lasting a little bit longer, a little while longer, and even through tonight we see the chance for thunderstorms around. but aside from that, it's going to stay hot and it's going to stay humid as we go into your friday evening, and parts of the area you will want an umbrella if you're heading out. but again, that severe thunderstorm warning will go until 5:30 as of right now, heading towards the philadelphia area. again, with that severe thunderstorm we could be seeing winds near 60 miles an hour. also heavy rain and lightning. here's a closer look at that storm. it's going to go until 5:30. so we'll be watching that very closely for you. severe thunderstorm warning there. it includes norristown, westchester seeing heavy rain. devon seeing very heavy rain, too. it's tracking mostly to the east at 35 miles an hour. again, that storm heading towards philadelphia. philadelphia by about 5:47. camden closer to 6:00 p.m. and that is the severe storm

that we're talking about across the area. also, we're seeing indications of hail, like i mentioned golf ball-sized hail near 30 there. wideford will see that very soon here. this will all track to the east. so that's the strongest storm we have in the area right now. we're also talking about storm ranger 10. this is our new mobile radar. our newest tool. we can move it wherever we want whenever we want. we have it near trenton and mercer county, heading toward the trenton area. krystal klei is out there with storm ranger 10. >> reporter: hi, sheena. right now, where we are in mercer county, we're in west winter township. we're dry. but there are cells tracking all around us. in fact, driving in, very heavy rain. we've got the pockets of thunderstorms moving through. and i want to show you what we're looking at. if we look off to what is our north, you see a little bit of light touching in with the clouds. if we track around what is more

a northwest-west view, you can see how dark it is out that way. that's where we're tracking some of the stronger storms. i've been talking to folks out here at the park telling me there is a concert that starts at 6:00 where we are. this is something that might be a concern for folks as sheena was just mentioning. we do have that potential for pop-up thunderstorms to continue as we move into the evening hours. we're going to be here with storm ranger, we're going to continue tracking where those storm cells are going. we'll be back during the 6:00 hour to show you what we're seeing with that radar and we'll continue to watch the skies for you. i also do want to say, thunder, lightning, a possibility. we've heard cracks of thunder out here already so make sure you're safe if you're heading out on this friday evening. we'll be with storm ranger tracking in the neighbor hide. right now we're in mercer county, live, krystal klei, nbc 10 news. >> we'll count on your report later. thank you, krystal. caught on video, thieves break into a south jersey liquor store. and police tell us they didn't

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as you can imagine, the high heat hit workers particularly hard today. a hat was absolutely necessary to protect these construction workers laying a driveway in brookhaven, delaware county this afternoon. >> this can't be an easy job either on a day like today. installing cable in springfield, delaware county. hopefully they had plenty of water on hand. i'm sure they did. that's the name of the game here, you've got to drink that water and stay safe during this dangerous heat. >> a lot of cities and towns in the area, they're offering services to help you do just that. in fact, if you look at the bottom of your screen, some contact information is scrolling right now. you see the #first alert. there it is, heat wave hot lines, right at the bottom. >> with this kind of heat, oftentimes storms roll in. meteorologist sheena parveen has the details on that. sheena? >> yeah, because it's so hot and humid, it's really helping to fuel some thunderstorms. not for everybody, but especially if you're north and west of philadelphia. we've been seeing some very strong storms around. now, one severe thunderstorm in

essex, the warning has expired. that one expired at 5:30. but now we have another strong thunderstorm which is still kind of a piece of that. they broke off a little bit into two separate heavy areas. in westchester, heavy rain, a lot of lightning near 202. thornberry, norristown, the heavy rain moving in. we'll keep watching these strong thunderstorms. these are all moving mainly to the east at 35 miles an hour. we'll look at the one right over radner and 476 here. this will be approaching marion by 5:33, philadelphia right around 5:45. so if europe's in the philadelphia area, especially you may have noticed the skies darkening. we do have one strong storm on the way. we've seen hail around downingtown. golf ball-sized hail. any storms that develop the rest of this evening, there's potential for heavy rain, damaging winds and hail. we are definitely seeing indications of that. now we're looking at lambburgville, near buckingham

and bucks county, grant toward hopewell township and mercer county. rain with a lot of lightning. again, you want to wait until we give you the all clear to go outside. the thunderstorms have been flaring up this afternoon. against mostly north and west of philadelphia. we're also dealing with the high heat and high humidity, making the rest of the area feel around 100 degrees. we'll talk more about the heat and what it means for your weekend coming up. >> we'll see you shortly. thanks, sheena. new video you'll only see on nbc 10. take a look. surveillance cameras captured this smash-and-grab at a south jersey liquor store. and police tell us this is just the tip of the iceberg. >> right now they're investigating at least 15 break-ins in 11 different towns. nbc 10's south jersey reporter tells us how they're pulling off the crimes. >> reporter: with a brick or cinder block, they smash and they're in. going for the cash. >> they're in for a short time

