schwartz. we begin with sheena with details on where this storm is right now. sheena? >> yeah, jacqueline, it's still spinning in the gulf of mexico. it is a category 1 hurricane, so it strengthened this afternoon. it still has a little more time to strengthen in the warm waters of the gulf before it makes landfall somewhere along the florida panhandle. right now it's moving to the north-northeast 14 miles an hour, swinging heavy rain bands into florida. like you mentioned, jacqueline, yes, we do have a tropical storm watch for the jersey shore and delaware beaches through sunday. this means tropical storm conditions are possible over part of your labor day weekend. we could see wind gusts near 50 miles an hour. expect rain through parts of the area. and of course, that increase in cloud cover. closer look at hurricane hermine, well-defined eye of this hurricane. that eye about 110 miles offshore, near the tallahassee area, where it's expected to be moving inland. so the florida panhandle is going to see the strongest winds from this thing. we just so happen to have a buoy

near the height of this thing. winds gusting near 60 miles an hour. this is really churning up the waters in the gulf of mexico. heavy rain bands moving onshore near the tallahassee area and florida panhandle. and also, through gainesville, we have more heavy rain about to move onshore near that area. and the tampa bay area, look at this line of very heavy rain. we see tornado warnings through parts of the tampa area already today. that's usually what happens when the rain bands move onshore. they spawn tornadoes. winds gusting near 50 miles an hour just off the shore of the tampa area. now, this storm as it moves on land later on tonight, eventually it will be making its way into our area and impacting our labor day weekend forecast. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is standing by with the updated track on this hurricane, and what it means for us. glenn. >> we get computer model updates constantly. and the track, of course, is going to be very critical as to

not only how heavy the rain gets at the shore, but how far inland any significant rain does get. now, we are watching that storm. it is going to be making landfall tonight. as sheena showed you, one of those terrible bands is about to hit tampa. they've already had flooding. and now they're just going to get pounded by this. now, it's expected to strengthen a little bit in the next 12 hours. and even as it tracks inland over the next 24 hours, it doesn't really weaken that much. because some of the circulation is going to stay over water. especially on the strong side. the right side. then as it comes across north carolina, this is a window of possibilities here. so it doesn't look like it's coming straight up to philadelphia, but it doesn't really have to, because the storm is large. it's not just a point here. but by sunday afternoon, a 60-mile-an-hour storm just off

the new jersey shore, that is no picnic. and the other bad thing is, is that it slows down or even stalls over the following couple of days, causing those waves and the waters and the coastal flooding to continue, or even build a little bit more. we'll start breaking down who's going to get what a little bit later. >> all right, glenn. we have our exclusive new radar on wheels closer to the storm to help us bring you the most accurate and up-to-date information about hermine. here's a video of storm ranger in maryland. you saw that a moment ago. here's the radar it provides. storm ranger will continue to head south into north carolina during the evening hours. as this hurricane moves up the coast, make sure you stay with us. the track could change as we get to this important holiday weekend. download the nbc 10 app to stay alert wherever you're going. now to this. a real scare for shoppers at the walk outlets in atlantic city this afternoon. police forced them to stay

inside until they sorted out shootings at two stores in the complex. nbc 10 jersey shore bureau reporter ted greenberg found out a store manager was killed. he joins us live with the developing story. >> reporter: yeah, jackie, that victim was gunned down here inside the zumey store. the suspect then shot himself at a different store across the street but survived. we've learned the two men had a connection involving the same woman. >> they said there was a shooting outside. and that we couldn't leave the store. >> reporter: the noontime gunfire left shoppers locked down inside stores at the walk outlets in atlantic city. >> everybody was crying. little kids were crying. >> he's messed up. >> reporter: workers at the store say it was their manager who was shot and killed inside by another man. authorities say the suspect then went across the street to the white house black market. there sources say he shot

himself after being confronted by an off-duty police officer for out of town, who then got the gun away from the suspect. >> there's no danger to the public. the suspect is in custody. >> reporter: they call it a domestic related matter. the suspect is the ex-boyfriend of a woman who the victim was currently dating. >> i immediately started crying. because i'm so close with everybody. we're all a family here. basically one goes down, we all go down. it's very upsetting. >> reporter: the violence came days after a deadly afternoon shootout on the atlantic city expressway. although unrelated, shoppers told us, both incidents have left them on edge. >> i didn't want to come anyway because of the shooting the other day. i was like, get me out of the city. just get me out of here. >> reporter: i'm still working to find out the condition of the wounded suspect. investigators have not yet provided us with the names of the two men involved. live in atlantic city, i'm ted

greenberg, nbc 10 news. septa is warning regional rail lines will get even more crowded after labor day as students go back to school. but today a sign of real progress for the first time since early july, a silver liner 5 train full of passengers left fox chase station. it's fully repaired and one of four now back in service. septa has spent weeks creating new steel beams to put under the trains. cracks were discovered in the old beams. septa said train schedules should be back to normal by early october. in about an hour, drivers will encounter another road closure on the ben franklin parkway for this weekend's made in america concert. 22nd street between pennsylvania avenue and parkway will be down one lane until next tuesday. we have a complete list of those road closures, and the performances that will take place this weekend, all of that on the nbc 10 app. there will be a big party on the parkway next april. today the nfl confirmed the draft is coming to philadelphia.

it will be held outside on the ben franklin parkway. players will walk up those steps to the rocky statue once they are selected. they'll probably have their hands up. fly, eagles, fly, in less than an hour, the eagles play their final preseason game. a chance for young players to really shine. tim furlong joings us live from south philly with more. hey, tim. >> reporter: hey, jackie. no carson wentz tonight. but for the thousands of fans coming down tonight, plenty of great reasons to come down and have a cold one. certainly a great night to watch the game on nbc 10 as well. a whole bunch of guys playing for their nfl lives tonight. >> the nfl draft is returning to its birthplace. >> reporter: pretty cool to learn the nfl draft will be here on the parkway in philly next year. it would be even cooler if the eagles won the super bowl a couple of months before the draft. >> they looked great. i believe we can do something

this year. >> reporter: a die-hard, after the game in indy, he and many other tailgaters are thinking they could win this week's division. and squeak into the play-offs. >> i think we can get a couple wins. >> reporter: everybody does their job, receivers make catches, who knows, maybe the team is better than we all expected. >> it all depends on the defense. i think bradford is going to have a good year. >> reporter: i hope so, too. going to be pretty nice for football at the linc. you see the guys out here having some fun at the xfinity live. there are a bunch of reasons to watch tonight. players sitting on the bubble. i'm sure it will be entertaining to see these guys playing their hearts out. they're going to be pretty desperate to make a good impression. tim furlong, nbc 10 news. >> they're going to try to show every bit of what they have. john clark will join us later in sports. and will then host our preseason kickoff show at 6:30.

watch the game heigright here oc 10. new at 6:00. there are lead problems in the water at are rohan university. the university is holding meetings on campus tonight at 7:00 for students to ask and answer questions. the university says it's taking action since finding out the results. water fountains are turned off. there are do not drink signs posted across campus. and there are free bottles of water in all buildings and dorms. new water tests are being done over the next few days. all new at 6:00, a free man. 40-plus years behind bars. today a local man walked out of prison. his family celebrated. hear what he wanted to do first. hurricane hermine, people are evacuating down south. and glenn is keeping an eye on it.

i'll break down the current path of the hurricane and timing so you can make some outdoor plans for the weekend.

hurricane hermine is expected to make landfall in florida late tonight. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz will have an update in just two

minutes. new at 6:00, finally free. a philadelphia man walked out of prison this morning after spending four decades behind bars. his name is tyrone jones. he was one of the first people granted parole after a recent supreme court decision to ban life sentences to juveniles. today nbc 10's tracy davidson was the only television reporter there as jones got his first steps of freedom in schuylkill county. >> all right! there's my brother! >> reporter: just outside the prison gates, three sisters showered tyrone jones with affection. >> he's a free man now! yes, he is. >> reporter: having choices is something we take for granted, but for decades that's not something he's had. until this morning, his first choice, breakfast. >> i'm going to go eat now. >> reporter: the sisters want to eat up their brother. jones was convicted of a 1973

gang related murder in philadelphia. when he was 16. next month, he turns 60. >> the best feeling anybody can have. coming out of prison after all these years. have my family. you know. >> reporter: jones maintained his innocence from the beginning, it was the supreme court ruling in january that helped unlock his freedom. that ruling banned mandatory life sentences for juveniles retroactively. that means lower courts would have to consider all life sentences for any kids sentenced to life without parole. >> before my life was controlled, you know. like if i had to use the bathroom, you got to get permission. if i wanted to go to school, you got to get permission. i was in a controlled environment. being out here, you know -- >> reporter: out here he learned quickly involves many choices. >> like eggs or bacon.