and out the door. >> reporter: they cleaned out the register, grabbing two grand all in a minute. >> they used a brick from the back alleyway, a big one. wound up like a softball player would and literally threw it right at our front door. >> reporter: police believe the team of thieves have robbed as many as 15 liquor stores since may 20th, striking five times near midnight on july 4th alone. an alarm scared them off. >> they're looking for quick cash. they didn't take any product from us. from the stories i heard, they hit four other liquor stores the same night. >> reporter: this is video from last weekend. with their faces covered they r robbed the liquor store. the surveillance video clearly shows one of the suspects' faces. the group hit this store july 21st. with 300,000 in inventory, he

worries about his livelihood. >> they don't find any money or something, maybe they can smash the whole bottles. you never know. we want them caught. >> not only just because they came after our liquor store, but everybody else works hard. we're all part of one industry. >> all the agencies involved have gotten together and we're working together to try to get these guys off the street. >> reporter: we counted, and in at least three of these robberies the brazen crooks chose to hit liquor stores within one minute of a local police department. just across the parking lot, the building with the green sign, that's audubon police. cydney long, nbc 10 news. a burglar in berks county made an after-hours trip to a spring township drive-through, but it wasn't for a combo. look at these pictures and then watch. he squeezes through the tiny drive-through window at this mcdonald's early wednesday morning. police say that he got into the safe, stole a bank bag filled with cash.

back here live in rio de janeiro, in front of barra olympic park, week one of the summer games of 2016 are almost in the books. tonight it is the start of track and field. many of our local athletes are taking part. including one from south jersey who could leave rio as the fastest woman in the world. >> i jokingly say that it's the longest race of my life. >> reporter: her name is english. her language, speed. her classroom, the track. just don't blink. you may miss her. >> english gardner wins it! >> pressure, i had to make the choice which one i wanted to be.

>> from the day i first started this sport, i knew that i could be something special in it. i wasn't going to stop until i got to the olympics. it's been a goal since i was 9 years old. >> reporter: her dream of olympic gold constantly being polished by her rock, her coach. her dad. >> in high school, my dad coached me. he was more of a, let's get you as strong as possible and then let your natural speed just take you. >> reporter: reaching the london olympics four years ago, was a real possibility. but in the finals of the olympic trials, she came up short. a dream deferred. four years later she was determined to get back what she lost. rio redemption. >> there's the gun. >> reporter: at this year's trials on her home track in oregon, she had to finish in the top three to go to rio. >> gardner got it! >> reporter: she beat the best in the u.s. running the 100

meters in 10.74 seconds. her fastest time ever. earning her a trip to the olympics, and the title the second fastest woman in the world. so remarkable, especially considering many said she would never run again. because of a torn ncl, acl and hamstring. she is doing so well, i can't wait to watch her tonight. she has a huge support system. you might hear me screaming all the way back in philadelphia when she hits the track. 8:00 tonight in the 100 meters. make sure you watch. also tonight, more of my interview with the final five. it's something you definitely want to watch. they captured the gold medal, of course, and they captured america's hearts this week. the young ladies you see in competition, i can tell you, they are much different from the ones i met this morning.

it will only make you enjoy them even more. that's tonight at 6:00. now back to you, keith and rosemary. >> jacqueline london live in rio, thanks, jackie. coming up next on nbc 10 news at 5:00, a weak canadian dollar has some jersey shore businesses feeling the pinch. >> it's leaving some of the two-night gaps. >> reporter: the local impact of fewer visitors from north of the border.

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drives who don't comply will get a warning. violators could face a $125 fine. a similar law is already on the books in new jersey. atlantic city's beach series kicks off this weekend at the jersey shore. jimmy buffett is tomorrow afternoon. this is the first of four summer beach concerts in the schedule through labor day. country band lady antebellum tomorrow night. musicfest runs through sunday. it is dangerously hot. and the humidity is making it feeling around 100 degrees. we're also dealing with thunderstorms. coming up, i'll show you if you can expect any of these in your neighborhood tonight and how hot your weekend's going to be. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message.