>> reporter: he said he missed his sisters, missed a lifetime. >> went to prison when i was 16 years old. i'm grown up. the average 16-year-old will go to school or get an education, go to college. meet a nice girl, get married, settle down, or go to work. that's what i miss. i just want to go to the zoo, go to the park, you know, go to museums. all the things that i missed. >> reporter: while this has been a monumental day, ty's lawyers say they're still working toward exoneration with new witnesses coming forward. for ty, he said right now he just wants to thank god and try his sister's barbecue chicken. hermine strengthened enough this afternoon to go into hurricane category. it does not look like it's strengthening rapidly right now as it heads toward landfall. but some of those outer bands, look at this one coming right into tampa right now.

we could show you a live shot from tampa. and it is pouring. and it is windy. the camera's shaking, it is so windy. let's go back to that picture, and you can see that as that line goes through, they may get some of the strongest wind gusts of the storm from that. we have a tropical storm watch that's in effect for north carolina all the way up to the delaware and jersey shores. that goes at least through sunday. but probably be extended beyond that, because this storm is not going to be moving very much once it gets off our coast. 75-mile-an-hour winds, moving to the north-northeast at 14 miles an hour. as sheena showed you, we have some buoys with wind gusts at 76 miles an hour already. 80-mile-an-hour storm tonight. 60 miles an hour tomorrow afternoon. as it tracks inland. but some of the circulation's over water, and that prevents is from weakening a little bit.

tomorrow afternoon 50-mile-an-hour winds. over water, exceptionally warm water, remember, we've had record warm water off atlantic city recently. it may strengthen some more, according to the hurricane center. and this is the slow movement from sunday to monday to tuesday. that means the storm is just spinning out here day after day after day. and that is not good. as we go through hour by hour, saturday morning, we're okay. southern delaware starting to get some of the rain. saturday later in the day, starting to get some rain. it may even start to move out a little bit. but remember, as that thing spins, just like one of those winter storms, it's going to spin some of the moisture right back. now, the farther north and west you are, the better chance you have of a dry day on saturday, dry weather saturday night, and even not that much rain sunday. but look at this area of rain

coming back sunday afternoon, and then into monday. so the rain in delaware, south jersey, late saturday, the rest of the area, or most of the rest of the area comes in at night. sunday is the worst weather generally. the rain heavy at times, especially from philadelphia eastward toward the shore. and monday, the wind and rain continues at the shore. and that's where the worst is going to be, of course. winds 25 to 40-plus miles an hour, even on monday. lingering 20 to 30 miles an hour. so over the labor day weekend, saturday, some late day rain in philadelphia. no rain p.a. suburbs, lehigh valley. and the jersey shore, delaware get it earlier. sunday, the heaviest rain from philadelphia down through the jersey shore and delaware. lingering rain monday. mostly at the jersey shore. so things are going to vary across the area. that's the wind symbol. and perhaps a little bit of clearing late in the day on

monday. but look what happens once we get past monday. when the storm finally moves out, we get the hot weather coming back. temperatures back into the 90s later next week. and yet another heat wave on the way. i'm john clark live at the linc for the eagles' final preseason game. we'll tell you who's playing, who's not. the nfl draft coming to toucwn. all next.

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linc for the eagles' final preseason game. most of the starters will not play. but michael kendrick will play. starting at receiver, dorial green beckham and josh. all about the guys trying to make the team. carson wentz warming up earlier. he's not able to play tonight because one of his ribs is still not healed, but he looks fantastic on the move, throwing the ball. let's take a look at some video of michael kendrick. as we said, he's really the one starter who's going to play tonight. head coach doug pederson wants to see him get some snaps. this game is mostly for the guys trying to make this team. here's the head coach talking about that. >> we've still got young guys in the back end of the secondary. receivers are the same way. we've got our offense. i mean, really, this is a great challenge for all the players in this football game, to get one last substantial amount of reps.

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and then as we go through the next five days, philadelphia to the jersey shore, both nice days friday. but saturday, the rain gets there earlier at the shore, gets heavier, it's windier. sunday, the rain is heavier at the shore, windier. coastal flooding. coastal flooding continuing into monday along with rain. while it may dry up in philadelphia. i have a blog on our website nbc10.com explaining what may or may not happen with hermine. there will be another update with the new track coming in later on this evening. sheena will have that. and it is going to be an interesting few days. because the track of this storm is going to be very critical, and the closer it comes to the coastline, the worst conditions are going to be at the coast and the farther inland the rain is going to get. and so once we get rid of this, we'll be back in the 90s.

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