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if you're heading down to the shore this weekend -- >> for the second straight summer now, a weak canadian dollar is forcing many tourists from north of the border to just skip the shore. ted greenberg tells us the impact it's having on the businesses near the beach. >> i love this place. >> reporter: for pierre, summer means spending time at ocean view resort campground in dennis township. >> just with my wife. >> reporter: but he's noticed far less of his fellow canadians are here with him. >> this year it's very remarkable. because just one reason, money. >> reporter: a weak canadian dollar, as of thursday it was worth just 77 cents for every u.s. dollar.

the owner of this resort said the exchange rate translates to a loss of business. >> it usually takes two reservations to fill what a canadian would fill. the canadians would be here from, you know, 10 to 14 nights. it's leaving some of those two-night gaps. >> reporter: cape may county has traditionally been a popular destination for people from north of the border. especially those from french-speaking quebec. but with tighter budgets, tourism officials say there's been a 35% decrease in canadian visitors this summer compared to last year. >> they're not coming, or they're shortening their stay. you need to fill that void. so we have to work a little harder to fill it. >> reporter: other shore businesses could feel the impact. some canadians who made the trip say they're spending less money here on things like eating out. >> we will try to cook at our campsite. >> reporter: some businesses have offered discounts and other incentives to lure canadians to the region. >> next year we're going to

likely get ahead of it and put that out in january or maybe even as early as this coming october. >> reporter: tourism leaders say they've focused their marketing efforts on places like ohio and western pennsylvania. hoping americans who drive a distance will decide to stay here longer. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. now, your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> we are dealing with dangerous heat today. the humidity is making it feel even hotter. we're also dealing with thunderstorms. the heat is fueling that. a hot day at rehoboth beach. it's dry at rehoboth beach, dry in most of new jersey and delaware. we're seeing the thunderstorms mainly in parts of pennsylvania and also closer to mercer county. so we'll zoom in here to chester county. that's where we still have one area of heavy rain, maybe even a little lightning right near westchester, edge mont. that's moving south a little bit. concord should see this very soon. the severe thunderstorm we were

talking about earlier has fallen apart. we have heavy rain here, philadelphia dealing with moderate rain as well right near 95. for the evening drive tonight, you may be just dealing with some showers as you're driving, depending where you are. especially near 295 here. salem in a bit of a break. there is some rain maybe heading in that direction. now we're talking about storm ranger 10, the only mobile radar you will see on tv. and we have it. the white sweeps, those are stationary radars. but the red sweep we have right around the trenton area, that is storm ranger 10. we drove it out to trenton and mercer county, and we can move it anywhere we want to get a better view of storms that the stationary radars may not be able to see so well, because as you get farther away, the view becomes less specific. so now we're near one thunderstorm near pennington. hopewell township, heavy rain here. this is moving out of bucks county. and continuing to move into new

jersey. trenton for the most part seeing the overcast skies. but the heat and humidity, that's going to stay high as we go through the rest of this evening, and especially over the weekend. we still have a first alert out for dangerous heat. the philadelphia area, pennsylvania suburbs, new jersey and delaware. some areas in delaware right now feel around 120 degrees. i'll show you that in a second. first alert will run through sunday, hot and humid, making it feel close to 110 in some spots. now we look at the feels-like temperature. when you factor in the humidity, look at dover, feels like 118 degrees right now. no rain relief anytime in the next few hours. feels like 107 in philadelphia. feels like 100 in mount holly. a lot of rain-cooled air in coatesville only feeling like 78 degrees. huge difference there. vineland feels like 107. atlantic city feels like 104 degrees. look at your neighborhood temperatures tomorrow. 98 for the high in packer park, feeling like 110. the red number is the feels-like

temperature. allentown 97. feeling closer to 105. and still the chance of some scattered thunderstorms mainly north and west of philadelphia. if you're in new jersey, millville feels like 97 degrees. if you are along the shore, stone harbor, 90 degrees. and delaware, if you're in harrington, 96. but feeling closer to 115 tomorrow. here's a look at future weather. tonight we're going to hold on to the rain chances as we go through the evening. by 10:30, we could see some activity in delaware possibly. but if you're heading out this evening, hang on to the umbrella. for your saturday, most of the day dry. but north and west of philadelphia, chance of some late day thunderstorms. sunday we'll still be mainly dry. but still the chance north and west of philadelphia. but not for everybody. so here's a look at your weekend forecast. hot and humid. temperatures in the 90s. and like i mentioned, not all neighborhoods will be seeing the rain chance over the weekend. it's mostly going to be pennsylvania suburbs and lehigh valley. if you're along the shore, expect it to be staying dry, with temperatures close to 90 degrees in some spots.

especially if you're heading to rehoboth beach. your highs will be right around 90 degrees. closer look at your weekend forecast and the storms around coming up. >> sheena, thank you so much. let's go now to nbc 10's jacqueline london, live in rio de janeiro. jacqueline, the name simone is really going to be remembered after these olympics. >> reporter: yes. not one, but two simones have now won olympic gold. and they've made history in the process. we'll have more on them, and look at how they're inspiring the next generation of olympic athletes. that's coming up. look out rio. just as excited about team usa. look at some of her spirited posts on social media, next.

it's hard not to be inspired by the magical moments at the olympics. last night simone the first african-american swimmer to win gold in an individual event.

rosemary connors reports, many parents are hoping she will become a new role model for their girls. >> try anything. it's possible. anything's possible. >> reporter: the proof was in the pool last night in rio, when simone manuel became the first african-american woman to individually medal in swimming. a feat she said she accomplished for those who came before her and will come after her. >> i just want to be an inspiration. you can do it. >> reporter: at the marion anderson rec center in philadelphia, the pool today was abuzz about manuel's gold medal. >> it just was an overwhelming feeling at the time. when she cried and said how much she couldn't believe it, like that actually had me in tears. >> reporter: a summertime camp counselor at the rec center shared in the history making moment with her 13-year-old daughter, a swimmer herself. >> this is a first. and it's really cool. >> i actually think it meant

more african-americans will actually try the sport of swimming. >> reporter: or maybe gymnastics, as simone biles, another u.s. gold medal olympian has shown the world she's a force to be reckoned with. >> it's a good thing for young girls to have a good role model out there, not just in fashion or music, but something athletic, which i think is really cool. >> reporter: as for bradley, she hopes what these women have achieved will mean something to everyone. >> just being at the olympics, it's supposed to unite all nations. all cultures. >> reporter: reporting in south philadelphia, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> a lot of hearts touched by that history last night. as we told you earlier in the week, leslie jones from "saturday night live" was invited here to rio, because of her social media tweets about how she's inspired by the games. well, she is also inspired by simone. take a listen. >> we've got to matter, no

matter, y'all! usa! usa! >> reporte >> jones posted this video on twitter after watching simone manuel win gold. she wrote, so proud to be an american. check out this picture leslie took with simone biles and aly reyesman right after they won gold and silver in the all-around competition. leslie is towering over the petite gymnasts. hard to deny yourself a photo opportunity when you're with the final five. i'm included in that. you're going to see the photo-op i had with those young ladies. it's definitely something to see. and why they were so captivated by the way i took a picture with them. we're also talking about carli lloyd's real disappointment this afternoon. what happened with team usa for women's soccer. carli talks about a disappointing loss by team usa. [ hip hop beat throughout ] [ fans cheering ]

♪ olympics 2016, let me get you on my level. ♪ ♪ so you never miss a moment, ♪ ♪ miss a minute, miss a medal. ♪ why settle when you can have it all? ♪ ♪ soccer to wrestling. track and field to basketball. ♪ ♪ fencing to cycling. diving to balance beam. ♪ ♪ all you have to say is, ♪ "show me," and boom it's on the screen. ♪ ♪ from the bottom of the mat, ♪ ♪ to the couch where you at? ♪ ♪ "show me the latest medal count?" ♪ ♪ dang they even got that! welcome to it all. watch the rio olympics on nbc networks starting august 5th. beating the heat. some say it was even too hot for the beach.

a war zone. neighbors describe the chaotic scene and military firepower that left a 6-year-old fighting for his life. we begin with dangerous heat out there. people trying to cool off at the shore. but there's not much relief, even at the beach. look down at cape may this evening. parts of the delaware valley are cooling off now a bit anyway thanks to some rain that's moving through. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen is tracking this oppressive heat. also some storms out there, sheena? >> yeah, we're going to start with the storms. we've seen very strong thunderstorms today. for the most part they've weakened a bit but we're still dealing with rain for the evening commute. near philadelphia, morrisville, del rand, willingboro all seeing rain at the moment. it continues in parts of chester county near westchester, glen mills now seeing some of that moderate to heavy rainfall. for the evening commute in these

areas, you're dealing with wet roads. the one thing it's doing is really helping to cool those temperatures down. south brunswick seeing the heavy rain here. it's more near pennington and hopewell township that we're watching closely because some of that rain is heavy with lightning around, too. temperature-wise, it is very hot outside, except for the areas that saw the rain. the temperature in coatesville, 79 degrees. philadelphia 94. vineland 92. even mount holly 92. the big concern is how hot it actually feels when you factor in the humidity. philadelphia, feeling like 105. if you're in dover, you feel like 116 right now. vineland feeling like 107. mount holly feeling close to 100 degrees there. so we'll keep the heat and the humidity in the forecast for tonight, and all the way through your weekend. so we still have a first alert out for dangerous heat. philadelphia, pennsylvania suburbs, new jersey and delaware, this will run through sunday. your entire weekend will be hot and humid. both weekend days